This post is near and dear to my heart for two reasons: 1) I have on more than one occasion purchased a wedding gift to keep it for myself (side note: it was not purchased off a registry, I strongly dislike when guests purchase off of a registry then don’t give the gift, but it’s [...]

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I joined my first Etsy Team this week: BESTeam (Boosting Etsy Shops)! Thanks to this I have the pleasure of interviewing the wonderful Etsy artisans that are also members of this team and this week I have the honor of profiling October54Gallery. You will love her prints… my favorite is the sailboat (shown below). Enjoy! [...]

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When I was still in the planning process of CKD I thought I was going to do an Etsy shop only. Maybe a facebook page. Twitter was unknown and very scary and I thought I didn’t have enough ideas for a blog. Then I started researching “How to Market My Online Shop” and was told [...]

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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is enjoying this beautiful Monday afternoon. I spent the weekend on the Massachusetts/New York border camping with the in-laws followed up by a Sunday visit from my mom and step-father. Summer perfection! New Day- All Profits Go to Pigs Peace Sanctuary from turqouisezen on Etsy, Curiouser Alice [...]

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Yay it’s the weekend!! This has been one weird week. I know that I worked pretty consistently through the week, but I don’t feel like I accomplished anything. Boo. This is being posted early today because I’m off to go camping with my in-law fam (1 husband, 4 brother-in-laws, 1 sister-in law, 1 sister-in-law-to-be, 1 [...]

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Reasons #589 I love to work from home? I can drop everything and schedule an impromptu field trip in the middle of the week if I want to! And this week I really wanted to. I realized that I hadn’t seen my goddaughter, Bridget, in a couple of months. She’s still a baby (only 9 [...]

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One of our next big projects in our decorating/remodeling plan is our Study. It’s a small room (8′ x 13′-ish) off the living room. We’re going to make it a relaxing little nook where we can shut the door (french doors!) and read or get some bills done. The room is going to be done [...]

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Summer gives you so many opportunities to curl up with a book: on the couch during a thunderstorm, at night in bed with the fan on high, or laying on a blanket in the park. The latter is where I need to be in about 10 minutes while I save space for a concert in [...]

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As any crafter knows it’s of the utmost importance to have significant amounts of “ephemera” on hand at all times. You never know when inspiration is going to hit and when it does you need to be ready with all the goods that will help you make those dreams come to life. And if inspiration [...]

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I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! I got home from Chicago on Saturday and put in a full day with the hubby getting life back in order and then enjoy a decadent picnic dinner (lobster and tortellini with pesto) while watching Pilobulus (amazing!!!) under the stars at the Hartford Riverfront. Sunday was A’s b-day [...]

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