I seem to have fallen off the wagon in terms of The Year of Jewelry...moving, the beginning of summer, traveling and starting work have all thrown my jewelry under the rug, so to speak. But I've got three, count'em, THREE custom orders going right now, so expect to see some catch-up work posted soon. Okay, that's not as many as the weeks I missed, but they'll get me back on track for the rest of them. That's the plan!
And here are some lovely, lovely people who have blogged about my work! The giveaway's already over, sorry folks, but I'm posting the link anyway. Stephanie from BabesRockinMami got a lovely custom set for her review, gave me some new perspective on colors and gave me a great birthday present a month ago when she posted a glowing review. Daffy from BatCrapCrazy, the second link, was the winner of the giveaway, and just LOVED the My Fair Lady earrings...they weren't originally on the table for giving away, but she was so nice about it and liked them so much, I didn't see a reason to say no. After all, every artist wants her work going to a happy home. She even likes them enough now that she has them, and is fantastic enough, to blog about them!
The feedback both from them and from their readers and commenters is really encouraging, and if I can get my butt back in gear, I'm beginning to think maybe this dream could be viable after all. If people like my work that much, then really I just need to get the word out so that people KNOW they like it that much. And these two lovelies have just kickstarted that process. Thank you SO, so much, you guys. It really means a lot.
http://babesrockinmami.com/?p=3920
http://batcrapcrazy.blogspot.com/2011/06/flight-of-fancy.html
I'm planning to participate in some more review/giveaways soon, (and post them while they're still active,) so uhh...keep on the lookout, my friends.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Whoosh
My work is beginning in earnest in about, oh, 9 hours, so I kind of (really) need to sleep, but I just wanted to post an update so all three of you guys know I'm still here. :]
So, I'm now about 4(? 5?) weeks behind on...oh, pretty much everything related to Letterbox Lion. Including the Year of Jewelry Project...this could take some effort to recover, but I'm sure I'll manage. (GOT SOME STUFF UP MY SLEEVE.)
This is for a few very specific reasons: travel, work, and SLACKING OFF. I spent a lot of time packing up and moving stuff (while taking exams) and then immediately went home for a week's vacation, not taking any of my jewelry-making supplies. I came back for about two days and then went off to my lovely boyfriend's house for another week-and-change...and I've been trying to figure out how to live in a place with a kitchen since then. Buying for oneself is very...fulfilling, in some ways, but scary in the way that I don't know anything about nutrition. To be safe I'm eating as much protein as I can because I still doubt that I'll end up getting enough. Also, I learned to play Settlers of Catan. It's great! Enough about that, though! Jewelry!
I'll be starting up again soon. I have two custom pieces in the works...one for a housemate, a very manly soccer player who likes shiny things (oh man, I love my housemates) and one for the review/giveaway I did at http://babesrockinmami.com/ - (Congratulations Daffy!) - so hopefully that will be the kick-in-the-pants I need to get me back on the beadin' path, as they say. They do, I swear. Oh, man, I need sleep.
....And I just realized I never posted here about the review/giveaway. OOPS. That was a full day, I'll blame it on that...it was my 20th birthday. Oh yes, I turned 20. I know, I know, don't tell me I'm young, I already heard it from about 20 people.
Also, this place I'm living: I'm not religious, but now that I'm staying in a Jewish neighborhood, the food is all amazing. Cheese blintzes, the taste of my childhood! Kichel, ruggulah (sp?) and every kind of bagel! Matzah ball soup just like mom used to make, quite literally! I'm hoping to drag my boyfriend over for visits as often as possible so I can expose him to all the foods I loved (and hated...gefilte fish? blech.) growing up. I LOVE this town!
Bed time for Leo. Please forgive her her incomprehensibility.
So, I'm now about 4(? 5?) weeks behind on...oh, pretty much everything related to Letterbox Lion. Including the Year of Jewelry Project...this could take some effort to recover, but I'm sure I'll manage. (GOT SOME STUFF UP MY SLEEVE.)
This is for a few very specific reasons: travel, work, and SLACKING OFF. I spent a lot of time packing up and moving stuff (while taking exams) and then immediately went home for a week's vacation, not taking any of my jewelry-making supplies. I came back for about two days and then went off to my lovely boyfriend's house for another week-and-change...and I've been trying to figure out how to live in a place with a kitchen since then. Buying for oneself is very...fulfilling, in some ways, but scary in the way that I don't know anything about nutrition. To be safe I'm eating as much protein as I can because I still doubt that I'll end up getting enough. Also, I learned to play Settlers of Catan. It's great! Enough about that, though! Jewelry!
I'll be starting up again soon. I have two custom pieces in the works...one for a housemate, a very manly soccer player who likes shiny things (oh man, I love my housemates) and one for the review/giveaway I did at http://babesrockinmami.com/ - (Congratulations Daffy!) - so hopefully that will be the kick-in-the-pants I need to get me back on the beadin' path, as they say. They do, I swear. Oh, man, I need sleep.
....And I just realized I never posted here about the review/giveaway. OOPS. That was a full day, I'll blame it on that...it was my 20th birthday. Oh yes, I turned 20. I know, I know, don't tell me I'm young, I already heard it from about 20 people.
Also, this place I'm living: I'm not religious, but now that I'm staying in a Jewish neighborhood, the food is all amazing. Cheese blintzes, the taste of my childhood! Kichel, ruggulah (sp?) and every kind of bagel! Matzah ball soup just like mom used to make, quite literally! I'm hoping to drag my boyfriend over for visits as often as possible so I can expose him to all the foods I loved (and hated...gefilte fish? blech.) growing up. I LOVE this town!
Bed time for Leo. Please forgive her her incomprehensibility.
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