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Why, oh why, you ask ... was I doing so well at keeping up with the daily posting schedule until sometime last week when things just went poof? I had a huge amount of exposure which has left me stumbling to keep up, and have been working extra late trying to convert all my original files for everything from jewelry display tags to business cards to fit the new cutter plotter - which is working

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Do you ever get to look at the people you work with, the projects you work on, and feel truly blessed? Today was busier than ever - at 10 pm I'm just now stopping the packaging of products that were finished printing today - but I also got to sit back and look at my work and my co-conspirators and think ... I've been blessed.I'll give a quick sneak peek at the "Coming Soon" page for a woman I'm

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What a Monday. I've more projects lined up than I've ever had before, for which I'm so grateful - especially to all of you who are repeat customers, which just makes me feel wonderful, like I'm really doing something right.I missed the weekend wrap-up again, but let's look at it this way ... there will be three weeks' goodies to show off this Saturday! And I'm really looking forward to some of

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Does it get any cooler than having your work featured in someone's blog? Sure it does! When it's a fellow EcoEtsy Team Member's blog, the honor is double. My Etsy store was featured in Planet Playground's blog today (her eco-friendly Etsy shop can be found here) and I'm all kindsa proud. Thank you, Kristen, for such a wonderful end-of-week gift!And I've got a gift for all of you ...I'm an

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I realize my posts have been very short this week, for which I apologize. I've got my nose to the grindstone trying to pull together all the projects on my project list as well as master the new cutter plotter and getting a series of 30+ new products finalized that wouldn't have been possible without the new cutter. And I'm still dealing with the pain of extracted teeth ... who knew it could be

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Today's one of those Mondays that absolutely can't fail to be inspiring. It simply has to be. As a few people I'm working with knows, I went through 2 emergency tooth extractions last week and have been pretty loopy from pain and pain killers most of the week.So today's one of those big ones where I hope to be able to work through several projects and create something of beauty...miss chief -

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So it's Wednesday, and I technically don't show off my week's goodies until the weekly wrap-up ... but this one is just too good! And, really, it could tie into today's topic because having a consistent look from website to blog is really great marketing in and of itself.Presenting: The Posh Parent, and The PoshPreneur - finally finished the design up for both pieces and oh boy are they too cute

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I'm taking a break, greedily looking forward to the new cutter plotter that should be arriving via FedEx any moment now. This is so huge, in ways I can't even begin to describe. Let me just say that aside from the press-printed pieces I've done to this point, you've never seen precision quality the way this one ... enormous ... little machine will offer. And my husband can stop having nightmares

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Last Monday I managed to post very early ... this Monday, I'm barely getting it in before midnight. It was a great day - check out the Boutique Preview for a sneak peek.Badbird’s Art & Embroidery Patterns - http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=87013Inspiration?! Totally! We’re talking prints (from greeting cards to frame-ables) that splash gorgeous cool colors across your visual senses with

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My sweet, loving family may soon be hating my choice of career. Seriously. My husband woke up during the week with a terrible nightmare about having to use the paper cutter to cut stars, and is now eyeing the contraption as if it was originally designed to be a torture device. My daughter takes things much more in stride, happily telling me how it's easier to keep going if you just keep talking .

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Taking a quick and very late lunch break (an hour from supper, what would that be called? linner? lupper? sunch?), I decided to take a minute to put in my post for the day.Some serious progress today - sticker sets have been printed, a hang tag and hair bow display set has been printed and assembly is started, and the drafts of designs for several people, including a fantastic lady that does

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What a fantastic Tuesday - I've got some great ones to show off this Saturday during the weekly wrap-up! Still struggling through all the rooms in my house, searching in vain for my digital camera that has apparently gone MIA ... driving me crazy, with some of the beautiful new printed items that are coming out and I can't even show them off!Anyway. So yeah, long design day, a break to run the

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Gearing up for what I hope will be a very productive Monday - I've got a couple of Etsy Kits and some custom printed items to focus on wrapping up - I am doing my morning ritual of drinking coffee, browsing shops, and generally dreaming of what the day holds.So today I'm posting early ... very early, for me, since I don't "officially" start work every day until 9. And I'm sharing the first of my

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This has been one of the busiest, and most inspiring, weeks I've had in quite a long time. I've worked my way through a number of projects that ranged from beautiful transparent listing ornaments to logos and a series of custom prints that should be ready for printing and assembly in the upcoming week.As always, I'll eventually get the completed projects shared in the portfolio but here's a

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It has been several weeks since my last post, for which I apologize. I do intend to get my hiney in gear and get things back to normal - but lately, I've been so focused on an overloaded project schedule that I honestly haven't had time.Which leads into my reality check.I've had an accountant look over my business plan and review my products, and after an excruciating session (I'm certain I made

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Frantic is about the only word to describe the end of this week. I send out some sincere apologies to lovely ladies who are being so patient with me; I've been out nearly a full week with high fever and flu symptoms. Not the nasty scary stuff - they don't think - but it was bad, at that.So enough about all that. I've been in a frenzy yesterday and today trying to catch up on my project list, some

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When asked, I always say quite honestly that I will never work on more than 2 projects at any given time. I guess what I should also admit is that if I have time between projects, while waiting on return communication for example, I eagerly eat up that time with a new project. It's how my work day is filled, excitedly moving from one design to the next, working to create something that - once

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Is it even possible to not love Fridays? Seriously, there's a peace in Fridays that goes beyond the end of the work week. You can look back over 5 days of progress, and feel some pride in the things you've accomplished.This week has been a hugely fun one for me, despite some home turmoil involving a irrigation pipe that blew up in a spectacular cascade that geysered to the tops of our willow

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Busy is good. Busy means that I'm doing something right ... and it means that I sometimes skip a couple days of posts. But there was no way I was going to miss End-of-Week Inspiration!Officially, I have a home office or "studio". It's a full room just in the process of being remodeled into something more "me". I actually do work in there ... but not as much as I do at the large desk in the living

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What a fantastic day today has been, on so many levels. First, we got irrigation water on! Yes, this is huge to me - it means that I can finally start digging in the dirt, spreading grass seeds everywhere, and getting all the plants I've been babying indoors out where they'll be happiest.To make things one step better, I finished a project I've been loving working on and shared a sneak peek of

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In the mail today was such a sweet surprise, I raced home to tear into it: a little package from Jennifer of Under the Root. Inside was a sweetly wrapped bundle with some of the most adorable artwork (see above for an example) I've seen in a while ... but once I got it open, I was just grinning.Thank you, Jennifer, for such a great Saturday surprise. The eye mask is silk! And the great little

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Although my work day is only half done, I have been so excited to show off one of the latest projects that I've completed, an identity set and print materials for Petal~by~Petal. Above is a small preview, but you can visit her shop or the portfolio page to read and see more. I'm just so pleased with the brilliant green and the beauty of the floral swirls.Also ... I'm too excited to wait to roll

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I think it's inevitable for anyone who does creative work of any sort ... the nearer the end of the week, the less creative ya seem to feel. It's like your muse is tired, and it can sometimes be a struggle to get through your work - more because it doesn't seem good enough, suddenly, than anything else.Every Thursday, I feel it come on ... today was no different. I've learned to combat it by

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I love a challenge. When I was contacted about creating a custom Etsy Kit for Venetia, I knew that the design she had in mind would be challenging ... and then I saw the hand-drawn logo she wanted to use. Challenge didn't cover it, but it has been faithfully replicated in vector format and ready for finishing off.Most of my work day was involved in this challenge, but I also had the chance to put

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Productive days are always the best. When you can sit back at the end of the day, actually view progress on your projects, and generally feel like you've given it your all. Today was definitely one of those days. Above are sneak peeks at two projects that should be completed in the next day or two, for a couple of great ladies to work with. On the left is a 100% hand-drawn vector design ... but

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Today began as a typical Monday ... emails to answer from some of the great people I'm working with, refresh my memory on where I'm at in which projects, and sipping my coffee as I catch up with the weekend happenings over at EcoEtsy.Then, it turned into a "typical" Monday, complete with no Internet connection, a male husky who managed to break free twice, and a doctor's appointment. By the time

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