Fairywren on Etsy

Fairywren is me! Woo!

So I finally listed some of my cards:


Please go have a look and tell your friends!

My next big challenge is to get the word out there and let people know what I do, so if you have any free marketing suggestions it would be much appreciated!

xo

What a wonderful message

Yes yes yes"i really think that we create our own thoughts, and we can create new habits for ourselves with repetition. this print is a visual interpretation of this idea-- we can create more positivity and abundance in our lives by simply changing our thought patterns!"

Jess Gonacha on Etsy, and her abundance blog.

Productive Friday

I have had a really busy few days, but it's all been very satisfying!

On Friday I had a day at home preparing for the weekend, Tia and Simon's wedding on Saturday and Yasmin's tea party on Sunday. I knew this was the only time I had to bake some cupcakes for the tea party and I made some delicious lemon icing which was new and successful!

I also had to clean all my brushes and get all my supplies in order for the wedding makeup... I haven't done it professionally in quite a while but it reminded me how proud I am of my beautiful kit and brush roll! I enjoyed taking the time to sit down and go through each brush and then clean the leather.

Oh and can I please tell you about this wonderful artist I have just found? Aimee of Artsyville produces such wonderful ideas and designs... I am so excited to have found her and love quite a few of her prints! I will be buying one very soon. When I decide on just one.

Oh and check out her blog! Ohh yes I love it.

xo

Scared

So I've been thinking more and more about trying to sell some of my affirmation cards on Etsy.
I'm getting closer and closer to doing it, and am trying to find out more about how I would go about it, but I'm so scared that there's no room for my art. That it's already been done. So scared that I want to do something big but no one else will see it that way. I've found so much pretty stuff on Etsy and I just don't know how I would get noticed, and it stops me from even starting. Blah.

I have found some great inspirational stuff on Etsy, very exciting but also I worry that it means potential competition for me!This is a beautiful print by Kelly Rae Roberts I might treat myself to. Ok wait I just noticed shipping is $25, damn. I cannot justify US$50 for a print. Sigh. I'll just keep admiring it here on my blog.

She does have a book though which I have decided is on my birthday list, Taking Flight. This one may be affordable.

Also on my birthday list is the book Walking in this World and a wooden spoon. For cooking. We don't have one.

Domestic Goddess

Yesterday I had a wonderful day at home being very domestic getting lots of little things done!
It's funny, I always wondered why people who worked full time would spend their weekends gardening and doing the boring jobs that needed to be done around the house... but now I'm here, I kind of get it. It's so satisfying to spend time putting effort into the place that you live. So I cooked, cleaned, washed, scrubbed... and it felt great!

Above you can see that I finally bought some herbs! So far I've just got coriander, basil, chives, spinach and rosemary and I'm pleased to say that after 2 days they are doing great and are still alive!

Last Friday Josh took me for a surprise drive, I was instructed I had to keep my eyes closed until we got there... when we stopped we were just by the road which didn't look very exciting but then he took me down a path to a lovely grassy spot!
He brought some of my books and tea because he knew I love reading and drinking tea and being outside... it was so sweet and thoughtful! We didn't stay long enough to sit and read though because there were too many mossies. I'd love to go back but I don't know where it is because I wasn't allowed to look so I'll just have to wait for my next surprise!
Also I've been thinking more and more about trying to make money from my art and I really think it might be possible. I haven't got to the point of making any serious plans or goals with this yet but I've been looking into it more, Etsy has been great to hear about how other people do it and websites like Modish Biz Tips have been helpful too. So that's been on my mind while I'm still unemployed... I just want to be earning money in a way that is in line with the way I live the rest of my life... kind of hard to do when everyone needs money, but I'll work it out.

Girly beach adventure!

The weather was perfect for our beach adventure!
Getting up before 8am on a Sunday was hard but totally worth it... the water was so beautiful and it was so lovely to be outside on such a great day. We all took lots of photos, I will hopefully be posting more somewhere soon.
I am hoping for many more beach adventures this Summer!


I've also had lots of crafty ideas lately... too many for me to keep track of! I want to be making things for people, trying lots of new things, like stamping and cardmaking and sewing and crochet and photography... I don't really have time to work on it all at the moment but I'm very excited!

These are some of the little things I've done recently...
























Here are some websites you should check out!

My friend Merry's photo blog! Totally inspired me to start a blog and share my stuff:
http://everydayphotoplay.blogspot.com/

My cousin Lisa's Flickr account, she takes great photos! We talk lots about crafty stuff and I get so inspired and excited:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21608728@N00/

And everyone can find something great on Etsy:
www.etsy.com