Black Friday - Cyber Monday

Healthy Eating

It is never too late to start eating healthy.  With so many people posting delicious photos on so many social media platforms, who wouldn't want to jump on the band wagon to a healthier you...?!

 

Who doesn't love Quinoa?  You can incorporate so many different types of ingredients with Quinoa.  This time around I have added the following ingredients:

~ 1 can Black beans
~ 1 can Hominy
~ 1 small cucumber
~ 2 Roma tomatoes
~ 2 small gloves of garlic
~ Cilantro (chopped)
~ Jalapeno (if you like it hot)

The dressing :
~ Olive oil
~ Fresh Lime Juice
~ Dash of roasted Cummin
~ Dash of Corriander

Enjoy...!

How would you like more views on your Pins on Pinterest...?

If you are an Etsy shop owner, you may be concerned about using Pinterest to gain views and followers.  In order to do this we must keep up on marketing strategies.  This includes how to use social media sites to benefit your business.  Recently I have read that using "Long Pins" are more beneficial than short pins.

What is a long pin..? Right? If you are an avid Pinterest user such as myself, you have seen many long pins but probably did not realize it had a name.  Basically a long pin is a collection of photos that take up more space than a single photo.

I decided to give this strategy a try... I used photoshop to create a collection of my most popular items from my Etsy shop. Here is the Long Pin:

Pinterest

In about 2-3 months I will re-post any results of using this marketing strategy.

Hapa Girls in Bead Style Magazine..!

Hapa Girls is honored to be included in the May 2014 issue of Bead Style Magazine..
Thank you Bead Style...!

And the Winner is.........!

Congratulations to Katherine B. !!!!!

It was a close race between the Cherry Blossom Branch Ring and the Cherry Blossom Branch Cuff..!  In the end the Branch Ring prevailed...!

Hapa Girls Etsy

I want to thank everyone for participating..! I appreciate the time you took to "Like" my Facebook page as well as voting...!  This year is off to a great start. As I reach the goals I have set for Hapa Girls, I will share the joy of my accomplishments with you....! Keep following me on Facebook for updates on future giveaways. I have a gut feeling there will be another soon...!
Dream+Create=Inspire

***The winner has been contacted

Hapa Girls 5 Year Anniversary Giveaway

I can't believe just 5 years ago I opened Hapa Girls on Etsy....!!! Whoo hoo!

In 2009 my dream to start a business began as a hobby while my daughter was 2 years old..!! Fast forward 5 years later, my hobby is now a full time business and I love it...!!

In celebration of my 5 Year Anniversary I have decided to do something a little different.  Instead of choosing an item to give away, I will be leaving it up to you.! Yes, everyone who participates in this giveaway will have a vote on which item they would love to see Hapa Girls give away.

Rules are a must...!
1.  Everyone must vote..!
2. Everyone must leave their contact information under this post..!
3. Everyone must "Like" Hapa Girls Face Book Fan Page - Let's get to 1000...!!!!

How painless was that..?

I will be choosing a winner as I have in the past with the Random Number generator.  Numbers will be assigned in order of blog post comments.

What item would you like me to giveaway ..?  Let's Vote  Click the link to vote now!!!

Cherry Blossom Branch Ring

Starfish Coral Ring

Cherry Blossom Branch Cuff

This Giveaway starts January 8, 2014 and will end January 16, 2014.  The winner will be announced on January 17th on this blog as well as Hapa Girls Face Book Page.