The Eclectic Artisans Team: Wordless Wednesday...

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The Eclectic Artisans Team: Wordless Wednesday...

Summer can't come soon enough!

I am SOOOO ready for summer. About mid-March I begin to get the "lake itch"! We are fortunate enough to own a place at Smith Mountain Lake. We try to spend as much time there during the summer months as we can. We generally go down on Friday afternoons and come home Sunday nights while school is still in session and then spend even more time during the summer months. The lake is about a 45 minute drive from our year round home.

The positives of being at the lake are that we have a boat, seadoos, can fish when we want and swim when we want. We have a floating dock and the water is generally no less than 10ft deep off the end of our dock. The kids enjoy running and jumping into the water off the dock. Often times I just sit on the boat while they swim. I am always relaxed while there! Often times finding myself falling asleep by 9pm :)

The disadvantages of the lake: NO DISHWASHER!!! Wow, I just never realized how much I depended on my dishwasher at home LOL. Also there are only 2 bedrooms (5 people) and 1 bathroom.

Yes, it is small! But it is ours! :)

Writers Block

I have complete and total writers block today. I have stared at this page for quite some time now and I keep wondering if I have anything really relevant to talk about today.

I guess I could tell you about our earthquake on saturday morning. It registered a whopping 3! It happened at 4:08 am and brought me very quickly out of bed. I have never experienced an earthquake before and all I can say is that I was quite scared when it first happened. My hubby and I both thought that we were having a bad thunderstorm due to the windows rattling and the loud sound, even thought the house may have been struck by lightening. When we figured out that that had not happened, we were afraid someone might have run into our house, so we went outside. Nothing! So my hubby decided it had to be an earthquake. I laughed, thinking, an earthquake in VA,,,,,,no way!!!! But sure enough it was true. The epi-center was only about 2 miles from our house. I was SHOCKED!

Well, look at that. I start writing and the block fades away :)

Rain Rain Go Away

So, the last 3 softball games for my oldest daughter have been cancelled due to rain! :( We had a shortened season this year anyway, and now it will be even shorter which has everyone a little ticked off. We were at the field, just a little light rain and the umpires decided that the field was "unplayable". WTH????? The kids had just practiced on the field, and no one got hurt! Sigh...such is the life of a softball parent!



I didn't take this picture, but thought it was beautiful!

Finally getting it together

I am finally getting my blog looking back to normal again. I totally messed it up about a month ago and just couldn't seem to find the time to get it back to the way it should be. So, FINALLY, I think I have it back to some semblence of a working order. I now have to figure out how to add buttons and logos to the sides. Wish me luck!


One day I want to live here :) This house is close to where our place is at Smith Mountain Lake. This is probably my favorite house on the lake!

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Learning how to market myself

I am trying to learn how to market my etsy shop better. I want to drive more traffic there. I would like to know what it is that people want to see. What types of things do they want to buy? I often times wonder if I am the only one who likes the things I make, besides my kids of course. I am trying to branch out to include more womens accessories in my line also. I have made some online contacts that have given me ideas on what to do for womens items and I am currently working on those designs.

Yesterday I took the plunge and went into a new shop that has opened up. I left my card for the owner so that she could see my designs and possibly start carrying my items in her store. I am praying that I will hear back from her.