A few items I have done recently

Here are a few items that I have done. These are my designs. I am trying to do more of my own drawings and not use othere peoples. I want originality.

Autumn is here and I'm freezing!

It's been so long since I have posted anything here. I just have been so busy with life and trying to figure out what I am supposed to do in my business and my personal life. I am still making things and putting them in any shop I can for free. I have a new shop at Bonanzle it's called Deco Decals.
I have also been putting things on Craigslist classified.Nothing as yet from either shop but the holidays are coming so I just need to keep posting items and hope they catch someone's eye that wants to buy them.
I am also tweeting now and not sure if I like it or not. I have bought some soap from xblushie and it is wonderful she is one of my followers and I follow her.Twitter I am told id the way to go. It gets you out there and makes you seen to millions of people. Well,I'm not so sure about that. I know it works for Demi and Ashton but they are also famous anyway and people want to know what they have to say. I am glad it's not all self promotion in their case. Yes I follow them and I have learned a lot of interesting things. They have several charities that I wouldn't have known about unless I were following them.
So.... I have several new things I have made and will add them here.I am trying to come up with my own designs instead of the generic decals I see all over the place. I have done the Family decals in frogs,skulls and hope to do more unique families.
I will try to be more consistent on updating my blog from now one.

It's been a great summer

I can't believe summer is almost over. Here in Oregon the weather has been crazy.One week it's in the 70's then the 100's.We even went down into the 60's for a few days last week.
I have been working on lots of new things. I am really getting into the vinyl deals. I have been on Etsy bidding on custom orders. I have found that I can usually get a couple of orders a week that way. My Artfire shop has been pretty quiet lately. I havent been adding new things either as I have been so busy with the custom orders.I have no orders to work on so I will be filling Artfire with some new things.
I learned how to take one of my line drawings and turn it into a scaleable vector graphic, so, now I can do my own designs and totally custom decals.I love the idea of being able to design my own stuff.I did a hibiscus for a trial run and it turned out great. I put up a picture of it. I am also doing the family decals you see on the rear car windows. I'm not that fond of the stick figures so I love the fact that a family requested a skull family! My Daughter has a frog family. The designs are limitless now.
Along with doing the decorative decals I have done several rear window advertisements. One even went overseas to Scotland for a dog walikng service! That was exciting for me.

Trying to get things done

It's difficult to get things done when you're used to having the house to your self and the men are home sick. I cant get a thing done with them here. If I get up to go to the bathroom,I come back to see one of them is on the computer looking at things to buy that we cant afford. I use my computer for my creating and cant have someone jump on it any time they please. Go be sick in the bed and leave me my work area.
I work in spurts and want the computer available when I have an idea that I need to do immediately.Oh enough whining.
So I have been working on a display for my decals so that I can put them in retail situations. I'm thinking Car washes would be a good place to try first,than maybe parts stores. I have put a picture here of what I have so far.I have been busy making decals and getting them to look as professional as possible.
I have been doing a lot of custom orders form the Etsy Alchemy requests section. I've been doing around 2-3 a week for several weeks so I have been keeping busy. my shop isn't doing all that well. I need someone to enter the items in the shop as I really don't like doing it.LOL Oh well someone has to do it and I guess it's me!
Decals are ready to wet so I must go and get it done!

What a nice lazy weekend

I have been working so hard trying to get my business off the ground that I decided to take a weekend off. I haven't done that in so long. I seem to think that if I work for myself I have to work 24/7 or I'm slacking off.
In the past few weeks I have been a vendor at a car show. Went another car Show and handed out business cards,and told every cashier where I buy my supplies what I do. I have given them cars also after being asked for one.
I'm not really sure how all this blogging,twitting,face booking and such work. It seems to me like it is a lot of work and time taken away from designing and creating......Maybe some day I will have it down.
In my Artfire store I have joined the Rockabilly guild!! I was invited when one of the founders saw my stuff. I am very honored to belong to such an awesome guild. Rock-0A-Billy is a great life style and the clothes and music are fantastic!
The pictures in this post are of some shirts I did for the Rose City Roundup Car Show here in Portland Oregon in June.
If anyone reading this knows how I can get more followers please help a friend out!Also I need help making my blog look way cool!!!!

Wow it's been a while!

I cant believe it's been over 3 months since I have posted anything here.My how time flies....
So much has happened in these few months. Our Daughter got married on April 4th and she and her Husband went to training in Wisconsin so they can be deployed to Iraq one month after the wedding. They were there for 30 days ,went home for 3 and then to Indiana until the second week in July and will be home for 4 days and then to that big sandbox in the east! I dont like this and there is nothing I can do about it but pray!!!
After her wedding my husband flew home and I flew to Tennessee to see my Uncle and his family. Had a wonderful time I celebrated my 50th birthday with them and we went sailing!!! It was awesome .We were on the river 3 days.I was there a week then flew to Oklahoma to see My oldest Daughter and her family! I miss my grand kids so much they are 11,9and 4. Stayed there a week then flew on to Denver to see my Sister ,nephews and Dad. Spent 5 days there and then finally home to Portland. You only turn half a century old once you know!!!
Then in May Wally's oldest Son and his family came for a week.These Grand kids are 3 and 1 1/2 yrs. What at time we had. Cara had never seen the ocean and we got our condo for 2 days. I really think she could have stayed there forever LOL.When they left the house was very quiet hehe.
I had a car show in June here in Portland, The Rose City Rounduop. It was great fun. I had a booth there. Didnt sale even the price of the space but had a great time anyway. Gave out lots of business cards! That's always a good thing.
Business is going well. I sell at least one item a week so I can now justify it to Wally. He is even talking about us getting better equipment for the vinyl!! You have no idea how that makes me feel. I guess like he has faith in me and what I want to do.
Im adding some pictures of the decals I have done recently! So until I return, Later People!!

Oh listen to the silence

It has been a very busy week. My niece and her family drove out from Oklahoma and spent the week with us. On Tuesday we all drove to the Oregon coast and went to the Aquarium they have. It was very cool. The kids really enjoyed touching the sea animals. My four year old great niece wanted to swim with the whales( we didn't see any this trip as I think they were farther out and not hugging the coast). We spent the night at the condo we have a membership( Worldmark by Wyndham) which was awesome. Nothing like the lap of luxury when traveling.We had to many people for the scheduled unit so we were able to get a second one.There was a last minute cancelation which was fine by me. We went swimming in the outdoor heated pool and it was very warm water.When we got out our skin was steaming! It was wonderful. We worked our way up the coast wednesday and got home very late.
Thursday we went and did the Waterfall route and did some hiking and then home for the Ranges to gather there belongings and head back to Oklahoma this morning. My nice had very misty eyes as shye said goodbye. She wants to move here so badly but her husband isnt as sure as she is. We will have to wait and see what happens.
I actually got a little bit of product made while they were here. They wanted Tee shirts so late last night i was making iron ons for them to waer home. Here are pictures of what they wanted. I think my great nieces is my favorite so far.