Victoria Blackney ~ The Woman Behind The Business

Hi! My name is Victoria Blackney and the owner of Kids Personalized Music! I am happily married to my wonderful husband of 32 years, we have 4 children and 6 grandchildren.

As I searched for an expanded business opportunity, I quite by accident were blessed to hear background music at a festival in South Florida that captivated and drew my attention! MUSICthat sang a child’s name in every SONG! Positive, educational, and spiritual, my entire emotional being collapsed, succumbed to and was captivated by what I heard. Needless to say, I was sold mentally and walked away with six of the twenty eight full length CD’s that mentioned my grandkids names up to “ninety eight” times throughout! At that moment, I knew this opportunity was what I was looking for. Two years later, here I am providing the same inspirational, educational, and positive message for kids and adults of all ages!

...Every child is a “star” with our award winning Kids Personalized Music CD’s!

Whether a gift, a special keepsake, or a unique collectible, our music CD’s are a wonderful treasure for infants, children and adults of all ages and for any occasion!

Baby Showers

Religious Gifts

Christmas/Hanukah/Holidays

Birthdays for all Ages

Sporting or any Special Event or

Just Because…..

So if you are looking for a “Special Gift” for that “Special Someone” on their “Special Occasion” we’ve “Got It”!

“It’s Music That Sings Your Child’s Name!”

Stop by http://www.kidspersonalizedmusic.net/ and hear a sample with your child’s name!

Our newest products for 2009 are Personalized DVD’s where your child becomes the star of their own movie!

Victoria Blackney
http://www.kidspersonalizedmusic.net
"It's Music That Sings Your Child's Name!"

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Our Most Recent Pre-made Design Templates

Here are our most recent pre-made design templates that we offer at My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design! I offer my clients the choice of either picking one of our pre-made design templates or we can design something custom just for them!

The Loss Of My Personalized Handcrafted Jewelry Business!

It is with a very sad and sullen heart that I announce the closing of my jewelry business... My Colorful Treasures Personalized Handcrafted Jewelry.

In February of this year (2009) the new handcrafted lead law was passed and I lost my VERY POPULAR children's jewelry section of my jewelry business as I was unable to afford the state required 3rd party testing and honestly the economy didn't help either.

With very little to no sales on my jewelry site & the expense of purchasing the supplies for the jewelry business in bulk... it's just too much to keep the jewelry business going! The doors of My Colorful Treasures Personalized Handcrafted Jewelry has closed but I am focusing on my ALWAYS GROWING and VERY SUCCESSFUL website development, website design, & graphic design business and a renewed and bright tomorrow.

In the years that we have been in business, we have met and embraced so many wonderful people from all over the world! We have been so blessed and we are so grateful for all of the people who have touched our lives... whether they are our loyal clients or our wonderful friends & family!! : )

Thank you to all who loved and purchased my jewelry designs.
I am so very grateful to you for your loyal patronage!

Jacqueline at Impressions Home Staging & Decor...

Wow! Imagine my surprise & excitement to find that me and my website & graphic design business (My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design) had been mentioned in the press this morning!

Jacqueline at Impressions Home Staging & Decor had written a thank you note to me on her blog for the graphic creations I had done for her and for creating her blog design and layout for her! Jacqueline is such a sweetheart! I can not express how much it touched me to find Jacqueline's sweet words about me and my website & graphic design business!

This is what Jacqueline had to say about me...

A special thanks and kudos to Lisa of My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design: http://www.mycolorfultreasures.com for creating the graphics and layout for Impressions Staging & Decor Blog. As always Lisa's work is highly professional, and always done with love and creativity. Be sure to visit her website for beautiful custom made jewelry and her custom website & graphic designs at amazing prices!

Thank you Jacqueline so very much for your sweet sweet thank you and kudos note about me on your blog! I can not even express to you how much this means to me! That was such a sweet and thoughtful thing for you to do for me! I really appreciate it! It was a truly pleasure working with you! Thank you!

CLICK HERE To See This Blurb About Me And My Business!

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One Lovely Blog Award

Imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to find that two very sweet women had presented me with the "One Lovely Blog Award" (which is my THIRD blog award!

I would like to send a HUGE thanks to Lisa from Kids Accessories Blog and KC's Handpainted Boutique Blog for nominating me for this wonderful award! : ) I am SO VERY HONORED to be receiving the One Lovely Blog Award! : ) I am truly thrilled to have discovered not only these blogs... but also the women who are behind all of them! They are truly amazing women.... and my life is blessed to have had the pleasure of knowing them! Thank you nominees..... for being YOU!

Here are the rules for receiving the One Lovely Blog Award:

1. Post the award on your blog together with the name of the person who has given the award and the blog link.

2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

My nominations for the One Lovely Blog Award are:

♥ Jenn at Little Piddles Blog
(http://www.littlepiddles.blogspot.com)

♥ Jodi at Maximizing Scents Blog
(http://maximumscents.blogspot.com)

♥ Kim at Little Ladybug Designs Blog
(http://littleladybugdesigns.blogspot.com)

♥ Gina at WickLESS CaNDLe WOMAN Blog
(http://wicklesscandlewoman.blogspot.com)

♥ Barb at Feel Excellent Blog
(http://www.feelexcellent.net)

♥ Domonique at Kess Informant's Blog
(http://www.kessinformant.com)

♥ Lisa at Military Momz Blog
(http://militarymomz.blogspot.com)

♥ Dawn at Dawn At Your Service’s Blog
(http://dawnaturservice.wordpress.com)

♥ Karen at I am the Princess
(http://iamtheprincessblog.blogspot.com)

♥ Maureen at Online Shopping Boutique Blog
(http://onlineshoppingboutique.blogspot.com)

♥ Crystal at A Touch of Tabitha Blog
(http://atouchoftabitha.blogspot.com)

♥ Crystal at A Touch of Tabitha Fabric Blog
(http://atouchoftabithafabrics.blogspot.com)

♥ Lisa at Fun Child Learning Activities Blog
(http://www.mylittlerembrandt.blogspot.com)

♥ Shalene at Affiliate Mom Blog
(http://www.affiliate-mom.com)

♥ Kiki at The Bra Lady Blog
(http://the-vogel-family.com)

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Certified Business Moms ~ Press Release

Heidi from Certified Business Moms recently created a press release for my website & graphic design business and I have to say she did an amazing job! Heidi was not only personable but she is also an extremely talented writer as well! After creating my press release Heidi then submitted my press release to many places as well! Heidi's customer service is outstanding and she was truly a delight to work with! As you can tell..... I AM THRILLED with the work Heidi did on my press release!!

Here is the press release that Heidi from Certified Business Moms created for me...

Even in today’s world where search engine optimization is essential to having a successful online business it is difficult to find a website developer/designer who also incorporates SEO into their client’s websites. This is not the case with My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design. My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design is a website development/web design company who realizes that a website is useless without integrated SEO.

This firm creates websites from scratch, down to the basic HTML code to ensure that each individual page works correctly. The benefit of having a company that creates each page by hand is that they will be able to create site which are hand tailored for SEO content. They also encourage clients to be actively involved in the design process so that clients are satisfied from the very beginning.

My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design offers several affordable website services including several custom design packages. While most competitors offer only one menu choice, My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design offers up to 6 custom styled web menu options. The website development firm also offers custom made graphics and logos as part of their services. To learn more about My Colorful Treasures Website & Graphic Design at: http://www.mycolorfultreasures.com!

Thank you Heidi for doing such a great job on my press release! I recommend Heidi to anyone looking for a press release to be done.... because as you can see.... she does an outstanding job!

Product Review Grade: 100% Satisfaction

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Safe Candle ~ Scentsy Cinnamon Vanilla Wax

I LOVE SCENTSY PRODUCTS! I do! I can't help it! I love them so much that I use them everyday! All of the Scentsy's products are wonderful.... but I have to say I love the warmer and the waxes the best! My warmer matches the decor of my kitchen wonderfully and oh the smell of the Scentsy product scents! I also like the fact that Scentsy products are so affordable and they last a really long time too!

To switch on that warmer holding the wax and wait for the amazing aroma & scents that come from it... is like anxiously waiting to open a Christmas present!! Yep.... it's that good!

My Scentsy clients that I create websites for... have been so wonderful to supply me with the Scentsy products I want or need! One of those clients is Jodi Albertini, the owner of Safe Candle!

Out of the goodness of her heart.... Jodi recently sent me enough Scentsy Cinnamon Vanilla wax to last me a good long while.... simply as a thank you for the work I do for her as her webmaster! Jodi is truly a wonderful lady and she has a heart of pure gold! Jodi's customer service is also outstanding as well!

Thank you Jodi for providing me the Scentsy scents that I love! Shop at Safe Candle today!

Product Review Grade: 100% Satisfaction

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Barb Lulay ~ The Woman Behind The Business

Hello everyone. My name is Barb Lulay and I am the co-owner of Health and Harmony!! I am a stay at home mom who is happily married with 5 children. I guess happily married is really an understatement: it is more like that we are on a permanent honeymoon. My husband is my life and soul mate and has been since the day we met. As for my beautiful children – they are truly our life and joy. I can honestly say that we not only enjoy every second with our family, but we treasure it. I am so blessed to be at home with my children and still be able to do a business that I love.

My daughter asked me if I worked one day. I smiled and said, ‘I suppose I do work, but I love what I do.’ She very sweetly smiled back and said, ’that’s good because I heard if you like what you do, you never work a day in your life.’ How true.

You know how with some careers you just know that you are in the right place: the place that God wants you to be: the place where everything just seems right? Well, that is where I am. I have the best of both worlds – wonderful family and wonderful job where I help people achieve what I have. Since my family is so important to me, it is only natural that I want to protect them the best I can. Being an electrical engineer from Univ of Il in Champaign, I learned that you have to study and research to solve problems. So that is exactly what I did: I studied and researched to see what can I do to 1. help my husband with the finances 2. not miss any precious time with my children and husband and 3. help others. It’s a huge job to try to find a starting point but being athletic and health conscious, it was also natural for me to start in the health area because what good is anything if we don’t have good health. Besides I was diagnosed with Lupus and my youngest with IGA Nephropathy, and I wanted some solution to help us feel better.

So I went on a search for what I should do now that all my children where in school. It wasn’t easy sometimes though. I tried a bunch of scam things before I realized where my heart really was. One that we tried ended up with an undercover FBI agent contacting me about mail fraud. With lots of prayers and guidance from God, my husband and I both decided we should return to my long lost love of health and wellness. I chose Shaklee because they are the only company that runs their million-dollar business the way we run our home: By the Golden Rule – Love One Another as I have Loved You. Being a born and raised Catholic, this is the way everything should be done.

Ever since then, my husband and I have made it a mission to help other people achieve their ultimate health and protect their children, spouses and families from harm. Financial freedom is just an added benefit. The true reward comes from the many phone calls and emails of “thank you(s)’ from customers that are now healthier. The idea that I am helping and protecting my children and family is everything to me. Now I know I am not only in the right place as a stay at home mom but also as a career. Thank you.

Barb Lulay
http://www.healthandharmony.info

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