Well, hello all, I’m actually new to blogging, and hope to express my opinions here, along with the ability of getting my business known. Something about me: um, well, I’m currently a starving artist, in all literal terms.  I am currently building a website online for my business, which is basically art and crafts, hint my name Leona’s Crafts, that is the name of my business, though my name is not Leona, I choose that name for a reason. Leo’s in the zodiac are known to be loyal, stubborn, passionate, prideful, and are very good leaders. I’m female, so in my past experiences, I chosen Leona over just saying Leo, to not confuse people with my gender. My real name by fact is Jill, and just saying Jill’s Crafts, doesn’t roll off the tongue too well. Jill means Sweetheart in the dictionary, it also means girl in Latin, it just seems too soft for a business name, so I took my zodiac sign to my advantage. Can you blame me?

My Business as I said is basically arts and crafts. What I do is whatever a client needs/wants, if they need decorations made for the holidays, I get supplies together and make the decorations to their standards, if they want a portrait done, they send me the picture they want done, and I make the portrait the way they want it. Anything and Everything. IF for whatever reason I’m unable to do a specific craft, I will more than likely have connections to someone who can. I also do murals, but only to places within transportation, and at the moment, my means of transportation is walking, so 5 miles at most. My business is helpful to those that are searching for something specific, that for whatever reason they can’t find, or don’t have the time to “shop around” for it.

The only info I need are:

Name of my client. (this helps me keep everything in order in separate folders).

DETAILED info on the project they are requesting for: materials, colors, specific media, and form. This also includes what materials should be avoided to cause any allergic reactions. I myself am allergic to latex and alcohol of any type. But I have the means to work around this.

A down payment on the project, but this would be specified later when I find out the cost of materials, and shipping. All payments will be requested to be done through Paypal, till I’ve earn enough to open a store. I don’t trust sending payments through mail.

Once the craft is fully done for the client, I double check to make sure that a: they know that it’s fully done, and b: it meets to their standards, I’m not going to force them to pay something they hate. It was bad enough they paid for the material to make it. Once they are satisfied with the finish project,  a bill is sent through Paypal to the email address given, for shipping and well, I can’t make due with business without profit now can I? normally this would only be approx of same cost of the materials, and a little extra for the work put into it, if the client so chooses to insist on paying more, there is a donation section on my website.

Once the full payment has transferred, I can finally send the craft/project through mail (or if the project is a web design/art, then I’ll remove the top layer of my signature so it can be legally used, and sent via file). For the time being, I’m unable to do web art, till I’ve obtain the supplies necessary for it… (ex: Tablet).

If for whatever reason, the client was not satisfied with the craft mailed to them because of discoloration, or (repairable) pieces had been damaged during delivery, they may send it back for free repair, the only thing needed to be paid for is shipping both ways. I know sometimes it’s hard to see the right color over an image that wasn’t what someone thought it was, this can because of poor quality on monitor viewing the picture, or the scanning/camera malfunctions itself. (I of coarse will do what I can to make it as clear and close to exact replica of the real deal as I can), sometimes the color that was wanted was wrong to begin with cause it didn’t fit in with the other decor, this does happen, and can easily be fixed. damage on the other hand is a little harder to decipher, if the damage is non-repairable, (I have to evaluate it myself, must be sent back), one of two things can be done, I can remake the entire craft with a minor cost for any materials needed (normally I’d have left overs), or the client may receive a full refund of the amount on the bill for the craft.

Certain businesses can request for a full year contract of doing holiday decorations, and the contract will involved promoting and advertising my business, (this includes for murals, that my signature must be visible for all to see, donating to my business a specific amount that will be negotiated on, and even arrangements of services if money is not an option, ex: dentistry, computer services, etc. )

I also wanted to mention that though all payments are through Paypal, the payee doesn’t need a Paypal account to use it.

Any questions or comments, or even requests for a craft, email me at leonacrafts@yahoo.com

Well, this starving artist has food to find, I hope this blog was helpful.

Peace,

Jill