just listed and one of my hearts

Just listed in my etsy shop are the fun autumn inspire hang tags. You get 5 tags each of six different patterns. All hand strung and ready to go. Great for scrapbookers, gift givers, and sellers alike! Check them out.




And to show it is not all about me, how about a peek in to my hearted etsy favorites.
This cute little "tab" is by Circa Ceramics It has sold out already, of course. I must have good taste. My favorites sell out like lightening fast.

And sold!

Woohoo, I sold my first item on etsy this week. It happened to be the pendant I blogged about in sneak peek. I still don't have my shop fully stocked, but I am working on it. I bought a fabulous pattern for a swing coat earlier this week, and that has taken up some of my time. My goal is to have 10-15 more items up by Friday. Wish me luck!

Done!

But it took much longer than I anticipated to get through my first listing. Now I must head off to my "real job". All the hooplah (well in my eyes) about my launch, and I get one item listed. Ha! Ok, I am going to be late if I don't run!

I need an anxiety pill.

Oh, I am so nervous! I set today as the deadline to officially open my etsy shop. Well, the day has come. I am scared to death. I have a a big case of the butterflies in my tummy. Why? I don't know. Just jitters I guess.

I still haven't decided how many items to list today. I have read so much info in the last several weeks. My brain is hurting. I want to have a nice full shop, but I don't want to compromise the much talked about exposure. And I certainly don't want to bump the other wonderful artists by listing a bunch at once. So I will probably list two or three things a day over the next several days.


Unless, I chicken out. Ha! No I will not.
Because........................
OK, before I launch into a Stuart Smalley monologue, I am going to go.
Wish me luck!

Etsy store sneak peek

Dandyapple Etsy store launch countdown. Three days. The deadline is fast approaching! Here is a sneak peek of a dandy little pendant that will be in the shop.

vintage fabric finds

I am a fabricaholic and a vintage fabric junkie.
Do I need more fabric?
Absolutely not!
Can I pass it up?
Absolutely not!
Here are some of my latest finds.

fancy smancy lunch bag

Since I am determined to lose the new found biscuit weight, I have been trying to do better at eating the right foods at the right times. I am a very bad eater. It is not that I eat tons of junk. I just don't eat often. I will survive on coffee most of the day at work because I am "too busy", and then eat too large of a meal when I get home. I must do better. I need to plan nutritious meals to take to work and commit to actually eat them! But what should I carry my nourishment in? A plain ol' brown paper lunch sack is no fun. This inspired me to search etsy for lunch bags.

I love love love this one from rickrackqueen's shop. It is made from oilcloth so it is cleanable. And I love the colors. I am going through a deco inspired color phase right now. I love the baby blues and jadite greens with a splash of read. Especially cherries. I can't get enough of cherry prints right now. But, alas this bag has sold. Shucks.


I also love this one from lotnineteen. It is so classy looking and I love the contrast of the linen and cotton print. And the drawstring to keep my nutritious goodies in place.

So, I have some more browsing to do. And I probably need to convince myself a little more that if I have a fancy smancy lunch bag, will I be apt to use it? Well sure!

the four and a half pound biscuit

So I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago. Did not go anywhere, just stayed around the house and got to do the things that I love all week. Cook, craft, go junkin, play Suzy Homemaker. I spent much time perfecting a wonderful southern buttermilk biscuit recipe. I made a batch nearly everyday. Sometimes two batches. Good stuff. There's nothing like a good biscuit. And I can now produce a darn good biscuit, if I do say so myself. Life is good when you start the day with a fresh, hot, dense yet fluffy, flaky, buttery biscuit with strawberry jam.

Yes life is good! Until it is time to go back to work, and you realize that your dressy work clothes don't quite fit like they did a week prior. Four and a half pounds worth of the good life is now hanging out around my mid section and thighs!

So what's a girl to do? Buy a new wardrobe? Yeah right! I suppose I will be wearing my more snugly fitting attire until I lose the biscuits. Eat right and exercise. Fun Fun!

12 days to Etsy store launch

I have made up my mind to do something I have been thinking about for over a year. I have set up an Etsy shop. It is absolutely amazing the number of talented folks on Etsy. I have lost a great deal of time searching through all the wonderful items and adding them to my "one day" list.

Since, I work much better if I have a looming deadline, I have set my grand opening date for August 14. I have been busy crafting, taking pictures, researching, and fretting over putting my handcrafted goodies "out there" for the world to see. Wish me luck.

WOW those pics were poopy!

Since I have declared that I am officially back from blog hiatus (previous post) . I have been looking at the pics from older posts. Wow they are poopy. But not anymore!I received a new digi cam over the holidays from the wonderful hubster. And I love love love it! New and improved pics coming soon....

back from blog hiatus

I am going to try to do better. Yes I am!