Early New Year's Resolutions for Bear Chick

It's not even Thanksgiving and I'm already thinking about next year. Here are some goals and things I want to put in place for my business.

Redesign my craft fair set up, complete with Bear Chick banner



New car magnets--the old ones don't mention Etsy



Apply to juried, handmade only shows. No more competing with Cookie Lee and crap made in China



Maintain a marketing calendar, for social networking and other promotional activities



Join a real, live networking group, preferably a chamber of commerce or a women's group, with ties to the community



Learn more about chain making



Get into metal stamping so I can make my own custom charms



Take command of my toaster oven so I can make polymer clay creations that aren't undercooked (floppy) or overcooked (blackened)

Just 'cause I like a blog with at least one picture, here's a sweet little vintage gold tone and garnet pin, currently for sale on Etsy.

www.bearchick.etsy.com

www.bearchickart.etsy.com

Vacation!

Yippee! Time for a vacation. I'm going to be working with polymer clay, reading, building a lightbox, posting on Etsy, going to San Diego to see Vesuvius artifacts, decluttering and preparing for a rummage sale we're having at the end of the month, checking out the Irvine Farmer's Market, walking around Balboa Island and celebrating our 28th anniversary. I'll need a vacation after my vacation!

Here's something else I'll be doing:

I found this on Angela Cartwright's blog, she of Lost in Space and Sound of Music fame, who is now a talented artist. I'm planning to do some drawing and also make my dad's Father's Day card. What will you draw??

www.bearchick.etsy.com
www.flickr.com/photos/bearchick

Idol, Flickr and Other Goofy Stuff

I feel really boring this week! Just watched Syesha get voted off Idol--bummer. But I love David Cook and can’t wait for him to release an album. I’ll pay for it with quarters if I have to!

Just trimmed my nails and gave my poor rings a good cleaning. Now they sparkle!

I’m almost finished with Charlaine Harris’s new Sookie Stackhouse vampire novel. Love her!!

I’ve been spending the evenings after the day job working on my Flickr account, adding pictures, contacts and joining groups. It’s really a hoot to see what other folks have created. I look mostly for Etsy people but the site was actually started so that photographers could share their work. So you’ll find not only artistic things but also beautiful photography of all kinds. It’s a great place to share personal photos as well and you can use a privacy setting for friends and family only if you don’t want to let the world in on your wonderfulness. Here’s where you can find me: flickr.com/photos/bearchick

Friday I’ll be able to get back to my art thing, then Saturday I’m spending the day with Dean at a charity walkathon, where he’s performing. Sunday, I will get back to experimenting with polymer. I’ve written it here so now I HAVE to do it :-)

Have a Happy Thursday!