Creative Journaling into the New Year – And A Giveaway

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve and as usual, it is a time for reflection and goal-making. One year ago, I sat around watching bad television as my life drifted by. I had too much free time. I was lethargic and lonely. I certainly did not make stuff with regularity.
Jewelry was something [...]

I Haven’t Left Yet – Wrapping Two Gifts from One Large Brown Shopping Bag

Since I finished packing for vacation, I have allowed myself to blog one more time before I leave for Disney World!  Before I packed my gifts I had to wrap them.  This is where you learn my dirty little secret: I am cheap when it comes to gift wrap.  I love beautiful gift wrap.  I [...]

Back in Black

Sorry for the minimal posting these days. I cannot recall the last time I felt so busy.  I feel like everytime I turn on the radio or television, pick up a paper, or talk to a friend of family member, I am being bombarded by bad news.  My gut tells me that I am not [...]

Priorities

In my last post I mentioned that I would be heading to The Bust Craftacular on Sunday, capping off two weeks of awesome arts and crafts shows.  However, the Bust Craftacular went on without me and that is just fine.  In fact it was more than fine.
David, Wee-One and I got there 10 minutes after [...]

I Have Not Forgotten About You

I know I have not been blogging much lately.  I have been sick and when I was healthy I was just cranking out jewelry.  I am an overworked employee and a rotten boss all in one, but I have a few cool things going on I could share.
First, I finally bought a new piece of [...]

Happy Holidays

Last December, when I was not making stuff EVER, we began to receive all of the usual holiday cards. A funny one from the in-laws, a nature photo from D.’s grandfather, and a slew of photo cards that showed off the cuteness of friends’ and family members’ kids. I started to feel guilty. [...]

Smells Like…

SUCCESS!

I am happy to report my very first jewelry party/trunk show went very well.  I doubled my goal (I should say I set a nice modest one) and I had a wonderful time while doing it.
I regret to report that there are no pictures to share.  There was too much chatting, drinking, and selling to [...]