The last super-easy sIhopping opportunity for me is coming up in a week, so if you're interested in a commission, now's the time to start talkin'!

If you're not, that's cool, too. I've been working really hard on my craft of late. Huzzah! I'm thinking of either getting my best work photographed professionally for a portfolio (and for use in my Etsy shop) or massively redoing everything myself... not a prospect I look forward to, I assure you. If I can trade services with a photographer, you can bet your buttons what I'll be doing about this! The ultimate goal of this venture would be to get my work into a gallery or handcrafts store, as well as just to have it and be able to erase some of the egads-awful photos on my computer. I guess I could do that regardless, huh?

Since I doubt I'll get anything into galleries in the immediate future, I'm also considering finding some other local artists (hopefully someone with more room than I have!) and doing a show or two at someone's house. It's cheaper than getting into a larger crafts fair and less pressure to have a huge amount of stock. Lately, though, I feel like that's less of a concern for me, but I don't know if that's just because I'm running out of room to really store my finished work in or if it really reflects my "large" volume of stuff in stock. I guess I could go through and really figure it out, huh? I should do that. Just the fact that I know I need another jewelry roll/storage device is a good indicator.

Stay healthy.