To Buy Handmade

There has been quite a bit of emphasis in my little world with buying handmade lately. I’ve tried to adhere to that when buying new things for gifts or for me. It’s a bit hard to follow when it comes to clothes and shoes that are affordable or the obvious things like toilet paper and […]

New Bracelets Posted

I will be posting some fresh, new bracelets in my Etsy shop this week. These bracelets are unlike any other in my shop and will be hard to part with. They are striking, chunky, unique, and perfect to welcome the spring months in with. Hurry on over before they disappear. I’m please to finally have […]

Arkansas – more than Wal-Mart and Tyson Chicken

The AREtsy Street Team has it’s blog up and running. In the future, this blog will serve as a great place to learn about some amazing artists in the state of Arkansas. For now, it’s a great please to go do some shopping (either the kind that ends with a purchase or some window shopping […]

A Good Ending

Today was a good ending to the work week. (note – work is my 8 – 5 job, not my jewelry making endeavors) It’s been a heck of a work week. There have been multiple party time events, multiple event type events, plenty of stress/heartache/a few tears, and the potential for change. Yes, a busy […]

Happy Valentine’s Day

What a romantic day today can be for so many people. Gifts are exchanged, jewelry given, candy consumed (or in the case of my Sweet and I, we had heart shaped pizza), and flowers presented. It is a great time of year to give and exchange gifts. My Etsy street team, AREtsy, did just that. […]

Inspiring

I went off with my mom, sister, and the students staying with my mom from the Spring International program at the University of Arkansas to Terra Studios today. It’s quite the place. They were made famous and best known for their Bluebirds of Happiness (seen lounging in my window above), but they also have plenty […]

"Me" Time

I’ve spent a bit of “me” time for the past couple of nights and this is the product. I like it. It’s a first attempt at making designs on knit items with felt BUT I had fun and will be practicing. It’s only 7 months until The Clothes Line Fair – where these might make […]

Not Sure I Can Top That

My gardening post with the lovely pics of my herbs from last summer got more comments than any post I’ve had so far. I’m not sure if I can top that. Perhaps an upcoming giveaway would bring them flocking again? Stay tuned for that. I present to you a picture of my poor, neglected crafting […]

Sick Days

I’ve been spending the past two days in bed with some flu like symptoms (I’m crossing my fingers that they are just flu like and not actual flu symptoms). Feeling like this doesn’t really leave me wanting to make jewelry BUT it does allow me time to think about my other endeavors. Other than watching […]

Almost There

I’ve been telling everyone who cares that I don’t blog and visit other’s blogs because I’m addicted to the internet, but because it’s a good way to get the word out about your shop (and get some good reading in as well). Today proved that. My coworker/friend/fellow AREtsian , Beaded Bombshell, recently let me know […]