As you can probably tell, I managed to get my light box set up to take some new photos of the items that I have and will have for sale on the etsy website. I love how the lights and white background work together to make the items look more visible. I know that I still have a little bit of editing work to do on the photos but for now I love how they look and hope to have the listings updated by next week. There is an update to my setup however!
My family gave me a (very generous) gift card to Michaels. Last week Michaels had a half price sale on their storage items. This means that I got the two storage units for $30 out of pocket. Then I had a coupon that arrived from Michaels for $10, due in part to my recent purchase, so the table top was about $20 out of pocket. As you can tell I adore this set up and already have it fixed up to take my photos and work on some projects.
I think that is all for this week, I have not had time to do much crafting between getting my desk set up and working on a minor plumbing issue. Here is hoping that the plumbing is fixed for now.
Until next time Remember to Live Life a Little More Abstract!
I had the amazing opportunity to visit my cousins in New Jersey for a long weekend. Though the primary goal was to spend time with my family they also planned events that accidentally checked off two of my life long ‘to dos’. First and foremost, it was amazing to spend time with that part of my family, I have not seen them since last July and one of my cousins has had a child since then. The first full day I was there started off with a High Tea, my cousins children were just adorable, then visiting another cousin to see their children and feed baby goats. I have always wanted to experience a high tea, and it was just as amazing as I thought. This also reinforced my knowledge that I love Chai tea. The next day I was able to see another cousin and have a picnic at an arboretum, as well as visit a Raptor Sanctuary. All of these events were punctuated by amazing snuggles with my cousins children, playing games, catching up, and generally having an amazing time. On my final day, after the children were off to their respective schools, my cousin and I each took a nap (though mine was accidental), then they took me out for an amazing Dim Sum lunch before dropping me off at the airport. The Dim Sum was another check off of my life long list. I am sad that I had to get back for work and missed a show that my cousins child was going to be in, however I love how much time I was able to spend with them. All of this ties into crafting, I swear!
Aurifil has partnered with several artists and other organizations to bring about a summer project where you use particular sheets, assign colors to specific topics/events, and document your summer by creating shapes that look like sea glass in the colors that represent that event/topic. I think this is an amazing idea…that I would never follow through. With the exception of my past weekend I tend to keep my life relatively low key, though that might change a bit in the near future given how much fun I had. Instead I like the idea of documenting my year in 10″ squares with highlights or particular circumstances represented in each square. June would probably be a 9-patch with sections that explore the amazing aspects of my vacation. This is just a conceptual project for now, though I am eyeing my fabric stash and trying to figure out the major events of the first half of my year.
I am still working on getting photos ready for my etsy shop, I will have those ready to show off (and a link to my shop) in the next post. Until next time remember to Live Life a Little More Abstract!
I guess I did not realize that the most involved part of creating an Etsy shop is putting up the listings. Since each item I create is pretty much one of a kind, though I do have some rainbow bottle necklaces that are going under one listing, each item has to be put up and described individually. Not only that, there is nothing like putting up photos that are supposed to show how amazing your work is to make you realize just how bad your photographing situation is. I ordered a light box and hope to create better photos this week for my listing already up then work on putting up new listings.
Part of what I really need to do is create a general phrase for my stitch markers/progress keepers, resin pieces, and quilted work before adding in additional deatils about that particular piece. I hope to have a new shop update and listings updated by Sunday June 18, 2023.
Other than figuring out the problems with my etsy shop I have been busy getting ready for Summer Reading at the Library, and dealing with vertigo from my allergies. Fortunately I was able to get the correct medicine and now that there is less fluid behind my eardrums the vertigo has gone away, being dizzy is not fun at all.
Sorry there are not any photos in this post hopefully I can add some into my next post with my new photo setup. Until next time Remember to Live Life A Little More Abstract!
A Little More Abstract 