I really haven't had a lot of time for blogging lately. Hoping to change that, but I guess that's always the case.

I went on vacation in Panama City earlier this month. It was a lot of fun, and I made a lot of jewelry in the car. Now I'm in Bethesda, MD with my husband. He's presenting his research at a conference. I decided to come along, and I'm really enjoying the time to myself.

I plan on putting a bunch of new stuff in my shop once I get back on the 24th. Here's a little taste. It's my favorite bracelet. Wearing it right now, actually. :)



My shop has now been open for a little over a year. That's a little hard for me to believe. Doesn't seem like nearly that long...

Good grief I haven't posted in awhile.

I'm having a bit of a blogging identity crisis. I can't decide where I want to be. I've been an avid livejournal fan for a long time now, but after looking more closely, I can't decide if I want to be here or there.

I set up another blogging account on livejournal. I think I'll probably just be making parallel posts until I figure out where I really want to blog.

Here's my other account if you'd rather follow me on livejournal: EmilysEscape.livejournal.com

Things have been going pretty well lately.

I started making new flower rings. They're pretty cute, I think. Here's a white one, but there's a pink on in my shop. I'm also working on blue, purple, and red.


I was also browsing amazon.com and saw that they had lots of books on how to improve a home craft business. I was tempted, but then remembered that I had a library. It's certainly nice to get the same kind of information for free.

I haven't posted in so long!

My Christmas was wonderful. I added a lot of things on etsy to my universal wishlist on Amazon. The things I got have all been great! Here's my fav:


by myfusedglass

I also started making clay photograph pendants. I've sold quite a few of them already, and I've begun using my own art and photography to make new ones. Check them out in my shop!

My poor blog has been shamefully neglected. A lot has happened since my last post.

I had both of my medical school interviews. I feel like I did well at both of them. Now I just have to wait and see what happens. I'm trying to optimistic about the whole thing.

I got another job. In the exciting field of fast food. It has actually been kind of fun. It also keeps me busy and it's nice to have some extra money.

I was recently accepted into the ShowMeEtsy street team. I'm really excited about it. I went to my first meeting a couple of weeks ago and it seems like it's going to be a lot of fun.

My etsy shop hasn't been seeing a lot of action. Most of my attention has been focused on custom orders for people I know, and gifts for family members. My sister asked me to make a pink crystal heart necklace for her. I couldn't believe how inexpensive the supplies were. If anyone's interested in necklaces or earrings, I'll be happy to take custom orders for $10 + shipping.

Beautiful Jewelry by Natalia Araya

I like to enter giveaways when I stumble upon them. They make me feel like I'm supporting and interacting with fellow etsy shop owners. And, of course, I like free stuff.

I was pleasantly surprised when won this pendant a few weeks ago:



It came in the mail yesterday and I LOVE IT. It's even prettier in person. I want to wear it all the time. The artist has lots of other beautiful stuff in her shop too. Go check it out. I'm thinking about buying matching earrings. Looks like her little promotion worked on me. :)

I'm thinking about hosting my own giveaway sometime in the future. We shall see.

Man, I haven't posted in awhile. Time to blog!

I have been very busy lately, and I haven't had a whole lot of time to list new things in my shop. Hollister had me working every day at 7:00 am last week. By the time I got home I didn't have enough energy to do much more than sit in front of the TV. The cleanliness of the apartment suffered as a result. I was scheduled for a whopping 0 hours this week. Apparently signing up for "extra" hours results in hours being taken away later. I was a little mad at first, but it turned out to be a blessing. The apartment is well on its way to being completely clean and I've gotten a lot of things done.

The medical school application process is moving right along. Applying to two schools is a whole lot easier than applying to eleven just in case anyone was wondering.

I had an interview for a volunteer position at the hospital today. It sounds like I'm going to have a spot waiting for me as soon as I attend an orientation and get a TB test. My interviewer said I could start work as early as the 22nd. Hurray! Getting a volunteer job was a lot harder and took a lot longer than getting a paid job. Weird.

Umm... here are some new/relisted things in my shop I never posted: