BEadECLECTIC - The Future

It's no secret that I haven't been advertising my Etsy shop or doing giveaways lately. In fact, I haven't been adding or making new items for the most part either. The ones I have made I love, but have kept them for myself. Between the economy and difficulty selling on Etsy (it really takes a lot of work) sales are non-existant, and I have to admit I feel beaten down by it. Selling an item is thrilling. To know someone wants something you created, you thought of, you made... I can't begin to explain the joy I feel from that. Maybe that's why I am on the other end of the spectrum right now. I'm going through total bead withdrawl but don't have much desire to work on anything.

I started setting up an art studio on my basement but while working on it got sick... really sick. Once I recovered from that, we had record breaking heat. Because the room is in the basement, there's no air down there; Moving and setting things up isn't exactly what I'd had in mind. In between all these road-blocks I was simply keeping busy with friends and family... enjoying the summer. I'd planned to finally get the room in order this week when bam... I pulled a muscle in my back. (As I write this, I'm lounging against a heating pad, wishing I had some good strong drugs!) I'm no good at cheering myself up in these situations. OK- maybe I'm not so bad... but I really, really need things to go my way for awhile, so I can get back into the groove of things. Maybe when fall hits? If things don't start to fall back into place then I'll just have to depend on my muse to get off its ass and put me to work.

Speaking of fall- I am itching for it to get here. After my B-Day (Sunday), I'll offiicially be ready to see the leaves change, smell that evening chill in the air, and wear long sleeves and jackets. There is something so magical about that time of the year and I thrive during it.

All that being said, I guess BEadECLECTIC is on a hiatus while my blog Eclecticisms drives. My muse is still directing, even if only as a back seat driver.

Here are a couple items I made not long ago and meant to post on Etsy, but well, haven't. I'll get to it eventually though. I hope you like them!

Etsy Feature Friday Post (The Type A Housewife)

Kiersten of The Type A Housewife invited me to join in on her new Etsy Feature Friday post! I had a lot of fun looking through Etsy at all different kinds of items, and am especially glad I took part in this after seeing what a fantastic job she did on the post!

Make sure to check out the post here!

I'll be posting a quick recipe soon... hopefully later tonight or tomorrow. I'll give you a hint... it's healthy and delicious!

Welcome, to all my new followers! / Giveaway reminder!

Hello!

     I'm super excited to say I have surpassed 100 followers as of this morning! I'm really hoping everyone enjoys my blog and reading my posts!

     If you haven't already entered the giveaway I am hosting, you definitely should check it out! Kiersten was awesome enough to host this for me and I'm so glad it's getting a lot of entries. To help celebrate my first time sponsoring a giveaway, I am also offering 10% off everything in my shop! Just enter the coupon code "GIVEAWAY" at checkout.

Thanks again to ALL of my followers, for your support!

Logo

I haven't been able to sleep because my logo still not being done was racing through my mind. I got SO many great tips but I feel like anytime I strayed from my original design that I wasn't being true to myself. It just felt wrong. I needed something simple but bold enough to stand out. I needed it to be original. I needed it to be ambiguous, because I wanted the same logo for everything. It will be both my label for my blog and Etsy shop, so it isn't just about beads. (Do you have any idea how GLAD I am that I picked the name BEad ECLECTIC? It works for both!!!)

Anyways, it may not be perfect, or gorgeous and it might not get recruiters calling me for designing jobs, but it's mine.

I hope everyone likes it! Now to make my button, redo my banner, order business cards, post more items on Etsy, make a veggie meatloaf for February's challenge, blog about it.... oh man. The list goes on and on. Still... this is a BIG step!

(The background box will be gone for everything other than my blog button- I'm going to need help getting rid of that!)

The sunflower is one I grew and took  a picture of a few summers ago. I love sunflowers!

New Items on Etsy!

I am FINALLY focusing on my Etsy shop, in preperation of a giveaway that I will soon be sponsoring! (Details to come soon!)

Please check out my shop and give me some feedback. What do you want to see more of? Do you have any tips for me?

Thanks for your support!

BEadECLECTIC