Fun in the sun - mixing & mingling!

Mixing and mingling with beads that is!

I had a chance to get a few pics of some faves from my Cousin Corp. 10-minute bead grab today.

The sun started to shine and it was like magic!

The added sparkle gave me all kinds of inspiration. I realized then that I hadn't brought any tools with me for the photo op.

Probably a good thing, I might never have made it back from lunch. :)

It was pretty easy to see some great match-ups so I tore them off the packages to get a better look.

Love the butterflies, love the sparkle and even love the black faux leather bracelet!

Let me know what you think. :)

DIY Jewelry-making kits

Pictured here are just a handful of the DIY jewelry-making kits the Cousin Ambassadors learned about during our recent trip to Cousin Corporation Headquarters in Largo, Florida.

We were privileged to meet and have a brainstorming session with the person on staff whose primary role is to develop ideas, create samples and pitch jewelry-making kits to craft stores. HOW FUN!

While it sounds like the best job ever, it would really take a lot of focus to stay on track and keep moving forward. We not only saw the huge wall of existing products, we also saw the wall of kits that didn't make it to the stores.

As with any industry, finding the key to what moves customers at any given time is the magic bullet.

These are the kits that moved ME in that moment and found their way into my return luggage. :)