Wow! I saw I had all of these views and hearts all of a sudden - and boom!! I found out my Zen Garden was featured on the front page at Etsy!! Yay! =D




How cool!! =D


Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

I just dropped on all of the cards in my inbox!!! 1st time and it wasn't so tough!lol The hard part for me is I always have to stop and look! You all have some very interesting sites =D Like these;
Something new I found while dropping Entrecards this morning -
if you love contests, these two websites offering an amazing abundance of clickable links and one of them is devoted to Etsy members, which is really cool!!
Click here for the Blog Contest Station and here for the Etsy Giveaways Blog - enjoy! =D

While you're at it don't forget to check out this previous post for a 20% coupon code to purchase items in my shop until midnite(CMT) October 31st!! JUST for Bloggers!

Well, the game warden is coming up to try and finalize the cost of the calves we've lost to the bear so I gotta go get dressed :( I was having such a good time!

I will post again this afternoon - I just have a feeling that there's something that I'm going to have to share!?! Oh, yeah, I remember now...

Until then,

Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

In appreciation for all of the great feedback and blog love I've gotten lately, I've decided to hold a "Bloggers Only" Store-Wide sale! From today, Sunday, Oct.19th until Friday, Oct.31, 2008 if you mention "ShopNotes" in 'note to seller' when you check out, I will send you a revised invoice reflecting a WHOPPING! 20% off any item in the shop, or custom ordered during this time!! Hope you enjoy =D
Go Shopping!

In other news, I've removed some of my more personal, not related at all to DMWA, posts to my other blog, "Three Boys and a Dog" to clear up some of the 'clutter' here - you are still welcome to read about my 'personal life' by visiting this link - and I will be trying to keep more on-topic. I will still have some family/personal stuff in DMWA ShopNotes, but it will be minimal! =D Hope this helps :) Off to work this morning - hope you all have a GREAT day!! and as always, "Thanks for stopping by the shop!" Freida

Pam Hawk is a blogger who helps people with their 'brand' and I found that her latest entry was a terrific idea that I just have to pass along to you! =D
Here's the post and the link that follows is to her site where you'll find a lot more info on promoting your online and offline presence...

Host an online Spouse's Shopping Event

Hey Etsyians, boost your sales during the upcoming holiday shopping season by hosting an online Spouse's Shopping Event.

Send a card to all of your customers using snail mail. In this card, invite them to browse through your shop for their favorite items. Have them note their favorite items and spouse's name on a pre-paid post card that they send back to you.

When the card comes back, send a card to each spouse, introducing your shop and mentioning the favorite items chosen by your customers. Offer a discount, free gift wrapping, and any other specials you would like to extend for this shopping event. Make sure you note a time limit so you have time to get orders wrapped and packaged and shipped out in time for the holidays.

Your customers will love their gifts and their spouses will appreciate the personalized shopping assistance.

Note: By sending cards to your customers via snail mail, you are not violating Etsy's strict no-spam policy (which is a good policy) and your card is more likely to be opened and read by your customers.

Stay tuned for the next blog post which expands on this idea

Visit Pam Hawk's site by clicking this link!

Back to work! Hope you enjoyed this great little idea and many thanks for "stopping by the shop!"

Freida

Such a busy weekend! Work, work, work and my 'little guys' were busy too!


Tyler's going to be shaving his head to help support kids who are loosing their hair to chemo treatments! I thought he was crazy at first but as he says, "it's just hair, it will grow back. Some of these kids will die!!"
I'm very proud of his efforts in helping others these days - he even donated $40 to autism last week!

It would be so great if you would click on the link and either donate or just offer some encouragement!! Click on Tyler's picture or the link below to help :-)

Please stop by and help in any way you can - going through your senior year in high school with a bald head (not a good look for Tyler! lol) is a daunting mission, but he's so sure of how he wants to help, I can do nothing but support him 110% and shave his head for him!!

Thank you in advance for your support! =D

https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info.html?ParticipantKey=2008-55407



In other news, Leanne received her Keepsake Portrait Box this morning and wrote, "Hi Freida, It's just arrived this morning! Thanks so much, it looks really great, you've done an amazing job on it! Thanks again :o] Leanne x".
Thank you Leanne! It was a great pleasure to get to work on Sandy's box with you!!

Well, I guess that's all for now - I could always write for hours, but who's going to read my ramblings!!? lol

As always, "Thanks for stopping by the shop!"
Freida

One of the most troublesome things in selling online is posting accurate, colorful, yet clean images of your products. I know that in the course of a week I probably spend more hours on the computer working on my photos, trying desperately to get a good, clear photo uploaded! This can be very frustrating =[ to say the least!
I am always looking for clear and accurate instructions on how to make my product photos better and have, on occasion even made a few videos myself on certain techniques.
To this end, I found a great tutorial on how to adjust colors and vibrancy in Photoshop CS3, which is my program of choice, and have included it here with permission from the author :0) Enjoy!

How to Quickly Fix a Picture's Color and Brightness in Adobe Photoshop Cs2

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

This short tutorial will show you how to use four keyboard shortcuts that will quickly improve color correction and brightness on a digital picture. (Shortcuts in this article are used in Windows operating systems)

Steps

1. Open your image in Adobe Photoshop CS2 = Click File > Open > browse your picture > Click OPEN. Or you can just press Ctrl+O.
   
2. Now that your image is loaded you can start using the following keyboard shortcuts, which will save you a lot of time when correcting an image color and brightness.
   
3. For auto levels press Shift+Ctrl+L.
   
4. For auto contrast press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L.
   
5. For auto color press Shift+Ctrl+B.
   
6. The keyboard shortcuts will correct almost, if not, all common color corrections normally used to fix an image. Instead of going through the menu just use the time saving shortcuts.
   
7. Now for the fourth keyboard shortcut. Sometimes an image is either too dark for color correction, or too bright. There is a very simple way of fixing this. For this we use the Ctrl+M keyboard shortcut, which is known as Curves. Works better than Brightness/Contrast from the Adjustments menu. Press Ctrl+M.
   
8. You will see this little window pop up. Now you will find the correct grid to fix the brightness of the image.
   
9. I've highlighted the grid that you are going to manipulate in order to get the correct brightness for your image. If you drag the line diagonally to the upper left corner of the grid your image gets brighter. If you move the line diagonally to the bottom right corner of the grid your image gets darker.
   
10. Make sure that you have checked the box that says "Preview" highlighted in blue. This will allow you to see a real time change of brightness on your image.
    
11. Once you are satisfied with the results, press OK and save your image. (You can see the difference in the sky color in the image. The "AFTER" image has a more true blue-ish color than the raw image from "BEFORE". In other words; colors are more vibrant and true)
    

Tips

• Always make a copy of the original image. This is very important in case you make a mistake you have something to go back to.
  
• If you don't like the results of the changes you made, you can press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Z to undo the last step. To undo multiple steps press Alt+Ctrl+Z.
  
• Play around with the Curves window menu. Changing the curves in RGB, Red, Green, or Blue mode will give some nice, and interesting, color results to your image.
  
• Be creative. It's your taste! and have fun editing.
  

Warnings

• Once again, always make a copy of the original image before editing it. If you make any mistakes in the editing process, or not satisfied with what you came up with, you'll have something to go back to and restart the process.
  
• When using these shortcuts you will find that changes to some pictures won't be noticeable. These kinds of pictures require true color editing; mostly scanned images. Don't worry much about these at the moment. Just try to use the Curves tool (Ctrl+M).
  

Things You'll Need

• Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3
  
• Your digital, or scanned, images
  
• Your creativity
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Replace Text in Adobe Photoshop
  
• How to Crop and Re Size Photos at the Same Time Using Adobe Photoshop 7
  
• How to Create a Colorful Mist Background in Adobe Photoshop
  
• How to Work With Photoshop Actions
  
• How to Change a Digital Picture from Color to Black and White
  

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note;
Even though my buddy here can seem to be a stoner(LOL) he produces very good tutorials and I suggest you look through them all - from beginner(we can all learn something new!) to advanced - I really like the content and his very clear instructions are hard to beat! =D

Thanks, as always, for "stopping by the shop!"
F

Seems like it took forever to get to the 2 week coupon sale for the EFA Birthday Bash, but it's here! Finally!! I'm hoping that everyone has their code(hint: "DEER" w/o quotes!) and will get some shopping in =] I guess I better get with it and get my tags changed over! Always behind =D
I've been working on some new projects and am pretty happy about the Halloween Challenge on EFA Team blog, "Halloween Cats"! I just had finished my "Cats" puzzle and am going to paint one of them with appropriate colors and expressions for Halloween =D So fun! and so puurrrr-fect! lol
I joined a new site called Handmade Fuzion and hope that it will be fun - I was supposed to start selling there also, but I don't know if I'm going to yet. Will put in a link if/when I do =D
I also just finished some little Christmas ornaments - they're done in natural wood(Intarsia) and the only problem I'm having now is if I want to put a cord in them or make them magnets? Decisions, decisions! They are so cute though and makes me really want to get into my Christmas projects!
I just got a new setup for taking pictures but I'm still having trouble with the lighting setup - I thought I took great pictures, even at 12am! But now that I see them online I'm seeing a shadow across the right faces of the pieces and it still doesn't look great :-( My son just bought a Nikon film SLR and I'm hoping he gets good at taking photos and will photograph my pieces - I don't know about waiting for film developing though! lol I've become jaded with all of the instant gratification we have now in everything; want to know an answer to a question? Just "Google It!" want to see what your pictures look like? Just "upload them!" Want to empty your garage? no more yard sale BS! Just "List it on Craig's List or eBay!" It's all just too darn easy! lol
Anyway, will try using my new setup today while the sun is shining and see if I can get it right...
I have an order that has to be ready today so I'm not going to be spending too much time online today - I should've already had this done, but it's been hard getting some of the info I needed from her to finish the project. I still haven't heard back on her color choice so I'm just going to use the standard brown on it.
I definitely want to get more items done so folks will have lots of choices to use the coupon on - I'm really glad I get to do this. Not only does it help the animals, but my clients as well! Always a "Good Thing"!
That's it for now =D
Stay awesome and "Thanks for stopping by the shop!"
Freida

Everyone's coupon codes are out and I wanted to make sure all my peeps have theirs! When you shop be sure to use coupon code "DEER" (without the quotes!) in the checkout to be sure you receive 20% off of EVERYTHING you buy from September 15th thru the 30th of September!! It's an awesome celebration and I have already started receiving plenty of inquiries - hence this blog post! =] If you have any questions, please see this post for more information... If you have ANY questions after reading that, feel free to write me at deermountainwoodart [at!] earthlink.net.

EFA's turning one - and believe it or not, I'm feeling older! lol Just like when the kids' birthdays come around!! It's been a great year and a lot has been donated to the animals - what better way than to support them by SHOPPING! Best of both worlds =D Be sure to check and make sure that the store you're shopping at is a member of EFA(Etsy For Animals) so that your shopping dollars go to the support of animals! You can also go to the EFA Store and buy items that 100% of your purchase goes directly to the animal charities!

That's it for now - thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

Well the girl accepted his words, to my utter surprise he came home that night with a muttered, "everything's fine, why?" Maybe I don't know the heart, like I thought I knew the heart?!?lol I'm glad though - she makes him so happy, and what mother wouldn't want her boy to be happy?
It's been a while since I've written - my toes are so cold from sitting here at the computer for the last 3 hours that I don't know if it's worth trying to write a decent blog post right now or not! lol
The length of time has been well-spent though, trying to catch up on all of the EFA things I needed to do but haven't had the chance to yet; I wrote in about the Treasury I curated - though it's not getting much in the way of views. It was planned a long time ago and though I started to change my mind on the theme, but I didn't. So "Birds of a Feather" it is - when it expires I will put a screen shot up - I think I'll plan another for a little further in the future.
In regards to the folks that seem to have a treasury up all of the time I used to think, "Dang, they must think they've got the corner on believing they have such great taste that we all just want to see what they pick..." but I know better now, it's ADDICTING darn it! and I know my taste is not to everyone's liking, but I've been exposed to so many talents that I would've never known about had I not done a few of these, and besides promoting my fellow EFA members, I just want to share what I've found! =D
Also, I'm in another Treasury and it's a really beautifully rendered collection - it's soon to expire so I will post the screen shot that includes the current listing, but after today it will not be clickable... enjoy! I'm hoping it make front page as it's 3rd from the top in activity, so who knows!?!
I'm also working on my new website - the old deermountainwoodart.com has been moved to a new domain host as well as a new website host, so it's been keeping me a little busy - new systems are so hard to learn as I grow older!lol and I have been trying to finish the Intarsia book, but my contributors have not gotten in all of their items, so we're kind of 'on hold' - doesn't look like a Aug 31st publishing date anymore :( but it really doesn't matter as long as we get it done before September is over!
I went to the little yardsale/art sale at the firestation this last weekend and it was just a mess - but I did manage to get to know a little about a couple that wants quite a bit of pieces done, so all was not lost. I did go home early as it just didn't look like much was going to happen. But I didn't expect much, just wanted my neighbors to know that I am still here and still working the wood. They were duely impressed I think?lol =D
So, in the title I wrote "Orders and Order" - I will sum that up here;
"Orders" - have a few orders from this last couple of weeks that I'm working on:

• Dolphin Helmet - for Kay
• Bronco's Helmet - for Kay
• Keepsake Pet Portrait Box - for Leanne
• Dragon Treasure Box - for eBay buyer, Greg
• City Scape - for lady at firestation
• Timberwolf on Burl - for guy at firestation
• "Art Block" - Wolves, number 3, using a painting done by a fellow Etsian
• and finally, a 'game cock' Intarsia piece for Nathan

So I've gotten busy, but I need to get these orders out before the Xmas orders get really started!

"Order" - working on getting my life, websites, blogs, and home in order. Through the summer, things have gotten quite out of control - my wood is everywhere as well as 'pieces in progress', so I'm trying to spend a share of my time getting my life, in general, in order.
I'll also be catching up my personal blog, "Three boys and a dog", and writing all of my 'personal' things there instead of letting them sneak over to here and vice' versa! So if you are interested at all, click on the link and prepare to be astounded by the chaos that is my real life! lol
Well, that's it for now - I was planning on getting busy at 9am but I see it's crept to 9:18 and I really have to get going! It's been so much more fruitful with the boys in school. I miss them, but it's so quiet right now that I would be remiss to not get a lot done while they're gone!!
Thanks for stopping by the shop! I always hope you enjoy, even just a little, my ramblings :0) and will come back often!
Freida

So much has been going on and I've been quite remiss in not keeping my poor blog up-to-date! But I'll give it a try to update ya'll on what's up here at Deer Mountain the best I can :0)

First of all, I've been working on this huge Elk (designed by Kathy Wise) for the Elk Foundation Dinner and Auction the 16th and that's kept me pretty busy! I'm really excited to get to donate such an item to the Elk Foundation as they are a great organization that helps preserve health and habitat for the elk and other wildlife. The elk are so beautiful and I feel the impact that we have on them with our ever increasing encroachment on their feeding and breeding grounds! If you're in the area contact

Mid-Arkansas Valley Big Game Banquet Erik Brekke 719-275-9401

08/16/08

for details and tickets!

I've also been trying out new items on Etsy to see if I can get business to pick up - doesn't seem to be happening which has me in the doldrums a bit since this is the only income I can provide for my boys.
My oldest told me a few days ago, "Mom, you make beautiful things. I really love what you do, but you're going to have to give it up and call it a 'hobby' because you'll never make anything doing this!" That was a real downer!
Maybe he's right, but it's hard to just "give it up" to a hobby status because being totally disabled doesn't give you much options and I love what I do soooo much! But, love and passion do not pay bills!! :0(
Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing, and then I get an email like this one; "Don't think Ron or I ever gave you feedback on the intarsia birthday/ Christmas gift - Diane was moved to tears. Seeing her favorite Schnauzer so beautifully re-created was moving for her and we were so thrilled that we were able to give her something she does not have - always a challenge...." and I think 'yeah, I'm doing the right thing for my life'.
It just feels strange to try to be in a place like Etsy where it's predominately college-aged people who create an entirely different style of 'art' than I. It's always been very clear that I don't quite fit in and that my work isn't totally valued there as it is in person. I'm in a quandary as to what to do with the online storefront...

Anyway, on a happier note - my DH and I just celebrated our 10th anniversary and will be attending a concert with Sammy Kershaw in Cripple Creek on the 17th - I've never been to any concert(I had a ticket to see Journey in Contra Costa when I was 20, but didn't get to go) and this is going to be so much fun! I'm really looking forward to spending some quality time with Roger - he's been trying so hard to make up for what I'm not taking in and it's really telling on him that this has been a difficult year to say the least! He deserves so much, but he gets me - yay! lol

So I will close for now - consider yourself truly updated; at least until tomorrow!! :0)

Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

Just listed my "Pet Keepsake Boxes"! I think they're a great idea and have one myself :o)

I created my first one after my beloved little Cockatiel, Roo, died. I love having her close instead of in the cold ground and being that wood is naturally warm, it makes me feel better for some reason.

I listed this one as a generic keepsake box, but the main idea is to create customized boxes that can be used to keep all of your most precious possessions and memories in as well as being compartmentalized so that your little one's ashes will be encased safely by themselves.

These are the large ones that can hold quite a bit and will be very useful!

Anyway, here's a shot of the "Dalmation Keepsake Box" I just listed - take a look and if you have any suggestions for future projects, please be sure to write <deermountainwoodart{at}earth-link.net> !

Until next time, Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"

Freida

I'm very honored to have my Eagle included in another very special Treasury on Etsy! It's one of my most sought-after pieces and I've had the pleasure recently of creating a very large replica that measured 38" in wingspan!
I invite you to visit the Treasury to see many more pieces of great works in various mediums and would love it if you had a moment to leave a comment on it :0)
Thank you very much Marsiemum for adding my Eagle to this beautiful treasury!!

I've been very busy lately and hope to be listing quite a few creations soon - be sure to stop by my Etsy shop often to see the new additions!

Until next time, Thank you for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

I'm so excited about this one! It has the potential to really spruce up a room and doesn't cost that much for a whole series => Here's a link to the listing and a picture to show you what he looks like - "Timber Wolf" is straight out of my sketchbook and the whole series is from my original artwork - very collectible!

And here's a preview of the next one coming out in the "Wolf Art Blocks" series next week -









The third in the series is wolf pups and they are so cute - I know you'll love them!


Well, it's off to work in the real world =<

Thank you for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

"We're going to the country!" Treasury is by JuliePeach and it's her first treasury, which makes it extra special to get to be in! =D

I checked out her shop and am really quite impressed! It's well put together, and my my, the gorgeous yummy paper goods are enough to keep me busy =D

You really need to have a look at this fresh shop - here's a shot of her first treasury - pretty great huh!? and no, not just because I'm in it either!! lol

Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"

This is another beautiful treasury that I got to be a part of! I love birds and this one has some artists that I've not had the pleasure of viewing before =D Definitely take a look! This link will expire in a couple of days so here's a snapshot of what was in it in case you didn't get to it in time -



Thank you LeatherSculpture for letting me know about my inclusion in your beautiful treasury! It's an honor to be amongst these amazing creations! =D If you love beautiful leather art then you should definitely check LeatherSculpture out!

Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

I got to be in another treasury on Etsy and was so thankful that HaileysBobbins wrote to let me know or I would've missed it completely!! It's a great treasury and I would enclose the link but it won't be onsite much longer so here's a screenshot.
Be sure to visit her shop for some great deals on supplies for sewing and really gorgeous little quilts that are to die for! =D
Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

Last night I finally managed to get a tutorial done that didn't have my kids' voices in the background! It's still a little glitchy, as I have large vacant pauses and such, but all in all I think it's pretty well done =>

The true test will be in your comments and feedback, so I hope you'll let me know what you think, what you'd like to see in the tutorials, and if you had any trouble in viewing the first one!

There are quite a few bloggers these days with tutorials - most well written and informative.

Here's a link to some I've noticed lately on Etsy - http://www.etsy.com/forums_search.php?search_type=forum_title&search_query=tutorials
- hope you can get something out of them.

I think that tutorials are amazingly helpful and if it weren't for the sites I've gleaned information from, I don't think I ever would've been able to catch up to the new 'computer age'! =>

Hope you have a wonderful Saturday =D and thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

Yesterday I spent almost 14 hours online!?! I'm a little frustrated by this - it's not like I have anything else to do! I wanted to start off spending a couple of hours updating my info on different sites I belong to, but ended up joining others, and responding - a LOT...

Interneting can be extremely addicting, and for a brief moment I thought, "maybe this is what I should be doing?"lol yeah, right....

Indiepublic, for one, is a great place to meet people that are similar in their interests to yours. It has a lot of traffic, so of course I'm going to see if I can get some exposure there. So far, I've met quite a few people and saw many things that I was unaware of - it really made me want to do stories on the folks I met. Hard to keep me down on that one - everyone's so interesting and they're all busy doing what they do, yet they seem to have time to welcome newcomers - that's awesome =D
This led to another site called, "Silkfair". It's another shopping site, a lot like Etsy in some of it's features, but they're new, they're hip, and they've got some of the features that I would've loved to had seen on Etsy. So I joined...
Then, after hanging out there trying to input some of my store info(a little on the complicated side, I must say) AlwaysAmy attracted my eye on Indie - she was "cross-promoting", as she calls it, so it led to other things; I purchased an ad spot on her page with ProjectWonderful, exchanged links, well, added hers... Somewhere in there I found a site called "Blogs by Women Bloggers", joined that... While on ProjectWonderful, I learned some more, so I bid on another, pretty busy site called, "The Coveted", where they didn't have any bids yet, so I got in cheap!

It's so totally not in sync with what I sell, so I might have to remove that one!lol Here's a link to their most recent post; I'm sure you'll see what I mean!lol The bird looks like my babies, and it was hard to look at - although it was another person they were promoting, so I won't hold it against them! =D It blew my mind how many people are into this stuff and think it's fashionably cool - you wouldn't catch me near one!!! lol To each his/her own though, right? Anyway, it's a pretty dark, goth site and I don't think my ad is appropriate there... free advertising? I don't know if it's always the 'right' thing to do....
Let's see, what else did I join... it was a "joiner" type of day - ugh!

Oh, I also worked hard on a new format for my personal blog "three boys and a dog", and ended up once again at "BloggerBuster". Amanda runs a nice blog for helping other bloggers, replete with free templates and tons of customization tips - I kept downloading Hispanic blog templates though and I ended up learning a lot, as well as some more Spanish!

While I was working on various projects while I was 'surfing', I didn't get a whole lot done - it's bad because I have so many clients waiting!? I wish I had more hours in a day - as it is, I'm consistently up until 1 or 2 am and it's starting to take it's tole - I don't how many patterns I've screwed up lately while falling asleep holding my Wacom pen!

I do know, this has to stop! I keep hearing the voice, "don't go near the light!" running through my head - I guess I need to listen!

So for today - this is all you'll see of me - I've gotta go to town and mail orders and pay bills - they keep coming, no matter what I'm doing!? Then I'm going to come home and, dang it!, get some work done!!!
Be careful on here and listen to the voice, "don't go near the light!" The internet is either a blessing or a curse - I hope it will be a blessing for me =D

Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

I'm so proud of my little birds =D They are included in a treasury with some incredible things, and seem to fit beautifully - hope it makes the front page!
Thank you Sandra, for adding me to your treasury!! and especially for all the beautiful work that you've done for me =D You are truly amazing, as an artist, friend, and designer!

Please be sure to check out her shop, Share the Love Designs - featured to the right - for all of your graphic designs, as well as special personalized collages, cards, and Mother's Day gifts!

and, as always, thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida

My goodness, being on the Storque can do wonders for one's views!!

Page 1 views increased by 130
Page 2 views increased by 91

Total increase in views is 221

at 11:05.10 pm EST, 05 / 04.

I've been maintaning this count+ for over three days now and I sure hope it doesn't stop anytime soon =D
While it hasn't resulted in any sales, it has added more hearts etc... in every direction - and every good market analyzer will tell you, more volume always leads to more sales.... Keeping my fingers crossed that some of my 'babies' will find good homes soon -

Tomorrow's Monday! Yeah!! I can get back to working fulltime on my projects - I need a tee shirt that reads, "Thank Goodness it's Monday!!" Anxious to show you all what I've been up to and get some more pieces listed - I think it's going to be a VERY good week =>

Thanks for "stopping by the shop!"
Freida