Busy, creating new and unique items

I’ve been so busy creating new items and adding listings to my ETSY shop that I hear the sound of my own crafting in my sleep. I’ve designed custom graphic tees and mugs that are a hit with everyone – even my pet goldfish is a fan. But between you and me, I just can’t find the time to create, print, and press the designs onto the merchandise. My equipment’s gathering dust in my tiny house, and there’s only so much room for blank mugs in here!

So, here’s the plan: I’ve teamed up with a print-to-order company. I handle the fun part – designing – and they take care of the rest, including shipping. It’s like having your personal magic merchandise printer! Plus, I can offer a ton more options without hoarding stuff in my house like a dragon guarding its treasure.

I’ve spent the last few days cracking the code on how all this works and getting some items up on ETSY. Right now, the shop has a couple of creepy, fun tees and some digital graphic files that are as versatile as a chameleon at a rainbow convention. Keep an eye on the shop because there’s plenty more where that came from!

And hey, if you’ve got a wild idea for a custom graphic, shoot me an email. I’ll let you know if it’s something I can tackle – I’m up for the challenge!

Suncatchers

As some may know, I used to be the proud overlord of a bead empire a long while back, and I still have enough beads to fill a small country, along with tons of wire. So, I’ve been occupying myself by creating an army of suncatchers, attempting to deplete my stash of beads and wire. I’ve lost count, but I believe I’ve unleashed about 10 of these shiny creatures into the world. I might need an intervention soon.

Many of the 10 have found new homes, but there are still a few left in my ETSY shop. If you feel like giving a girl a break and buying one, go ahead! I’d love to keep them all, but there’s only so much window space in this house.

Deer Creek State Park, Ohio

We had a super fun fishing trip at Deer Creek State Park, such an awesome lake and a cute little campground. So clean and perfect! We only stayed for 3 days, so we might have to check it out more in the future since it’s only about an hour and a half from the house. We stayed in site #177, which was cool with trees all around us, but I think the site next to us, #175, was even better – super private. Next time for sure!

The park’s got a really cool lodge and a golf course for those who want to go the fancy route. There are loads of hiking trails and spots to fish from at the marina and the dam. I think renting a boat would be a better bet for fishing, so maybe we’ll give that a go next time.

We didn’t manage to catch any fish, but we definitely gave them a lot of worms. The campground wasn’t too packed during the week, but when we left on Friday, it was starting to get pretty busy for the weekend.

Ohio does offer so many wonderful state parks to explore, so if you are in our state in the future this may be one to check out.

Stretching our legs