Street Fairs

mikicatdesigns | September 13, 2009

Street fairs are fun but in the heat and humidity of South Florida’s rainy season, they’re brutal as well. Cat and I attended the Third Second on Second Thursdays block party, pub crawl, art fair last Thursday. This is a relatively new event that 7 restaurant/pub owners in Downtown Himmarshee (Second Street) in Ft. Lauderdale [...]

Custom Doesn’t Mean Expensive

mikicatdesigns | September 2, 2009

This article is coming out of a wonderful discussion I had with a very talented goldsmith who is trying to educate people on exactly what custom work is. He writes this whole article on his site where he talks about fabricating a ring for you, or making a wax carving and then manufacturing it for [...]

Website Trials & Tribulations

mikicatdesigns | July 1, 2009

Well, our Grand Opening for our online shop is scheduled for this 4th of July weekend. Let me tell you it’s been a hectic month here. First with finding the right web designer who can not only design the website but program the shopping cart, help with marketing and all the other stuff involved with [...]

The Search for the Perfect Web Designer

mikicatdesigns | June 5, 2009

Is there such a thing as a “perfect” web designer? I’m not sure, but perhaps we can come close. I’ve been looking for someone to re-design my website and blog, put up a shopping cart on my site and help me with SEO, search engine optiminzation. So, I found DesignQuote.net. There I listed my requirements, [...]

Starting a New Handmade Jewelry Business

mikicatdesigns | May 29, 2009

So, how do you break into a field where there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of other men and women doing the same thing you’re doing and trying to sell the same or similar items? As someone in that position myself, let me tell you it’s not easy. People like to buy from those [...]

Getting people to pay you

mikicatdesigns | April 24, 2009

I never imagined when I decided to design, create and sell jewelry that I would not only have to be an artist, but a top notch photographer, web designer, graphic artist, marketer and writer as well. Not all of these jobs come easy to me but if you want to sell your creations, you have [...]

  • MikiCat Designs

    We make handcrafted artisan jewelry using a variety of skills from wire work to chainmaille to beading. We design with sterling and argentium silver, gold-fill, Swarovski crystals, hand-crafted lamp work beads, genuine precious and semi-precious gemstones, pearls, glass, polymer clay, ceramic, wood, and more. We love doing custom work and would be pleased to create a one of a kind (OOAK) piece for you.

"Miscellaneous Information"

Most of our articles are written by Miki. I guess you could call Cat the 'silent' partner in this endeavor. If you have ever sat down and tried to hold a prolonged conversation with your cat then you know they are not very talkative (unlike dogs who will stare at you for hours and pretend they are listening). Please feel free to email Cat if you have any need for info on Psychic Counseling, Reiki Healing, Chakras or Auras or just for the heck of it. :)


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