Pieces in progress and other random tidbits

Well, this weekend was a bit harried for me. Somehow I had it stuck in my head that delivery for Craftland was this coming weekend. Nope, it was last weekend and I had to scramble to get things wrapped up. I had to do on Saturday what I was planning to do all of this week. Now that I'm on this end of the week, I feel relieved. However, Saturday was a bitch!! It's amazing how much time labeling, sorting, tagging, etc. takes.

I still have a bunch of resin pendants in progress. The earrings have been selling a lot lately. I credit Twitter and the roving #humor and #funny bots that have been retweeting my tweets. I know that for some of you, that makes absolutely no sense. Believe me, it's all good.


This morning I had a bit of a scare when my son's middle school called and asked if he was sick and at home. Um...no. Heart pounding...it was a mistake in their roster. I wasn't the only parent they called. Urgh. Not what I needed in an already stressed state of mind.

Last night, C and I watched Superbad. It would have been so much funnier to me if M wasn't turning 13 in about a week. I'd like to live in denial for just a bit longer. Okay, the movie was still pretty funny.

Hope your week is productive!

Another great bookshelf idea - Reader's Nest

Save your place and shelve your favorite books - a design collaborative by David Design

Long distance

Long distance
Originally uploaded by ~ A.n.a.

Have you resisted the Twilight series?

At first, I resisted reading the Twilight series. Aren't they meant for teen girls? I honestly didn't think I could like, much less be interested in, another series of vampire books. I was a die hard Anne Rice fan and haven't read any books like that since the 90's. Additionally, I couldn't believe that someone would be able to add anything new to the genre.

I took this photo when we were vacationing on the Cape this summer.

I don't remember what prompted me to pick up the book in the first place, but I succumbed and read the first one. Shortly there after, (like, in two days) I quickly read the remaining 3 books.

One of my customers (a store) asked if I would make something "Twilight" influenced for her younger clients. I initially wanted to stay away from such a trend. Again, I succumbed. However, I wanted to make something completely obscure. I came up with switch plates and necklaces with a phrase that could be found in the book but that I've also used with my kids -- be safe. The necklace is more talisman for anyone and can be purchased in my Etsy shop here.

With the opening New Moon, I couldn't resist offering up another Twilight inspired item. I don't plan to put these in my Etsy shop. For now I'll only offer them on my blog. These were nothing I set out to create, but rather stumbled upon and couldn't resist offering them.

Bella's truck - earrings: The images are embedded in glass like resin atop a 3/4" metal round. The earring wires are sterling silver. I think they'd make a great gift for any Twilight fan or someone that has a particular affinity to old pick up trucks. They are $12.00 /pair.

Bella's truck - $12.00/pair

You can admit it here among friends. Did you read the books? Are you going to see the new movie? It is okay, you are not alone!