NCTriangle Thursday ~ I Heart You

It's NCTriangle Thursday and today I'm showcasing

some of this Etsy team's beautiful handcrafted jewelry designs

that I would love to have for Sweetheart's Day...

hope hubby reads this post and buys me some!!!

Etsymom Monday! All You Need is Love

Changes are coming to my blog! The 1st is a weekly Etsymom Monday spotlight on the wonderfully talented Etsymoms, talented artisans who handcraft their unique items with love! Check back on Thursdays for a feature on the NC Triangle team's beautiful designs!

xo

Birthday Cake, Scrapbooking & Snow!

Yesterday I spent the most wonderful BiRtHdAy with my loving family! Mother Nature graced us with a pretty blanketing of snow, hubby followed up with pancakes, bacon & eggs in bed and I spent the day doing all the things I enjoy most: playing Wii with the kiddos, scrapbooking (started this mini album from scraps with the quick & easy Kenner Road tutorial ) and snuggling with hubby. Just when I thought the day couldn't get any better, I gorged myself on a delightful dinner of steak with some crazy good marinade, crabcake, baked potato and veggie, oh and let's not forget the Moscato! The night ended on a high note with the Jayhawks defeating K-State...so much for the so-called "Octagon of Doom!" Turning 29 again is not so bad after all...

Coming Soon!

Have so many ideas percolating in this crafty little head of mine, here are the latest: wedding and travel inspired journals...coming soon!

Loaded with Goodies ~ 1st Post in 2010

I am seriously going to have start scheduling posts!!! Since I made the decision to focus a lot more on CuStOm work until the wee ones are older, I have been working non-stop for many weeks now and I am LOOOOVIN it! This year I'm concentrating my efforts on Slowing down to speed up! What's that all about you ask? Well, in slowing down to get myself more organized and keep my priorities together, God, Family and then Business, I have seen an increase in my productivity. So, enough chatter and let me share what I've been up to! I'd have to say I have a penchant for baby stuff, so I was extremely giddy while working on these two mini albums...I think the covers turned out well.

While I haven't made up my mind yet, I'm thinking of starting another blog for my creative musings and keeping this one for promoting other crafty mompreneurs, so stay tuned for more details!

Sneak Peek!

Looking back over the past year I can see how much I've grown as a scrapbooker and now paper crafter...I am enjoying this artistic journey immensely! After my hubby and kids, what brings me the most joy is creating something memorable for someone else. This is a little peak at some delicate pink and green crepe rosettes that will make a beautiful holiday banner for my good friend at Mommy Mafia Designs.

Yulemart was a Blast!!

The holidays are such a busy season for us crafters and I finally have a few minutes to update you on my recent endeavors! What's consumed my life for the past 2 months or so? My first really big holiday craft fair! Yep, I took the big plunge and had a booth at the Yulemart right before Thanksgiving. I can't tell you how many all-nighters I pulled preparing for this thing and while it wasn't as profitable on the spot as I would have liked, the exposure has generated several custom orders. So, for any of you contemplating a big fair and not sure about profits, if you do custom orders you will probably see a return on your investment in the near term! The downside of being so sleep-deprived is my brain was just a tad numb during the fair which is why I don't have many pictures! I made good friends with some incredibly talented artists, like Tandra from Prim and Proper who inited me to sell some items in her shop! Along with providing motivation for new art, like the hand-colored and -glittered digital stamp tags, I have a sense of what the "popular" items were. Overall, this fair was a wonderful experience...I'm already planning for next year!