Howdy.....Doody?......

Hi, everyone!

It's been a while since I've posted, but I swear I had a good reason. . .at the time. . . Anyways.....

I posted a short little blob--I mean, blog; a while ago about quitting my job at the portrait studio. I quit it without anything else to go to, but I really just could NOT handle one more second, let alone one more day. So, while it made Christmas a little more stressful than it may have been otherwise, I was at least able to be with Brad and his family at their cabin this year in Island Park. The previous year was forgettable merely because of work. Too tired to enjoy it. Well--now I am working at "my" bead shop that I've gone to since they opened almost four years ago. It's less hours and less pay, but there's something to be said for not hating your job and not wanting to cry because you have to go to work. Plus, it's allowing me to actually use my brain again and be creative.

A lot of you know that I've been making and trying to sell my jewelry for a while now without much success. Well, I've started an Etsy account that I'll be using now and hope everyone will check it out. I did have to change my name though so I am NO LONGER Whitewave Designs. It was actually already taken (in various forms and variations) so I figured there was no point in doing something like this if I'm not going to stand out. So, after putting a lot of thought in to it, I am now....*drum roll, please*.......Deep Blue Notions. I'm still waiting on my sister-in-law, Kimberly to make my new logo for me, but in the meantime I've created a temporary logo where I can still use part of my old logo. The new, official one will hopefully have the celtic dolphin incorporated into it as well so there hopefully, won't be too much of a change for people. I only have two items up right now, but I'm working at getting more up every day. Anyway, here is the link for anyone who wants to check it out. :)

www.deepbluenotions.etsy.com