Omg! Lia?

omglia @ 2009-11-27T01:34:00

2009-11-27T06:34:34Z

Necklaces are reduced to as low as $9.00!
Earrings, Rings and Keychains as low as $4.50!

All items above $5 are on sale so HURRY and visit http://omglia.com

omglia @ 2009-11-22T14:18:00

2009-11-22T19:18:50Z

1. New blog entry about my fashion design classes with some pics from my portfolio in progress! http://bit.ly/T7v93

2. Handbag Heaven. I want more money so I can buy like, EVERYTHING on this site. Check out the sexyness:

Like, I die. This site is out of control. Ba .....nanas.

Also, they're having a GIVEAWAY!!! You can choose ANY purse on the site and if you win they give it to you for FREE. GAH. Today is the last day to enter so hurry:
http://intheircloset.com/one-year-anniversary-handbag-heaven-giveaway

omglia @ 2009-11-14T20:00:00

2009-11-15T01:00:44Z

earrings:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21308374

http://thischarminggirl.bigcartel.com/product/flirt-earrings-as-seen-in-now

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1067077430&Page=10

Anything from http://talkproof.etsy.com
Any bracelet from http://kimmsmith.etsy.com

lip balm from http://youstinksoap.etsy.com flavors: just peachy, pomegranate, honeysuckle nectarine, mango mango (you can get a set of 3)

Handbags:

https://www.handbagheaven.com/product.php?productid=16747&quantity=1

https://www.handbagheaven.com/product.php?productid=16798&quantity=1 in brown, silver or black

https://www.handbagheaven.com/product.php?productid=16871&quantity=1

https://www.handbagheaven.com/product.php?productid=16879&quantity=1

There are also some really cute similiar purses at The Icing in the mall, and they have some great jewelry too.

A small iron for my dorm (need for fashion design)

Dr. Rey Shapewear - preferably highwasted thong back in black

A long necklace with a big metal heart pendant (like this one http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1072115009&Page=1 only it doesn't have to be multiple chains or anything)

Metal bracelets and bangles like these:

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1069983800&Page=4

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1067741135&Page=4

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1064710151&Page=3

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1059359876&Page=2

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_jewelry&product_id=1064059991&Page=8

Belts:

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_belts&product_id=2068111107&Page=1

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=acc_belts&product_id=2064905973&Page=all

A cute, girly clutch with a wrist strap big enough to hold money, cell phone, keys, and ID. Preferably in faux leather so it doesn't absorb smells and such.
Examples:

https://www.handbagheaven.com/product.php?productid=16894&quantity=1 in blue or purple

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33462134

this one you can only get by making a $50 purchase at Sephora.com and use the code "CLUTCH4U"

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34042045

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32562654

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29107318

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23454668

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30622698

you can get these offline at anyplace where accessories are sold, like The Icing, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, etc. Just make sure it is small, cute, and has a wrist strap.

Random:
-Anything L.A.M.B by Gwen Stefani (it's a scent, they also have like shower gel and shit)
-Bath and Body Works pomegranate hand lotion
-Shower Gel either by Philosophy or Bath and Body works in yummy scents like mango, pomegranate, etc
-Shea Butter Socks by Bath and Body works
-Yankee Candle car fresheners in scents like home sweet home, autumn leaves, pumpkin, etc
-Forever 21 Tights in purple, blue, etc (one size really does fit all!)
-11x14 sketching pad(s)
-Yummy scented hand sanitizer from pretty much anywhere
-headbands with bows, flowers or hearts on them like:

GIFT CARDS:
Forever 21
Charlotte Russe
Rue 21
Sephora
Hobby Lobby/Micheals/Hancock Fabrics

Polyvore

2009-10-24T05:04:27Z

More insanely cute Polyore sets featuring OmgLia items!

Like Y E A H! by SoSav65 (Requests Open) featuring Abercrombie & Fitch tops

Ring

Just red by snjeshka featuring Forever21 jewelry

Necklace

Rock on ! by roanx featuring Lucky Brand bags

Charm Bracelet

waiting for summer//brown by »emmαbemmα. ☮ featuring Juicy Couture

Keychain

My dorm room, pics at last

2009-10-20T17:23:40Z

I finally got my dorm tidied up and looking nice heres some pics

The actual color of dorm room is very pinkish, I covered the light with tissue paper to filter it . Also those are candy corn "christmas"lights sent by my mom as a hallowen present!

My bed, with my awesome rolly laptop table!

my books .... 9 heads is my giant fashion design textbook, then I have a bunch of awesome books in the middle that I read for fun including The Martha Rules by Martha Stewart (NOTE: this is an EXCELLENT book for small business owners) and then a bunch of magazines, mostly Elle, Bitch and Bust. Then on top we have a candle, and a rose jewelry box from the boyfriendthing

Pastel illustration by boyfriendthing, microwave, desk, pink sparkly christmas tree

Lysol, family guy, south park, and a bunch of other awesome movies

Mah vanityyyyy, makeupssss Also, RELAX.

The view from the bed. pink polka dotted fluffy bathrobe, minifridge. Over on the far left are all of my materials for http://omglia.com ! Yup, I tetrised it ALL in there....

Here are all of my jewelry supplies (Save the Roly-Poly and another big suitcase thing) and my inventory and packaging materials (except for mail packages) which I put in Sephora boxes!

More stuff, barrettes, business cards, box of inventory for my supply shop http://omgliastash.etsy.com

Top shelf is the most fun, it's full of completely random junk that I haven't transformed into useable jewelry supplies yet :P Then on the very top is where I store my necklaces and some stud earrings!

and here is a carebear modelling my purse (I have 3 giant carebears stashed around my room!)

Giant creepin' picture of my face :P yay pink hair!

That is all.

omglia @ 2009-10-14T18:30:00

2009-10-14T22:24:41Z

Use Coupon Code "OmgLivejournal" for 25% off!

new banner

2009-10-13T20:25:25Z

I made a new banner for the site. Before I commit to a new set of graphics and packaging and order a ton of stuff based off my design, I'd like your thoughts!

See the new banner in action!

If you don't like it, tell me what it needs. A character? An identifiable logo? A cupcake? Additional colors? Less "stuff"? Different font? Thanks!!

omglia @ 2009-10-13T13:26:00

2009-10-13T17:28:30Z

5 Easy Ways to Earn Extra Money

So, times are hard, bla bla bla. You need extra money for gas, for your kid, for those shoes, whatever. Doesn't really matter to me, I'll take extra money whenever, bad economy or not! As such, I've become an expert at figuring out ways to sneak extra cash into my wallet. Every little bit helps and it all adds up over time. However I do remind you know that the tips I'm sharing are NOT a substitute for real, substantial income. Its more like some extra pocket cash. Second, I have already written a review of ways to make money via paid-to and survey sites, which brings in about $30-$60 a month extra for me! You can see that information here: http://omglia.com/makemoneyonline . But here are even MORE good ways to make extra money!

Click Here to Read More

HALLOWEEN!

2009-10-06T17:58:45Z

Halloween fashion jewelry up now at OmgLia!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
omglia.etsy.com

*~ http://omglia.com ~*

Traffic!!

2009-08-05T14:32:51Z

I can't believe the amount of traffic I've been receiving since my giveaway started! The response is HUGE. It's only been open for 2 days and already there are 64 entries. I've gotten several orders, too! This morning I was checking my project wonderful stats and noticed that I've gotten 300 or so visitors in the past two days from one site, which to my delight turned out to be an AWESOME site featuring MY earrings!! Check it out:

I don't know how they found me, but 106 comments from my demographic giving feedback on my earrings is DEFINETLY a plus as far as I'm concerned (oh, and the traffic doesn't hurt either!) I might have to start doing giveaways MUCH more often!

omglia @ 2009-08-04T10:18:00

2009-08-04T14:18:55Z

my morning went like this:
- woke up to pitch blackness, hail and thunderclaps
- the boyfriend begged me to call into work and spend the day cuddling, but like an idiot I decided work was more important
- realized I'd left my umbrella at work. went outside with a towel over my head.
- a tree limb had fallen on my car during the night.
- drove to work in the pitch black rainy darkness
- realized my regular parking space is 4 blocks from my work and I didn't have an umbrella.
- decided to find a parking space on the street. realized I haven't paralell parked since I took my fucking drivers test. About killed myself trying to manage it (I TOTALLY DID IT, THOUGH, YAY ME)
- walked across the street, and in the proccess, ENTIRELY saturated my pants/socks/shoes with water, as well as getting a faceful of blowing rain despite the towel I was huddled underneath
- when I finally managed to get across the fucking street dripping wet, I got to the office only for the other intern to tell me that no one else was fucking here yet. apparently all my coworkers had decided to do the sane thing and lay low until the storm let up somewhat

now I'm sitting here waiting for my pants to dry fuming

cliffs:

omglia @ 2009-08-03T10:51:00

2009-08-03T14:52:39Z

That's right it's time for an OmgLia giveaway!! I will be giving away the following two items:

Click Here to Enter!

Alice in Wonderland

2009-07-30T17:54:24Z

I have been a devoted Alice in Wonderland fan ever since my grandmother handed little-girl me two tattered, yellowed copies of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. After diving headfirst into the crazy adventures of the books, I spent hours staring in mirrors, kittah at my feet, wishing for something extraordinary to happen. Nothing ever did, but I still feel pangs whenever I glimpse a white rabbit scamper past. I can vividly recall my favorite moments from the books: painting the white roses red, the knitting sheep in a drifting canoe, the Jabberwocky poem, the tiger lilies, a river of tears. I was inspired to make an Alice in Wonderland ink drawing, which I sprinkled with images from the books and then turned into a wallet.

Click To Read The Rest of This Entry

The Best New Promotional Tool!

2009-07-21T14:48:58Z

The other day, as I was browsing through my Google Webmaster Tools and searching through all the links pointing back to OmgLia.com, I stumbled across something .... amazing. It's a site called Polyvore and it's basically the coolest thing I've ever seen!

bEhinD my S M i L E, you'd be suprised how much i H i D E by »emmα;; &&iT'S THE [CLiMB] ♥ featuring Louis Vuitton bags

Click Here to Read More....

Worst craft experience ever!!

2009-07-20T15:25:07Z

So, I had my first huge show this past weekend. It was a 3day music festival called Forecastle Festival and by all rights it seemed everything was going to be awesome: great music, 17,000 attendees, awesome location, good weather. However, my experience quickly soured as the three days of the festival wore on.

Yup, that's my tent/booth. Completely dismantled. It ended up in a fountain.

Click Here to Read About My Worst Craft Fair Experience EVER!

omglia @ 2009-07-20T09:38:00

2009-07-20T13:40:11Z

New funky, colorful handmade rings up at OmgLia.com! Click to shop for rings!

Help me!

2009-07-07T15:59:58Z

I am set to have a booth this weekend at http://forecastlefest.com , a HUGE music/art show in Louisville. It's a really good spot but unfortunately I am working full time this summer and am afraid I don't have enough time to prepare. I am trying to find someone to take my $500 spot. If anyone knows of any local artists who might be able to take this opportunity off my hands, PLEASE let me know ASAP!!! It's this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please help, I'm in SO over my head!

Goals/To Do List

2009-07-01T17:11:48Z

applenoggin inspired me!

1. Sew wallets (at least 3!)
2. Package up Etsy orders (2)
3. Make 3 pairs of earrings, any earrings
4. Eat healthy dinner
5. Brush, floss and whiten
6. Get started on setting up the boyfriend's blog
7. Call my friends and see where they've been all week and make plans to see them
8. Begin planning/shopping list for party on Saturday
9. Fold/put away laundry
10. Get started on taking pics of clothing to sell on Ebay

10 is good for today, I think.

omglia @ 2009-07-01T12:56:00

2009-07-01T16:56:21Z

Lately my family has been experiencing some financial problems, so this summer I found a really well paying internship in an office working for a website. The only problem with this otherwise ideal job is that I work everyday until 5pm, leaving me with very little time for things like socializing and, sadly, my business. I've hardly had time to update my site, much less make jewelry, all summer. And with the new relationship I've begun, OmgLia.com has all but been pushed to the backburner. It makes me sad but I'm making more money at this job than I would be doing the site full time. Ah, well.

Anyway, turns out I'm not very cut out for office life. My stress levels have skyrocketed! So I decided to take a vacation last weekend and my wonderful father bought used his frequent flier miles to buy my boyfriend and I tickets to NYC. We stayed with my sister in Newark and did all kinds of awesome NYC things: we went to Hell's Kitchen Flea Market (I highly recommend it!) and got all manner of useless items (him) and accessories (me). We bought him a pair of fake D&G sunglasses and a fake Rolex from a creepy street vendor, which made him the biggest, happiest dork ever. That's him modelling them over on the right! We saw a lot of art and went to the Museum of Modern Art, as my boyfriend is an artist. He was quite inspired by the $250,000 price tags on some gallery works. We picnicked in Central Park and stalked the elusive Naked Cowboy in Times Square, who we could not find. It was a really awesome trip and a wonderful break from the monotony of office life!

Now I'm getting ready for Forecastle Festival, a huge arts/music festival in Louisville and my biggest craft show yet! I'll be working my butt off all week, wish me luck!

craft fair season

2009-06-20T13:04:01Z

Yesterday's craft fair consisted of:
1. me sitting alone after my friends abandonded me for more entertaining things (though they did come back to eat snow cones and ride the carousel with me after the fair was closed)

2. a jimmy buffet cover band playing RIGHT NEXT TO ME for 7 hours straight. I hate Jimmy Buffet with a passion. Luckily, there were at least 5 drunk middle aged women who were so into it that I felt entertained enough not to commit a henious act of violence unto either myself or the 5-person band.

3. 2 sales. Total of $14. One of them was one of my friends. Fail.

Today is day 2 ... let's hope for about 500% improvement, shall we?

omglia @ 2009-05-26T13:48:00

2009-05-26T17:50:12Z

Awesome, so I accidentally deleted my site and have to rebuild it from scratch.
Woo go me.
Hey, at least I'll know not to do it again.
Anyway, in the meantime, please buy from my etsy shop:

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
omglia.etsy.com

Site should hopefully be back up in a week or two.

First craft fair of the summer!

2009-05-20T20:08:37Z

So my first craft fair was a total success! I tripled my entry fee and then some. Of course, let's keep in mind that this was the cheapest of all the fairs I'm doing this summer ... the one coming up in July is $500!

See the 10 or so carebears chillin around my table? They are KID MAGNETS. As if my booth wasn't already pink and girly enough, little girls could NOT resist dragging their mommies into my booth to point out each of the carebears by name and squeal happily (meanwhile, their mothers looked at the jewelry! Win!) I also had some other kid-magnet props like a unicorn head and a gumball machine. *tents fingers evilly* little kids cannot resist the gumball machine.

Unfortunately for me, little kids also have no money, so I have to rely more on parents and older chicks for sales. My first two sales were to women in their 30s, one of which kept stopping in to tell me how many compliments she'd gotten on her new skull earrings! And one preteen girl and her mother apparently shared the same taste in jewelry and bought over $50 worth of merchandise between them!! Now that is my FAVORITE kind of sale.

I've definitely learned some good lessons from this first fair which I'm going to apply to my future fairs this summer. Hopefully these can help some of you as well.

1. Accept credit cards! Over half of my sales were charged to a credit card, and the majority of the sales on credit were higher cost items. I use ProPay, an affordable credit card processing platform. As long as you have the CC number, expiration date and zip code, you can go online to the propay site and process any amount on the card. I couldn't figure out how to work my Knuckle Buster so I ended up writing them all down by hand and shredding them once I had processed the cards, but all of the orders went through and I'm really glad I took CCs!

2. Showcase your least expensive items! My stud earrings are $3-$5 and I put them front and center. Lots of shoppers made impulse buys or didn't want to spend very much, so having them featured like that really helped them to sell, in my opinion.

3. Use eyecatching displays! Heads literally turned when people passed my booth. Not only is everything bright pink and colorful, but I had so many interesting props to look at that several people came in just to examine them! I found most of my props at yard sales and flea markets for cheap!

4. Don't pack up until the fair is really over. My biggest sale happened less than an hour before the fair was schedule to end. I know it takes a while to dis-assemble a booth, but it's not worth saving an extra few minutes if you lose a customer!

5. Test your display before attend a fair! I ALMOST did this. I set up my tables and tablecloth in a room in my apartment, and halfheartedly tossed some of my props on top. But I didn't set it up completely and I'm really sorry I didn't. I need another table, more displays with varying heights, and better necklace displays. Luckily I've got time to get these things before my next fair in a month!

Craft Fair Schedule

2009-05-16T06:50:55Z

Butchertown Art Fair,: Sunday, May 17, Louisville, KY
Lyndon Area Fair: Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th, Louisville, KY
Forecastle Festival: Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12th in Louisville, KY

Come see me!

Fucking PHP help, anyone????

2009-04-13T19:25:36Z

Do you know anything about PHP, SSL, coding or websites?

If so,
I've got a contract with my host for the next 2 years and suddenly out of the blue I get this email:

Quote:
Hi, Your account is utilizing excessive resources, causing a significant degradation of services on the server. This is a shared environment and we can not allow one user to utilize the majority of the resources on a server as it affects all users adversely. Because of this, you have been temporarily moved to the medon.lunarservers.com server. A detail of the problem is shown below as: CPU: 2.30 % Memory: 0.73 % Mysql: 0.2 % ======================== omglia3 omglia.com 2.30 0.73 0.2 Top Process %CPU 34.0 [php] Top Process %CPU 33.0 [php] Top Process %CPU 32.0 [php] ======================== As per above usages your account is more suitable for a VPS or dedicated server, not a shared situation. We moved you to medon first to solve the issue of the degraded service on the server and second as a courtesy in order to prevent any downtime on your site to allow you time to rectify the situation. Currently, your site is not suitable for a shared hosting environment. Medon is not a production server and is not guaranteed to run in the same manner as your old server nor will it support all functions you may have. This is a transitional server only and is not intended to be a permanent placement. Please make a decision on how you would like to proceed .Your account will be suspended if no other arrangements are made.
I emailed back asking WHAT the problem was exactly and recieved this:

Quote:
Hello Lia, We offer unlimited bandwidth and disk space, so such resources are not the concern in this ticket. Kindly note that the server only have limited CPU/Memory and where the limitation is. The acceptable usage range for shared plans is 1.0 average %CPU or less, 1.0 average %Memory or less 0.2 average %Mysql and Top Processes below 20%. Note that the above mentioned resource usage is due to PHP processing. Since we do not have the exact scripts to provide you would need to review your account for scripts that may be the cause. Please check ones such as forums, blogs, content management systems, and galleries as these are especially likely to create high usage. We recommend upgrading the scripts to any latest available version, and also to check for any configuration tweaks which will likely reduce the usage. Once you are done, please update us so that we can review the usage again and update you accordingly. Let us know if you've any questions. -- Regards, Dil Shad JSAI - System Admin Team

also when I try to connect to my admin it says:

"Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to omglia.com.

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)"

wtf???? I have basic PHP pages (just a basic shopping cart structure) ... what could be the problem and how do I fix it? I pretty much suck at PHP and I don't know what to do here and I don't want my site turned off!!! HELP!

On another totally unrelated note, check out this bitch flaming me over in thequestionclub .... she doesn't like plastic jewelry and apparently has decided that based solely on that qualificaiton, I'm a no-talent "hack" selling overpriced, poorly made, ugly jewelry. *rolls eyes*
40 comments of pure lulz and attemps to justify her insulting me based on personal opinion, right hurr

omglia @ 2009-04-11T05:08:00

2009-04-11T09:08:25Z

I'm so excited! I was asked to be in StatusInk magazine, a super cool magazine about female tats and piercings. I'm sending in a whole bunch of jewelry that will be featured in a photoshoot along with a little writeup about OmgLia!! *squee* check out how badass this mag is: