Always Eclectic to be in the WOMENstuff Hunt!

Yes! We're in the WOMENstuff hunt! This is fabulous news - lots of exposure - lots of new people to meet! I am SO excited to hear this news!!! Now to work on the giftee!!

I learn more about having my own land and store all the time. No yelling to the landlord when something doesn't look right - just dig in and fix it! Need to find a place to put something? Move something in the main store? Create a new display outside? Create a new building outside? The decisions are all mine.

This is good and bad. Good because I get to do what I think best. Bad because it does take away from creating jewelry. I'm trying valiantly to balance the two. So far I'm reasonably successful - I think.

First, onward to more recent. I'm finishing up a new release....it is cool....very....different from most things I've done before. Then Halloween....

Never ending! And don't forget to come by for the Steam 7 giftee!

Riendra

Always Eclectic is now a part of WOMENstuff!

Yes, it's true - Always Eclectic and I are members of WOMENstuff. A couple pieces of paperwork and I'll have my designer tag! w00t!!!!

Of course, this means I'll be applying to be in the WOMENstuff hunt starting in November. YES!!!

The New Always Eclectic Main Store is OPEN!!!!!

YES! It's all together, um, mostly, and I made it in time for the start of Steam 7! I thought I was pretty prepared but I kept thinking of loose ends - and just thought of another one!

First, a pic of the new place - not the greatest but I'll get better ones later.

Doesn't do it justice - you don't see the landing point in the gazebo or the pretty stream, or the weeping willow or the.....well, you get the picture. Yes, I'm proud of it - it was a lot of work and I really like how it turned out.

Also, a new release and a couple in the wings....this comes in 9 different colors.

Also, I really, really like how my Steam 7 hunt item turned out. I tried for a totally different look this time. Let me know what you think.

Now, the list of things you have to do when you move stores....and I KNOW this isn't everything. This is just so you appreciate and understand when your favorite store moves, they have to WANT to move as it's a lot of work.

- Find a new location - the biggest piece of all - where? how much is tier? how many prims? what kind of sim? etc., etc., etc.

- Create a building - I chose to do this before I bought the land so I could, more or less, plunk the building down and start. That plan sorta worked. I still ended up changing some things since I rushed it a bit to make Steam 7.

- Create new merchandise! Can't open a new store without at least a couple of new releases!

- Do all the thingies to reset your merchandise vendors to the new location and TEST them all! Or at least I test them all and probably still missed something.

- Try to remember all the places your landmark is and change it - classified ads, ad boards, online sources, and OH!!! If you put an LM in your merchandise, you need to change it in all of the merchandise packaging too! That was a job and a half. I can't imagine the work if you had a big store.

- Landscape - and ideally have a plan before you start so you don't redo things. I, of course, did not do that and changed my mind at least 3 times before I finally made up my mind. Arghhhh! All self directed ARGHHH!

- Decorate the store if so desired - I desire, but haven't gotten to that part yet - getting there!

- Notify any hunts you are in that you've moved.

- Are you having an opening sale?? A promotion? Event?

- Let your group members and friends know.

- Post on your blog! ;-ppp

I'm sure there are a lot of things I have forgetten. As you see, it is not a five minute task. However, I love my new store! I hope you like it too!

Riendra