Work Crafts

So I don't know if I've mentioned before but I'm lucky enough to work a job that requires me to be crafty from time to time.  Right now I'm planning a program to put on in February that's a Pinterest Party!  I'm super excited by it.  I think I finally have my crafts picked and I'm just making sure I have all the supplies I need.  We'll be making these three projects:

(photos not mine, click on them to be taken to the site they are from)
                   

And the infamous Sharpie mug!



Now the Sharpie mug I tried at the last Pinterest party I did and the Sharpies didn't seem to work so well.  This time I got Painters Markers at JoAnn's and in theory they should work better.  I've also gotten a bunch of stencils to use for both the bags and the mugs if people don't want to freehand.

I'm super excited to try the new crafts and hopefully I'll get a good turnout for it!  

Anyone else hosted or been to a Pinterest party?  Any advice for me?

New Stuff!

So I suppose I should know better than to promise a post on a specific day when day job is crazy busy.  But my big event at work is over now and I have more time to post!

A simple one today, a few pics of stuff I've been working on:

New stamping messages and font

New words for the magnets!

Branching out into scrabble tile jewelry (much more to come on this front!)

Lots more colors!

Just a peek.  Some of this stuff is already up in my etsy store, some is still waiting to be listed, and more is still in development, so keep checking back!

Well, here I am.

I suppose it isn't any surprise that I haven't been back for a while.

Highlights (or lowlights of my life since we last spoke):

• I was lucky enough to be featured in dottiebox's September box.  
• I got surgery on my hand to fix that pesky thumb problem and I'm now fully healed to continue with my chainmaille and all the other crafting.
• I lost my Freya at the end of October
• I participated in a craft fair that didn't go so well.  I just don't think craft fairs are the right market for the kind of jewelry I make.  
• We went on a cruise (also awful) but it was still a vacation :)  
• Celebrated my 10th anniversary with my boyfriend
• Lost 20 pounds!
• Revamped my craft room

So that's the quick rundown!  Among all this I've been doing all the normal living stuff plus working on my jewelry and Scrabble® stuff.  

Now that we're all caught up on the big stuff, I can tell you more about what I've been working on.  

Stay tuned for a craft update with lots of pics on Thursday!