Etsy Sampler Bag

Hi what a great and interesting night we had putting our etsy sampler bags together. A good time was had by all. We did a little crafting and talking. We ate, what is a get together without food and the evening ended with a splash! We put together two sampler bags with five artists represented in each bag. They would retail for 50.00 but we are getting in the holiday spirit and they will be only 25.00 each. If you go to my etsy store the etsyrain logo is the only thing listed along with the artist who are represented in the bag. Here is the place you get to find out what is in each bag. One is listed for now and the second one will be listed soon. you will need to check back to see what is revealed. Check out the links on my site one will take you there. Have a safe journey. This is a wonderful way to get at least 5 Christmas gifts crossed off the list, that is if you do not keep any for yourself. Please leave a comment under the picture and tell us what you think. Have a good one!
Sherrie

I am on a roll

I just finished a new design of my pop up Christmas tree card. I added a wire beaded tree topper on it. This card comes nicely packaged with a red envelope and a small gift tag.I sold out on these at my craft fair in Everett Wa. I am hoping they will do well on esty. I had a list of goals to complete today and I have completed all of it already. I am jumping up and down with joy. I have a day off all to myself and it is amazing what you can get accomplished. I am out of most of my candles so I poured tea lights with a new scent of Birthday cake. I am including these with my etsy sample bag of Birthday related cards and candles. I made two Christmas scents and poured two clear glass mugs with the scent of coffee with cream and sugar. It smells quite interesting in my house with all these scents swirling around. I have almost all of the items written up and pictures taken. I am going to put one or two on line starting tonight. I am not doing any more shows this year and so I am focusing on etsy. I say that and then I get discouraged but I am going to keep to my goal list. My grandson and daughter are arriving this week for 2 and half months and so I needed to get what I can done before the holiday rush and before I get distracted by my grandson.

Visions of what? Dancing where?

I started to write this blog and my computer froze up so I got wise and I wrote it on word and I will copy and paste it. I can be so slow sometimes. I have completed two art fairs and I have called it quits for the season. I have shocked my husband and my family. I love the craft shows, getting ready, designing the table, talking to the customers and the venders. I do well at these events. Much better than on etsy. I need to create more inventory and I do not have the energy to go crazy making more candles. I have decided to be selfish and think about me and only me. I believe we all need to do this from time to time and in the end it really isn’t selfish at all but a necessity of life. With the holidays approaching us I am already feeling the push and I do not like it. We have almost the entire month of Dec booked with one event or another and a few more who want us to put them on 0ur calendar. ENOUGH ALREADY. I stomp by feet and I say STOP!!!! I will not be attending the church recital and if you would like our company please stop by before Christmas, we would love to see you. Just call first to see if we are home. I am going to take time to cook, to bake, to sing off key, to reflect and to run in the rain with my grandkids. I am going to do one random act of kindness each week starting with thanksgiving weekend in honor of my son law and in memory of my father in law. I am making time to cut our tree to have our traditional toast to celebrate the things we are thankful for this year and to share the dreams I have for the coming year. I am taking time to mend a fence with my oldest son that was damaged in a horrible stormy misunderstanding. I am going to toast my son in law who will not be with us this holiday season because he is in Iraq. I am going to remember and mourn the passing of my father in law who had a courageous and long struggle with cancer. I am going to take time to reflect on a year that brought me great sorrow, happiness, struggles and joy. I am going to say no to the things that I feel obligated to do and I will say yes to the things that I want to do and that bring me joy. You can find me sitting quietly in front of my fireplace sipping a scotch on the rocks. Bring it on!

Here I sit silent and weary

Okay I try to be the optimist but today has challenged that. I found it a little hard to find something good.Okay there was one thing good and positive I got to go to work and did not have to sit at this horrible craft show. If it was not for the fact I did this craft show to be moral support for my mom I think I would have lost my hair. I got up at the crack of a bad word to help my mother set up for a two day craft show at her retirement complex. After I set up I still had to go to my real job. In the end that was a blessing. There was a total of 12 people who came through. AHHHHHHHHHH! And yes I will going back tomorrow because my mother has another engagement and I am to man the table. AHHHHHHHH. I hope you can hear that primal scream. I love my mom and this is her one show a year and she enjoys sitting and talking with her friends. I am there basically to unpack, fetch food and water and pack up. The vendors ( 9 in total) are nice. I did make a 5.00 sale before I had to go off to work. Okay you see now are two things that were positive. So maybe it wasn't a bad day after all. I spent the afternoon with my mom and had a nice meal with her. Tomorrow is another day by myself in a retirement community who know me as OH this is Joanie's oldest girl( as if I was 10)as they point at me and move on. I just hope no one pats me on the head! More to come as the saga continues.............