March Meet the Maker Challenge on Instagram

I am participating in a challenge on Instagram. (You *do* follow me on Instagram, don't you?? Blooming Enamels on Instagram) It's a challenge for the month of March called "March Meet the Maker" where I need to post something about me and my business every day. That way you can learn more about me and what I, and Blooming Enamels, are all about. (It's also a great way to get me into the habit of posting something E-V-E-R-Y day!) Here is the lineup of challenges to post:

March Meet the Maker lineup of days.

I think it looks interesting! Fun and interesting and I'm looking forward to it. And I've even already posted for my first day which you can see here: Day One - MMtM Challenge . 

I am now in my third year of working on Blooming Enamels and I can definitely feel things are coming together. Since I work full time in social work the coming together of BE is a little slower than it might be if I was working full time on BE, but things are coming together nevertheless. I'm glad to have the March Meet the Maker challenge to highlight that for me. 

If you would like to follow me on Instagram here is my page: Blooming Enamels on Instagram.

I hope you all have a creative and challenging March!

The Cows Need to Get to Work!

Cow Coming Home

Hello! Summer is coming to an end here and I am *still* working on getting my little jewelry business going. I am having such fits and starts with it! It is very frustrating but I am not losing my hope - or my desire - to do it, which is a very good sign for me (since I can have a tendency to lose interest when I begin to understand things more.)

Right now I am in the process of expanding my jewelry to include necklaces, bracelets and rings (and maybe even hair-clips in the future). I am also wanting to expand my technique. Currently I melt the glass into enamel by using a stable flame into which I dangle the metal pieces but what if I kept the metal piece stable and dangled the flame instead? (I would do it very carefully, of course!) Hmmmmm. Sounds interesting! There are many options to explore and I am excited to see what results they bring.

I am also planning ahead to two winter shows I am hoping to do and I'm working on a long-term plan to have my own website (not just Etsy) and sell wholesale.

So many things to do!

I have to admit that it's challenging for me to be so excited about so many things I want to do and then to struggle with finding the time (and discipline!) to get to work just *doing* it! I am good at thinking up ideas until the cows come home those cows need to get to work!