Back in the saddle...



So much has happened since I dropped off the planet.  For starters, I started working full time, which is an amazing change of pace.  I am thoroughly enjoying my mommy time.  Craft time is still happening, though it is reserved for after bedtime because quite frankly E6000 smells and little hands are everywhere.  That being said, what hasn’t been happening is a whole lot of blogging.  I used to blog during my lunch time at work, but with decrease in work so too is there a decrease in blogging time.  That ends today.  I will blog at least once or twice weekly, because awesome things are happening, and they should be documented as such!

I’ve expanded my scope to beyond the notebook.  Paper is still at the route, and board games continue to be a big inspiration for me, but I’m branching out with much success.  I’ve been making necklaces from dictionary pages.  Magnets from Monopoly cards and comics are also a hit! 

I’m in two stores, the first being the Always Be Inspired Thrift Shop and Unique Boutique in Egg Harbor City, and the second being Octopus’s Garden in Milville.  That’s going well.  I’ve had a few etsy orders and a fairly large amount of personal custom orders.  Mostly co-workers getting a jump start on Christmas shopping but it’s been fairly consistent work.  Along with neglecting my blog my etsy store has also been neglected.  I need to update it to reflect all the new items I’ve created. 

The reason everything has been so on the back burner is simple.  October is home to an assortment of weddings, birthdays, and events that have been monopolizing my time.  My “baby” will be one, and I have been putting my crafting to good use with the food, décor, and craziness that goes along with a bash of this magnitude!  Cheers to my best friends getting married, and cousin as well as they both get married the weekend of my “baby’s” first birthday.  Busy, busy, busy.

One last random thought on this my return to the blogosphere.  I was at a thrift store looking for board games (nothing new there) and I found a game called Advance to Boardwalk.  It’s a Monopoly spin off that I never even knew existed, and I got it for $3.95.  The cheapest one I found on eBay was $20.00 so it’s not exactly a collectible, but there was only about 15 listed at the time so while not rare far from common.  I’m thinking of framing it and leaving it as décor as I’ve already deemed it too amazing to scrap for parts.  Anyone who knows me knows there are two things I love in life, board games and the boardwalk (I am a Jersey girl after all).   

So this is me signing off.  Don’t worry, I’ll be back.  Cross my heart and hope to die.