I Am Procrastinating

I am procrastinating.

I should be working on the Spring Clutches, but I am having my morning coffee, watching  CBS Sunday Morning, blogging, surfing on Etsy and due to an incredible craving for Re-fried Beans, I am also cooking.

I know they don't look great now, but once they've been mashed with a little oil, onion, cilantro and chili peppers...  

I am also digging this Golden Dripping Ring Holder ring holder from JDWolfePottery's Shop.

 

I had hearted a blue one they had on their site but it had sold out before I could buy it.  Now as I am in decorating my bedroom mode, I am thinking this one may be better...can't decide...I want one on my nightstand  to throw my everyday jewelry in, this way I don't have to worry about my new furniture.

My sister is correct, if I do not stop letting all these distraction - um distract me : ) then I will never grew this business.

Celebrate Mom

I can't believe that the month of April is more than half over.  As April slips into May that means Mother's Day is around the corner.

This year the wonderful folks from IndieSpotting & my Shopping connection approached us to participate in their annual Handmade Mother's Day Gift Guide.   (Yes, that's our Floating Pebbles Pendant Necklace - 2nd row on the right.)

If you have never visited these two great sites, be sure to do so, you'll find lots of cool things that you never knew you needed!  IndieSpotting is a favorite as it's a collection of great finds created by artisans like me.

April 2010 Projects

Just returned from a lovely week in California. Spent time with family via the first Family Reunion and walking along the sunny California coastline with DH.  Perhaps it was sand or sitting by the beach drinking Mimosas that has me thinking of Summer.  While the temperatures in CA were between the low 40s to 70s, the temperature in Florida has been creeping into the 80s, which we Floridians lovingly call Spring.  Either way the beach and warm weather has me thinking about new projects as I have been itching to get creative again.

Last year I made a Clutch for one of my sisters (which I never did get a picture of) and since she received so many complements...
Therefore, last night I started digging through my fabric stash, as I am thinking about making some Clutch handbags using bright cottons and warm linens.  So far I picked out two linens and fabric from the collections of Anna Maria Horner, Laura Gunn and Valori Wells.

March, Marches On...

March is nearly over and I have been fortunate that there has been an  upswing in sales of my Messenger Bag in Brown Canvas. A huge thanks to all my customers for making this such a busy month.  This week I am feeling especially rushed, as I am trying to finish another messenger bag order that came in over the weekend and I leave for vacation on Thursday.  Ha, and I still haven't packed and wanted to post a few more items in my shop, but perhaps when I return.

I did squeeze in some time to list the following items:

 

Cute Spring Handbag

Carnelian Pendant Necklace

Lounging on a Sunny Winter Afternoon

Winter in South Florida is a wonderful thing.  After days of stormy weather in Florida, the clouds cleared and the air was comfortably in the mid 70s.  Although I was suppose to be locked away in my studio working on my two recent sales, I took a few minutes to enjoy the sunny winter afternoon. 

 
The view from my lounge chair...and apparently, I wasn't the only one to enjoy the lovely sunny day.