All moved in!

Well, Dave and I are all moved in to the new place! It was a long day last Friday when we moved, but thanks to some awesome friends and co-workers, we got everything moved in before Dave had to go to work, and on Saturday I even had help unpacking :) It's nice to be out of the college apartment scene -- the neighborhood is quiet, there's no loud parties, and a police officer lives across the street. There are three guys that live downstairs, but they don't seem like they'll be any trouble. We share a washer and dryer with them, in the basement, which is much nicer than the coin-operated ones I have been using for the past year.
We also have a lot more space -- I'm used to cramming all of my stuff in to a tiny bedroom, and now I have a full kitchen, living room, and bathroom to spread things out - not to mention a nice big closet in the living room that I've pretty much taken over (sorry Dave!). I have yet to fully unpack all of my craft stuff, but with 3 craft shows coming up in August and September, I need to build up my inventory again!

Oops...

Sorry, I haven't posted in a very long time again... I've been so busy with my class, internship, and job that I haven't had time to post much...

Anyway... I am moving on Friday (YES!), so my life is currently filled with packing, organizing, and trying to get rid of as much excess stuff as possible. Luckily I have freecycle for that! Freecycle is also helping me get some new things for my apartment that I will be needing. My crafting/Etsy stuff is currently on hiatus until I move, since my desk is covered in boxes right now. My big festival time is right around the corner, so I'm getting all of my applications turned in. I will be at Pridefest and Summerfest for sure this year, and hopefully Rock Bend Folk Festival as well. I will keep you all updated, so you can stop out and see me and all of my stuff in person!

Mankato Solstice

So, on a whim I decided last Friday that I would set up my booth at the Mankato Solstice festival on this past Sunday (which also happened to be father's day). I made a mad dash to add some more stock to my inventory so my table wouldn't be TOO empty, and I even threw some Bohemian Kitty stuff in there to see how that would go over. It ended up being a loooong day (the vendor portion of the event ran from 12-9, but I had to be set up by 11 or so). I had two tables, but once again no tent :( It wouldn't have been too much of a problem, but it was VERY sunny, and VERY warm on Sunday, and I ended up with quite a bit of a sunburn. The people were all rather friendly though, and I saw quite a few people that I knew. The booth next to mine ended up being someone I know from Anthropology, so it gave me someone to talk to, someone to watch my booth if I needed to go away, and of course, the much needed shade that I didn't get enough of... Overall sales were pretty good. Devil ducky earrings went well, of course, and I sold a few pieces that I've had sitting around for a while that I wasn't entirely sure would sell. I also sold a few matchbook notepads -- I brought them hoping they'd be a good low price point for people, and they seemed to work well for that.
All in all it was a successful event -- definitely a show I will consider doing next year. I'll admit that I didn't really know what to expect when I signed up, but between the vendors, the music, and the absolutely beautiful day, I had a great time :)

(sorry, I forgot my camera, so no pictures...)

Always starting, never finishing...

I've noticed more and more lately that I tend to START a lot of projects, I just end up getting distracted by one thing or another before I get a chance to finish it, then when I get free time again, I forget about the original thing and start something. I have so many half-finished craft projects, video games, articles.... I really need to start finishing all of those things. I bought a little cross-stitch kit at Hobby Lobby the other day, because I haven't cross-stitched in awhile. I started it a few days ago, and I've been working on it for a little bit every day. I'm almost, and I'm excited that I am actually going to COMPLETE something... I think maybe it is because the weather has been sort of rainy and gray here for the past few days. I find it easier to sit inside and work on projects if the weather isn't that great. When it's sunny and nice outside, I usually want to go to the park to play frisbee or go on a walk -- something to enjoy the fresh air, nice breeze, and warm summer weather.

All this talk of nice weather has me wishing I didn't have to go to work in an hour... Oh well, at least it's gray and gloomy again today.

Have a great day!

PayPerPost

I promised that I would blog more often after my little hiatus, so here it is!

With my recent $11,000 purchase of a car (a 2005 Toyota Corolla --so much money, but it's so beautiful!), I've been a little short on cash. After looking at different opportunities to make money and a desire to NOT spend every waking moment of my life slaving away at my "day job" (as much as I love scooping ice cream, there are only so many screaming children and cranky parents that I can handle in a week) I decided to go with something I saw mentioned a few times on the Etsy.com forums -- payperpost PPP is a site for bloggers that allows you to write reviews on websites, products, services, etc. In exchange for reviewing and advertising their product, the company pays you a certain price. Payments range from a few dollars to over $100. This is my first post, so I do not have much to say about how the whole thing works, but I'm sure that is something I will learn as I do more posts. I am hoping that this experience will give me the chance to earn some cash, learn about some new products, and get some more exposure for my little old blog!

My apologies...

I've been MIA for nearly a month... Wow. Lots has happened with my life, school, work, my etsy shop... I bought my first car, that was certainly an adventure... But regardless, I will be posting here more often again, now that I've gotten a lot of stuff "out of the way" if you will...

Busy as a bee

Sorry for the cliche, but I thought it sounded cool. And bees make me think of hot summer days. Anyway, I'm sorry I haven't been updating in over a week, I have been REALLY busy with school (next week is finals!), and I have been working quite a bit as well.
I'm currently working on a custom order for a friends mom for mothers day. Two projects, actually -- a pair of earrings and a necklace, one for a mother and one for her "pseudo-mom." I haven't done a custom order in awhile, so it's been fun. I love trying to create new stuff, although sometimes it's hard to be creative when my mind is stuffed with school-related stuff...

I also STILL haven't finished building my lightbox that I bought all the supplies for weeks and weeks ago, but I promise I will get it done soon and show the new pictures. Since next week is finals week, I'll finally be done with a lot of my stress, so I'll have quite a bit more free time. I'll be working more, but I won't have homework and studying hanging over my head all the time...

Have a great day!