Good Times & Girly Prints

Celebrate good times

come on.

really.

I'm celebrating.

elated.

over the moon.

I just reached my 200th sale on etsy

 and that, my friends, is a dream come true.

Just wanted to share my joy & celebrate with you!

A word of encouragement:

if you have an etsy shop.

It can be really discouraging.

I didn't make my first sale until 2 months after I opened.

I had forgotten I even had a shop.

Even after that, it was slow. super slow.

like maybe selling a print or two a month slow.

but little by little

month by month

business started to pick up.

honestly, it still surprises me when

people pay money to buy my art.

I don't know if that will ever go away.

I still think: really?!?!

awesome.

I just wanted to say

thank you

thank you

thank you
sweet, kind blogging friends.

and

if it is slow right now,

just keep on going.

don't give up.

slow & steady

said the tortoise.

Easy Accordian Fold Art Journaling

We just got back from our family trip to the mountains.

And seeing as how I could not bear to part with my art supplies...

I took them with me and worked on this art journal into the wee hours of the night.

I had these left over pieces of watercolor paper,

so I folded them up + taped them together

to make an accordian journal.

I love the accordian fold.

and flaps.

and pockets.

and ribbons that wrap around.

and secret places to hide stuff.

I am into the color palette in this pattern:
red, yellow, turquoise + brown.

I can't seem to get away from it.

Love it.

I started by tearing and gluing down scraps of paper,
and finger painting over it.

Next comes the stamps, more paper, doodles, photos,
extra randomness, and a button and a string.
So here's the beginning...

and I'm off to finish this little journal.