Where have you been?

Okay okay, so I have been gone for quite some time now!
I will admit I have been neglecting my creativity. With starting my job at the party store I was busy for quite some time learning all the cool fun things I could make in the card studio! Shortly after I started there was an opening for a team lead position, in which I stepped up for. So not only was I learning studio duties, but also manager duties as well! And now with my faaaaaavorite holiday just around the corner, work is extra crazy and fun! Lot's of things to get ready for the retail Halloween season!

But later this week I expect to sit down and take some me time! I want to go through the boxes and boxes of awesome finds I bought during the summer and get some pictures taken for Etsy! And maybe even do some crafty things jewelry wise and holiday related!

So be on the look out early next week for some fun new stuffs! And if you dont see anything, PLEASE feel free to harass me about it. Sometimes I get side tracked and need a lil extra boost!

Hope everyone has had an awesome past couple of months! Has anything exciting happened?

You are all FAN-TAS-TIC!

Look even my blog pictures think you're fantastic!

    But really I just wanted to say Thanks to each and every one of you for following, liking, commenting, messaging and just being there! It really means the world to me to have so many people be interested in what I'm trying to accomplish. Whatever that may be haha! Antique, junkin' ,  jewelry making, crafting in general, and blogging! 


ON THE FLIPSIDE:
    Things should hopefully fall into a more rhythmic manor shortly. "Real life" is starting to get better! I got the assistant invitation designer position I mentioned in my last post. I actually start on Monday! Woohoo! And in regards to the Beloved Bygones side of things... I have lots of reallllly awesome things to make into jewelry. Well...I think they are awesome, hopefully you will as well!
    Met a couple awesome people this past week, which has made things seem so much better as well! The kind gentleman down the road had an open barn sale and I got some really awesome old glass trinkets. I was going to go visit again today but kinda slept in! Hey it's saturday...I can be extra lazy!

THANK YOU AND HAVE A FAN-TAS-TIC WEEKEND! 

Times they are a changin'

     Today faired to be much better than the past couple of weeks. I had an interview for an assistant custom invitation designer position at Party City. I'm super excited about it because I really do enjoy doing design work. I'll admit it's been a while (4 years) since I've had to design anything for print. But I think that getting to do something that involves both retail AND graphic design would be fantastic. Seeing some of the cool things Diane our local specialist has done really got me feeling creative this evening. So I think I am going to force myself to finally sit down and get some things accomplished this evening. Not to mention I shared on facebook that I will be having a giveaway soon! So I have to come up with something super duper exciting that will catch peoples eyes and make them want to enter to win it! Aiming to have the contest up and posted before this weekend! 

    Ohhhh speaking of this weekend! I'll be going to the Vintage Marketplace at the Springfield Flea Market on friday! I was lucky enough to win a ticket from the lovely Theresa at TimeWorn Interiors, so not only do I get to meet lots of awesome people but I get to get in fo free! Heck yeah! I'm going to take my camera. So be prepared to see lots of pointless pictures! I'm sure I will take pictures of lots of cool things I cant afford and awesome ideas that everyone has come up with! Ahhh...I'm getting more exciting while writing this! Should be a uplifting fun filled weekend! 

Today's Question

Have you had anything happen lately that just made everything seem like its going great?

Insert random dissatisfied face here...

   I am getting super frustrated. I'm trying to come up with new ideas, things I would like to have or things I think others would like. But I start working on new projects only to find that someone else has already beat me to it. It's really starting to get to me. I'm starting to wonder if I should just stick to making things I love, fill them full of passion and hope for the best. Back in early 09 when I first learned about Etsy I wanted to open a store that sold nature inspired jewelry and native items (dream catchers mostly, beadwork jewelry and leather goods). I guess I should have jumped on the bandwagon then, but I was somewhat fresh out of high school and I didn't know what I wanted to do in life.

   I guess I just need some sort of sign to guide me in the right direction. Do I continue brainstorming ideas or do I stick with the stuff I know? The problem with selling the stuff I love is...lots of other GREAT people sell similar items. I wouldn't want to step on anyones toes or waste my time.

I just...don't know.

Inspirational Sunday

    So I've been doing a lot of Pinterest'ing (here) these last couple of days! Seen lots and lots of awesome ideas and themes for homes! Just wanted to share a few of my favorite pictures and ideas I have come across while surfing the net. These are also pictures of things that I want to be an inspiration to my future projects and whatnots. Sort of  bohemian, industrial, woodland and native all wrapped into one!

Hope you enjoy!

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