And here is my shophandmade shop. I considered just removing all the listings, but instead I think I will mark them all half off. I did put a lot of work into creating those listings after all. I have only sold a couple of items on shop handmade, so I did consider closing my shop, but there is so much that I love about the site. Even if I don't sell, I am happy to know that I have contributed to preserving a small amount of rainforest with each item I list. Even more is preserved with each sale. Items are easy to list, and the only thing I risk is lost time, since all the listings are sponsored. I think I'll give it another shot once I get fully back into the swing. So please, if you get a chance, take a look at my listings. I'll try to add more soon.
My shophandmade shop

Back at Beading

I am finally thinking about getting back into beading. I know that it will be a long time til I commit the kind of time to beading that I was able to before I had my children, probably not til my children are fully grown, but I do think I can start spending a little time to pick up my hobby. I was invited to sell on one evening at our local park district. I don't expect that to bring in a ton of revenue, but I will sell everything at a discounted price in order to move my old inventory. I will probably list all my stuff on etsy at a discounted price as well. That might help me get a jump start, and I'll feel better about making new stuff. I don't have a storage room that I can committ to jewelry alone. If I did then maybe I wouldn't be so eager to move it.
I can't actually begin my etsy site until I get my camera hooked up. When that will be, I'm not sure, but I really wanted to add a new post to my blog anyway since it's been a very long time since it's been updated. I will continue to keep current, at least that's my plan. My interests in beading do vary regularly. As you can see from my last posts, I was interested in beach glass at the time. I still am; in fact, I recently purchased even more. I made a couple of pieces after getting the beads in the mail, so I maybe I can post some pictures of those. But it's difficult for me to get a hold of the real deal, natural beach glass. I will probably continue to look for it anytime I go home for a visit, just because it's so much fun, like finding treasure on a beautiful sandy playground. But in the meantime, I have a lot of beautiful gemstones and furnace glass, crystal and metal, wood and shell beads I can use. There are so many to choose from in my many bead boxes.
I will try to post pictures of some of my favorite creations and announce any new forum I have found for selling. Speaking of which, I am interested in selling at the Evanston Care Fair. I'll have to see if I'm organized enough to pull this off. It mostly depends on if my family can handle an afternoon without me, and I'm still not certain they can.
Thanks for following me. Sorry about the delay, and as I said, I'll try to make up for it from here on.