Sky High Apple Pie and a Motor Boat...

"But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes"

I had high hopes the last time I talked with you. I was going to get organized and be more productive with my creativity.

"All problems just a toy balloon
They'll be bursted soon
They're just bound to go pop
Oops there goes another problem kerplop"

I would like to blame working long and strange hours, but it is really procrastination. And the impossible belief that somehow it will just magically straighten it's self out.

"Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary"

I have managed to create a few pieces of jewelry, amp up a t-shirt, and take up sketching. No pics as of yet but hopefully soon.
The good news is that my crafting area is all cleaned up. The bad news is that it was moved to storage to make room for a visit by my daughter and grandson. ( the storage part, not the visit).

Planning a few quick summer clothes projects to hopefully be finished before summer is over, lol.
And to bring back my supplies a box at a time, organizing each before the next one comes homes.

"Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide"

I often feel like a pack-rat swimming against a tide of disorganization.  But with everything out of the house, there is actually room to organize. I'm off to buy a motorboat and beat that tide.

Lyrics from High Hopes Frank Sinatra and High Hopes Pink Floyd.

Making Lemonade

I have  "piddled" with making jewelry and bags for many years and I kept dreaming of doing it more often. I especially dreamed of selling my "stuff", mostly so I could clear out some inventory and then shop for more!

Other than selling at the occasional craft fair/flea market, I never got around to getting serious about it. There were a number of reasons including the fact that I worked over 40 hrs a week for over a year, but the biggest one is probably my lack of organization.

Enter the lemon: I got laid off and it's seems that the job market isn't getting any friendlier despite what the politicians say. Time and more time to craft.  And incentive to conquer hurdle #2... organization and time management. When those 40+hr checks stop coming in, it's hard to justify a little thrift store trip to buy more vintage fabrics and broken jewelry. Not when I have more than I have room for already.

But... If I make some stuff, I clear room for more "supplies". And if I sell some of the "stuff" I made... then I can buy more!    LEMONADE!!

So I finally opened an Etsy store and got a Facebook page. I "officially" have a business.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/A2E2U


https://www.facebook.com/A2E2ULegacyCreations

 The inspiration behind the name and behind all the crafting I do : My grandma Alice.

{A-Alice
 2- to
 E- Ethyl(that's me)
 2- to
 U- You  }
 
 


 


Now I just have to figure out how to get them seen and to stock it up.

There's that pesky time management thing again.

Wish me luck!