Devine Designs Jewelry

Priorities. I've had to set priorities on just what I can accomplish in a day. Work, exercise, meditate, time with God, taking care of the home, managing my shops on-line, making new jewelry, marketing my jewelry, looking for local shops, just to name an average day. So, of course, I've neglected this blog and following the blogs that I like to read. I'm off today, from the new job that is, and let me tell you; it is so hard, physically to get back into things when you haven't worked for 8 months. I'm out of shape, gained weight(which I've mentioned to a few recently). And my chosen profession takes alot of physical capabilities. I'm on my feet the entire time, I have to lift heavy dogs, walk them, do laundry, clean hospital; these are just some of the physical tasks required in addition to my veterinary nursing skills that I must perform also. I am soooo tired an the end of the day. My feet hurt, ankles hurt, my back hurts, I usually have a headache. BUT, I...

Authentic comfort come when you know you're connected to something larger than yourself and you allow yourself to be fed by that larger energy. Knowing how to do this will make a profound difference in your life. It has nothing to do with believing in a higher power, FYI. It does mean you realize you don't make the air you breath or the gravity that holds you to the earth. The Not Quite So Daily Dollop Resourcing = Drawing on Something Greater than Ourselves Right now, reading this, wouldn't it be energizing, utterly comforting and mood changing to let yourself draw from something than other than what you have to do, haven't done yet, or are sure you won't get to? This is where you may often find yourself unconsciously putting your attention – on what isn't here or isn't enough or isn't done yet. And thus, you may be trying to draw energy, sustenance and inspiration from what isn't here. Or you may draw energy from your own strengths, talents, and wi...

Well, I must admit, I did better (on my home show) yesterday than anticipated. A few more people came than expected, and I made a good number of sales! Unfortunately ,this is the only photo that turned out. The rest were all shaky, blurry, from my nervously awaiting hands, I guess. This shows the center of my table where I themed my southwest style items. I tried to group everything according to categories, and it did have a nice flow. Good practice for if, and when I decide to do a arts and crafts show of any kind. The Yart Sale was not that great though. And that seemed to be the general consensus of sellers on Etsy as I checked the forums today. Many are continuing their sales. I am one of them. I am continuing to offer 30% OFF ALL LISTED PRICES IN THE YART SALE SECTION of my shop until the end of June. Now these are great prices on jewelry pieces, so you might want to stock up on birthday, or holiday gifts now. So, for the rest of the summer, I've decided to offer a special eve...

Finding time to do what's most important to you can feel impossible. Another day goes by and you think, "Shoot! Another day and I didn't take _________________ (exercise, get rid of clutter, market your art)." It's so easy to get down on yourself and lose confidence. Every month at the Comfort Cafe we set an intention for the month and we check in about it, via the Not-Quite-So-Daily Dollops and the forums, offering ideas and support to stay focused and take simple action. Today's Yummy Taste: Intention Setting Audio Here's what Jen (who won a free trip to my Kripalu retreat, a perk of being a Cafe member) said about working with intention: "Synchronicity is one way that I know beyond the shadow of a doubt I'm taking action based on what I want -- what comes from my heart. I attended Jen's retreat at Kripalu this April. While there, it hit me that what I really wanted to be doing was teaching women how to connect to their inner wisdom through ...

The laundry's in the dryer, the house is clean, the floors are vacuumed, so I'm almost ready. Ready for what, you ask? Tomorrow night I'm having a jewelry showing at my house. I made fliers, handed them out, emailed friend's; although I didn't get to hand out as many fliers as I wanted to. (I still have time tomorrow morning) Borrowed a table, bought a nice table cloth, labeled all my jewelry. Now all I have to do is go to the grocery store and get the food that I plan to make. Yes, I'm feeding my guests dinner, having a jewelry giveaway, and free gifts! Doesn't this sound inviting? But, I'm not expecting a big turnout. I will be surprised if I do. Anyway, I thought that I would do something like this twice a year, as many jewelry artists say that home parties or open houses, is where they make the bulk of their income for the year. It's the last day of ESST YART SALE . I'm curious how other's did. I did not make one sale. Sometimes I do bett...

June 10th, 2009 Today's Yummy Taste: Self-Trust -- A Daily Dollop and a Workshop Excerpt Self-trust was our theme the first month at the Comfort Cafe and golly, what a huge whoosh of self-care that started! The Not Quite So Daily Dollop To live an aware, awake life, we must keep discovering ourselves -- who we are, what we believe in, what we are willing to die for or simply to take a stand on -- again and again. There is no fixed identity or even set of beliefs to arrive at -- life is a work in progress. Never has that been more true. But to improvise, to create the life you want, you must cultivate self-trust. Self-trust is especially needed when life is changing and you are reinventing yourself -- and that's almost always. Self-trust gives us the faith and energy to move forward because fundamentally we know we can survive whatever comes. I once believed that trusting myself meant I had to have made (mostly) the right decisions in the past, at least in the big things, and ce...

Here it is the Etsy site wide Yart Sale hosted by Etsy Supply Street Team (ESST). Not only can you find great deals on hand crafting supplies of all kinds, EVERY SHOP on Etsy is welcome to participate. You can go to the ESST blog for more info and shop's participating. To search for items, use "yart", as many shops will have tagged their items with this. I am offering sales in both my shops! Since I am a member of ESST, my supply shop , will be offering 25% off all items in the Vintaj/brass section. (Look for YART SALE SECTION) And in my hand crafted jewelry shop , there will be a special section of YART SALE items listed at 30% off, plus another special I won't reveal yet. You'll have to stop by the shop . Enjoy these 5 days of savings!