Jewelry Collectibles began officially in December of 2002 when my mom became ill and I decided to stay home and take care of her. The job market was a mess at that time anyway and having been downsized several times, it ended up also as the only viable alternative to making an income. My mom passed away in August of 2005 for my birthday and I decided to stick with the business and continue to work at home after caring for her 24/7 for almost 3 years and working very hard to make my business more successful each year that went by. You can read my website dedication to this wonderful lady whom I am very proud to say is my mom here.

My original business was and still is A Wild Thyme Bath Shoppe. I became fascinated with natural skin care products back in 1999, learned all I could about natural, organic and herbal ingredients, and spent many long hours concocting luxurious skin care recipes that actually worked and cleared up dermatitis, eczema, and dry itchy "outdoors" skin. Today I have my own original line of skin care products ~ lip butter, body butter, handmade soaps, herbal bath tea, and organic skin care lotion. I also make gift baskets, and sell wholesale.

Utilizing my technical, database and engineering background, I began A Wild Thyme Web Design in the year 2000. This is my website design, hosting, domain registration, graphic design, search engine optimization, website promotion,   advertising, offsite office services and small business assistance business. The goal of this business is near and dear to my heart ~ to provide small businesses the necessary tools and expertise that they absolutely need to succeed in the world of e-commerce.

Jewelry Collectibles initially began as an eBay store and quickly outgrew the limitations and restrictions of eBay, although I will say eBay gave me my initial education on e-commerce and customer service, and helped me discern which products I would be selling in the future. Today Jewelry Collectibles is the home of one of a kind unique handmade and handcrafted jewelry, where each "department" is a little domain of it's own. Jewelry Collectibles also sells Czech glass seed beads, novelty collectible buttons for scrapbooking, sewing, dollhouses and more. In addition, our "departments" are:

Beaded Dangle Earrings
Beaded Eyeglass Chains
Wedding Jewels
Rosary Beads and Bracelets
Birthstones ~ Bracelets ~ Necklaces

In addition, I also run an artists / crafters / artisan exhibit gallery at Rising Star Gallery, and The Marketplace, which is an e-commerce venue that is niche targeted, well advertised and well trafficked. 3 of my own stores are there ~ A Wild Thyme Bath Shoppe, Counted Cross Stitch Kits, and Babies and Dolls. Two new stores of mine will be opening there in 2006 as part of my business plan ~ Grace Images (my photography business of greeting cards and more), and a new store that is still in development at this point.

I am very happy to be a part of E-Commerce Arena and happy to help and share my knowledge to assist other small business owners become successful as well. As Forum Hostess for the Arts/Crafts/Gifts/Collectibles Forum I bring over 15 years of experience in those fields as well.