Alive Again?

Last January one of my closest friends died horribly and unexpectedly. It was a terrible time for our family as my husband was having serious health problems and both he and my son had gotten laid off at Christmas.

So, now it's September, the time when things start to die. After nine months I am finally starting to remember myself again. How I used to take a little pride in my home. How I used to laugh and be silly. How I used to care very much about what was going on in the lives of people around me. Even how I used to have a passion for making jewelry.

The leaves are falling all around me, the tomato plant my friend and I planted together has died. But there is a blossom coming from the seed of joy left dormant over these long months.

SSSSH................!!!!!!

The SATeam Summer Sizzler Sale is Here! SSSH - from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2 - get FREE shipping with any of your purchases - just put SSSH into the comments section and you will receive FREE shipping.

Check out the other great deals to be had that weekend through some of the fabulous SATeam members participating!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6461895

And here is a look at some of the wonderful things you will find!



Isn't that just the MOST gorgeous necklace?
Caron from http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5928790
makes gorgeous stuff and is part of our sale!



These darling earrings are REAL preserved Orchids! Michelle from http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6450232 has these in her shop, and SO much more!

BIG SALE!!!!!!

My team of FABULOUS (truly!!) jewelry makers is having a sale this weekend!!!!

Go check it out at http://starvingartiststeam.blogspot.com/

Here are a couple samples of the beauties on sale....mine too!!

Starving Artists Team on Etsy BIG SALE!!!!

Our FABULOUS Jewelry team on Etsy is having a sale today.....All of the participating shops are offering FREE SHIPPING ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!!

Here is a link to my shop: www.lavalleygirly.etsy.com
and the teams shop where a list of shops is available for your surfing pleasure!!
www.sateam.etsy.com

1000th Etsy Sale!!!

I DID it!!! I dont know why it makes me so happy, but hitting my 1000th sale on Etsy is like crack!!!!! I've been so happy all day. And today is my 2nd "Etsyversary", so it's very appropriate that I have my 1000th sale at the same time!!! Yeay!

If any of you are reading this who are my FABULOUS customers....THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, it has been a joy serving you!

If any of you are reading this and REALLY want to have 1000 sales under your belt.....know that you CAN do it, it takes lots of time and energy. You just have to keep doing all the things everybody tells you to do....just way way more often!

And here is the 1000th item sold:





It's one of my Laurel Flowers....a design I came up with a long time ago and is having a good run :)

900th sale!!!! WOW

It wasnt that long ago that I came in here crowing about five hundred sales...but folks, in less then three months I am now at 900!!! Can you believe it??