Life Dreams & Scraps

Custom Citrine Ring3

Custom Citrine Ring3, originally uploaded by CreationsbyCat.

I was recently sent this gorgeous Citrine stone by a customer to set in a ring for her. It gave me a bit of challenge, but after it was done, I totally love the way it looks! So bright, so fun! And completely out of the ordinary!

I've also recently purchased a whole bunch of new stones that I cannot wait to get out in the workship and create settings for! And, pssst... new items are coming to the shop this week~ along with free shipping! So, if you haven't signed up for the e-mail newsletter now's the time. I'll be sending out the newsletter with the code for free shipping sometime this week.

My newsletters, along with the blog, have been greatly neglected of late. i am hoping to correct that problem very soon!

Etsy Video & I created a treasury!

Here's a video all about Etsy: 

It's a very cool place!!

I also was able to snag a treasury today for the very first time!  I can see how it would be addicting! :)  These are some of my favorites in my favorite color!

If you haven't check etsy out yet, you definitely need to!

Update and a SALE!!!

It's been a while.  And it's been a crazy couple of weeks!!  Wow, so many things happening all at once, including sickness (of pretty much everyone in the family), a motorcycle rally, stitches (more on that later), a new pre-schooler, and hitting a milestone in my etsy shop.  I posted a long rant a couple of days ago, that probably shouldn't have been seen by any random passer-by.  So, I was actually a little happy that Typepad decided to eat that post.  I think the picture that I posted was too big and it stalled when I saved.  But anyway, I am just stopping in to give a quick update.

First off~ I hit 100 sales in my etsy shop this week!  YAY!  It's been a great experience so far on etsy, and definitely a learning experience.  The time that it takes to keep an active shop on-line is far more than I expected.  It's something that I am constantly trying to juggle in with everything else.  But, it is becoming more and more successful, and for that I am extremely happy!

So, I am celebrating!  For 10 days (Sept. 10-20) everything in my shop is 10% off, and free shipping.  Yep, free shipping!  And, the first 10 people get a free pair of earrings with their order!

 

See A's hand there?  He decided that while he was staying at my parent's house that it would be a good time to jump on the couch and try to play Superman.  He learned that he is not Superman and cannot fly when he went crashing through the glass top of the coffee table.  A lot of blood, tears, and freaking everyone out~ and he ended up with five stitches in his hand.  And, a bunch of scratches and cuts and bumps and bruises.

H started pre-school last week for the first time.  It's only part-time, but it really has made me realize that NEXT YEAR he will be starting Kindergarten.  Holy Cow!  That's not possible!

All of the other things that were stressing me out the past week or so, don't seem to be that big of a deal in hindsight.  I just was not juggling things as well as I usually do, I guess.  I was able to make a couple of scrapbook pages last week for a review on Scrapfriends of the Tinkering Ink Beau Jardin Collection.  This collection of products is so much fun!

 

 

Ok, so this wasn't a really quick update... But, It's been a while, right?  And, I'll leave you with a picture of a new ring I made.  I love this one so much that I may decide not to part with it! ;)