Spring Fever SALE

march is here - WHAT?  at our home that means "birthday month" is over and our boys have turned the long anticipated 3 and 5  years old in February!  so now, at least in NC, the weather is warming and i am experiencing spring fever - full force.

soooo here is the spring fever MARCH SALE at my etsy shop.... all signs... custom, large, small, etc.  are BUY 2 GET 1 FREE!  here are a couple examples.  there are so many more in the shop, just click the link on the right.

FEBRUARY SALE

i BUY 2 GET 1 FREE SALE...

i just started listing pendants in my etsy shop.  yay! they're so fun to make.  they are a great way to dress up an outfit and make for an inexpensive and unique gift.  they are on sale this month.

also, in honor of the month of LOVE... anything in my shop with the word "love" on it or with a heart on it is also BUY 2 GET 1 FREE.  these offers can definitely be combined!

The Soundtrack of My Life

so one of my favorite things about a great film is the great music that seamlessly coincides with the visual image and storyline.  somehow the marriage of sight and sound evokes emotion that sight cannot create alone.  there is a time for silence or simply the sound of the rain or wind, but some of the most memorable movie moments come with a sublimely selected song playing in the background.

it recently occurred to me that my life needed a soundtrack.  these are the songs that, were i directing the film of my life, i would want to be playing from invisible speakers in the sky.  so i've started  creating it.... the soundtrack of my life.  the selected songs must do one or both of the following:

1. be associated with an important memory

2. evoke a strong sense of emotion 

this is going to be an ongoing process till i'm 100 and unable to point and click on itunes anymore.  as long as great music is made, i'll be adding to this list.  so here is volume 1 of  what will no doubt be an enormous compilation...  (volume 2 coming soon.)

1. Bright as Yellow - Innocence Mission

2. Life in a Northern Town - 

3. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

4. Speed of Sound - Coldplay

5. Yahweh - U2

6. Summertime - Will Smith

7. The Globe - Big Audio Dynamite II

8. Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies

9. Set Adrift on Memory Bliss - PM DAwn

10. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

what's on your soundtrack?    

SALE TIME

happy new year world!  i can't believe it's 2009.  none of us can ever believe it though right?  everytime a new year comes i say this same thing... so what are your resolutions/goals, etc?  i for one am attempting, Lord willing, to live a more balanced life.  i tend to one fall to one extreme or the other... if it's an exercise kick then i'm working out faithfully and other things fall to the wayside, when i'm preparing for a craft show, i stay locked up in my garage studio till 2 and 3 am while my house sleeps and create and then fall into bed and lay awake creating more in my head... 

and so, world, i'm thinking it's time to ask God to really help me balance a bit better... get rid of that hurried/rush/ panic feeling like i have to run 100 mph at all times, rush my kids out the door to get places, etc.  lately i have felt a release to not care as much about things that don't matter but that pretend to be things that matter... i have also felt a release to not prove anything to myself or anyone else.  do you know what i mean world?  i just feel like... here i am as i am and that is enough.  it's pretty peaceful here right now, inside.  i truly thank the Lord for it and pray it stays.

so on the business front... i'm having a 9% off sale in honor of 2009.  it runs through january 31st... spread the word.  blessings to all in the new year!

Fallen off the face of the Earth

how do people do it I wonder?  raise their children, pursue the things that make them... well uniquely THEM, have quality time with husbands, friends, God.... keep a relatively clean and ordered home as well as somehow mysteriously keeping those laundry hampers empty and dresser drawers full of fragrant clean clothing?   

these questions coming from the girl who was so pumped up about having a blog way back in the summer time and now... a full season and a half have passed and not a mere simple single update from the blog enthusiast.

sigh...

i do have a dream, world, of having it all relatively together.  i guess we all do.  i really want to be a great mom to my little guys, a great wife, great friend, etc... AND still simultaneously have this business of creating things.  some days it seems possible others absolutely and completely IMpossible.  

so here are a few thoughts.  maybe i'll share more again before the next passing of the seasons.

if you'd like to check out my shop, i've recently started down a new path with my work that i'm very excited about.  i am using a lot of beautiful papers to decoupage my items, i'm beginning to sell pendants, focusing on my signs and wall hangings and so much more is locked away in my head WAITING to come to fruition.  if only sleep was not an essential part of life i think i would be on track.  smile... 

thanks for stopping by.   this is really therapeutic. 

Hello World! I'M HAVING A SALE!

Wow - This is strange.  The world of blogging, that is.  Anyway... I'm an artist, mom of 2 great boys, occasional insomniac, wife to a really great man, lover of Jesus, color fanatic, Chick-fil-a enthusiast, yankee living south of the Mason Dixon... just for starters and not in order of importance.  

I will be using this space to share my art, thoughts on art, thoughts on life, etc.  

For Starters... I am having a super SALE right now in my etsy shop.  My entire shop is Buy One Get One 1/2 off or Buy 2 Get 1 Free!  Check it out.  The only exclusions are custom orders!  CLICK THE LINK TO MY SHOP ON THE RIGHT TO GET SHOPPING!!   More soon.  This is fun....