craftapalooza

  Today will be all about felt,  piles and piles of it,  making it into snowmen,  spirals for trees,  ornaments and little gingerbread men.
  I am a mouse on a wheel running for my life trying to crank out the goods in a short amount of time.
  I have been trying to post,  so much to say and show,  but lacking time.
Having a sick child at home really slows things down a bit,  thankfully she is on the mend and back to school today,  but she was off ALL week last week, and of course this also was the time my stomach decided to flare up in a big way.  so nice.  when things go wrong in our house we like to do them in  extraordinary fashion.
BUT,  the one good thing besides having our washer and dryer also both blow out the same week,  is that it kicked in some sort of domestic wild hair,  and I was cooking

and cleaning up a storm,  not too mention it was wonderful to hold and snuggle with my child who is always in daycare.
  These are the times that I second guess my decision to turn my craft into a business and shop.
  I miss my family, and the time I have with them is short and fleeting.
So,  to all of those people out there that ask me about running a store, and the glamour of it all,  these are the realities of it......

1.) you will lose a lot of your freedom
2.) you will not see your family much
3.) you will ALWAYS be working, even in your sleep
4.) you will be stressed beyond measure
5.) you will have to multi-task like never before
6.) you will never ever be the same,  but you will LOVE what you are doing,because it's what was meant for you to do, and your calling.

  PHEW!  now, this week,  I am going to try and do a daily post with pictures,
a sort of color-by-day thing with goods, and pictures from the store.
you know how I love color,  so I thought it would be a great way to showcase some of these things.
now,  saying that,  I will TRY< TRY TRY to do it daily,  but like most things in this wild life,  sometimes things happen.....so there may be a glitch in the system,  but I will finish my color series i promise.
  SO on that note,  I am off to throw a load into my NEW Washer and dryer

who knew that appliances could make a girl so flippen happy?!
YAY!
  .........Even though piles of laundry DO make GREAT dog beds!  :)

  o.k.
tommorows day will be brown.....
here's a preview

time to get crackin!
have a great day y'all!
xoxoxoxo
c.

Comments

[Michele]

Now I know what happened to Wonder Woman..
she is alive and well and is called Catherine and runs a fabulous shop called Red Shoes and is mother and wife to a beautiful family and is an inspiring artist..
Don't give up... you are doing a grand job!!

Michele
P.s Sorry to hear about your poorly tummy.. you have my sympathies.. I suffer from endometriosis!

[naomi]

Well, I thought it was time for me to actually comment cuz all I ever do here is lurk and drool. You add so much sweetness with your shop goodies and the flare you so obviously exude. I would imagine that even your domesticity is done with flare. Enjoy the start to your week.

[noodle and lou studio]

the little bird clocks are fabulously adorable!! Will there be houses too?? hint hint:)

Hooray for you for living your dream and making the world a more beautiful place!! It's extra hard work for us Moms...balancing career and family... and I think you are doing a SUPER job:)

xoxo..jenn

[Jesslev]

Love the birdies! Too cute!
I work full time too and have a home office- so I never really leave it behind until I go to bed- The computer is always calling my name- however, I often take blog reading breaks!!!
Can't wait to see more goodies!

[Michael Heath-Caldwell]

You go girl! And good on you for using colour. I throw wobblies over here in Oz when we get projects with 15 shades of grey. And I'm not joking - grey, grey, grey - It's so 1998. Get over it. Good to see you using colour well.

[Tammy518]

Yay, you're able to post again! After the week you had last week, nothing else could surely go wrong for a while, right? Glad to hear your little one is on the mend.

I know I'm one that always glamorizes owning a little shop. I've always thought that would be something I'd love to do, but I can just imagine the hard work and sacrifices involved. I work at home editing transcripts, so I know what you mean about working even in your sleep. People that are self-employed are never off work!

Can't wait to see what you've got for us as the week progresses. Have a great day!

[Bristol @ Cottage by the River]

I work full time as a General Manager of a large store. I dream often about opening my own shop. It seems like such a leap!!
My washer and dryer are working on their 11th year. the day is coming I know. Have a good one!
Bristol

[Felicia]

Glad your kid's feeling better. Your honesty about your craft business is refreshing. That doggy looks far too adorable to more for something as silly as laundry :)

[jeanetta]

i am soooo jealous of the washer and dryer!! is that telling too much to reveal that such items make me that giddy? lol