Productivity!

The past couple of days have been productive ones.  I started a new exercise routine, finally did laundry, and did lots of work for abeautifulparty!

For my shop I am trying to work on different types of containers besides jars. I have shown you a preview of these little avon jars but here they are in their natural environment!  They would make sweet gifts and can hold something special inside.  I have been looking around for other alternatives to mason jars. The possibilities are endless!

Blue Horse

Pink Dinosaur

This one is not too alternative but I did coat the inside with a layer of pearlescent pink paint so it really compliments the gold.  It might be one of my favorites!

Pink Horse

 I should have spent the rest of my day working on wedding crafts but I keep procrastinating.  Instead I worked on these new paper banters.  It was nice to sit down at my desk and work on a very clean process. As you can see from all the paint on my desk I am used to working with we media and getting stuff everywhere.  My crafting headquarters are getting pretty cramped so the move will be nice.

I finished this little garland.  It is so long. Maybe too long. It was hard to take a picture of.  I'm pretty excited about it and am looking forward to thinking of new ways to create this.

But maybe first I should finish things for my wedding.... Less than a month!!!

Get ready for tomorrow because I am going to do a thesis show post on one of my very best friends! It is going to be amazing!!

xox

Homecoming Birthday

Saturday night my beautiful and talented friend Joanna had a special birthday party. The theme was homecoming dance and every inch of the house was decorated. Joanna and her equally talented and amazing boyfriend Don worked hard to transform his house into a high school dance. So much attention was paid to details, including lockers, posters and a photo backdrop for all the couples. This really was a beautiful party. The images are courtesy of Joanna.

Here is the happy couple's homecoming picture.

Lockers!

It's been a long time since I promoted my own shop on here. I haven't had a sale in forever and I've really been wondering lately what I can do to make my shop better. I was thinking about getting prints made of my work so I can sell more at a smaller price. Can any readers give me advice on this? Where should I get prints made? How do I do that? I would love some feedback from all the wonderful etsy sellers out there. As I finish up grad school my focus will start to be bigger on my shop. Um, did that sentence make sense? Anyway, the point is that I'd like to start doing more for my shop soon, just hoping for some advice.

Thanks guys and go have a look at A Beautiful Party, the store.