Empress says...

Hi. My name is Royal and I am a (window) shopaholic. I have been surfing the net for the past 3 months on a mission to find something that would stop me in my tracks. I have come across quite a few things thanks to my favourite new site ASOS . I really like the "catwalk" video they have for most of the clothing items. I have more top and bottom than the models but it is nice to see them strut down the runway. It makes me think I could do that and then some :) They even have a monthly magazine of all the hottest trends for men and women. I strongly believe this is the devil testing me and so far I have have been good until I saw this beauty: And 2 minutes later, I came across the shoes to match but they don't have them in off white *sigh*. Black it is :) There were a few other goodies that I had to leave on the favourites list. They have free shipping to the US until Monday so I may have to jump on it. Have you guessed what occasion I would want this outfit for? I'll ...

I dreamt of owning a business that will, in many ways, give back to the world. Since I consider myself a "craftster", I thought what better way to bring this idea to life by selling things I love to create. From this grand idea, Imperiale was born. This venture has caused me to seriously pull some creativity from places I choose not to mention :) It has been fun coming up with marketing ideas but now it's time to put them to the test. Word of mouth is always affective but I need something with a little more pizazz. I came across a great offer in an e-newsletter. Moo cards is offering 50 free business cards. You only have to pay shipping which for me it was only $6 (I am in New York). The pros are you can upload up to 50 images for the front of the card, and the back will display the information of your choice. The cons: Moo nicely places their advertisement at the bottom of the front which cuts off part of the image. If you want to remove it, it will cost an additional ...

I know it's been a while but for a good reason. I've been a busy bee with traveling, making jewelry and finding new do's for my natural locks. Since pictures are worth a thousand words, here goes: St. Louis Easter Weekend Being surrounded by so much love and laughter, I was inspired to get back to work and create beautiful pieces. The new items below are currently on sale in my Etsy shop . Please stop by and take a look =) In the next week, there will be so much more to come. Keep an eye out ;)