Oh man, it's been a while....

...since my last post. Now, I realize how disappointing this must be to ALL you followers (please read the end of that sentence with a ton of sarcasm) that it has been over a month and half since my last post (insert gasps of shock and dispair here)!!!! Okay, I'll quit with the self depricating attitude and move on.

I have done two major custom jobs in the past few weeks. The first consists of earrings for a local bride's bridesmaids. She told me a bit about her bridesmaid's (including an important tid bit that one of them has gauged piercings) and showed me the dress (which is SUPER CUTE, pea green, and from JCrew). Then she asked me to create! How awesome is that? This is what she got, and she loves them!

Another custom job (that I'm still working on) involved a lovely gal and some gorgeous glass beads that her mother had given her. She mentioned a few of my pieces that she liked, and once again, I was simply asked to make something! Have I mentioned that I absolutely LOVE MY JOB????!!!!! Here is a picture of what I started with, and one of the necklace that came out of it. I am still working on the earrings.

My Mommy Always Said It's a Sign of Creativity...

I've always been a little on the messy side. Not dirty per say, but messy in a "I'm really sorry mom but my closet threw up all over my bedroom" kind of way. Funny thing is, I always know exactly where everything is. My favorite jeans? Under the blanket beneath the corner of the bed where Sandwich sleeps. That black top? Hanging halfway out of the dresser drawer where Aaron keeps his underwear. I honestly consider myself organized, it's just not the kind of organizing system that would make sense to anyone else.
This method of arranging things as though whatever room I'm in has been hit by a hurricane has subsequently followed me into my professional life. About once a month I clean the *^%$ out of my studio, vowing that every drill bit and saw blade will be put back in its properly labeled drawer each day before I leave. I promise myself that each jump ring and head pin will make it back into its specific container. It works! Well... it works for a couple days. Then it looks like it does in that picture again.
My mom really does tell me that it's a sign of being a creative person. Perhaps I should just leave it well enough alone? We shall see...

Either I'm Really Nervous or My Lunch Made Me Sick

My stomach is in knots. Lots and lots of tiny, hard, jittery little knots that make me feel a tad bit sick. Pretty sure it wasn't my lunch (I just bought that yogurt today!), but I suppose you never know. Nope, pretty sure it has absolutely nothing to do with my lunch at all.

I recently got back from my honeymoon. We had our wedding back in July, but waited until December 27th to depart on our little adventure. Fifteen days in Spain is how we decided to celebrate our nuptuals. Quite lovely I'd say, especially when you don't think about the steep exchange rate, gross (not to mention grossly overpriced) food, boredom (mind you we weren't bored all the time, hehehe), and the food poisoning. Honestly, minus all those aspects we had the most beautiful time! Alas, I'm pretty sure it's not my return from Spain that is causing the rapid fluttering of my insides.

In fact, I happen to know exactly what it is that is causing those dirty little gnomes of nausea to dance joyfully upon my stomach; I quit my 'day job'. Yep, no more steady (albeit meager) paychecks for me. A full-fledged entrepreneur is I. An artist and a business owner. An unstoppable one woman show, ready to take on the world and make it my *&#@$. A very nervous, very scared, extremely excited, rather happy young (please tell me 29 is still young??) woman embarking on one of the most enriching journeys that life has to offer: Following Your Dream.