Once again it seems as if life has gotten in the way and I have failed to update here for some time; I really am going to try and be better about it! I have finished school and passed boards so I am officially an RN now! Last year was really a very tough year between work and school and everything in between and I am really glad to have gotten through it! My husband and I recently purchased our first home together and because of that, I now get to have my own "studio" in the basement. My previous set up was in the garage! I am really excited about it because now it means I can torch whenever I want and not have to worry about the weather. My FIL built me a work station and installed a vent system for me so I have been working away in my new studio for about 3 weeks now.

Before I got my ventilation in I was working on other "projects" that are listed in my second Etsy store @ http://LuckyBunny2.etsy.com This shop features a variety of items from my handmade sterling silver jewelry to bookmarks and hair bows. I apparently have "craft add" :)

I have also joined some new communities, I have a page on indie public, a very cool site that I am still learning about. I have been a member of Lampwork Etc. for quite some time and recently joined their street team on Etsy (LEST). They are a very talented bunch of very supportive fellow lampworkers. Always willing to give advise on how to make your work better, or how to take better pics or even willing to share their techniques on how to make a certain style of bead; a very awesome group! So when you are shopping on Etsy be sure and search "LEST" to find their amazing work!

Wow, time sure does fly! Over the past few months lots of things have happened and obviously I haven't had much time to post new things here. I got married last month and am now 3 weeks away from graduation! This semester has been the longest and in my opinion, hardest yet and I will be thrilled when it is over! I have neglected my shop as well and as a result, have not sold much. I had a couple of custom orders and felt horrible about how long it took me to get them completed! I try to get things done fairly quickly but those took weeks to complete! I finally decided that over these next few weeks, I could not take anymore custom orders and I will not be able to post new things in my shop either, mainly because I haven't even had the time to make anything new lately. I am really disappointed about not being able to have "Christmasy" things ready now and in my shop, I have made some really cute snowmen! Oh well, maybe next year!

I went to the PO today and sent the orders that I have gotten over the past few days, including some of the octopus beads from the pic below. I have been listing the others that she didn't buy in my shop tonight. I think I'll try and get some of the Halloween ones listed tonight as well and then if I have time (and the energy) I will try and make some more this evening now that the weather is a bit cooler....all the way down to 94 today! :(

Here are the octopus beads that I have been working on. I am really happy with the way they turned out. I have a mish mash other beads that I just finished cleaning tonight and have not had time to take pictues of but maybe tomorrow I will. I have everything from frogs to Halloween beads to snowmen! Funny how my brain works sometimes! :)

Doesn't it just figure that just about the time things start picking up for me in my etsy shop, I will have to start back to school and probably won't have much time for bead making for a while?! I had my 20th (and 21st!) sale today; one from a repeat customer and one from a new customer! It is always so exciting to sell something, I still find it amazing that people are willing to give me money for something that I make and have so much fun at. I wish sometimes that I could figure out a way for this to be my full time job....then again, maybe not. I really do enjoy being a nurse most of the time, it's just that lampwork is so much less stressful! Other than the occasional upset over a bead that breaks, or a glass being out of stock when I want it...or being WAY to expensive to even consider buying, there really isn't any stress involved. Really I guess that is what it has become to me is a sort of a stress release, and it serves it's purpose well. Alright, enough ranting tonight, off for some more stress release! :)