Click on the Pic to take it too!
I love my new necklaces! They just make me so happy with their bright lime greens and
luscious reds.
That color combination is so "yummy" to me. Maybe it reminds me of fresh, crisp apples or beautiful Poppies in a field of soft green grass.
O.K. so really the White Rabbit is the one that is totally worried about the time, but I took some artistic liberties with this one!
What's up with artists and time management? I just can't seem to get a handle on this time thing. It seems like no matter how much time I have in a day to get stuff done, it is never enough. Why am I always struggling?
I think I have not gotten a handle on running my own business yet. I am a stay-at-home Mom with only a certain amount of time each day to spend on creating, advertising, and Etsy-ing! It seems like instead of working on business, I end up doing monotonous chores like laundry and sweeping. But these things have to get done, right? Why can't I just be a slob and not care how my house looks? Because I'm a perfectionist. I just can't create when my environment looks like crap.
I did receive an article from Etsy the other day about this exact thing. It was first intended for Christmas planning for sellers, but I think it is a really great resource all year round.
http://team.etsy.com/timemanagement.pdf
Another thing I want to do is set goals for the month of April, just like my new fellow blogger "Crafty Mishmash" did in her post: Well, I've finally done it!
My Goals for April:
Finish 4 necklaces and 3 bracelets.
Finish taking pictures of completed projects & list on
EtsySign up for 4 craft fairs this Summer & get accepted to at least 2 of them
Treat my husband better
Finish one jewelry box
Blog at least 3x weekly
Don't die from exhaustion
I'll keep everyone posted on how #7 goes!
From the Heart Necklace Collection
Taking pictures, uploading them to Etsy, listing them, and pricing them can take a huge chunk of time. When do I have time to actually create? I have two kids at home, a house to clean, doctor's appointments to make, dinner to make. (O.K. that last one is really stretching it.)
I am frustrated with not being able to make more jewelry! Let alone, start a line of hand painted jewelry boxes, magnets, greeting cards, art prints, socks, the list goes on and on!
I am just happy at this point that I have uploaded two new necklaces to
Etsy. They are from my collection: From the Heart. I found these wonderful Pewter heart charms at a Georgetown shop called, The Escape. I turned them into necklaces with a message. Some have stones and some have crystals. These further express the message conveyed in the pendant. I'm putting a couple for sale each day this coming week at my Etsy site!
