The beginning...

Brand new blog from a brand new blogger. Awkward.

I shall attempt to document the adventures of my new "business" (more on that in a second), though a few items of a personal nature may slip in. So may a few links to Carol Channing youtube videos. Hey, everyone procrastinates in their own special way.

A bit of background: This was a very difficult year for me- among other things I lost my job of 5 years that meant the world to me. So, with a little inspiration from my crazy uncle Al in Oregon, I decided to open a store on Etsy and try to make some cash while I figure out what the heck to do with my life. On my store I primarily have jewelry, some collage artwork, and vintage playbills.

My close friends and family will understand the excess playbills (an obsession) but the fact that I am doing anything artsy is a shock to both them and me. Up until the Summer of 2010, I had no inclinations toward anything involving "crafts," and I will never ever ever consider myself an artist. I couldn't draw a proper stick figure if my life depended on it* but when offered a job as an arts and crafts teacher for 5 and 6 year olds at a swanky summer camp, I decided it was time to dive in. I'm still hooked.

So I have been experimenting with a number of mediums, particularly making jewelry with resin (that is some tricky stuff, let me tell you) and now collage art (fellow crafters: this blog is purely for entertainment purposes, I doubt I will have any actual wisdom to share about my endeavors).

I opened my store about a month ago, even though I am still trying to figure out Etsy culture- navigating treasury lists, shop stats and activity feeds- all while figuring out graphic design and how to take decent quality photos with my phone. The store is definitely still a work in progress, but guess what? Today I made my first sale! I am ecstatic! Will the birth of my first child be this intense? Impossible!

I made a whole $8 today- what will tomorrow bring? Wish me luck!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/yore727


*This is just an educated guess. I have never, in fact, been in a situation of this nature.