It feels so nice to retake photos of some of the items I added to my shop about two months ago. It really makes a difference and now I can actually show the true length of the necklace with the mannequin torso that I have had for a little while. :-)

I need to go to bed so very badly and sometimes I wonder if I am a little bit mentally unstable when it comes to disciplining myself to get to bed at a reasonable time. I will conquer it! I must!

I had my 4th sale yesterday (finally), woohoo!

So I had to go out and buy boxes tonight at Michaels since I haven't got my shipment of boxes yet, so I took advantage of that and did something a little different than the Natural Kraft jewelry boxes I will be using more, so it was fun!

So here it is....The Lucky Elephant is all ready to be shipped off to another land!

Why I Love Etsy!

I just received these beads in the mail from fivesisters and there are some sellers who I just think they must know what I like because the free gifts they give are super awesome and are usually something that I was going to already purchase myself. So this is an appreciation photo and for those who love beads, you may want to check her shop out!






I already started making some things with the beads I got from her shop so stay tuned on my Etsy shop for they will be showing up soon!

To list or not to list...

No more Shakespeare here, ha. I have been having some creating issues lately and I am sure it's mostly a product of many things going on all at once, but I am asking myself..to list these in my Etsy shop now, fix them and add them in a few days...or just take them apart and start all over?

This necklace either needs to have less leaves, or I think I may just need to disperse them on different layers..or something. I also couldn't decide if the leaf on the bottom looks better centered or off to the side...

Then I made these earrings and I kind of like them, but kinda not. It's just been one of those days, perhaps...Ha.


I definitely won't be using these photos for the earrings, that's for sure.

Catching Up...

So...I went to the coast last week and totally forgot to post some photos from the trip...

I went with my two awesome sisters and we just spent one day in Cambria...so pretty. We ate lunch at a picnic table and were surrounded by birds, squirrels, and more birds...

I call this guy Mr. Bitter-bird because he was angry that we were abiding by the laws of the coast management where the signs said "Do not feed the wildlife."


The squirrels were trying their best to get me and my sisters to bend the rules..."Please, feed me? You don't need to heed those signs...I am not capable of getting my own food...."*squirrel hides his grains that he gathered in his pocket*



The ever-original feet on sand photo:



The Cambria ocean water....it was so beautiful that day...and so windy...



This is what happens to my hair when I go to the coast, haha! Me and my sister, Kimberly getting wind burn...



Black and white photo of my sisters Stephanie and Kimberly at a restaurant in Cambria. I love this photo...they sure do love their Heinz 57 ketchup ;-).



I was getting so frustrated with my wind-destroyed hair that I just tucked it behind my ears and attempted to look pensive and in deep artsy thought. I am basically a total nerd.


So we came across a bunch of creepy men who were by themselves, got to walk around some really gorgeous parts of Cambria and saw Zebra next to grazing cattle as we drove past Hearst Castle and after all that I was ready to saw some logs. I can't wait for the next trip! Haha.




Oh yes, and I made a new bracelet, ha!


I think we are all caught up now, haha!

Inspiration...

I was going through some photos I took a few days ago and decided to create a treasury based off of the colors that are found in a Fortnight Lily flower. I really like the name of this flower and it's always been one of my favorite flowers to photograph.

Here's the link to the treasury:

Fortnight Lily Treasury

Today my first treasury dies, but I think a treasury monster has been created. If you missed it, here is a screen shot of it.


I also would have added this listing if I would have seen it. So awesome! Link to ModernHouseArt's listing