Earrings In My Shop!

I am indulging myself in some shameless self-promotion today. I have listed three pairs of earrings in my Etsy shop.

On another note, my thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Santa Barbara who are dealing with yet another wildfire ("Jesusita Fire"). As of this morning, 75 homes have either been damaged or destroyed. It is absolutely heartbreaking. I only wish that we could afford to have our own Super Scoopers, as "fire season" seems to be coming earlier every year and now is really a year-round threat.

Have a good weekend. Stay safe.

Santa Came Early!

My SIL sent me this little poem that she found on the internet and I just had to share it with all of you. I bet a lot of you can relate to it ( I know I can!). It gave me a good chuckle:

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, I'm glued to the tree.
I'm wondering what Santa brought just for me.
Could it be cardstock or chipboard or lace?
"Or a Cricut," I said, with a smile on my face.
And that's when I heard him, "Hi Santa!" I said.
"You know....good little girls should be in their beds."
"I know I should Santa, and now I've got caught.
But I was just so excited to see what you brought."
"Well, let's take a look in this room where you work."
He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.
I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear...
"You've got enough crap, I'll see you next year!"

I finally got my TagMate System with sterling silver tags to use for my jewelry and I'm so excited. Infinity Stamps is having a Jewelry Artist Holiday Sale now through January 1st. They are a very easy company to deal with and it only took two weeks to receive my personalized stamp system from start-to-finish. I love the resulting stamp and feel like this is the "icing on the cake", as far as finishing-off my jewelry creations! What are you hoping Santa brings you this year?

What's in a Name?

Well, I decided to change the title of my blog. I've decided on "susabella's creative pursuits", as I want to include not only knitting (as I had originally planned) but also the other interests that I have and whatever else inspires me. I also wanted to keep the cohesiveness of my Etsy shop's name "susabella" in the title.

I've been reading quite a few blogs that I really enjoy, one of my favorites being "feeling stitchy!" (http://flickrembroidery.blogspot.com/2007/05/crafty-blog-school.html). Floresita's talents simply amaze me. She started a Flickr group and blog for embroidery enthusiasts and I've learned so much in the short time that I've been reading it. She did a whole series of blog posts dealing with starting a blog, where to blog, choosing a template, creating a blog name and header, etc. It gives such good information, mainly aimed at us crafty types with blogs, but could be applied to anyone's blog. You should really check it out. Besides this blog, she also has a Flicker group, "Vintage Transfer Finds" (http://mytransfers.blogspot.com/) dealing with vintage embroidery transfers that I love, and her blog "things I've made" ( http://unafloresita.blogspot.com/). Perusing the patterns that Floresita and other members have graciously scanned and uploaded on Flickr (there are no copyright issues, as the companies no longer exist) for everyone to enjoy has brought back such fond memories for me, as I remember seeing embroidered linens when I was growing up that my great-grandmothers had stitched. My grandfather even did some embroidery - talk about a man who wasn't afraid to pick up a needle and stitch! I just wish they had all lived long enough to share this with me.

Well, I just thought I'd explain why the name of my blog has changed, just in case anyone noticed!

Have a great week!