problem solved

thank God for his little inspirations.

Long story as short as I can make it......

I had a small problem and it was down right frustrating. I have these necklaces with glass beads that I have made and was terrified that by sending them in the mail they would get crushed and ruin the piece and also creating some very upset costumers.

I have the mailing option on my store to ship for $3.00. this only works if I can fit the merchandise in manila or bubble wrap insert envelope. to be sure that the necklace or bracelet or (eventually earrings) don't get smashed in the envelope I have just chosen to bite the difference in mailing cost and send it in a box which costs much more.
so I looked and looked around in hobby stores and packaging stores and so on, with no luck what so ever, to find a little box only a couple of inches big that would fit inside the envelope and then mail for less money.

Inspiration! ahhhhhhh *sing like an angel*

Years ago, and I'm talking MANY years ago when I was a teenager, I learned how to make christmas card jewelry boxes. I haven't thought of them in something like 18 years so I have to say "thanks, God, for pulling that memory out of the dusty corner of my brain that you found it in"

They are perfect. they are sturdy little things and I feel confident that they will be the absolutely perfect solution to my previous problem. Yay!

this apple one is my favorite one so far.

I've been folding away for the last couple of days and I have made quite a few.
it's a good thing that I have hung on to all the greeting cards and christmas card stock I've had from the days I worked in a paper company

adding to my portfolio

I have been working on some more jewelry for a craft sale that I am planning on taking part in.
I will be taking all my etsy listings and I am very hopeful that I will sell a lot.

recently I have been making earrings along with all the necklaces and bracelets, but I haven't photographed them yet. I will.... later. along with the necklaces and bracelets that I have yet to take pictures of.

sold

sold

the store

I've updated it.

just a couple of things right now...
depending on the sales I'll decide later if I want to try to sell more.


OH, Doh! I already mentioned that

the store

I added a couple of items. I figure it's only $0.20 to list and then a small percentage if I make a sale, so I'm listing my summer makings. I'll see how I do the rest of this summer and then I'll decide from there if I should bother keeping the store stocked

a few more tiny projects

Jewelry.
I haven't worn much by way of jewelry for a while. maybe I've let myself go in more than one way... but that's neither here nor there...
while this summer is hot and uncomfortable I have decided to work on small crochet items so I can continue to be doing something without making myself more uncomfortable.

goth choker/ankle bracelet $8.00

choker/ankle bracelet (for the large) $6.00

I have decided that my particular tastes and designs should be categorized as 'shabby chic' but I will be ridiculous and call it 'abby chic' - ha ha

icy blue necklace sold

but that's not really far from the truth being that I've never been overly fancy. I'm more simplistic in my taste in clothes and jewelry

bracelet sold

sugared plum necklace sold

I have to measure these again so I can list that information as well...
I'll do that soon.

I don't have a huge inventory

but I have been gradually making (creating) just to keep myself from being bored

I started out a couple of months ago making washcloths with the flower centers. but I got distracted with school letting out and summer vacation taking over

but my hands got bored and I had to do something that would not cover me with pounds of yarn

wash cloths are really best little project and I have been making many this week

it has been very hot and humid here and I haven't had the will to work on anything bigger and I guess that means that I will be cutting it a lot closer with the TARDIS blanket I am making my son for Christmas but once it cools off and dries up I will be able to work on that non-stop

so until then I will continue on with tiny projects

wow! it's hot!

I haven't done a whole lot of crocheting in the last couple of weeks and I've really bounced around on my projects. I haven't completed anything for a while either. I really do feel kind of bad about that. but in my defense, it has been really hot and not only that but humid as well. I can safely say that this is the most uncomfortable Summer we have had in about 10 years.

so the other day I sat thinking about how I haven't finished anything for a while and it's due to the discomfort of being covered in a yarny project so the solution is to go smaller.

WASH CLOTHES! they are small projects that I can finish quickly and they are wonderfully useful.
so I have been making some of those.
I'll get pictures up soon of the totally simple gems