Recall Morning- and How I Overcame It

There was a time in my life when I was one of those super perky morning people. The older I get, the later my mornings start, and the less perky they are! So, being woken up at 5:00 in the morning  by a Lieutenant initiating a recall did not make me happy. A call a few minutes later while my husband was in the shower, pretty much locked in the fact that I was up for the day. When I was coming out of the bathroom, the phone rang for the third time. All of these calls came before 5:30! My husband's alarm actually goes off at 5:30, but for someone who usually sleeps until 7:30 or 8, this is just torture. 

Instead of letting it get me angry like it has in the  past, I realized that this is an area in my life that I need to improve. Perhaps being so tired, I was not awake enough for the adrenaline to run through yet. I don't know. This morning I had to remind myself all 3 times that the purpose of the recall is to make sure that in case of an emergency, everyone in my husband's Squadron, or the entire base, if need be, can be contacted and can quickly return to base. It is a practice. Like all the years of sports that I played. Or practicing for a swim meet, or a horse show. 

I decided this morning to make a military support pendant to help remind me of why my husband  is in the military, and why these early morning calls should make me proud to be his wife, rather than angry at the early rising. 

It turned out a bit bigger than I intended, because of my lack of small yellow beads. I am going to change that though... yellow is now on my shopping list.  It is actually almost 5 inches tall... perhaps something better hung in a window that on my neck? 

I will not be posting it on Jubillie unless someone just sees it here and wants it. This was really more an exercise for me.     

Last Day- and Some Good News

It is supposed to be the last day for the giveaway below. I am going to extend it until this Friday- April 3rd.  I have been ill, and have not spent much time advertising it. 

Now for the fun stuff- I am going to be a jewelry vendor at a pageant at the end of April. I am super nervous about it, but really excited. I am trying to make at least 5 new pieces of jewelry a day to build up my inventory for it. With any luck, I will sell it all! :) I got very intimidated by the thought at first... I didn't feel like I had enough glitzy glammy stuff for pageantry... then I was reminded that pageant participants are not in full formal wear every day. I felt like such an idiot! :) Now, however, I am excited and working on my display system, and looking forward to the big day!

Here is a link to the my shop- Jubillie.

I hope you have a great day!

Give Away Today

I am going to do a giveaway-

Reply to this post, or leave me a message in convo at www.jubillie.etsy.com indicating your desire to be entered in the drawing. I will announce the winner on Tuesday, March 31. 

I will be giving away a pair of fish tail earrings. 

I have these earrings in several other stones and colors, and you will have your choice!

Please be sure to check out the other items in my SHOP!

Happy contesting!

Back on Track

While yesterday was a little better, today, I feel more like ME. I have to take my beagle to the vet today. His poor little feet were so neglected by his previous owner, that he has chronic problems. 

Yesterday I knocked out 18 new pieces of jewelry. More than half of the new pieces were earrings. They are usually pretty easy, and quick... big bang for less effort. My inventory needs to be built up, so that is a good starting point!

Off to the vet!

Feeling Human

Hey everyone. So, I have been experiencing, what I think is the flu. But, I am finally starting to feel human again! Yay!

I have had an order on my fish tail earrings. I am going to keep the offer going. If you buy one pair of fish tails, you will get another pair for free. 

Stop on by and see here. 

Out of Town

I will be out of town for the weekend. Expect more on monday!

Happy Birthday Chris!

Today is my little sister's birthday.  I would like to wish her the very best happiest birthday ever! 

I am uploading my princesses to my shop today. Check them out here.  I actually only have three to start, but there are more on the way. Eventually, I will seperate the jewelry from everything else. But, for now, they will just have to be together!

Fairy Paintings

In the next day or so, I will be posting some new items on Jubillie. I have some fairy princess art. These pieces are multi-media, and super cute and sparkly. I need to take pictures when the light is right, then they will be up. Keep a look out for them!

Portraits are Finished!

So, today, my wonderful awesome friend, Thia took me to the beach for my photos.  She is a wonderful photographer, and I am really looking forward to seeing how the pictures turned out. I will be posting them tomorrow once I go get the disk. 

I never intended to have my wedding dress cleaned and boxed up. I have always just thought that I would cut it apart to make things, for my future children, such as a baby blanket, pillow, purse, or even a fancy dress for a daughter.  So, in the name of NOT preserving my dress, we did "Trash the Dress."  I took off running into the ocean in my wedding dress... 

The water was certainly not warm enough for me to go all the way in, but it was so much fun! It is such a me thing to do. My husband, B, always laughs at me on the beach, because I will randomly take off running for a minute or two... something about the beach just does that to me. 

So... look forward to the pictures soon! 

Bad Night

I had a bad night last night. I was sleepy, but my body refused to cooperate. I spent about 4 hours working at ChaCha, then played in the Etsy chat rooms for a bit. I finally gave up and hit the bed again around 4:15, where I watched the second half of Knocked Up, before finally falling asleep... only to wake up when B's alarm went off an hour later. 

This morning I have been taking more pictures for my site. Please check out my stuff!! 

But, for now, I need a nap!

Fish Tails

Today, I have been sitting here making new items to post in the store. I am not ready to post the new stuff yet... I still need to take pictures and write descriptions... in the mean time, I LOVE these earrings. 

If you like these earrings, and want to purchase them, you can buy them HERE. If you purchase  Fish Tail Earrings with the code FREE FISH in the "message to seller" section, I will give you a free pair of Fish Tail Earrings! 

Back to Work Tomorrow-

I have taken a few days off from making stock for my store, from blogging, and from ChaCha-ing while we have had some company. 

I will be back in full force tomorrow. 

"Quotation Marks"

While looking around today for some fresh ideas, I followed a suggestion on Twitter to check out the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks.  People are snapping pictures all over the country of signs where quotation marks are seriously misused. 

This site is great for people like me. I have been accused of being the Captain of the Grammar Police.  

Sick...

This is the way I feel today. It has been this way the last couple of days. In a few hours, I usually feel better... but, until then, I feel like poor Peggy Ann. "Sick" by Shel Silverstein

"I cannot go to school today"

Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,

A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry.

I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

I've counted sixteen chicken pox.

And there's one more - that's seventeen,

And don't you think my face looks green?

My leg is cut, my eyes are blue,

It might be the instamatic flu.

I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,

I'm sure that my left leg is broke.

My hip hurts when I move my chin,

My belly button's caving in.

My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,

My 'pendix pains each time it rains.

My toes are cold, my toes are numb,

I have a sliver in my thumb.

My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,

I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,

I think my hair is falling out.

My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,

My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,

There's a hole inside my ear.

I have a hangnail, and my heart is ...

What? What's that? What's that you say?

You say today is .............. Saturday?

G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

Weddings and Things...

There is a lot of wedding talk lately around here. Both my sister and I have a few weddings to attend this year. Yesterday my cousin and I went to David's Bridal for her to try on dresses for when she is the maid of honor in an upcoming wedding. 

I am going to attempt to do a wedding portrait this weekend. I have been married almost 3 years, but never succeeded in getting one... so, we are trying again. This is me on my wedding day with 3 of my bride's maids:

I wish I had known about Etsy when I was wedding planning. If so, I might have scored something like this bracelet, from seller Lazy Angel, back then!! I love it!

In the mean time, click HERE to head over to my site, and check out my pieces... I will be adding more new stuff one the company parade finishes at our house!

Frustrated

This morning I woke up a little frustrated. I had 2 sales on my Etsy site, and then nothing. I am starting to doubt myself, and the wisdom of this plan of mine! I am hoping that this feeling is just because I had a bad night of sleep. I will revisit this thought tomorrow. I am spending my last day with my cousin before she leaves... tomorrow I will get back to actively pushing the site, and trying to make it publicly findable! In the mean time, please go check it out! www.jubillie.etsy.com. 

The Captian says...

Yesterday, my cousin April came to visit. We took her to downtown Charleston for dinner. We ended up walking around the Market Street area, and wandered into the early (8-9 pm) bar scene. There was not too much going on, obviously. It has been a few years since I have been remotely active on the bar scene... but even I know that 8 is a bit early for anything good to happen! 

We were just sitting and talking, and laughing a little at the only thing going on... a couple of girls who had probably been drinking since noon... they were dancing around all over the place and drawing a lot of attention. 

All of a sudden, April announces that there is a Pirate in the bar. Good old Captain Morgan had come to Charleston. 

My New Favorite Piece

Earlier this week, on www.jubillie.etsy.com , I sold my favorite piece that I currently had listed. This morning, I woke up with a new favorite. You can click on the picture to go see it!

I called this piece my Down Town Brown Necklace, because it really reminded me of when I used to go downtown with my friend Heather and my sister Chris.  I miss those days... though, when I really think about it, I think what I really miss is being able to hang out with my friends.  That is why this piece made me happy... it reminded me of the old days! 

New Etsy Experience

Last night I had my first experience chatting in the Etsy chat rooms. I have to say, it was a little hard to follow... but I haven't spent time in a chat room at all since I met my husband, and I think it is something I will just have to get used to. 

However, I was able to find a few items that I fell in love with. 

At Darkdwelling's Etsy sight, I found these:

She hand paints these ornaments, and will do custom colors!!! I love it! Check out her site, and mine too! 

I am an Air Force Wife.

I am an Air Force Wife. My husband grew up in a military family. He has now served over 18 years in the US Air Force. When I was younger I never dreamed in a million years that I would marry someone in the military. It was way to regimented a lifestyle for me to even consider getting involved with! Don't you know that I went and married one anyway! But, it was the best move I ever made. 

Though, the military does put a different kind of stress on our lives that other marriages can't comprehend. In the end, I think that also makes ours stronger, on a different level. The hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life was to watch my husband walk away to get on a plane for his first deployment in our marriage. I had a hard time handling that. However, like so many other trials in my life, with the help of my family and friends, i was able to deal. My husband came home safe. Thankfully, so far he has been home since then!

I am so proud to be an Air Force Wife. In a couple of years I will be the wife of an Air Force retiree. I can't help but wonder what new things we will encounter once we are back in the civilian world!

Welcome to My First Blog.

Recently, I was given the opportunity to pursue my art on a full time basis. I do not know if it will ever become a means to a full time type of income. However, while I have the opportunity to do it, I intend to make the most out of it. You can find my jewelry and other work on Etsy at www.jubillie.etsy.com .

Here in my blog, you are likely to find little snippets about my work. Hopefully, I will be able to share the processes that get me to my final product, and the journeys I take along the way to get there. 

Yesterday, I made my first sale on www.jubillie.etsy.com . I hope that in the future, I have many sales a day. For now, I am happy with my meager little begining!