Every so often, I get a little hard on myself, overworked, overwhelmed, and I start to doubt what I'm doing and what I'm making. Sometimes it's because I haven't been feeling very creative lately. Sometimes it's because I simply need more sleep (or more coffee). It can also easily happen if a customer goes all crazy on me - maybe they're having a bad day and they decide... Continue reading

YAY! I love fan mail! Here is a great email I just got after sending out my newsletter:
Hi there! I’m glad you sent a newsletter because it reminded me to finally send you a note to tell you how much I love my birdie necklace. It’s my favorite necklace now. And the box it came it was so beautiful — all around I was extremely happy... Continue reading

I've just finished participating in the Webb School Show in Bell Buckle, TN and the Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, AL. I had some broiled shrimp, grilled shrimp, boiled spicy peel'n'eat shrimp, shrimp bisque, shrimp on a stick, fried shrimp, and stuffed shrimp (seriously I ate all of those in one week!). I felt like I gained ten pounds, but a polish sausage at the Webb School Show seems to have...

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