BUT!
Man I've been up to a lot since I've last posted. I'm definitely happy I added the finishing touched to the Simply Dainty series..cause I really wanted to focus my attention on my LitBotanica line. The biggest thing that was bothering me about it and was causing me dread to work on them...as silly as it sounds, was actually making them. Oh, the process is super, super easy..BUT the color application was driving me insane!
Not only was I not happy with the confidence that the color would stick and stay, but like I said...actually applying it was an issue for me.
Now..lemme explain.
I'm pretty weird. And by pretty weird..I mean like, really pretty weird. There are just certain feelings/sounds people can't stand, right? Say for instance...nails on a chalk board. Well..the FEELING of the little bitty cotton ball with the chalk on it (and I'm completely serious when I say I even have a hard time typing this without freaking the crap out) actually touching the paper just make this awful, terrible feeling that would make my skin crawl. I literally had to close my eyes and apply it as fast as I could (also hoping that I was actually hitting the paper) just so I didn't have to think about / deal with / listen to the sound of the cotton rubbing against the paper.
It really sucks to get really excited about a sale..and then see it be a colored paper flower and completely dread making it. How whack does that sound!? Super whack.
So besides that super weird problem, I was also trying to brainstorm ideas for additions to the LitBotanica line. I believe it's my most unique line and I know that is something I should be taking advantage of. So! I had already known in the back of my mind that I wanted to make some sort of brooch (I was also brainstorming ideas for gifts for co workers ;) ) and earlier a friend suggested a pendant. I had wanted to do the pendant for a while..but I kind of avoided it the same way I avoid doing the laundry. :) I also was really at a loss as to how I would go about doing it.
So...I honkered down at Michael's for a few hours and browsed every single aisle looking at almost every single medium for art there was, thinking "could i apply this to: color application crisis, brooch materials, and/or how the heck am I going to make a necklace situation".
Needless to say, three hours later..I solved all three issues!!! My happiest one had to be the color issue. After I experimented with the new medium for a little while I was safe to tell myself I can replace the chalks permanently! WOOHOO!
My new medium:
The brooch and necklace kind of flowed together and inspired the other. Once I found the solution for the brooch, I dove in deeper and found the solution little by little to the necklace challenge!
I sat myself down in front of the TV for a couple of episodes of Dead Like Me and got to work on the projects and they turned out AWESOME! I am so completely pleased with them!
Those listings can be found here for those interested!
Poppy Brooch * Flower Pendant
Anyways! I'm looking forward to adding more options to these lines!
September I was going to have a 20% off sale on my LitBotanica line. We'll see. I also have to prepare for my Outrageous Orange Treasury! :) Decided to switch them to monthly so I don't overload myself too much! Tho..now that I'm thinking about it..it would probably be best for October huh? Eh, we'll see. :)
I'm off! Gunna go watch more Dead Like Me! :)
Peace as always!
