I have been packaging order like a mad woman. But i almost see the light at the end of the tunnel....
And with my new camera (yes, i finally got one!) I can show you what i've been up to.
I received lots of custom orders last week. Custom gift sets, thank you cards for a baby shower, party invitations, and a large order of birthday cards.... and of course, all the other small orders in between. But finally, it feels so good to be done!
I got accepted to one of the sweetest shows coming to the west coast: Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco! I was so afraid to open the email when i got it, but once i did, i was jumping up and down. I will be sharing a booth with Christine from Chocolate and Steel. If you have never heard of Renegade, you must! The have been having shows on the east coast (Brooklyn and Chicago) for at least 6 years now.
Its 11:55 p.m friday night and i am officially on a break. Until monday morning. My goal was to do enough work during the week so i can enjoy my weekend. Oh boy, and did i have a crazy week!
On tuesday i got to hear my little avocado's heartbeat (yes, that is what it is this week)... and Tuesday i also go to find out, after so many hearts and sales... i go featured on Decor8! I am so thankful for free publicity :D I had already been super busy before that... i dont know, maybe because tax season is over? Well, but by Tuesday, i got even busier, with tons of sales pouring in. Again, so thankful.
And now i am beat. I was getting up at 6:30 a.m the last 3 days just so i could get to work and not feel guilty taking necessary naps in the afternoon.
So i was thinking... all these great sales coming in, but no time for fun? Well, the fun starts tomorrow! I get to go and buy a new camera! Yay! A sweet Canon Rebel :) And then head off to a wedding in the afternoon. Fun times.
-I have an endless list of custom order (custom as in VERY time consuming)
-A show this weekend that, again, i am not prepared for.
-16 weeks pregnant!
-But with a cold :(
But i had an amazing weekend! Two of my friends came to visit us this weekend. The three of us, and my husband all taught together in Moscow, Russia, and its been almost a year since i have seen them. We had such a great time together... one arrived from Seattle and the other one from Minneapolis. My friend from Minneapolis had never been on the west coast, so it was a blast showing her around. She really wanted to do Disneyland (hey, she is a first grade teacher), have In-N-Out burger, and touch the Pacific ocean. Easy.
Now they are gone, and i am sitting here working on custom order, and sick as a dog... with no drugs to help me feel better.
The last 14 weeks have been filled with joy and fear because of this little bean. I am so excited, and i am finally able to enjoy every minute of it.
I didn't have my doctors appointment until my 13th week, so we waited until then to tell our friends and family. After our past experience, we wanted to make sure everything was ok.
So this is my little bean, at exactly 13 weeks, see the long legs(on the left)? just like dad.
My best printer broke this week :( I cant even describe the feeling... but thankfully Epson will be replacing it... in 10 business days. I cant wait that long, my business cant sit for over two weeks waiting for a new printer to arrive. So i went shopping for a new printer. I am so excited, its even better than the one i had. But it was not cheap. So because i need a new printer, I am now behind a couple of hundred dollars toward getting a new camera.
I have so much new product that cant wait much longer (you know, i need to keep things fresh at my Etsy shop!) So i got the bright idea of asking a friend to borrow her camera! I know, i should of thought of this sooner, i just figured i would get my sweet new camera soon.
So that is life. New printer, hopefully new camera soon, and new products coming up on my Etsy shop.
I've been neglecting my blog :( I really need a new camera, i have so much to show you! Soon though...
Yes, it means we get to buy some furniture! I am so exicited... and i am going to get some stuff this weekend at Ikea: The Poang Chair....
Is'nt lovely? And those are the exact colors too. Our couch is a dark brown, so we want to get the Poang in the medium brown wood. Besides the chair, i am going to get some lamps... but i need to shop around for those. And our garage desperately needs some of these:
I love organizing, so this will be a fun project. All my shipping supplies are scattered, so i think its time i buy them a home. And this will be my next purchase sometime in the future: The Vika Gruvan Desk...
I want it soo bad... i just wish they would make the top in a brown. And the legs, i would get the ones that are not painted and paint them a dark brown.
One of the funnest things for me to do is google my shop name. No, not my name... that was back in high school ;) I love reading what other people are saying about me, and its all good things of course! And not only do i find one of my products being raved about, but i get to find such awesome blogs that i will bookmark forever. Here is the lastest blogs:
Greedy Girl
Casa Sugar
Shiloh's Girl
Sixelarium
Go visit them :)
I am as sick as a dog. It all started yesterday with a sore throat, and now its turned into chills and body ache. I think i might go to urgent care tonight...
On another note, i still dont have a camera. And i have several new designs to add to the shop... i dont know if i can wait another month or two! Yes, that is what the husband said...
One good thing is that this is almost ready: In-vita Paper Studio :D I found an awesome girl who put it up for me, all i had to do was design it because i have no clue about internet and all that jazz. And we will be working to take off that nasty banner at the top. So bookmark my new site, that will always take you to my Etsy shop. But just in case i dissapear from Etsy... you never know!
