Friday, February 18, 2005

violet


violet
Originally uploaded by vreitz.

Blooming african violets make February go away.

Yellow-Flower


Yellow-Flower
Originally uploaded by vreitz.

Yellow flowers chase the blue funk away.

it's official

I'm in a February Blue Funk.

Nothing's wrong, I'm not stressed about things at home (work is another story but I leave it behind when I leave the office)
Sick of the cold. sick of wind. tired of wearing gloves and a hat everywhere.
Sick of the salt crunching under my feet every day.

Sometimes admitting that you're in a blue funk helps cure it. And sometimes you just need to go buy flowering plants at Home Depot.

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

craft-fair results

Yesterday was the Penton Have a Heart craft fair. None of my purses sold. I made three sets of magnets, they sold for $2 each, and the smiley-face notecards sold for $4. Also a valentine's day card. After they took out the money for the relief fund I made $9.

I was disappointed, but not devasted. I know if I knocked the price of the purses down to $10 they would have sold, but I know they're worth $20. If that means I have to keep them for myself, so be it. I might try to sell them online, stay tuned.

I took pictures of everything and will post when I get them developed.

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Happy Groundhogs Day!

Groundhog's day holds such a special place in my heart. Am really sad though that Andy and Shirl are both gone. They will always be Punxsutawney for me.

Was reading an article about Punxsutawney Phil and it mentioned DuBois several times. Sad again. I realize there will come a day when I want to go in to PA and will not know anyone I can stop and visit with.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Craft Mania

I volunteered to sell some of my crafts for a Valentine's day sale to benefit Tsunami victims.

So now it's Craft Mania inside my head, 24 hours a day.
I keep thinking of so many ideas, how to display the bags, should i make business cards? don't forget to send an email to penton friends and shandra about the big day. decorate a sign up sheet for a newsletter. put ribbon closures on the purses. wrap notecards in ribbon.

And then I try to brace myself for the possibility that I may sell nothing! seriously. I have a feeling the other crafters will make cutesy stuff. bears and lace. YUCK!

But at least I'm doing it.