¡Bienvenidas a Japón!

Welcome to Japan!

The Journey Girls have brought their Japan tour to completion and their time in the Pacific was well spent!  The friends dined mostly on ramen, vegetable tempura, and a variety of teas, as they experienced the tradition of the Geisha, toured the Osaka Castle, along with the temples and shrines of Kyoto.  No vacation is complete without a little shopping and a bit of pop culture in Tokyo!

Beauty of Creating presents a tribute to celebrate the Journey Girls
tour of Japan. The kimono designs are originals of Beauty of Creating,
crafted from authentic imported Japanese fabrics.  

The Journey Girls have now stamped "Japan" in their passports. This adventure is officially done!  They look forward to more travels in the future.  According to tradition, Toys R' Us books an annual vacation for their Journey Girls.  No matter what, the girls will continue to travel and experience the culture of the world, one stamp at a time!

Their swag bundle includes: kimono & sash, kanzashi (hair jewelry), tongs, tote, tee, bracelet, leggings and BOC 'n' Stock sandals!

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We want to thank you, our friends for your patience as we prepared and designed this collection for you! Inspired by the travels of the Journey Girls, we are so pleased to see the doll friends return for the holiday.  Journey Girls Japan Tour are available to purchase at Amazon, with free shipping for Prime members.

After purchasing your doll, you are welcomed to peruse our eBay Store or contact us direct, and let us design something especially for your favorite Journey Girl Dolls!

Gingham Paper Dolls meet Journey Girl Dolls

The long awaited tribute to the Gingham Paper Dolls has finally arrived to showcase...listings will be available soon!

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The Gingham Paper Dolls were chock full of different clothing pieces, and those presented here are just a small representation.  We'd love to continue building this collection.  Follow us on this journey to see what comes next!

Direct Sell: Inquiry vs Purchase Order

Most of the year we're busy...but during the holidays we're uber busy!  When we're not busy...we're on vacation, and that means the shop is closed for business.  There are times we seek ideas and open dialog to generate customer feedback.  Ideas and inquiries are not formal agreements to do business.  Purchase orders and remit payment invoices are business agreements.  Let's outline the differences.

Ideas and Inquiries

Ideas and inquiries are always welcomed, however, they are not purchasing orders.  An idea is an effort provided to Beauty of Creating for a design suggestion.  An inquiry is a question of whether Beauty of Creating is able to fulfil an idea or item.  But they are not agreements or proposals for service. At best, they are casual greetings that generate conversations between two or more persons.

Purchase Order

A purchasing order is a request for a type, quantity, and price sent from the customer to the vendor.  Once the purchase order is received, the vendor accepts or declines to fulfil the purchase order based on the resources available.

Invoice: Remit Payment

Before an invoice is drafted, the vendor or seller may provide the customer an informal proposal that is either accepted or declined. An accepted purchase order translates then to an invoice, or request for payment to the customer from the vendor. We honor purchase agreements as priority over inquiries, and closed invoices (paid) are prioritized over open invoices.

Disclaimer: Purchase orders are not casual, they translate as a business agreement.  In order to have your order received as a real agreement, it must be drafted as such to the vendor. 

If you desire to submit a purchasing order or request for service do so formally.  Thank you for visiting and we look forward to dressing your favorite doll!

Great finds of lately...

If I posted all great finds, this blog would be overrun with them.  I always find great things because (1) I am always looking and (2) I am always looking!  🤣🤣🤣

I do feel guilty because many of my great finds get shelved.  They are great to hold, but scheduling prevents me from totally enjoying them.  I am committed to dusting them off and getting them into full service mode!  

But on with it...starting with the smallest, to the largest, in size...

Great Find #1 

Veyette Electric Pencil Sharpener.

Veyette Electric Pencil Sharpener.  

• Small
• Runs on 2 AA batteries
• Runs on USB
• Runs on electric wall plug 
• Sharpens fast
• Quiet
• Visible sharpening in action

This was a quick and recent impulse.  My trusty old sharpener failed and started chewing up pencils. I searched YouTube for instructions on how to fix it. I tried everything and decided to dump it!  I was not ready to get a new sharpener nor spend the freight to invest in a really good one.  Sharp points on pencils are a must for me and having a dependable sharpener is extra important!  I read the reviews, saw the price tag, and finally decided to go with it.  So far so good!

Great Find #2

ABOX A4 Laminator Machine.

ABOX A4 Laminator Machine.

• Portable
• Fast warm up (2-4 mins.)
• No bubbling effect
• Comes with laminator sheets

I had a laminator machine years ago in my business office, but somehow in all of my movement it was either left behind or gifted out to a teacher.  A recent project pushed me to look for a machine and I found this one.  With this, I discovered just how much I really needed this machine for other things.  I couldn't resist the price and it has not failed me yet!  

Great Find #3

American Girl WellieWisher - Ashyln Doll

American Girl WellieWisher, Ashlyn Doll

• 14.5" tall
• Fully plastic Body
• Stands on her own
• Gorgeous hair
• Cute freckles

Okay, so what did you expect from my review of a doll?  I was never really planning on bringing in a WellieWisher. As I was searching for a petite doll in this height range, my first stop was Hearts for Hearts. If I had acted on my first impulse and adopted a Hs4Hs, I probably wouldn't be here reviewing a WellieWisher. But I waited on the Hs4Hs to reduce in price, and they only increased.  Bummer!  This lead me to make a really tough call and go with the American Girl. The deciding factors are marketability, availability, and definitely the price!

Great Find #4

Brother XM2701 Sewing Machine

Brother XM2701 Sewing Machine.

• 27 Built-In Stitches
• Lightweight
• 6 presser feet
• Drop-in bobbin
• 2019 Women's Choice Award winner
• 25 Year Warranty
• Price

I had two Brother machines, one I purchased and one that was gifted.  Both failed me.  I need a fine tuned assembly of machines.  Beauty of Creating cannot exist with diva-like episodes from my machines.  Considering the age, and their finicky flaws, I re-gifted them and moved on.  This Brother XM2701 is priced under $100 and is the perfect mechanical in a lightweight convenience!  I'm not big on stitches because that was not required in this replacement to old fails.  

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Glad to share!  Feel free to comment and share your recent finds of greatness!  If you have any of these items, let us know what you think of yours!

Bye!

Promises Kept!

A few months back we promised you that we would debut an American Girl Doll collection. In keeping with our promise, we're extending our invitation to the Wellie Wisher Doll, a 14.5" doll created by the American Girl Doll franchise.

Joining Truly Me 47, is none other than Ashlyn. This special event will act as a market test.  Many visitors have expressed the desire to have our clothes and accessories in sizes to fit American Girl Dolls.  

Because this years theme is wrapped around gingham, the first pieces to debut will derive from that theme! We want to do this early enough so that if these pieces test well, we will have plenty of time to extend the AG collection, adding a few more of our most popular Journey Girl outfits sized to fit the American Girl Dolls.

In the meantime, here is Ashlyn...let's give her a hearty welcome! 🎉🎉🎉