Preparing for Earl

So I have been busting to get supply orders made up so I can order this weekend, which can be a PITA, because I have to go through the majority of my inventory. I have tons that I need to get finishing touches on so I can get pictures and get them ready for listing. All while placing my Artfire studio on sale for September, for a birthday sale. Now what is really bad, is that knowing that my birthday is in the middle of September, let alone Hurricane Season......

While trying to get all this straight, I am now bracing for Hurricane Earl. Which no one has any blooming idea what the storm is doing, so we are in a wait and see mode. have everything prepped in case we get slammed, as they are comparing it to the track of Isabel.... Great... (During Isabel, she was scheduled to get picked up by a front and moved out to sea, just like this storm. Only she sped up, much like this storm, and slammed right into us. We lost power for 2 weeks...)

Plus, trying to get my insurance straightened out so I can have this stupid tooth taken out. There is nothing worse than tooth pain. Especially when it's a wisdom tooth. I thought it was bad when I had my top ones pulled, nothing compared to the ones on the bottom that are impacted and sideways... So the pressure from this storm is just unreal and making the pain even worse. I really am just ready for this storm to come on and be done with it.

Sorry I've Been MIA

I really do apologize for being gone for so long. I am hoping to get back into the swing of things again.

I have been dealing with an impacted wisdom tooth that has been giving me horrible pain and then to top it all off, I lost a stinking filling in one of my other teeth. I can't go to the dentist until my insurance gets straightened out. So I am kinda living with the pain for now.
So what can you expect to see in the future.... well more on my HandmadeNews articles. I am working on a Wedding series and that will continue as well as I will poke in a few of my gemstone articles as well.

New items will be up and coming as well. Especially Challenge pieces for the guilds. I can show off the piece I just finished for the Chainmaillers Guild Challenge for Stormy Weather!!



I think it fits the theme very well. I call it Rainy Skies. I also have a bridal set that is ready just needs photos and I am in the process of working on another bridal necklace but I ran outta rings on that one... So it might just be a little while til I finish it.

On another note, I also have wedding goodies to play with. I just put in a big makeup order so I will be doing a trial on that so I will have fun stuff to share with everyone soon!!!

Have A Handmade Wedding

I am pledging to have a handmade wedding and I would love to see others do the same thing. It is something that I have been pondering as to exactly how far I will take it. Well I'm going all out!!! I have confirmed that I will be hand making everything! Since this is bigger than just me I am also writing my articles around this idea.

So if you plan to have a handmade wedding then check out this article, Have A Handmade Wedding! Awesome huh? Well keep it tuned in here because I will be posting ideas to buy handmade, hand create your pieces and even how to hand alter a store bought item to add your style to it!

Handmade Wedding

So after loosing my grandmother and my uncle in only 2 months, I have finally started pulling myself out of the dumps that I have been in since all that happened. Now I have something to look forward to.... A Handmade Wedding!

My husband and I have decided that we will be renewing our vows on Oct. 31, 2012. It will be our 5th year of marriage and a great way to celebrate since we really did not have a ceremony last time.

99% of this wedding will be handmade, from my dress to the girls dresses and even the garter. I will be posting pictures here as I get things done. Since it is still a ways off there will probably be some changes to everything but I will be sharing all of my ideas and plans.

I am currently designing the invitations and save the date cards and that will be the first thing that will be shared as soon as I get things just the way I want them, so stay tuned!!!!

Regular scheduled posts...

I will be back to my regular lovable self soon. I had some misfortune and had to wipe my hard drive and reformat. I'm currently in the process of reinstalling all of my programs from back up. So no photo editing. So, I can't share my new projects right now...

Although I did find a new awesome photo editing site and am playing with it so I will have cool stuff from that next week.

So until I return, I wish everyone a Happy Holiday and will see y'all next week!