My First Sale

My "mild" frustration has turned into not-so-mild elation. I logged into my etsy account and didn't notice, but then when I checked my email, there it was: "Etsy Sale Payment Notification"

At first I didn't understand. I thought that I had mistakenly bought something on Etsy. Silly me!

Anyway, I'm just super excited and really motivated to make more. I really love what I'm doing and if I can make money doing what I love, then that's even better.

That said, even if I didn't make money, I'd still make the jewelry, because I love it that much. I'd just have to give it away!

The pic in this post is the necklace that I just sold.

New Etsy Profile

Today, I created a new profile for my Etsy shop. This one says a lot more about WHO I am rather that just WHAT I am. I've copied it below.

Bio I've always lived near the beach, at least always within an hour of it. But I never really appreciated the beauty and splendor of the lake and all it had to offer.

A few years ago, my husband and I moved into the tiny little lake front village of Fairport Harbor, and my love of beach glass, beach pottery, sand, and sun was born.

There's something so calming when you hear the gentle waves playing tag with the shore, and it's so humbling when you see the mighty waves crashing over the breakwall during a furious storm. Or, I can unleash my inner daredevil and stand at the water's edge when a water spout is gathering strength.
Even in the bleakness of winter, I find beauty at the beach.

I attempt to capture the beauty of every moment at the beach with all of my beach glass jewelry. All of the pieces that I make are inspired by an experience I had while at the beach.

My love of beach glass jewelry developed into a love of all jewelry-creating, and so you'll see a variety in my shop, along with some crochet items from time to time.

New Etsy Shop

Okay! I finally did it!

I don't know what took me so long, but I finally created an etsy store. I think that maybe what held me back was a fear of rejection, or disappointment if I didn't get a quick sale...or any sale for that matter. But a new way of thinking lately has got me feeling that I can only learn from this, and really I need to start sucking it up and be a big girl.

So, without further ado, I give you http://sparkleandfuzz.etsy.com

I realize it doesn't look like much now, but it will soon. I have just finished moving, and having birthday parties and so I'm trying to sort out all of my stuff AND still find time to make new stuff, clean my house, tweak recipes for holiday foods to make them healthier, find a job, wipe butts and noses, create menus, shuttle kids to lessons, workout and...well, you get the idea.

So just keep checking back, and if you like what I have, you can always let me know if you want it tweaked just for YOU!