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Testing Business Models Before Committing
Guess what today is?!! It’s TNTP’s 3rd birthday!!! The Neon Tea Party launched on October 10, 2016 as a lifestyle blog focused on what I then called “playful eclectic lifestyle.” There were outfit posts, home decor inspo, and of course, DIY projects—all with the same colorful, globally-inspired aesthetic that still guides TNTP today. I had NO idea how I was going to make money with the little brand I was…
DIY Color Blocked Disk Beaded Necklaces
Color block beaded jewelry has been majorly trending, largely thanks to Roxanne Assoulin’s colorful creations and the subsequent wave of color blocked jewelry that’s followed. A couple years ago, when the trend first began to emerge, I whipped out a strand of African vinyl beads I had stashed in my bead drawer and decided to create my own version of this look, grouping together the slim disk beads into color…
DIY Adjustable Beaded Word Bracelets
Long before my obsessions with tie dye and friendship bracelets and pom poms, there was beading. My lifelong craft love. (I suspect every crafter has one!) Along with tie dye, beading made a MAJOR comeback this summer! Wrists everywhere have been adorned with colorful creations featuring beads of all sorts — but of all the bright kitschy baubles, disk beads, letter beads, and pearls have stood out to me as…