Black Friday has finally arrived, and there are some great sales going on in the handmade world. Not just for today either, a lot of shops are having sales all weekend and some until Tuesday!
Here is a list of my favorite shops:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/blackmagicstudio
http://www.etsy.com/shop/tamaralove1
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BooBooZoo
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGoodOleDays
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PinkMoustache
http://www.etsy.com/shop/expressionsfloral
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/Serendipity81/StoreFront.bok
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lizbethsgarden
http://www.etsy.com/shop/nerdjerk
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lushbaubles
http://www.etsy.com/shop/baublesforbellas
http://www.etsy.com/shop/loveandwhiskers
http://www.etsy.com/shop/hippiechickboutique
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkycrafts
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kompletelykahn
http://www.etsy.com/shop/luzrivera
http://www.etsy.com/shop/farfield
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Melindotty
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElephantBeads
http://www.etsy.com/shop/OldSpringRoadVintage
http://www.etsy.com/shop/seasidecards
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DaveClark
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBloomingThread
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RetroPoshBowsnTutus
http://www.etsy.com/shop/smilingturtle
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kittycatmm10
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ZiasCottageIndustry
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JudysDesigns
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SassyBelleButtons
http://www.etsy.com/shop/OneTimesTwo
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWhirlwind
http://www.etsy.com/shop/glamourpusscouture
http://www.etsy.com/shop/tamaralove1
http://www.etsy.com/shop/IndustrialLion
http://www.etsy.com/shop/obachansflowers
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetPB
http://www.etsy.com/shop/baghdadbum
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TotallyToTheT
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DoBatsEatCats
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JulieEllynDesigns
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kaleidoscopebyerin
http://www.etsy.com/shop/satrngrl
http://www.etsy.com/shop/anzosgarden
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissTanDesigns
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MegsCrochetJewels
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeborahJulian
http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartstringsByJanice

And mine, of course http://www.etsy.com/shop/AppleyEverAfter

Yes, the list is long, but please check them out. These are great shops, created by amazing people, and supporting independent artists is good karma :) Another bonus- you don't have to join the mass of crazies out shopping today!

Happy Shopping!

Appley

Six new items will be up, at a more decent hour, later on today. Three of them are totally new techniques for me, which has been a lot of fun. It's sort of like a puzzle...frustrating, but awesome when you solve it. I'm super excited to post these- especially with my upcoming End-Of-November and Free Shipping sales I have coming up so, so soon.

Tom and I are going to have Thanksgiving with my family in Phoenix this year. Then we're having a second dinner with his family on Friday. I sense that a lot of stress about fitting into all of those swimsuits I've purchased for the honeymoon will be starting up any minute now.

It's 3AM (I must be lonely...anyone?) and I'm starving. Food and then finally sleep. So much to do tomorrow!

This is what our desk looks like when I take the neccessary bajillion photos of new pieces and figure out pricing.

I wish I'd thought about buying a life-sized bust so I wouldn't have to wait around for someone to take pictures of me wearing everything. Note to self- be more logical.

Here's a preview of the new necklaces. Pretty, yeah? I'm really happy with how they turned out. 

G'night! Appley

I am BACK

Still alive and kickin'. I've dusted off my tools and gone back to work. It feels fabulous.


So many things have happened since I last updated this blog. A lot of really significant events. I'm sure I'll write about these every now and then.



JEWELRY!

I'm so excited to be doing this again. There was no joy when I got sucked into my job. Now I'm back in school and back to making pretties. 



I'll post photos soon.
The latest and greatest are in my shop


More info later. I have tons of work to do today!

Until next time...


Appley