I'm just taking the time to say that I got my shot this morning, and everything went well. Only thing is that my arm is aching, and I'm on pain killers and ice, so typing is kinda hard for me at the moment. I'll be abck with more updates tomorrow, because for now, I've got little viruses being fought in my deltoids, and they HURT ME.
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We are *finally* able to go out without a winter coat. That's just awesome ! That mean I'll be able to take my light tent outside more often. (Yippee !) That also means that the snow is melting, which is even nicer, since I was a bit scared for my wedding. It is on May 17th, but we never know with more than 4 ft of snow to melt hehe. I don't really want to walk in the mud with my white dress and my satin shoes either, so let's cross our fingers for some very warm and dry weather for the next weeks.
I'm getting my hepatitis A shot tomorrow morning, that's going to cost =/ But I have to go get it, since I need it to travel to Mexico. They also recommended the tetanus shot, but I'm due in 2 years only. (Glad I don't have to get both shots, my arms will be DEAD) What I'm not looking forward to is not the shot itself, but the arm ache that I'll have for the next 3-4 days. I also tend to have a lot of fever when I'm sick, and I'm kinda scared to have some with the vaccine.
Anyway, off to work I am =)
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I'm happy I had some inspiration today ! I could finally use the nice fused glass beads I got from TheCraftyKind a couple of months ago. I really like how the earrings I made out of them turned out. The first pair I made was with deep chartreuse glass beads with a cranberry/orange dichroic band on top. I had trouble taking shots of this one, since the chartreuse tint is so deep that it appears to be almost black on the picture. But I do love how the dichroic band looks, as it really does justice to the real colors. I also noticed that pictures are so much nicer when I bring my light tent outside !
I had fun taking pictures too, since it was warm and sunny. Was about time spring would show up, honestly, because we still have snow, and I don't think I can live with it for a big while =P
The second pair of earring I made with the fused
glass beads are lime green and royal blue. They are gorgeous and I love them ! I also love how the colors cam out on the picture, as both the green glass base and the dichroic band are showing the real colors. I also took this picture outside, and the only thing I had to edit was the auto-contrast feature, since when you import pictures to your computer, they always appear darker and obviously need editing.
I listed both pairs on two different shops, the chartreuse pair on Etsy, and the lime green pair on Icraft.ca. I'll see how it goes ! I'm now making another pair from the third bead set I bought. I'll list the one I'm making right now On Winkelf or Icraft.ca, since I already got a lot of stuff on Etsy.
Also, I finished to upload my website's content tonight ! (Hooray !) I only need to buy that domain name tomorrow, and we'll be all set =) The only thing I'll need is to look for affiliates, to get more visibility, and I'll also keep on updating, so people see what's going on with the little crafty freak that I am !
Oh, and Look what I bought today =D One of Karen's Tree of Life pendant ! It is gorgeous =) I won't do anything with it, since I want to keep it for myself. I know she's been sick for a couple days now, with the whole hospital thing, and I don't mind waiting to get it ! I just didn't want anyone else to buy it... hihihi.
I don't know if it's the last one, but I know there was a limited amount of these pendants made, and I didn't really want to miss on it. My next purchase will be a vintage silver spoon bracelet for sure, they look to nice not to buy them... For nice glass pendants, visit http://FireChickTick.etsy.com !
Oh and Karen, I wish you get better as soon as possible, big hugs to you and your family !
I think that's all for today =)
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I recently sent an email to the manager of a sanctuary's souvenir boutique, asking if they were accepting consignment at the moment, and asking what I needed to do in order to be able to consign there. (That would be for my rosaries and rosary bracelets...) I got a response, and they are interested in supporting local artists, so I will take an appointment as soon as I have more stuff to show !
I'm very excited, but scared at the same time. I do not have any money to buy supplies, my credit cards are loaded to the top because of the wedding. I'm scared to miss out on opportunities, if I don't buy those supplies right now.
Also, my boyfriend is working on my wordpress website/blog, we are building a photo gallery and linking the pictures to my Etsy listings. That will look awesome. I took a premade theme, gave appropriate credit to the maker, and edited it to fit my colors. Up to now, it looks gorgeous. When I'm done with that, I will probably post a link here, so you guys can take a peek =)
Anyway ! I need to get back to work, the layout part is done, I just need to add more content.
La Giraffe is a shop that my sister and I opened on Etsy, to be able to sell our cards. We are sharing the ownership, and dividing profits according to our sales. I am looking forward to make more cards in the following months !
Take a peek =)
I also updated my Etsy store ! I don't really like the vintage listings interfering with the jewelry, but I'm not going to open another shop just for the sake of selling 3-4 vinyl records, that wouldn't be worth it.
I will be back alter, to update some more.
