Heat

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It's very muggy when I am...across the street from a white house. All my crafting stuff is upstairs where it's really hot. So I bring down what I can. Can't move the sewing machine, though.

So I finally framed my mlee print. There was a lot of back and forth and just forgetting. My mom bought me the perfect frame the other day. Love it. I'll try to get a better pic later.

My beads from the Netherlands came yesterday. That's what I call them, the beads from the Netherlands. (how come some countries have 'the' in front of them? no one says i'm going to the France?) I love them. I made a pair of earrings for myself, already know what I'm going to wear with them and made two pairs for the shop. I'm calling them Nautico...for some reason though, that feels like something that's already famous. Google found nothing.

Those are Nautico short. The others are on long kidney wires. I really like the kidney wires. I could use those all the time.

I'm still having a pricing issue, mainly with my mother and myself. I believe my items are worth what I charge. But she insinuates that I'd get more sales if they were lower and I made up the diff in shipping. But I can't justify charging $6 to ship earrings domestically. Conundrum. *sigh*

Now 6.08

Bench pin came today! So happy. I didn't get to try it out yet. I had to run to Salvation Army to drop off four bags of clothes. For people who don't buy clothes often...sheesh! It was surprisingly easy and felt good.

The arrival of the bench pin does have me wondering where the earwires I ordered are. I just bought the bench pin and it had to ship across country. The earwires I ordered over a week ago. Ought to see if I can dig out the email.

I'm listing in both shops and trying to get ideas pinned down for rjax. I'm probably crazy to think I can run three shops. But...hopefully they'll all do well. I have enough time to give them.

Ideas! Ideas! Ideas! I have so many, but I really ought to go clean. My mom's best friend is coming in from out-of-state and she'll want to see my room and well...it's a creative mess.

Post Picture: New magnets. I'm on a magnet-making tear again. Trying to balance out my wares...in time.

Button Love

My tinies came today! It's unbelievable how something new can make you feel some much better. I'm wearing them now, had to put them on as soon as they came. I love them.

Went to Joann's and didn't buy beads. I got e600 and a 1/16 circular paper punch. I'm thinking of making earring cards. The glue is for some bigger magnets I'm making.

So now I'll spend a few hours shifting listings from elpy [Handcrafted] to elpy [Closet], editing pics and otherwise carrying on online. Fun is!

Post Picture: Burgeoning button love. I'm getting into them. Most of them have come as freebies. I can see it could be dangerous. I'm attracting to little cute things.

elpy [Closet]

So because I'm more than a little obsessed with organizing at the moment, I decided, on a very big whim, to open another shop. Yes, that bring my total to three but there are really only two active shops. I'm calling it elpy [Closet]. It's for destashing. I buy more than I need so I'm passing it on. It's pretty bare bones now, but I'll be listing more in the coming days.

I feel almost like I had a second child. (IRL there are no little LPs yet) It's exciting but tiring as I divide my attention between the two, do what I must to make the adjustments, fill out the forms, settle into a routine.

It'll make me work harder on elpy [Handcrafted]. My item total will drop drastically once everything's been moved over. I think it'll be easier to look at, easier for me to see what I have, what I need to make. I think it's a good move. I'm pleased.

Post Picture: Banner for newest shop.

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Where does my resolve go from day to day? It's most confusing.

Finished those magnets and another set yesterday. I love this particularly photo. (It's clickable, as I always try to make my item pics.) I'm resisting the urge to rephoto all the others. Maybe one at a time, over a few days I'll do it.

So my super-secret earring project, that has been burning a hole in my brain for over a year, is on hold again. I need a bench pin. I didn't realize, being such a fanatical DIY-er (and being broke as a joke in the past and therefore taking no class), that it helps you saw straight. Yeah. *doof* So the hunt is on for one.

I've started listing sewing patterns. I hope they sell. Mom and I have oodles. *crafty hoarders* I'm only going to list uncut ones. It bothers me some that I now have two destash sections in my shop. But I think it's better than to overrun the first one with patterns. I know there will be a lot. I'm all about organizing right now.

Slow work continues on my site. It's kinda fun to read something and then code it. Old school from way back, WHAT?!