I'm Back

After 2 eye surgeries and various other glitches in my life, I am back. I am not real sure about this blogging, but I am going to give it a try.
I had to close down my shop for almost 6 months. And here I sit still trying my niche, I think I figured out my problem. I love doing too many things and keep getting new ideas and new supplies, I can't get within a mile from either Michael's or Hobby Lobby. Thank God for coupons.
So, I wind up doing various things a lot of the time. I have daytime projects, during which I can spread out my stuff that I am working with. And then I get to pick it up for the night. At night, when my husband is home, I try and do something that I can sit in the family room with him and watch TV and not be idle.
Tomorrow I think I am working on jewelry. I have some really different semi-precious beads that I want to try out. And maybe at night I will work on my note card envelopes.

I just listed a new pair of earrings this weekend. Give me a shout if you see them and tell me what you think.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24489946

Have a good night.
Trisha

I have added a link for Carol Decker's Silent Auction

There is this amazing woman in Washington, who lives near Seattle, that
went to the hospital for an emergency c-section and developed complications which left her blind, with both legs amputated below the knees, one hand and one finger on the other hand had to be amputated also. The story is unbelievable. Her friend has started a silent auction and 100% of the benefits go to Carol and her husband. The hospital bills are astronomical and they need help. So click on the icon and check it out.
Her husband kept a blog of the events as they happened and it is unbelievable what they went through. She still is recovering and will be for a while.

I am working on getting this blog up and running.

One day in the near future I will have this blog up and running. Right now I am a little intimidated by the venture, but I will overcome.
Thanks,
Trisha

Etsy

Last year 0n June 3rd, I bit the bullet and opened the doors to my Etsy shop, DesignsByTrisha.
In case you haven't heard of Etsy, let me explain, Etsy is a web site devoted to selling only handmade items and supplies for those who make the items. It is a wonderful outlet for people to get their handmade items out there for the world to see, and hopefully purchase. It is also a wonderful way for people worldwide to shop in worldwide online shops. It is not like the other E site. There is no bidding. You can find the most unique, quirky, beautiful items on Etsy.
I originally hoped to market my handmade jewelry, which I had been selling locally. I quickly found out there are about a zillion items of jewelry to buy on Etsy. So I changed my focus and decided to supply others with the piles of fabric I have accumulated over the years. I have had some success with that. I also made some gorgeous hair bows which I also had some success with. I am currently working on beaded Christmas star ornaments and gift cards. I love doing all these things but I haven't found my niche yet. You need a unique product and I haven't imagined or designed it yet.
In the meantime, I keep on keeping on and enjoying the beauty of other Etsy artisans.