It's a "heart" kind of day!

puffy brass vintage hearts
Originally uploaded by creativepotentialonetsy

I am feeling very romantic right now...getting ready to take off tomorrow morning on vacation with my husband to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and my 40th birthday!

A cruise to exotic places we have never been. I will miss posting on etsy and poking around the forums but look forward to soaking up new inspiration and flavors to add to my creations.

I am also excited to have folders and folders of new pictures and blog entries when I get back!

My very generous sister-in-law has offered to list new items for me while I am gone so there will be plenty of pretty things to choose from.

All of my pieces are made and ready to be shipped.

Any purchases that take place while I am gone will be shipped on Friday 3-21-08...

with a special "thank you for waiting" treat!

take care,
p

A great birthday gift!

I woke up this morning and had my first ETSY sale!

yea!

I decided to go into the forums and share my good news and had an avalanche of well wishes and congratulations.

I think it can sometimes be difficult to find support as an artist...for me it has been kind of isolating in a way. I love what I do with every fiber of my being but I work in my home studio and generally by myself.

I haven't connected with the art community and I am not sure why really.

I have had a creative based business for over 20 years.
Maybe I wasn't ready to truly explore myself...or expose myself? I don't know.

I do know that this feels right for today...I feel connected to a creative spirit and to other like minded people.
I don't think there is a time schedule for finding your way and I truly believe everything happens for a reason in it's own time.

I am right where I am supposed to be...right now.

thank you ETSY and all you ETSY creators for your love and support...it is received and appreciated.

P

Vintage heart bracelet

Vintage heart bracelet
Originally uploaded by creativepotentialonetsy

I am on a constant hunt for unusual materials and love to use items in unexpected ways.
I recently began playing around with plastic tubing ...yes, that plumbers use...from my local home improvement store.
I took decorative papers and hand wrote positive affirmations randomly all over them.
Then I rolled up the paper and slid it into the tubing creating my own special focal bead with good karma.
I am doing a series of these including earrings.
Look for more to come!

Vintage rose earrings on Etsy

Vintage rose earrings
Originally uploaded by creativepotentialonetsy

I love these pretty, sculptural silver roses.
When I originally found these vintage charms, they made me think of a different time and place. They are so romantic and I felt like they needed to be with pink.

Etsy Blogging

Feeling grateful and excited about my discovery of ETSY.
I joined July of 2007 but didn't start to build my shop until the beginning of 2008.

www.creativepotential.etsy.com

I am looking forward to sharing and connecting through my blog...don't know where this will go but it should be a fun journey!
Pam