Category: Just some thoughts on stuff
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Creativity is a Work in Progress
I have been posting here about finding my creativity again and I finally decided it is a jump in with both feel and just start creating and that is what I am going to be doing. I have always found when I create, I create, it is just how it works. The more I create,…
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Creativity still in progress…
I wrote my post on creativity in April. It is now mid July and I am no closer to figuring out what in the world I want to do with myself. I look around me at all the wonderful things in my studio. All the things I could do, and all the things I can…
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Being Creative in todays world
I have been thinking a lot about creativity and what makes me happy . I look back to around 2012 or so, and I was an active blogger and blog reader. I did not really know that YouTube existed and I was in my studio all day creating, writing,reading other blogs, as well as books,…
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To Etsy or not to Etsy ……
I am once again questioning whether I should stay with Etsy, start my own website or join another online selling platform. I have a lot of really nice supplies , plus handmade items I am proud of, and at good prices but they do not get seen. I would be okay with lots of looks…
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A chapter closed, another one beginning ….
I have been going through a lot the last couple of years as anyone who has read t his blog for a while knows. Despite putting all my heart and soul into it, my business contines to shrink, not grow. I am currently stuck in a lease on a cabinet because I truely believed being…
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Happy New Year !!!
I am always excited about a new year !! There is nothing more promising then a fresh start, and the new year is the big one , the biggest fresh start we get, once every 52 weeks. The newness of the fresh year passes quickly as do many of our resolutions !! Regardless of…
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Gratitude and appreciation
Normally I post on beading or beads, or something along those lines. Today, however, I wanted to post about something else important to me. Gratitude and appreciation, as I put in the title. Today is my husbands birthday and it gave me a chance to realize how much I am grateful for him. He is my…
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Creating is an emotional thing.
Creating is very important. I think creativity makes us whole. When we are not creating there is something missing in us that we just cannot put our finger on. That being said, being creative is such a intrical part of us it can become an emotional thing too. When we create and work hard and…
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To bead, or not to bead, that is the question ….
I have not been able to work on jewelry for a while with a big move going on around our house. Our son in law was almost killed as a pedestrian while jogging when he was run down by an SUV . The driver fled but was captured and is facing trial but he has…
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Etsy versus Zibbet, Etsy won
the picture for the post is my Zibbet banner made by a dear friend. I wanted to share here lovely work as I made a decision today. I had gont over to zibbet and tried for a couple of months. I am not happy. I was not getting any looks at all and never got a…
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