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Showing posts with label ruari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ruari. Show all posts
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Hey everyone! My interview on Flux Stories is now up! It's all about the mommy blogging world and how it's helped me move on from past issues about my birth and postpartum.... Ruari was like 14 months old when it was written by the way.... :) Here it is.
♡ Chelsey
Sunday, 24 July 2011
My week in cell phone pics:
I was shopping my closet in the above photos. Getting ready for BlogHer!!!!
One of my drawings I had printed VERY large for a wedding. A new book for Ruari from the thrift store. Ruari and Coco snacking... and bubbles!
My friend found this posted on a telephone poll in Portland. So funny!
Mike and I had a date night... we brought our dog Angus with us to the bar. And, our kitty got all dressed up to entertain Ruari. ;)
Trying on hats and putting on shoes... and, Angus getting mad that his burger was fake.
Ruari and I hanging out in the nice weather. :)
I'm linking up my week in cell phone pics with Amy from A Good Life.
♡ Chelsey
Friday, 22 July 2011
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| {I will be handing out a few of these prints to a few random peeps at Blogher 2011! Minus the copyright. ;D} |
Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be able to make any sort of real money through blogging or by selling my creations in my Etsy shop. BUT! I'm on my way. Ok... I'm only able to help pay for a teeny teeny tiny bit of our expenses today... but, it does help! And, the best part: I love this job!
I've always had this need to be creative (run's in my family) and here I am... drawing, writing, photographing everything, watching/taking care of Ruari... that's my job! I LOVE it. I know I'm so lucky to be able to stay home with Ruari... and, then to be able to do something with those lonely naptime hours: it's awesome.
So... why am I rambling on about being so happy and blah blah artsy fartsy? Well... I guess I got pretty excited when I stumbled across this article I found in Studio's magazine: "How to Make Etsy Work for You" (see image below). It seems like you should be able to just throw your creations up on Etsy and everyone in the world will scramble to buy up every last thing you make. Well... if you're on Etsy (or any other handmade/vintage selling site)... you know it definitely does not work that way. Everything this article talks about is sort of a no-brainer... but, it's all things that my brain never really started thinking about until recently: You have to blog about your creations... tweet about them... give some away here and there... advertise... hand out business cards... offer discounts... and so much more. How will anyone know you even have a business if you don't talk about it?
In the first two years I had my paper crowns shop open I had only sold about 60 items (talk about a downer). What was I doing wrong: I wasn't telling anyone about my shop. Maybe every once in a while I would blog about a new crown... but, my old Paper Lady blog was very neglected and I never kept it up to date. Who wants to read a blog that never updates? :)
I started the Paper Mama Blog in April 2010 and I found the wonderful world of mom-blogging, photography-blogging... everything blogging and things just started falling into place. I'm just doing what I love to do. Being myself is so important (but, can be a struggle with blogging sometimes: how far into my life/world do I want to go and share on my blog?). I used to worry about how I'm not a writer and am terrible with grammar... etc. Hee, I don't worry about that anymore! The way you read my typing is pretty much how I talk in real life (well... I think I may be a bit more scatter-brained in real life... I can go back and edit these words. :}).
The Studio's magazine article above interviewed fellow Etsian: Timothy Adam. I'm guessing a few of you Etsy shop owners have heard of him. He has a great story (read it here). He has a very successful metal creations shop on Etsy and has a TON of advice and tips for us small business peeps. The funny thing is I actually used to read his blog in 2008 when I was the Paper Lady (RIP Paper Lady blog ;D). I was pleasantly surprised to see how well he's doing for himself 3 years later!
Mr. Timothy's blog has a wealth of info for you to wander through if you are looking for ways to get your shop out and about. Along with a book he just wrote: How to Make Money using Etsy. He can also be found on the Handmadeology blog. Another great resource to help you grow your biz.
So, I hope you enjoyed my random ramblings about my business dreams and do expect new and wonderful things from my shop and blog! Because, I'm constantly working hard to make it more and more lovely!
♡ Chelsey
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
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| {Photos from 4th of July} |
{Wow. I cannot believe how old you are now! I've already started planning some little birthday ditties for your 2 year bday! What? Yeah.}
{So... you are pretty much the silliest baby EVER! It's so crazy seeing your personality form! You are one funny girl (not too surprising since your mama and dada are super silly ;D). One thing I really need to stop doing... is giggling when you fart. It's so hard not to laugh (yeah, I'm 28 and think farts are funny :/). The thing is... you now laugh each time you burp or fart. Ooops! :D}
{You are talking up even more of a storm this month! You're pretty much a copy-cat (gotta watch my potty-mouth) and repeat almost anything we say. You can name pretty much all of your body parts, know the names of a few favorite people and animals, you know your fruits, and the list goes on....}
{Some favorite things you love right now: Doggies (always), Horses, pacifier (addicted), Bernie (your stuffed Bernese Mountain dog that you call, "Buh-bee"), strollers or anything you can push with wheels, Cozy's (aka blankets), going on walks, shoes, Dora the freakin' Explorer (REALLY addicted to this), meltdowns I mean... getting into things and then me telling you no, you're 2 cats and Angus, my mom's cat Inky, Water, Nana's (banana), CoCo (Kelsey's daughter: Coral) and more.}
{You're pretty tall for your age, average weight, and with sort of a big head (in measurement... you're not stuck-up. :D). We have made absolutely no progress into starting potty-training... I set you on the potty and you pretty much freaked out... keep practicing! You do know when you poop... I know this because you announce it to me every time (like you did before you pooped in the tub the other night).}
{As hard as being a mom can be sometimes... I'm absolutely in love with you. I tear up thinking of how much I love you. Love you boo head!}
{- Mama}
{And, if you all get a moment....
I'd LOVE a vote! :D}
{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}
♡ Chelsey
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
My girl has some beautiful eyes. That is all.
Vote?
♡ Chelsey
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
I was trying so hard to get a photo of Ruari and I... hard to do by myself. Oh well... I got a couple of really cute ones of just her. :D
She looks so much older in these photos! Wow... crazy. Love her. Squish.
And, if you all get a moment....
I'd LOVE a vote! :D
♡ Chelsey
Friday, 8 July 2011
I've said it before... Mike hates it when I take his photo! That would be why you hardly ever see him on my blog. :) But, I happened to just catch a sweet moment between him and Ruari. It's not the best photo ever... but, I love it. He wasn't making any silly/I don't want to be in this photo faces. Love it.
And, if you all get a moment....
I'd LOVE a vote! :D
♡ Chelsey
Thursday, 7 July 2011
See that photo below... don't let that cute smile from Kamilah fool you! She managed to lick the frosting off of about 10 cupcakes. Yeah... she did. Naughty! ;D
Braedon's birthday party was over 2 weeks ago now... BUT, I'm JUST getting to posting the photos. Happy 5th Birthday Braedon! Braedon is my good friend Kelsey's son.
And, if you all get a moment....
I'd LOVE a vote! :D
♡ Chelsey
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