Valentine’s Week

Last week’s excuse to celebrate love was fun.

I made some loving food in heart-shaped muffin forms.

My Valentine came from Stumble & Relish, along with a delicious bath bomb.

A friend and I strolled along Dempster where I picked up new treasures from Crowded Closet and Secret Treasures. The top will serve well for neckshots.

 

We also stopped by Hewn and Chocolatier Piron for Valentine goodies.

I swung by Michaels to pick up new storage and was hit with Easter right away.

St. Patrick’s day is nigh as well, which will make me upload Shamrock Angel soon.

I had an eye on these scrapbook boxes but needed to explore other ways to transport my swarm and angels and frosties, so I browsed online for solutions until checking these boxes out in the store.

They happened to be on sale, hooray! It’s a great change from the non-weather proof shipping boxes I had recycled before.

I am using foam craft sheets as inserts, which will help keep my creations stable as I sift through layers to get customers the color and style they want when I haven’t hung all my pieces at a fair.

My old boxes wouldn’t close over the dragonfly squiggles, so this closed lid pleases me a lot.

I am excited to use these at the 2 upcoming shows, the Spring Craft Fair in Crystal Lake and Affair of the Arts in Spring Grove.

It’s been beautiful spring weather, and though I was felled with a bug over the weekend I enjoyed the sunshine in my windows and birds chirping.

Now plants are peeking through in February, which is strange.

The rays make for fun window shoots.

I’m uploading pendants, bangles, angels, earrings and other pieces as fast as I can.

Learning Jigoshop has been interesting, and changing the theme fixed a huge sidebar problem that didn’t seem to be solvable for a few weeks.

I am also applying to future shows, and crossing fingers for this one.

One Art Show Application site had me frustrated with rejection, but then this year I decided to try a new show, and I actually got a lovely green check mark! The BLING show will be in November.

Here’s to not giving up and believing in opportunity. Stay confident that you are in exactly the right place at the right time, and do what you can, with what you have, where you are. It might get you featured in a magazine!