DOGS!

We have two wonderful weimaraners dogs. We rescued both of them from death and/or an owner surrender. Well, our first dog, Lexus was treated horribly by her previous owner. She was rescued from a shelter with a cauliflower ear. Basically, it looks like someone slipped 100 bbs under her skin. She had major ear infections that were never treated which caused hematomas to form and it makes her left ear about 250 times heavier than her right ear. Therefore, she has horrible ear infections, yeast infections, you name it. She's learned to live with it but it still sucks for all of us. We've thought about putting her down because the surgery to repair it is beyond our means. She's the best dog ever and lets all of our kids crawl, lay, ride her etc. I love her beyond words. Our second dog, Bama is a little over a year. She's a good girl but has a bad habit of chewing up everything in site when we're gone. It's called separation anxiety. Let me give you a "few" (understatement) of the things she's destroyed;

3 remote controls
2 cell phones
2 home phones
2 blue tooth ear pieces
a billion toys, stuffed animals, etc.
10 pillows at least
Holiday decorations
a chair
pens, pencils, sharpies
she likes to surf the counter for any food
two remote key rings
brushes
combs
Do I need to continue?

She reminds of the dog Marley. Why do we tolerate her behavior? We've taken her to several obedience classes, bought countless chew toys, rawhide bones, etc. Nothing works! However, we continue to love her (well I do anyway, my husband - not so much).

Why are we so tolerant? Perhaps it's because we are responsible for who she is, alas, she's a dog but she's part of the family and we have to take her good and bad. One good thing, she's never bothered or hurt my jewelry supplies!!

cocobellecreations.etsy.com

Little Fish - Big Pond

I'm still working on my etsy site. I enjoy reading the forums for new ideas, techniques, etc. I've learned quickly that there are many people with many ideas to help. There are people who think you need at least 35 items to post and some who believe you must have at least 100! Whatever!

I'm choosing to go at my own rate and not worry about what others say. I've done plenty of research on my own and I know that things will start to work out. I will not obsess about the number of visitors, etc. I enjoy what I do and it only takes a few buyers to figure out that my jewelry is the best of the best.

Being a SAHM is awesome. I would love to supplement my husband's income to have a few extra dollars. More importantly, I'm enjoying what I do and in my opinion, that's all the matters! :) I would love to hear from others who have etsy, ebay etc. shops to get your philosophy and what works for you! Thanks for reading and I can't wait to talk to more of the hard-working, fun-loving, jewelry makers!

All the best for the upcoming week!

Welcome to my world!

I have 4 kids, who I adore. Today is a raining, cold, chilly day. I've tried to get a lot of things set up for my etsy shop but to no avail. It's OK though because I know I'll get it done SOME day! :) I love making jewelry and love the craft a lot. It allows me to be creative and sink into another dimension. I would love for you to see what I've accomplished so far. The feedback has been great! Please check out my esty site at http://cocobellecreations.etsy.com. I would love to here what you have to say! Have a wonderful day!