5.21.2013

So...Hey!

Hey guys! Sorry it has been so long. I don't know where the time has gone...all I know is it is gone! Let me see...I think a list is in order. Here is a list of all the things that are happening in my life right now:
  1. I work all the time! 6 days a week 8 hours a day.
  2. I don't seem to have much free time to craft anymore.
  3. I love the Classic episodes of Doctor Who, I'm watching them on Amazon Prime.
  4. Apperantly, I dress eccentrically...
  5. I am now, "some lady" and no longer a girl :( 
  6. I got to the gym at least 5 days a week.
  7. I am trying all kinds of new things with my hair.
  8. I am reading through the Bible and am in Job right now.
  9. I love the Anne of Green Gables books, currently on book 7 and only one more to go : /
  10. I'm working on a 1/4" hexagon project with English Paper Pieces.
  11. I have fallen for AHHHs.
  12. I go to the movies like once a month.
  13. My laptop will not turn on.
  14. I still love Etsy trades and have tons to tell you about! 
  15. I now have a small collection of vintage Pyrex! 
  16. I learn all the time.
  17. There are so many things I want to do.
  18. I'm planning a trip to Disney World?!
  19. I miss my family : (
  20. Sometimes I feel busy and other times I don't...what is up with that? 
  21. I watch the Mythical Show when I remember too. 
  22. Jake is in Japan.
  23. I have a new facebook profile pic that everyone loves, but I think it's a lie because I don't really look like that.
  24. I want to blog better.
  25. I am thinking about 30 day challenges for my blog.
  26. I am thinking of different ideas for blog posts.
  27. I miss video games.
  28. I really like hand sewing! 
  29. I love my life, just the way it is and the way it was and the way it will be.
  30. I have so many goals!
  31. I may be addicted to fabric...
  32. I feel very strong in my faith.
  33. I have discovered froyo! 
  34. I like to get letters and packages in the mail.
  35. A friend has introduced me to GLEE...and I really like it! 
  36. I want to make a hexagon quilt! 
  37. I love having money to shop with.
There. I think that is it for now. I want to blog more and hope to be able to soon. I may have to experiment more with blogging via my iPad...

Missing Trades - Part 1: DMRHas2

Since I missed so many Tuesday Trades posts in the missing month I decided to do a series of the missing trades. Just to clarify, I got what I wanted in the trades and the shops I traded with got what they wanted...the missing part is just that I did not post them yet!

Okay, on to Missing Trades - Part 1


November was a great month for trades! I did sooo many! One of the cool trades, and the first of its kind was with DMRHas2. The reason it is the first of its kind is because I did not trade my jewelry for the items I got from this shop! No, indeed. I traded her some of my supplies that I did not think I would use. It was a great trade all around though.

I got these awesome little guys from her! Aren't they adorable! 


Cutest little owl charms ever! I love them so much...I cannot bear to use them! I could bear to get rid of these though: 


The metal beads is what she wanted. They were huge! Not really my style at all. I mean, what was I ever going to do with those?

Stay tuned, more missing trades to come!

Number twelve: Craft Show Failure

This may not seem like a highlight of the summer, but it really was. Yeah, I was close to tears during the show, but it all turned out good and I learned so much.


I had fun setting up the show. collecting the props and making others, making jewelry all summer (when I wasn't doing homework or working), and I spent the day with my mom since she came with me to the show.  I only had a couple of sales and I barely covered the cost of my booth fee. Pretty sad, that bit.

On the other hand, I got tons of compliments on my jewelry and every loved my displays. I learned that shows are not my favorite thing and they are much harder to sell at than you might think. I have a very deep, new-found respect for people that do shows all the time.

So that is my summer recap. It was great and I am so glad that everything happened the way that it did!  How was your summer? What great things happened in your life?