Ephemerala
January 31 - February 6, 2005
In This Installment:
** New Items
** Coming Soon
** Stone Fun Facts
** News & Stuff
** Fortnightly Sale
** Insider's Sale
** Last Week's Top Sellers
New Items
Gemstone Mini Eggs
With the addition of nearly 20 new gemstones, we now can boast the largest
variety of one-inch eggs on the web! Choose from a bunch of new stones,
plus a lot of out-of-stock items that are back. All are priced at a
reasonable $3.00 across the board (even the more rare or desirable ones such as
Rose Quartz and Chrysocolla).
Gemstone Micro Eggs
Another 20-plus stones in eggs that are tiny and perfect.
Approximately a half-inch tall, they are just plain cute. These would
make wonderful accents on Gem Chip Trees, or in a miniature Easter Basket
display.
Coming Soon
New Beads:
Frosted Quartz Round, Citrine Round, Golden Oyster Stick, Hessonite Heishi,
Malachite Round
Ocarinas (clay flutes)
"Fortune Cookie" Silk Purses
Solid Perfume in Soapstone Jars
Spring Bracelets
Large Fan Collars
More Faceted Beads
New Marbles: Picasso, Rutilated Quartz, Ametrine,
Amazonite
Brass Wind Chimes
Stone Fun Facts
Mugglestone
** Mugglestone is a rock consisting of Red Jasper and Hematite, and as
such, all properties for either of these stones can apply to Mugglestone as
well. You can find more information on these stones by looking at the
Stone Fun Facts page:
** Crystal healers use Mugglestone to help recover from anesthesia and
surgery, and to reduce bleeding. It is thought to alleviate pain.
** Mugglestone is thought to be useful in calming quarrels between friends
or lovers. It helps to alleviate anger and stress, particularly in
conflicts with other people.
** This stone is also thought to be useful in encouraging understanding,
compassion, kindness, and empathy.
Please see other Stone Fun Facts
here:
News and Stuff
Closing Down Shop!
Here is the latest update on my eBay store. As mentioned in a
RECENT
ANNOUNCEMENT, eBay is raising its store subscription and final
value fees in mid-February. My Chip Beads listings will be ending next
Sunday. I am 99% certain that I will not be renewing these listings.
Instead, I will take this coming week to develop a whole new eBay selling
strategy, which will include new auctions, a new shipping charge, and links to
the Stone Funs Facts page on my online site (which is eBay legal). This is
a big and scary step for me, as I have depended on my eBay store--and
particularly the Chip Beads listings, which are my biggest seller and my main
focus--for over two years now. Allowing these listings to end without
renewing them will mean the end of my Chip selling on eBay (except for a small
handful of weekly auctions), and this will inevitably mean I will lose a good
chunk of eBay business every week. But since overall I cannot justify the
large fee hike, I am resolved to do this. Any buyers out there who prefer
to buy on eBay, please buy what you can now, because the Chip Beads will not be
there this time next week! I will likely be closing my eBay store completely
within three weeks.
Fortnightly Sale
Free Marbles
I just got a big shipment of 15mm Rainbow Fluorite Marbles, and am eager to
give a few away before unleashing them to the world. This week, for every
$10.00 you spend on Gemstone Marbles, I will throw in one of these new Fluorite
Marbles FREE. Spend $10.00 and get one free Marble. Spend $20.00 and
get two. $50.00 will get you five, and so on. These Marbles are all
really unique, with purple and clear stripes, and the occasional bit of blue,
yellow, or white. There is no limit to the number of free Fluorite Marbles
you may earn.
Or go to Ephemerala Online:
Free Fluorite Marbles Offer is good through February 6,
2005.
Penny Sale
Every two weeks, I hide a new special offer somewhere on my online
site. This listing will offer a certain product for ONE CENT, with any
purchase of $10.00 or more. The item and its location will change every
two weeks, so be sure to look often. Simply go to my online store site:
and browse until you find the hidden listing. Add it to your cart,
along with the rest of your $10+ order, and it will be included for just a
penny. Happy Hunting!
(Recent keen-eyed customers got a bag of MOONSTONE CHIP BEADS for a
penny. What will you be able to get this week?)
Insider's Special
2-For-1 All Black & White Chip
Beads
This week, all Newsletter Subscribers will be able to double their orders
of Black and/or White Chip Beads. Just browse through my CHIP
BEADS, pick out any that are black or white or both, buy as many as
you like, and I will DOUBLE each one. There is no limit, so if you'd
wanted to make Black & White jewelry, now is the time to stock up on
beads! (But please remember to remind me of your Subscriber status, so I
will know to double the beads.) 2-for-1 Black/White Chips Offer is good through February 6,
2005.
Last Week's Top Sellers
(You know you want to be just like everyone
else!)
1. Myrrh Beads
2. Power Bracelets
3. Tanzanite Chip Beads
4. Opal Chip Beads
5. Black Quartz Round Beads
6. Citrine Tube Beads
7. Garnet Round Beads
8. Value Packs
9. Moonstone Tube Beads
10. Turquoise Chip Beads
That's it for this issue. Talk to you
again in a week.
--Suzanne Dallapè
eBay User ID:
ephemerala
Visit my online stores:
Please pass my store site to anyone you think might be
interested!
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