Validation

I used to be the kind of person who needed the approval of others to validate what I do. If I made food, I didn’t really know if it was good unless someone told me it was. If I hung up some pictures in a way I liked, it didn’t look good until someone told […]

For you Texas Fans…

I made this necklace, just for you Longhorn fans out there. Soon to be found in my Etsy shop. And for those of you who root for a team a bit more local to where I am, once I find supplies, you’ll have your necklace too.

To Plan Ahead

In preparation for my move, I made quite a handful of new necklaces over the past couple of days. I figure that the next week and a half will be shot with moving and unpacking so the best thing would be to stock up so I can continue to list new items so my store […]

Lightening Doesn’t Scare Me… from a distance

I spent close to an hour sitting on my bed and watching a lightening storm off to the south. I have the perfect window for viewing storms as it’s on the 2nd floor and no building obstruct my view of the mountains that lie to the south of my little part of the world. The […]

They’re Here!

I have listed some of my necklaces into my shop tonight. They are brand new, never before seen in Idyll Hands’ Etsy shop. I made these for my most recent craft fair and liked them so much, I thought I’d offer them to my customers. Keep your eye on the shop as I’ll be adding […]

The Great Unveiling

This weekend I sat down in my little creative corner of my loft and ended up with a new line of jewelry soon to be for sale in my Etsy shop. I’m finding it hard not to photograph and get up there immediately. I really want to unveil these guys at the Spanker Creek Farm […]

New Fun Things

I came home after busy day at work today and a mediocre Chinese dinner to find a package from KnittyDirtyGirl (my new fave Etsy shop) in the mail today. I had worked out a trade with her a couple of weeks ago and got some made to order yarn in “Robins Egg“. I can’t get […]