The Return

Red, Red Wine Earrings – found in my Etsy shop It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve had time to write a blog post. I’ve been knee deep in the largest event I plan at Walton Arts Center. We have a yearly fund raiser that we call “Art of Wine”. It’s a HUGE event, […]

Hitting the Road

I have been 100% stir crazy for about 8 months. I’ve desperately wanted to get out of here for a trip but been completely out of trip money. My sister’s family has been planning a couple of trips that the sweet boy and I have been invited on, but they are just not affordable for […]

Think, what have you done?

The Sweet Boy and I ate Chinese Buffet for Memorial Day (what is more American than 5 buffet islands full of various stir fry items and soups?). The fortune cookie at the end of dinner revealed the little guy you see above. “Your problem just got bigger. Think, what have you done?” I’ll tell you […]

Very Excited

I sat down to make some jewelry today. It was the first time in over 3 weeks that I’ve sat at my craft table for more than packaging up items to ship off to people. I was very excited about the necklace above. I’ve had the square things (pieces of old slides?) for a while […]

Up For a Trade?

I have found that trading on Etsy is one of my favorite activities. I feel like it’s taking a step back in time to a place when you used to barter your goods for the wares of others. I always have a ton of stuff to make jewelry and I don’t always have a ton […]

Immediate Action Needed

What is wrong with me? I have a cabinet full of this:And yet, I continue to use the drawer full of this:I went shopping today (with my reusable bags because I’m not going to let one bad experience at the check out get me down) and came home with bulk items that needed storing in […]

Beer and Steak

I started a forum thread in the Etsy forums last night about all of the sugar coating that goes on. Yes, there is a time and place for being nice and I’m not a mean person, but enough was a enough and I started a thread about it. Obviously, I wasn’t the only one who […]

Not Sharing the Cheese

I happened to come across a box in my mailbox today. One very special box that I have been waiting for. It was my needle felted pear from FoxGloves. I bought it as a conversational companion to Pasquale Jr. – also from FoxGloves. Along with the pear was my favorite cheese, brie! How did she […]

Being Lazy

“Buy Handmade” buttons from BauerDesigns.etsy.com I haven’t crafted or created in days. I really need to. I’m having symptoms of withdrawal. I want to sit down and make some jewelry, but I have so much already! I want to sit down and knit, but for some reason, I haven’t been patient enough for it. I […]

Saturday Rambling

I got some goodies in the mail today! In fact, finding the oversized package from one of my favorite Etsy artists made me skip (yes, skipped) back to my house from the mail box. Inside of the package I found 2 new batts, a beautiful skein of yarn, and some bonus goodies. I *heart* Hobbledehoy. […]