Why

I bought 20 rare earth magnets yesterday. Why? I'm destashing! I'm not supposed to be going around buying more supplies that I don't really need. Sure, magnets were on my list of wants. But I think my list of needs should be addressed first. Particularly since all my Etsy money seems to be going right back into paying fees.


I listed these today. You can click the picture. Since my custom order, but views are way down. Things have ground to a halt.

I realized I've been Etsy for 18 months, now. That equals old. Etsy's only been around for two years. I'm not where I'd like to be with this. I'm not getting depressed like I used to, though. So I'm not where I was.

Irked

For some reason it's really irking me that the second largest section in my shop is supplies. I have more stuff to list in supplies, too. I do too much impulse buying with supplies, things I'll never need or use just because they're on clearance.

So far, nothing's over $3. I'm not looking to turn a profit, just clear out some things. I've sold a few things. So I'm not really complaining. I'd really like to get a sale from one of my handmade items though.

Well, I should tell you that theater is over now. It was a little sad, it did get me out of the house. But I'm glad it's over, I was getting tired. I also had a bit of a thought. I don't think there will ever be world peace. How can we get 6+ billion people to get along when there was all kinds of tension in our theater group that topped out at about 150...maybe? Granted none of it led to physical violence. But there were a lot of flared tempers, four-letter words, tears, angst, misunderstandings, betrayal. It was a great learning experience. I'm thankful I did it.

I'm sad I have no pictures of it. But to bring my camera, would have meant leaving it unattend for long periods of time, which wouldn't have been good. Ah well. I saved a shingle from one of the houses. *is a packrat*

Card me!

I'd changed my banner before. Then I needed cards to match, so I made these today. They're not as loaded as my last ones. I was really proud of those. Then I went and changed my name. Anyway, I'm not sure if I'll stick with that design, but I think they'll do for now. I'm open to suggestion if you have any.

Sudden Urge

I started a forum thread of the same name. Suddenly I have a real desire to paint. On a canvas like an artist. I don't know where this is coming from. But I'm looking at easels, not that one is necessarily since this is probably a whim, and reading about paints. I can never just dive into something, even a passing vagary- I blame genetics.

Though, perhaps this will unlock my true calling, or another part of my calling.

More new

I listed these beads today. They're only $1. I'm destashing, everything seems to be piling up and not being used. I also have some in lavender.
Heh, they're both sold!

So since I dropped the 'rjax' from my shop name, I used it to start a new username/shop(pending) on Etsy. I wanted a separate shop for paper goods. Not that I have an inventory yet, but I needed to secure the name. I may end up managing three shops, because now my mom is talking about selling things and her stuff wouldn't work in my shop. A family of Etsy addicts...or at least the two of us. I haven't fully converted her yet.