I have had this blog for a couple weeks now and I haven’t really properly introduced myself, have I? Well, here I am:And that little handsome bugger below is my adorable almost 2-year-old. He looks like his papa, not like me (but we do have the same nose!) And obviously, I am having another baby,…
Challenge End!
It is February 15th…the Valentine’s Day Challenge is over! And did I succeed? Not in the true challenge, which was to do a craft a day for 14 days. But I did succeed in pushing myself to create more, and I am left with a lot more decorations for Valentine’s Day. I also realized that…
The Business of being in Business
So I opened my Etsy shop last August, but let’s face it…I hadn’t a clue as to what I was doing. I tinkered around with it for awhile, made a few sales (mostly because of my friends and family) and then got burned out when I started doing the holiday travelling and took quite a…
Let’s Get Organized!
So I took a page outta Rebecca’s blogging book and decided to organize my blogging. Hopefully this will help me, granted I have enough time to create all these wonderful posts that are floating around in my head. (My names are not as creative as Rebecca’s though) Monday: CraftsTuesday: PersonalWednesday: Home DecorThursday: Sewing and Etsy…
Latest Valentine’s Craftings
Very simple project: Go to Home Depot and purchase the very inexpensive “Cull” wood. Have them slice it up for you. Sand it. Paint it.My thoughts: I will stick to sewing for the most part, because I don’t have a steady enough hand to be a good painter. Plus I am impatient with it, since…
Volunteer like Miss Piggy
Has everyone seen this? It is seriously pretty freaking awesome. I checked it out last night and I am all set to participate! All you have to do is go to the site, look up local volunteering opportunities through the site (and register for them through the site) and then DO the volunteer work. What…
An Apology
Not sure how many of you are even still reading this, but I promise I am not drifting away. I just got a little in over my head this week and am trying to get back on top of stuff. So here I sit, at 2 pm on a Friday afternoon, still in pjs. I…
Challenge Day 2
Valentine’s Day Challenge Day #2: Valentine’s Outfit I have been wanting to do the tuxedo shirt onesie for awhile, and it could not have been easier! I fused some of the red polka-dot fabric onto the onesie and then sewed on some lacy ruffle stuff I found. Add on a couple of red buttons and…
So You Want to Open an Etsy Shop? Here are a few things you should read to get you started… Part 1: Setting Up Shop Part 2: The Art of Listing an Item Part 3: Making Sales Part 4: Selling Great Products Part 5: Advertising Off Etsy, Setting up Social Media
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Bling Your Blog!
In case you missed any of the past lessons, here are the links to the Saturday series: Bling Your Blog! We have covered the following topics: Creating a Button Adding Pages Creating a Navigation Bar Creating a Custom Header Stay tuned for other topics like: Adding a Custom Font Adding Sidebar Label And others!
Free Templates are Here! And I’m adding more all the time. Just click on the picture and drag the image onto your desktop (or right-click copy). Please, personal use only; no commercial use or reproduction. Bow Tie Badge Ladybug Butterfly Turtle Tractor Racecar Owl Bird Cowboy Hat Bare Tree …
https://www.honeybearlane.com/2010/02/free-templates-are-here-and-im-adding.html
Do you have a question for me? Tutorial submission? Wanna be a guest poster? Or just have a really cool story or idea to share? I want to hear it! PLEASE write me…I respond very quickly (most of the time!) Here’s Me: honeybearlane{at}gmail.com Here’s My Shop: honeybearlane.etsy.com
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