Thoughts and Inspirations from Appley Ever After

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Apologies for my absence...

I got completely overwhelmed with school and life and had to take a jewelry-break. However, there is now plenty of good news to share now

I have successfully completed my first semester of grad school and pulled off my first 4.0 since high school (Yay!)
I finally reached 100 fans on Facebook, so I feel even more legit than ever before
I am (or at least feel like I am...) making Etsy friends, which has been an awesome source of support.
I have gotten much better at ignoring mean/annoying people
The wedding gift think you notes are DONE
Our honeymoon to Maui is so soon and I'm hoping to finds lots of inspiration there, sketchbook in hand
I've posted 12 new items, all of which I really love, and with all of this new free-time, I plan to make many more. I hope to have 100 items in my shop by the time Spring semester hits. This might be a little difficult with a week in Maui quickly approaching (I know, poor me)
I started an ArtFire website yesterday. I cannot recall if I labeled this an Etsy-only blog, but I'm hoping that I did not because having 4 blogs to maintain will drive my nuts. Here is the link to my new shop. I hope you dig it as much as I do. There's definitely a different vibe there, and a much less competitive one, which is great for someone like me who doesn't have the time or funds to promote all the time.

It's raining right now, which is common for Tucson in the winter, but still strange to come across. Where is my reliable sunshine and dry heat?!
For those who may not have noticed, it's 3AM. I have had a lot of trouble getting to sleep lately. I have heard from many of my artist friends that this happens to them when they have the need to be creative. I definitely feel that need, so I'm blaming it on that for now.
Here are some photos for your viewing pleasure...

The workspace is a little more organized now that I've pined up each individual necklace and bracelet. This little project made me feel much more productive than what was probably necessary.

My new favorite piece. I call it my "Octopus Heart".

My love and I on our wedding day, for those who have not yet seen.

Doormats make marriage seem so much more official :)

Our first married Christmas tree. There have been a lot of "first married" items being labeled these past few months.

My current snack. All that chocolate couldn't possibly be helping my insomnia.


Behind all the clutter is my favorite ultra-sonic cleaner. It's simple and cheap, but surprisingly effective.

OK, goodnight (I hope...)

Appley

Friday, November 26, 2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

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

Monday, November 15, 2010

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

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Weekends are lame when your boyfriend is working and you don't feel like making yourself presentable for the general public.

I have not posted anything jewelry-related in awhile. Here are some ideas/images that have been floating around my noggin for quite some time...

I'm thinking lots of wire-wrapping as well as some assemblage of randomness?

There is no getting around how adorable my baby is:

I'm very jealous of her because she always looks so damn comfy and I'm typically quite the opposite. She just rediscovered that couch today. I sense that I will be constantly removing hair from the slipcover.

Flagstaff was listed on this site. Of course.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Training for my new job might actually be the death of me.
Kidding? Oh, honey. I never kid about nonsense which results, inevitably, in death.
I swear on all things holy, or the higher power of your choosing, that I was trained (for EIGHT HOURS, mind you) on information that has NOTHING to do with my own personal job title. None. Zilch. I sat in a room full of irritated people all GD day to learn nothing of any actual significance. SERIOUSLY.

I'm itching for a new project. I have a need to create that's starting to develop rapidly. It grows steadily inside me...I have a creativity fetus (ha!) and it's gotta come out sooner or later (gross).

Image via Wikipedia

Sidebar- after I typed "fetus" my Zemanta gave me this creeptastic photo of a preserved unborn child. Why on earth is this fun-sized baby in a jar? I have no idea. It is 100% disturbing though.

Anyway.

There's something about being busy that makes me want to be even busier. Seriously. Now I'm hanging out with people again, catching up on some psych literature, cleaning (gasp) all in the name of staying busy. Madness.

I need to incorporate some regular exercise in my schedule.
Haha, I crack myself up.
Seriously, though...
I will start being a healthier person when some genious comes up with a way to work out without getting hot, sweaty, being forced to interact with obnoxious and overly-enthusiastic nutcases, spending money, or any other sort of discomfort that I do not appreciate.

Rambling...
I'll stop.
Good night!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

My mouth tastes like brie with herbs.

So.

Nothing new on the ol' Etsy shop for a month now...Eek!
There are no words to express how tired I have been this past 27(ish?) days. Seriously. None. I don't know if this is because I'm not used to working anymore or because I'm still not adjusted to my new schedule. Regardless, I am exhausted.

This being said, I have not given up on the jewelry. Despite the fact that I start to drift off every time I think about making new things, I still have hope that this will get better.

Besides, now I actually have some money, so purchasing supplies is much easier :)

Thomas is working the evening shift today, so I am having girly time- brie, strawberries, chocolate, creme brulee, sushi, trashy Bravo shows, and catching up on some
magazines. Lovely.

I have nothing interesting to say :(

I am working on designing a new tattoo. I want to tie in a few things from these last three years. (AKA Thomas-related items without having a tattoo fully dedicated to my boyfriend) These flowers are very significant.