Shop is Open!!

Yay! Things are up and running for me on Etsy finally. I have added many listings in last couple days and there are many more yet to come. Check it out with the link to the right and the pics below.

Baby Beanies

Baby Mitties

Motion Painting

Framed Photos

I Heart Crayons

Memory/Matching Game

Coffee Cozy

Taggy Crinkly Square

Toy Strap

"Teefer" Tooth Fairy Pocket

Felt Memory/Matching Game

Baby Hair Clippies

Cheers all!

Mr. Mac + Coffee = productivity

Now that I have made it through the very first craft sale, with a relatively successful few days, I think, I need to spend a day with my most favorite device (my MacBook) and get my product listed on Etsy. I spent wee man's sleeping hours today taking all the pics and tomorrow, with a BIG coffee on hand, I will get those listings finally listed, damn it!!

Here's hoping that wee man sleeps well tomorrow.

TEEFERS (toothfairy pockets)

Sadly, in the hurricane of this past weekend, wee man was sleeping very poorly and tonight, at suppertime, I discovered why. He cut his 3rd molar and his 8th tooth in those 2 days. Poor guy. Momma was so busy with all the goings-on of the sale, that I didn't get a good look in that mouth when I was rushing to brush his teefers! Reminds me again that I really need to stop and be sure to soak up all the tiny moments day-to-day with my wee man because they can sneak away so easily. Be awake to them!

Anyhow, watch for my listings folks, because if wee man sleeps, I will have a lovely date with Mr. Mac.

Goodnight.

Craft Sale on the Near Horizon

Well, we're almost there. All I have been preparing for is finally beginning. The first craft sale is this weekend and it is a 2-dayer! I am excited and a wee bit nervous. It is the unknown, but I am ready. Very, very ready. I think I may be a bit of a perfectionist....maybe. I have definitely put the effort into my brand to ensure that there is consistency with the style and general look of my product and how my business will be portrayed in my booth.

I am excited to see it all come together. Pictures to follow!

Focus, focus.

Custom Painting of "Money Tree"

My focus is being shifted a little from my creations to a few other important and unavoidable matters. Right when I need to be busting my balls and getting much done for the impending sales, my wee man (and my not-so-wee man) both come down with a pretty nasty cold. This leaves me with little sleep due to the wakeful nights and tending to a pretty serious stuffy nose. Poor wee man. Makes me sad I can't do much to help.

I have a funeral to head to tomorrow back home with my sister and her daughter. Hopefully, wee man will be up for it. Unfortunately, my not-so-wee man is now working Saturday, and since I was counting on his presence for the day to tend to wee man and get some serious work done, I will need to re-evaluate my days.

I have, however, had a super-productive week thus far. I finished a custom painting and shipped it off in the mail today and I have finished framing, stamping and attaching hangers to nearly 50 photos. I have 11 sets of baby packages to finish and a couple toy straps to get labelled. Then it's down to planning the table and booth layout, which I assume will be much more work than I think going in.

Also, I was itching for newness, and so began working on some baby hair clippies. They are super sweet. Probably not the time to start something new, but it felt super-refreshing.

I believe it is time to head to bed and hopefully get a solid night of sleep.

Cheers!

Preparation, anticipation + anxiety.

I've been busy creating for a long while now in preparation for the upcoming craft sale season and said season is almost here! I still have much to do, but since this is my 1st year at it, I am unsure of how much product I actually need going into each of the sales. So, I'm just flying by the seat of my pants.

There has been so much preparation in addition to the actual creating. The logo design (which an amazing friend of mine, Jay, did on trade for a Motion Painting - don't you just love it!). There is the biz cards, the signage, the branding, the designing and printing, the photo taking, set-up on Etsy, the craft sale bookings, the research, research and more research. And, of course, the purchasing of ALL the raw materials. It really makes me quite anxious. All this preparation to make sales and hopefully be a success....into the dark unknown we go! But, as my Dad inscribed on the back of a painting he did for me long ago, "Believe in yourself and you can do anything you set your mind to." Thanks Dad. Wish you were here to talk to now.

Fall Feelings

It seems a bit sorrowful, and a whole lot natural, to be almost fully weaned by wee man. We only nurse first thing in the morning, and I am unsure if that is more for my benefit or his! I like to think that my girls have succeeded in their one true task....what they are really meant for. Good work girls!! I will miss these special moments of bonding, but of course we will maintain this closeness in many other forms.

It is just another one of those "letting go a little more" moments that truly terrify me. I know he is learning his freedoms and independence now and will more and more from here on. And I need to deal with the lack of control I have over this and many, many things when it comes to wee man. I can't help but want to gather him into my arms when I think about it, though.

Speaking of letting go. We have been in our new house for almost a month now, and I had to pop into the other house a couple days back for a few moments. There is a true eeriness about an empty house, particularly one that you and your family previously resided. It was a tad sad. Another thing to let go. That house is where we brought our first baby home, it is where we experienced all of the amazing moments of the 1st year of his life; feeling that will last forever. Now the air there seems....well, empty. Goodbye home. Hello new home. Hello new moments. I think we'll stay awhile.