Limbo

Looks like it's about time for a status update. I haven't posted since, um, April, right? Okay, I'll catch you up on what's been happening. Over the last 6 months, I've been packing up and paring down our possessions in anticipation of moving out of NY. I also put my Etsy business on hold so I could get everything in order for the move. I have been travelling back and forth to SC to visit family and such, and in August, I lost my grandmother. Then my husband left the Navy after ten years of service to his country at the end of October. We had big dreams to move back to Jacksonville, FL, where we could be close to friends and family, unfortunately, work is hard to come by everywhere, and my husband has had no luck finding a job in his field in Jacksonville. We have been trying since August to sell our house (without success, I might add). I don't care what the experts say, the economy stinks. So, needless to say, we've had to revise our gameplan. Although it's not financially ideal, we're going to take the house off the market and keep it until the market recovers a little. My husband has opened his job search to the entire Southeast. We have our fingers crossed for a job in TN or NC, but our only requirements at the moment are to live somewhere within a day's drive of the family and to have enough money to pay the bills. Last Friday, we packed up our essentials and moved in with my parents in SC for the holiday season or until my husband finds a job, whichever takes longer. As of now, we are officially in limbo. I'll let you know how it goes, heh.

My SC Treasury

Hi! I know it's been a while, but now I have something to talk about. I've been wanting to make an SC-themed treasury for some time now, but I've never been lucky enough to snag a treasury space when one became available. However, Etsy has introduced Treasury East, which allows users to create treasuries at their leisure, so I took the initiative to put one together yesterday. Here's a screenshot:

Here's the permanent link: http://www.etsy.com/treasury/e085ea1dfc6fcb4b4f1f9600 . Feel free to click on the items and leave a comment or two!

Long time, no see

It's been a little while since I've truly posted anything. My treasury post was an unexpected, slapped together post, so I don't count that one :). There are two reasons I haven't been blogging. One, I started a new weight loss regimen and a new blog along with it. I've been focusing primarily on that blog, since I'm serious about reaching my weight loss goals this time. The second reason I haven't been blogging here is I've been working on the new look for this blog on my test site, and things aren't really working out like I'd like them to, so I've been focusing on trying to make that right so I can get the new look implemented on this site. Oh yeah, there's another reason too. I haven't had anything to say that's worth blogging about! I'm seriously considering expanding this blog to include more than just topics about my crafting. That's all just conjecture at this point. Anyway, that's all for now. Maybe I'll have something to post about soon.

Truly Flattered!

Imagine my surprise this evening when I log onto Etsy and see that I have been featured in a treasury! Check it out: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=119312

I was quite flattered that my "A Thousand Welcomes" Black Celtic Knot Sign was deemed worthy to be featured along with all these other great items. I want to send a big thank you out to Barn Owl Primitives for choosing my sign to be in this treasury just in time for St. Patrick's Day! Barn Owl, you rock!

Not much doing...

So lately there hasn't been much going on in my workshop. I've been focusing on spring cleaning - getting closets organized, sorting things out to go to Goodwill and the yard sale we're having this May. I've gotten two closets completely organized (just curious how long they'll stay that way). I continue to find clutter, clutter, clutter, and I'm not sure where it's coming from. I'm not a sentimental person, so I don't hang on to stuff just because so-and-so gave it to me. I also like items in my home to have a practical use in addition to being decorative, so I don't typically keep kitsch. To be honest, I do have a few items I just like to have around, but there aren't that many, so it confuses me to see the piles of stuff I have accumulating in my designated yard sale corner. Wherever it's coming from, I hope it generates some pocket change at the yard sale!

Anyway, that's what I've been up to. See you next time!

I got a present!

My husband went out to Barnes and Noble the other night to pick up some new books to read. While he was there, I he picked up something for me that's pretty nifty. It's box set consisting of colored pencils, a pencil sharpener, 80 different Celtic knot designs, and a book about the history of the Celts. This kind of thing is right up my alley, and all the examples of knotwork should provide me with some inspiration for new signs.

Now for a confession. I set out at the beginning of this year to increase my shop's inventory to at least 50 items. My intent was to post a new listing every other day or so to keep myself near the top of the searches. Well, it's pretty obvious that I haven't kept up with my shop. I still only have a meager 14 items in my shop, and the last time I listed a new item was back in January, I think. My heart just hasn't been in it - the item listing, that is. I think I'm not going to try to fight it. Right now my intuition is telling me just to pull myself away from my shop and work on other projects. I really want to make my shop great, I just don't feel that the time is right. Is that bad?

New supplies

A few days ago, I ordered some new supplies, and today they arrived. It always feels like Christmas when I get a package in the mail. So I'm off to go look them over and do some creating. Now if I could just get my lazy bum in gear and list some of these new creations...