Weekend Update - 3/29/2014

I have postponed work on Jack & Justine and added the two pieces in Ínarú that I originally sketched but never made.  They have similar colors, green being the one they all share.  I've also figured out the "ideal" baby nap/mommy work time.  If it doesn't happen, it's counted as half an hour chill time and we continue the day until about 2 hours later when baby nap/mommy work time is a must (mostly to avoid a cranky baby).  If I can't get work in because of some other reason, I work for a little bit after he's gone to sleep for the night and I try to wake up a little earlier the following day.

Besides the update I wanted to share this motivational video I came across.  It can really get to a person, so you've been warned.  ;o)

Weekend Update - 3/22/2014

This week has been a slow one for NE-Things, but that's nothing new I guess.  I did some work on Jack & Justine and posted a word count desktop wallpaper for sale on Sellfy.  I've been able to reorganize Ínarú and make the collection a little more cohesive for me than it was before.  When I did the original sketching for Ínarú I had two pieces that I sketched but never did because I wasn't sure how I was going to make them.  

Have Any Empty Baby Food Jars?

I'm not just a crafter, I'm a craft hoarder.  If you see that as a problem or a "situation" then it only means one thing.  You're not a crafter, are you?  Once my baby started eating solids I just couldn't find myself throwing away any of the jars.  Especially because some of them had the lids with illustrations on them.  I always tried choosing jars with lids of illustrations he didn't have, but sometimes I would have to get ones he already had. It really wasn't a problem because, once opened, I put two of the same kind lids away so we can play memory when he's older. 

I saved the empty jars and reused some to store beads, broken CD/DVD pieces, to hold glue/water mixture, my color pencils while I'm drawing, regrow green onions, of course I found this and had to try it:

Quotes To Inspire & Motivate

More quotes I've found on the web:

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Too Many

I may have gone a little overboard sketching.  Besides the two inspiration boards I created on Pinterest, I had a couple of more I had already drawn out on paper.  Then, instead of choosing one, I just kept designing for a couple of them.  Now, I'm kind of stuck as to on which one I want to start with.  Grrrrr.  

It's Pinteresting After All

I don't remember exactly when it was nor who it was that got me into Pinterest.  I created a few boards and followed some people.  I actually found it to be pretty cool, although I am not quite sure how I feel about the whole copyright issue with them.  I mean, it opens the door to a lot of problems I guess, but then again the whole internet is like that if you think about it.

Anyways, when I was sketching out some designs from the things I found inspiring, I kept going through the pictures I had in my laptop.  Then I thought, 'DUH!!  Pinterest!'  

Getting Ready to Create

I'm still working on the new fairies, but I work on them at home.  While I'm commuting to and from work, I usually study.  I've been thinking of starting to create jewelry soon.  Mostly, because I really miss my craft area.  After emptying out the guest room to convert it into a nursery, I had to rearrange it all and I'm just about done getting it back in order again.

This time when I create I want to be a little more organized.  Usually I just run free and come up with anything: be it anything I've jotted down in any of my notebooks or scraps pieces of paper or anything I come up with at the moment.