All in the family...

So I have been dating my boyfriend for almost 2 years. I have met everyone in his family except one brother who happens to live in New York. Well, tonight I am going to meet him and I AM SO NERVOUS! All these questions are going through my head. What if he doesn't like me? What will he think of our house? Will he be comfortable at our house? So I am about to throw up because I am so nervous. Of course My boyfriend is not nervous. He says, "babe it's not a big deal." Ever had this feeling before? Hopefully all will go well.

What do you say...?

As a kindergarten teacher I often ask myself, "what do I say to that?"

The other day, as I was teaching, one of my lovely 5 year olds said, "Miss Tenner, your arm jiggles." What do I say? My arm does jiggle!

We were studying about Antarctica and penguins in particular, and I asked if any of my students knew what blubber was. One little boy politely raised his hand and said, "Miss Tenner, you have a lot of blubber." What do I say? I DO have a lot of blubber!

So I ask again, "what do I say?"

I say out of the mouth of babes!

What next?

OK so I'm venting! What do I do next? I'm in the forums, in the chat rooms, created a blog, registered my name with ETSY....and told all of my family and friends. So now what? What do I do to get that first sale? I can honestly say this stuff is a lot harder than it seems! Any ideas on the first sale? PLEASE let me know!

...and of course, come visit my store!

Searching...

During the summer there are many craft shows. However it is difficult to find craft shows during the winter months. This is a problem. I would like to find craft shows in and around the Rockford, IL area during the winter and spring months. I am also interested in shops and stores in Rockford, IL that I may be able to sell at. If you have any ideas, please let me know!

Thanks so much!

In the Beginning....

In the beginning there was a teacher who loved to bead. She sold at craft shows and flea markets. She sold to family and friends. But she was still unhappy. She needed to get her jewelry out into the world. That teacher searched the internet until she found ETSY! What was it? Could she sell HER jewelry in there? What if?

So after weeks and weeks of debating with herself, she took the LEAP! She started her own shop in ETSY.

As she learned more and more about ETSY, she realized how many people were there to help her out. They helped with photos (which she is still working on), how to find stuff and how to get the word out to everyone that she was there. This made the teacher very proud. She took a chance and was happy with what she had done.

Check out missteacher30.etsy.com

In the beginning there was a teacher who loved to bead.