Ready For Spring

Yes bunnies already. The days have been so cold and dreary. I have been staying inside making collage kits. I am so ready for spring.
The weather man says there is another snow storm on the way. I guess if I am to be snowed in I may as well use the time clipping out the bunnies and chicks.

A Heart For Tanya

Since I joined Facebook I have neglected my blog quite a bit. I spend too much time on there I am sure. Like everywhere else I lurk a lot post a little. I really love getting to know so many sellers and looking at the shops and listing from a more personal perspective.
Aardvark Silver has been a favorite of mine from day one. I think because I sense a genuine love and caring coming from this person. I recently was made aware of the fact that she has a very big problem. Tanya the lady behind the Aardvark is in desperate need of a medical procedure to save her life. You won't find this in her shop announcement or profile, but if you would like to know more of the story you can follow it here. There is also a pledge page for any who would like to help out.
It is my hope that even one person will read this and want to join all who are working to help. Just one person who would help spread the word or make a donation could make all the difference.

Year End Update

Life has been hectic to say the least. With the holiday chaos coming to a close I have been working to build up the etsy shop. I finally got over 100 listings. Much to my surprise this really did increase sales.
Right now I am putting together some things with a valentine theme. I decided to do a whole line of organic pendants. I am really having fun with that. I have been working with maple,douglas fir, cherry bark, cedar, and for valentines rose petals. Maybe with new years over I can get settled back into a more productive routine.
I fear I will never be much good at the blog thing. So many of the ones I read look so polished and professional. I think I will just be happy with my little laid back chatty blog. Maybe next time I will even have an interesting pic to throw in.

A bit of hippie bling.

Etsy,Artfire,work in progress

I finally did something with the snakeskin. I like how these are shaping up. Since I only have 3 I am trying to decide if I should do them all the same as a set or do 3 different pieces.
They are deep enough to add other materials in resin. On the other hand if I run them as supplies they would be really unique blanks.
In other news. I still haven't done much with the Artfire shop, don't like ebay much at all these days,running lots of vintage ephemera on etsy, and need a clone so I can have time to create.

Looks like he's really lost in the music.

Still going through old books and papers. I thought this childrens underwear add from the 30's was adorable.
Still feeling a need to find more balance between activity.
Since I have managed to get face book and twitter under control I am thinking of flicker. Maybe in a couple weeks I still have that Artfire shop sitting all lonesome and empty.
The cyber side of keeping up shop still seems to be taking too much time. I'm ready to break from it some. I kinda feel like just reading some blogs ,and making some new stuff for a while.