Store Site Redesign

For a year or so, my store site (where I sell my handmade soap) has been closed..... still existing mainly for reference for myself, as I've been using Etsy for selling as well as word of mouth (all my ebay customers luckily followed me after I closed my store there).

I'm happy to say that very shortly, my online store will be fully operational again, and I have a wonderful designer in Australia helping me with it.  Her name is Simone Russell and I highly recommend her :) .

You can check out the progress of the store as she restores it to hopefully vibrant health!  The URL for the testing of my site is here:

http://simonerussell.com/underdev/carrie/index.html

Once it is done, it will be transferred to my 1&1 account, where I host both my personal Wicca page and my handcrafted soap site.

Starfire's Creations' permanent home is here:

http://www.starfirescreations.com

I will make another announcement once the store is operational again :)  I have scaled back a lot of of my site, and will be making mostly soap with a few other items as well.  I used to try and make everything under the sun for people and it just wasn't feasible or cost effective.  But its also a labor of love and I really can't see giving it up completely.  After the holidays I will be in full force fixing up my artist studio, and I'm looking forward to not only making my products there, but also teaching classes.  I have been working on lesson plans for making art with children and teaching them how to write stories, draw, and yes.... make soap! :)

By the way, if you're looking for a great hosting provider who also provides a lot of tools at your disposal for assistance in creating your site as well as buying and transferring domains, and adding those bells and whistles people like so much..... definitely check out 1&1:

1&1 is awesome!

And if you have any questions along the way, I would be happy to assist with general website creations.  Here is one that I helped to maintain over the years for a friend of mine:

 http://www.paintsplotch.com

P.S. Thank you to those who have read the chapter excerpts of my book which is almost complete after two years.  I've been getting a lot of great feedback, and I really appreciate it :)  More info coming soon on that as well.

As always, thank you for reading, and I wish you all a happy, healthy holiday :)