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10.17.2007
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10.06.2007
Fresh Start
I want to thank everyone who has wished me well and also sent encouragement my way about the biz. While I am feeling better(finally), I'm still not 100% and really need to make a new doc appt to get some testing done. Something just has't been quite right with me for the past year or so. Pretty much since giving birth to the twins.
My mom passed away 2 years ago from ovarian cancer and all my family on my moms side has had some form of cancer so I have to be really vigilant. I felt I was having symptoms that were a lot like my mom so I went to my OB to check it out a few months ago. She did an ultrasound among other things and then told me that she thinks that I'm dealing with IBS. Ugh! She gave me a prescrip for a med that I was only on for a week when I had to stop due to a "24 hour" headache side effect. I just couldn't take it! I get headaches & migraines anyway and having one that won't go away was just not gonna cut it. The side effect ended up actually being a blessing in disguise because it turned out that this drug was taken off the market about a month after I tried it. My OB said I needed to go to a GI doc and I have to admit I still haven't made the appt. Denial maybe?
So this past few weeks I've given alot of thought to what I want to do with my biz. While I love making jewelry it isn't selling and I've been itching to learn new crafts plus do something with my drawing. I was really inspired by Sandi of Portabellopixie since she recently went from boutique clothing designer to fabric designer. I've become a fabric addict, I used to want to be a fashion designer and I've loved to draw since I was a kid so I've been seriously thinking about giving fabric design a try. I really want to focus all my attention on it so will not sell childrens jewelry on eBay & ETSY anymore. I'll still make jewels for my girls of course. :o) To feed my need to bead I may make earrings to sell on ETSY. As far as eBay goes I will still list antiques & collectibles from my moms estate and resell the kiddos clothes & gear. I have also been playing around with custom photo invitations for awhile now so I may still try a listing and see how that goes on eBay. So those are my biz plans, at the moment anyway...it could always change again. :oP
I wanted to point out to any swap-bot swappers checking out my blog that pics of swaps are posted on my Flickr account whenever I receive a package or when my packages are received by my partners so you can check them out here if you like. I haven't posted pics on my blog since the bead swap so thought I'd better point that out to any curious swappers lurking here. teehee. I joined a bunch of swaps on swap-bot.com(it's really addicting) after the bead swap but after the last 3 current ones are finished I'm most likely not going to join any more until after the holidays. I have lots of shopping to do for family & friends and we have family coming to town plus we'll be going out of town and need to really save our money. I definitely love swapping though so I won't be quitting altogether, you can count on that! :o)
It's time to put the girls to bed but I plan to blog again tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend! Honey is actually off work for 3 days straight! We're very excited to have him around and Mr. Smarty Pants has lots of games, movies, etc planned with his daddy. :o)
My mom passed away 2 years ago from ovarian cancer and all my family on my moms side has had some form of cancer so I have to be really vigilant. I felt I was having symptoms that were a lot like my mom so I went to my OB to check it out a few months ago. She did an ultrasound among other things and then told me that she thinks that I'm dealing with IBS. Ugh! She gave me a prescrip for a med that I was only on for a week when I had to stop due to a "24 hour" headache side effect. I just couldn't take it! I get headaches & migraines anyway and having one that won't go away was just not gonna cut it. The side effect ended up actually being a blessing in disguise because it turned out that this drug was taken off the market about a month after I tried it. My OB said I needed to go to a GI doc and I have to admit I still haven't made the appt. Denial maybe?
So this past few weeks I've given alot of thought to what I want to do with my biz. While I love making jewelry it isn't selling and I've been itching to learn new crafts plus do something with my drawing. I was really inspired by Sandi of Portabellopixie since she recently went from boutique clothing designer to fabric designer. I've become a fabric addict, I used to want to be a fashion designer and I've loved to draw since I was a kid so I've been seriously thinking about giving fabric design a try. I really want to focus all my attention on it so will not sell childrens jewelry on eBay & ETSY anymore. I'll still make jewels for my girls of course. :o) To feed my need to bead I may make earrings to sell on ETSY. As far as eBay goes I will still list antiques & collectibles from my moms estate and resell the kiddos clothes & gear. I have also been playing around with custom photo invitations for awhile now so I may still try a listing and see how that goes on eBay. So those are my biz plans, at the moment anyway...it could always change again. :oP
I wanted to point out to any swap-bot swappers checking out my blog that pics of swaps are posted on my Flickr account whenever I receive a package or when my packages are received by my partners so you can check them out here if you like. I haven't posted pics on my blog since the bead swap so thought I'd better point that out to any curious swappers lurking here. teehee. I joined a bunch of swaps on swap-bot.com(it's really addicting) after the bead swap but after the last 3 current ones are finished I'm most likely not going to join any more until after the holidays. I have lots of shopping to do for family & friends and we have family coming to town plus we'll be going out of town and need to really save our money. I definitely love swapping though so I won't be quitting altogether, you can count on that! :o)
It's time to put the girls to bed but I plan to blog again tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend! Honey is actually off work for 3 days straight! We're very excited to have him around and Mr. Smarty Pants has lots of games, movies, etc planned with his daddy. :o)
9.20.2007
Thursday Blursday
Uggghhh! I am sick sick sick! Mr. Smarty Pants got sick last week, we even took him to acute care on Sunday. The inlaws came to visit and we had to keep him away from papaw because he's very susceptible to infections. Then the girls got sick and, last but not least, me. Today has been the worst! Sucks too because Honey is never here due to his "lovely" job. I'm starting to really get this "single-mom-thing" down....except today. Uggghhh! I wasn't too bad the past few days, just really tired, but this afternoon.....ugghhhhh!
I'm feeling depressed too. :o( I feel like giving up the jewelry biz again. My jewelry just doesn't sell. Not even for charity! :o(
I have to give a huge thank you to Anjee of babybluebonnets(who won) and princess*bunny*02 for bidding on the Cafe Paris set. I thought it might go at $9.95 and I had really hoped to donate more to the charity so thank you very much gals!
Oh and yes I have tried ETSY, no luck there either. :o( It's probably just because I feel so "craptacular" but I've been feeling pretty discouraged lately. Hopefully I'll feel better soon.
Ok time to go lie down on the floor and let the girls whack me with their toys. I'm so pathetic today! *sigh*
I'm feeling depressed too. :o( I feel like giving up the jewelry biz again. My jewelry just doesn't sell. Not even for charity! :o(
I have to give a huge thank you to Anjee of babybluebonnets(who won) and princess*bunny*02 for bidding on the Cafe Paris set. I thought it might go at $9.95 and I had really hoped to donate more to the charity so thank you very much gals!
Oh and yes I have tried ETSY, no luck there either. :o( It's probably just because I feel so "craptacular" but I've been feeling pretty discouraged lately. Hopefully I'll feel better soon.
Ok time to go lie down on the floor and let the girls whack me with their toys. I'm so pathetic today! *sigh*
9.14.2007
Fabulous Charity Finds Friday
These next 2 months are all about charity & awareness!
On Monday the Boutique Angels Charity group on eBay began their 3rd quarter charity auctions and this time it is a BYOC(Bring Your Own Charity) event. I listed my 1st auction yesterday in support of The Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation and in honor of Scarlett who is a young lady who has Leukemia & Li Fraumeni Syndrome. Please check out Scarlett's blog to learn more about her.
I will be listing a few more auctions sometime this weekend. I do have the inlaws coming into town so if I'm not able to list more now then next week for sure. 100% of the profits go to Starlight Starbright.
Next week I will also be listing an auction in support of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. My mother passed away 2 years ago from Ovarian Cancer so this is near and dear to my heart.
Next month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the boutique eBay group Designing for a Cure BCA will be starting their annual charity auctions in honor of a little girl named Kayla who has stage 4-S neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer. Look for auctions to support the National Breast Cancer Foundations and CureSearch in honor of Kayla.
Here are a couple of auctions for the Boutique Angels. Pleae come take a look! We'll be listing next week as well.
This fall set by paintedbutterflystudio is sooo pretty and has handpainted accents! Wow!
Here's my own auction listing. It's not fall-themed but it is ohhh so pretty! This necklace & bracelet set called Cafe Paris was inspired by french cafe's.
On Monday the Boutique Angels Charity group on eBay began their 3rd quarter charity auctions and this time it is a BYOC(Bring Your Own Charity) event. I listed my 1st auction yesterday in support of The Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation and in honor of Scarlett who is a young lady who has Leukemia & Li Fraumeni Syndrome. Please check out Scarlett's blog to learn more about her.
I will be listing a few more auctions sometime this weekend. I do have the inlaws coming into town so if I'm not able to list more now then next week for sure. 100% of the profits go to Starlight Starbright.
Next week I will also be listing an auction in support of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. My mother passed away 2 years ago from Ovarian Cancer so this is near and dear to my heart.
Next month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the boutique eBay group Designing for a Cure BCA will be starting their annual charity auctions in honor of a little girl named Kayla who has stage 4-S neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer. Look for auctions to support the National Breast Cancer Foundations and CureSearch in honor of Kayla.
Here are a couple of auctions for the Boutique Angels. Pleae come take a look! We'll be listing next week as well.
This fall set by paintedbutterflystudio is sooo pretty and has handpainted accents! Wow!
Here's my own auction listing. It's not fall-themed but it is ohhh so pretty! This necklace & bracelet set called Cafe Paris was inspired by french cafe's.
9.12.2007
Wordless Wednesday - Missing You
This is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
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