Awww baby Jesus…

You missed me! I know, I know. I missed my friggin’ self. I managed to pack an entire house of tons o’crap, with virtually no help, to move in with my ex-Mother in Law. Yeah, for reealz. Luckily, my new attitude and spirit of cooperation has managed to make this a growing experience. And my son is over the moon. P.S. divorce pending. Anyone got 60 bucks I can borrow? God almighty. Plus Christmas too. My son told me today that I never hang out with him because I am always working on my jewelry. I looked at him like he had grown a 2nd head and shook my head in disbelief. Me: Boy, are you crazy? I haven’t done any jewelry in months, so I have no idea what planet you live on”. Ahhh….to make pretties..it would be so f’in rad right now, but no, I have to listen to my first ex cry because my son would rather hang out with me then him and his slut girlfriend (sorry, she is). Got kicked out of my friends 40th birthday party at a bar (Bubba’s to be exact) because I actually expect customer service. Ohhh no, how horrible. Only like 20 of my highschool friends where there that I DIDN’T get to hang out with because of her crotchety attitude. Did I mention that I hadn’t been out in oh, say, 10 years. Not really, but close.

So on the jewelry front, something BIG has got to change. I LOVE my creations. The Merchany Co. is doing I don’t know what to me. All I know is I made 6 buckaroos in 1 month. They keep moving my stuff and it’s just not working. Changed me from contract seller to consignment. I mean, what the hell, I need to get this show on the road, quick!! I WILL succeed in this whether Idie tryin’. I love it too much. So starting tomorrow project BODY DECOR expands, and that means wholesale baby. Wish me luck and I’ll be back soon. Love you guys!!

Birdie from one of my new line bracelets.

Oh yeah guys!! I am only having the best deals ever on my site. I might as well just drive down the freeway and throw my jewelry to the hitchhikers or whatever. The deal is, and LISTEN UP!!! 1. ENTER CODE: NEWLINESALE at checkout for 15% off 2. All purchases come with freee pinup girl necklace of your choice of style and length 3. FREE SHIPPING!!

It is all at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BODYDECORBYNICOLE?ref=si_shop

I AM NOT ALONE

This blog was really suppose to be about my story and my experience with the healing effects of jewelry making. I want to tell my story this way in hopes of some sort of cleansing. The thing is, that the more research I do the more I’ve come to realize that I am not alone in this. So many woman write about how making jewelry literally saved their lives.

As a jeweler I receive newsletters from all sorts of people in the business. They send tips on things from how to display your jewelry (which is very important), to how to market your brand (important as well). So my in box fills up with all of these helpful newsletters, but really, who in the hell has time to read all of this stuff.?Most of it goes right to my junk box; most,except for one newsletter that caught my attention immediatly. I think I keep going back to it because the author, Rena Klingenberg, doen’t try to sell me anything and is whole-heartedly dedicated to the craft herself. Rena reaches out to her fellow crafters to form a community. The newsletter is called Home Business Jewelery Success Tips: And Friendly Jewelry Community. Why am I babbling on about this you ask? Let me tell you, As soon as I started googling the topic on the theraputic effects of jewelry making and design, article after article popped up attached to her site. A huge, knowing smile spread across my face as I took note. It was like my own personal joke. Rena fucking Klingenberg, of course, it made perfect sense. I had emailed her a message of appreciation previously and she was quick to respond. I feel as if she is a fellow traveler in this hobby/lifestyle of ours. Finding all these women with stories like mine, on HER site of all sites, was slightly cathartic. Who are these women? Where do they come from? How did they get here? Read for yourself.

Meet Danica Losich: A Young Woman Battles Years of Intense Depression and Anxiety Through the Art of Jewelry Making

Meet Karen Seng: A Comical Look at Today’s “Therapy“

Meet Divya N: An Indian Women with  Nero Limitations Finds Happiness

I will come back to my story next post, but I wanted to share this with anyone who may be having similar feelings. We are never alone and someone else has already lived our story. Maybe we can learn from them.

~CRE8ORDIE~

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