It's so late!!!!!

This picture was taken at 4am one night while out trying to get my son to fall asleep in the car. It didn't work. :/

Ok, it's only 1:45am, but still, I should be in bed! My boy has become noctu-baby and I am TIRED!!!!

And cranky. :/

So here we are at almost 2am watching the Disney channel because I have to have some sort of background noise yet it's probably keeping Blake up which is NOT what I wanted so here I am writing a boring run-on sentence. Yay me!

On a better note, I am making great progress going through my current supplies for destash listings in my shop. There is hope for me yet! I just wish I could get outside and take some pictures, but it's been so rainy and dark outside.

I guess that's all I have to say today. I win the most boring post award, so yay me!!

Slow down a bit!

No, not you, unless you're riding my behind on the freeway. :)

I am slowing it down for a bit. I want to go in a new direction. No, maybe not new, but more centralize what my store and what I make is about. I feel like I'm trying to learn everything, and in turn, do everything, and that's just not possible. ;)

I'm also starting to think that I may just not have the budget to go where I want to go with my jewelry. And that makes me sad, because it's what I would really like to do. Offer high-quality, elegant and unique jewelry with crystals, gemstones, and sterling silver. Argh!

In the meantime, while I'm figuring out where to go, I'm suspending the store on Facebook so I can focus on one thing at a time. The Etsy store will still be open, but as you may notice, not much is being newly listed.

:)

Birthday Contest!

As you may know, tomorrow I'm turning 25, and on top of the special 25% off sale I have running right now, I've decided to also run another contest! The prize? A $25 gift certificate to my store on Etsy or Facebook!

There are a few ways to enter, but you must comment here with your entry in order to be counted. You can enter as many times as possible, but only one entry per comment will be counted, so if you enter more than once, remember to leave additional comments!

1. Follow this blog

2. "Like" my fan page on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/eldesignsbyerica )

3. Leave a comment on one of the pictures on Facebook (or you can comment here on one of the items on Etsy if you don't have a Facebook)

4. Follow me on Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/eleighb85 )

Remember, leave one comment for each entry here on this blog, and please make sure I have a way to contact you if you are the winner!

The contest will run until June 30th, to give everyone a good amount of time to enter.

**(Please note, the $25 gift certificate is not valid on custom orders. Any pre-made pieces/supplies are eligible however.)

Edit: I also want to add, which Amy helped bring up: If you already follow or "like" me, PLEASE feel free to comment here stating that! You may already have a few entries! Comments on my facebook page will, however, only be counted if they are new, since some are from previous contests. :D

It's been a while.....

Egad! It's been a while since I've been on this here thing! A few changes have taken place, most importantly, I am an etsian! Woo! I've had 2 sales so far, which I think is pretty good, and two custom orders I'm currently working on! You can check out my page at http://elbeading.etsy.com !

I've got to get on the ball and get everything else listed, the hubby is tired of looking at it all!

Oh! I got my VistaPrint order in the other day! Woo! I feel more like an actual business now, with my cards and my car magnet, and everything else! Now I'm just looking for reasons to hand my cards out!

And now I notice that every sentence is finished with an "!". Nice. Oh well, I'm just really excited, which is good because I've been bummed about personal issues lately. Job searching sucks, and I wish there was a bit more out there that was stable and long-term. Blech.