Martha Stewart has Nothing to Worry About

These truffles may be nothing much, but when you consider that Daughter has woke up every 15 min or so and how super sleepy I am: these are gourmet! LOL


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I am Making Truffles

Yay me!


Stage one done. Now I need to try and finish them tonight and do laundry and pack for Seattle!

Odd thing happened with my Etsy site. My PayPal account was not allowing people to purchase my stuff!!!?! OMG! I wonder if people have been trying to purchase this whole time? I am so sad! At least it is fixed now thanks to a gentleman's e-mail saying he wanted to buy and could not. I sure hope he comes back and gets it. Sigh! A whole month of postings and now it is too close to Christmas. Super sad about it. Nothing I can do now.
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New Tags added to Etsy

I love the way these paper clay tags turned out.

 I think its a great way to feature the stamps I have hand carved.

If these get a good response in my Etsy Shop I should make more.  Afterall: I have a ton of stamps I have carved.

Bird Themed Tags Started

Better late than never.











Phase one complete now 4 more phases to go or so.... I like them but I wanted to have them completed weeks ago. Such is art and momhood. Hehe I love it though. Baby steps back to the art world. Baby steps.

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Gathering a Few Supplies

Grabbing a few things to bring back home for some projects I have in the works.


Wish I had a whole art day today.


I don't want to wait hehe. I just want to dig in and make some stuff right now. Baby has her agendas today too and her's trump mine. Oh well.

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Scary! I started a Face Book Page

I'm not even sure how to link my Face Book info yet. I put some sort of link here in my "some places I like..." link place hehe. I need to research more on how all this stuff is supposed to integrate.


As for my next thing to do... I need to work on those tags darn it! And need these journals with new entries for my trip to Seattle. I am so tired out from my regular 8 to 5 gig Uggh! Time to reignite the fires this weekend and go go go!


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More for Etsy Yay!

Uggh! Adding stuff to Etsy really takes it out of me. I have 20 items in my little Etsy shop now.


Here is the pile of goods:


Took like 2 hours to put up the last 7 items. I sure hope it gets easier. Now I want to work on gift tags to sell. I have a great idea in my head but I am finding trouble getting it out of my head and onto paper. I have the paper all prepped but not sure what step is next. It is like I had a cool dream and I am trying to explain it and I find I am lacking some important details. Back to my 9 to 5 tomorrow and I am so so so not ready to go back. Such is life.

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Not Getting Much Accomplished

There are so many things on my to do list and no time left to do any of it.


Here I am at my favorite staging ground again the Corner Coffee after dropping baby off at day care. I have till 11:30 to do anything and there are like 5 hours worth of things I want to do. Relaxing and doing something artsy just for me (ie my journal) is important too. So me time here then Etsy or jewelry or tags next. After that I need to pack ip for the feast at day care and pick up my mom for some good times.

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Show is Over and it is Time to get Organized

Here I am again at my official staging area: the Corner Coffee Shop.


I stayed ip to post my bracelets on Etsy last night. I still have 3 pairs of earrings, a few necklaces and the ROD like journals to add. I am pretty excited at the offer my sister made to help me rework my shop when I am in Seattle for Christmas. Today I took a day off work and brought baby to daycare so I can work like a mad woman on my apartment. I am dubbing this my day to "repurpose" the place/space. My storage situation is so inefficient! I always clean and think I will get to the organizing at the end, bit never, ever get there. So today I will organize first. Ha ha! Wish me luck! If I achieve this goal (although doubtful) I will be so happy and recharged to get to my crazy to do lists. The show is over but there are still orders to be made and gifts to be found.

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Day 1 of the Art Show

It was the show opening tonight. It felt good to see my work out on display. I still know how to make stuff yay!


My little assistant was asleep on the job. So so sweet.


I sure hope to be able to see everyone tomorrow, assistant willing hehe
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Tomorrow's the Day!

Last minute dash working on my lunch. Pant pant pant.


These were a hold up at ever corner, but I really like the way they turned out.


Here are those bracelets I finished up. Hehe only took a year or so lol.


Here are those tags again. Yummy! I will post more after the show and add all the stragglers to my Etsy site

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Journals are Done!

Weee! Almost finished up my jewelry projects too!  I will have to post those pics later.  I started up my shop and added 2 items to etsy!!  Now I just need to figure out how to make links from my blog n stuff.  My Etsy shop is: http://www.etsy.com/shop/mcjillicutty  so go there an get stuff! Hehe.  I will be putting all the stuff I did not sell at the Queen of Arts show in my etsy sight.  Those will probably get there in the middle of November.  I am already thinking ahead to wantng to make some super special items for Imagine Gallery.  I have one trailer needing a quick fix and a house that needs a lot more work.  And cannot forget the Christmas cards...... Okay I wore myself out at the thought of it.  Night night!

Just About Finished

With the journals at least. That will make it a total of 5 journals for the Queen of Arts.


All I need to do is sew in the signatures on the last 2 and add a little something to the ties.


Now o just need to finish up the jewelry.

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Queen of Arts Show

Here's the deets:

The show is at the Elverhoj Museum November 12th and 13th. Friday it will run 4pm-7pm with wine and hordeorves and on Satuday it will run 10am-5pm.

Please come by and say Hello!!

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Getting Close on Some Pieces

Got the covers part way sewn on the 2 ROD journals. I just need to sew in the chipboard like stuff, stitch it all down, sew on the tie piece and sew in the signatures.


I love making the quilted like covers always makes me wonder why I haven't made a quilt.


Took my silver pieces for the bracelets to the tumbler today too. Just waiting for chain order to come in with jump rings and I might have some finished work on my hands.
I am so exhausted I will be heading to bed ASAP. I only wish I had the energy to start on my little bird tag things.
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I Did Pretty Good

I got my bracelets pretty close to done. I just need to chem color and tumble. The bracelet charms are almost ready too so I am quite confident there will be bracelets at the Queen of Arts show. I had a few bumps getting to the journals, but I feel pretty good about them and where they are at. Hope to do some tomorrow.


I did sew my personal journal together too yay!
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Ready Set . . .

Gooooooooo!


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Thursday Art Day

Took the day off work to try and catch up on some art projects.


Got my coffee and my hopeful list of what to work on. It will probably be after 10 by the time I get there and have to leave around 3:30 to get baby. I keep thinking I should clean the kitchen and vacuum, but I really need to get the projects a kick start or it will be yet another epic art fail. Okay..... One swift kick and I am off to The Art Clinic to work myself silly. New post with my accomplishments to follow *fingers crossed*
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I am so Official Now

Just started my etsy site. Nothing loaded yet, but I wanted to have it started so I can make moo cards for the Queen of Arts show! I guess I have to add an item before I get an official store front. I cannot wait to get home and see what I can add on there.


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Getting My Smithing On

Soldered a bit, hammered a bit and got stones ready to make into cute pendants to hang on the bracelets.


I started these birds a while ago. I have big plans for them, but just want to finish them for Queen of Arts.


It did feel nice to warm up to my old work benches.


I just hope I can at least finish these 7 bracelets. I started these last year. There is a lot of hand work in them. Funny to think these used to be my easier, less complex pieces.


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