Australian Chrysoprase

There is so much to do....so little time! Getting ready for my Trunk Show & Sale on Friday, yikes! I am trying to get some new things made and this bracelet is one of them. I am very pleased with the simpleness of this design, the stones say it all. You can find this on my website

I am sure everyone is getting ready for their Thanksgiving feast, cooking, cleaning and some will be traveling. We won't be visiting family this holiday as we were back to Massachusetts and Connecticut this past spring, instead we will be walking across the lawn to our good friends house, what a treat it will be for me not having to cook. I know it will be a lovely day spent with good friends.

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The day after...

I had a fantastic show yesterday....the best yet, I still can't believe it! The show had great traffic all day with customers that were buying. I could not believe how busy I was! I do believe offering to accept credit cards is a huge plus, and I have been extremely pleased with Propay, the service I have been using, half of my sales were credit card sales and it makes me wonder how many sales I would have lost if I did not offer this service.

These photos are not the best, as I used my I-phone to take them. My booth is always a work in progress, tweaking the best way to display my wares and draw people to the booth. My use of antiques is a big help , people are drawn to the antique typewriter and pictures and such. Half of the battle is to get people to come into your booth. As I looked around the show and saw many booths that did not have traffic, I believe it is the lack of a good display. You can have the best things but if if they are not displayed well no one will notice. A back drape would be a good addition to my display, but I need to figure that one out. Like I said, it is a work in progress and evolves until it feels right.



There was one booth that was very simple but eye catching, called "Squirrel In The Attic". The name itself was a stopper! Jennifer a young military wife is the creative graphic designer behind this greeting card business. Her cards make you smile, laugh and say awwww! I kept going back and buying more. After talking to her I learned that she has an Etsy shop, so I told her I would post her to my blog. I sure hope you will go and check out her shop and her wonderful fun cards.

Peddling my Wares

Getting ready for a show is a lot of work, but I love it! I enjoy setting up and creating an inviting space for shopping. This afternoon I head over to the Embassy Suites Hotel in Murfreesboro Tn. to set up my wares for the Holly Day Marketplace to be held tomorrow. With a pre-show sale starting at 8:30am and the admission costing $35 I sure hope we have some serious shoppers ( maybe the mimosas and appetizers will loosen them up!).

A last minute bracelet I finished at 11:15 pm ( I am a night owl) featuring one of Summer Studios wonderful ceramic charms. I just LOVE Leanne's work! Have you checked out her little birdies, they are the cutest! You can find Blue Moss in my Flapyourwings Etsy shop.

Have a great day and weekend, I hope the sun shines on you where ever you are!

Sweet Pea...and the winner is!

And now for the drum roll....The winner of my Autumn Giveaway is Sara from Arts Afire, please get in contact with me so I can get your mailing address. Congratulations!!

I saw a little pea pod necklace like this in the latest Rings and Things supplement catalog, I could not resist making one. I had just received my new custom make fonts for stamping from Fundametals.net and thought it would be a great time to try them out.

I just love my new stamps, but will need to get use to using them as they line up a little different than the ones I currently use. I think I will try to make some tiny pea pods with tiny pearls, these are just a tad big for me, but it was a good experiment.

I am in LOVE with these little blue swallows from Patina Queen! This sweet little necklace is called Woodland Dreams and you can find it on my website.

Batman...don't you see it?

Here is my boy Jack as he suns himself today. He found himself the biggest sunbeam he could. I thought about joining him, how relaxing!

Doesn't Jacks shadow looks just like the "Bat" building in downtown Nashville, known also as The AT&T building. Check it out and you will agree!

Ok, last chance for my Autumn giveaway...I will be drawing the lucky winner in the AM.

Etsy Facebook Application

Etsy has come out with an app for your facebook profile or fan page. It is a great application and easy to do. Now you can have your Etsy shop on your facebook page, how cool is that?

Go to My Etsy and follow the directions. One little note: When adding the tab to your profile or fan page you may not see it in the drop down box but if you type in MyEtsy in the little search at the bottom it will bring it up.

Don't forget to enter my Autumn Giveaway! I have extended the drawing until Tuesday Am.

FUN FOR ALL!

Whimsical Trinket Charm Bracelet

I have a nice little stash of bits and pieces, doo dads and the such in my studio, you just never know when you might need one of those things. Lets face it we all have a little stash of things to some extent, be it a junk drawer or work table or that basket of found items you have in the laundry room all those things you found in the dryer. So last night I decided to put some of my trinket stash to good use and created a charm bracelet. Many of the trinkets I used are vintage and some of them are new. I especially love the "Good Time Token" I think it says it all and on the reverse side it says "Fun For All". There you go...what more do you need?

So what do you save? What is the one thing you just can't throw out?
Don't forget to check out my Autumn giveaway. ~ Enter Here ~ Drawing to be held on Tuesday Am.