Well-Chosen-Gift.com Welcomes You!

Hello and Welcome to Well-Chosen-Gift.com! We'd like to introduce ourselves and tell you the story behind our website.

About Us...

My name is Marjorie…	...and this is my daughter, Diane
I live just outside Boston, which I love, but I'm a country girl at heart. Since my 4-H days, I've enjoyed gardening, sewing, arts and crafts, always with a project in progress. I play a decent game of bridge, and also croquet, was a trophying sports car rallyist, and haven't touched a piano in years. I was an executive assistant, when the entrepreneurial spirit overtook me and I opened a writing, desktop publishing and graphic design business. I also returned to college (political science) and completed my degree before moving to Boston and Well-Chosen-Gift.com. My three children are my greatest pride! Mark is a U.S. diplomat and father of my grandson, Andrew; Stephen is a stage actor; and between them is Diane.	Diane lives nearby. She's a graphic designer and her work involves web applications. But she has a fine arts degree and pursues her own creative projects as time allows. She enjoys hiking, travel, NASCAR and fun with friends and family. Diane brings an artistic touch to everything she does, from writing letters, to entertaining friends, to creating and wrapping gifts. She is a meticulous handicrafter, a fine photographer, and a fountain of creative ideas for this website. Diane is currently into screen printing and fabric enhanced plates and glassware. Unlike some artists, Diane is tidy and organized (Mom's gotta love that!). She has a killer sense of humor and is possibly the most considerate individual I've ever known.

About Well-Chosen-Gift.com...

I mentioned the entrepreneurial spirit. As retirement drew nearer, it was time to develop a source of supplemental income. Something I could do on my own terms for years to come. Something that would provide the sense of personal accomplishment and freedom I had found in running my own business.

Meanwhile, Diane's vision for her future combines raising a family and earning an income at home, in her own studio under her own creative direction. Now was the time to start preparing.

We decided to see if our shared skills and interests could produce an income, and to investigate what role the Internet could play. I was poking around online when I came across a terrific site called The Artful Crafter that is jam-packed with useful information... and links...

Hmmm... I didn't have the slightest idea how to build a website, but what I read about SBI made it sound pretty foolproof. I applied a generous dose of skepticism and kept on reading. The SBI approach made perfect sense.

We liked that SBI works for any kind of business, and we really liked that they can prove it! You can see what I mean by clicking the icon.
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And sure enough, we found profiles of regular people, just like us, who've found online success with SBI. They work hard at it... but more than that, they work smart. Well, we're ready to do that too!
We decided to go for it.

Definitely the right choice!

• We get to build our own business on a topic we totally enjoy.
• I got to "retire" and work from home, on my own schedule.
• Diane can stay at home with her family when the time comes.
• Our site keeps on working while we're doing art/crafts projects.
• We can work from any place in the world with Internet access.

Diane and I agreed that we share a passion for quality gifts with good design, careful craftsmanship, and personality. We love to shop, and we get excited about creative ideas that we haven't seen before. We love to give a well-chosen gift with a "Wow!" presentation.

We found that most gift-related websites are focused on the same mass-produced items found in any shopping mall. After visiting the top 60 or so, we realized that most of the gift sites and the gifts were looking pretty much alike.

To be clear, we see nothing wrong with commonly-given items like books, flowers, gift baskets and the like... when they are well chosen: i.e., quality items that are well suited to your recipients.

So, this website is designed to help you:

• cut through the online clutter
• come up with creative gift ideas for your recipients
• locate the well-chosen gift
you're looking for
• present your gifts creatively

Best wishes,
Marjorie

PS to Crafters: At the website I mentioned above, theartfulcrafter.com, you'll find an awesome collection of know-how and resources!