NEW from The Espresso Scrap Shoppe!

Wow, it's been awhile. So sorry but I have been up to my ears with work and home life. They were clashing like Titans the past few months but they have come to a mutual agreement now and I am free to move about the cabin lol. How's that for a group of varied metaphors? LOL

Here is what's new. I have added a few of my handmade jewelry items to my Etsy Shoppe ;)

I have a few more items which I need to get photos of so that I can put them up.  Hopefully they will go up today.  Actually I have this one but I haven't thought of a name for it yet.

Any suggestions?  It's made from Chalcedony, Aventurine & Sterling Silver & Tibetan Silver.  Maybe I should name it Chelsea?

I have not forgotten those of you who love the Pandora style beads.  I have oodles of new beads, here are a few:

And, of course, I have some new sterling silver jewelry as well:

But wait, I am a Digital Scrapbook Designer and this is The Espresso Scrap Shoppe right?  So yes, of course I have Scrapkits available as well ;)

I have brought back Fairytales Set 1 as a Special Request ;)

and it has brought an add-on ;)

Well, I hope that is enough to keep you all busy for awhile.  You can find all of these at my Ebay, Etsy & Divine Digital Shoppes ;)

Have an awesome day!

And the days go by..................

Can I post some new designs?
Can I post new listings in my eBay & Etsy stores?
Can I show you some new and wonderful photos I have taken?
No, no & no. Well, ok maybe I could, but then I wouldn't be able to do any of the things I mentioned. I am so dis-organized it's not even funny. I need someone to take me by the hand and help me!! I don't know whether it is the ADHD, middle age or what but I am so incredibly scattered that it's amazing I remember to breathe.

I have reconnected with so many of my 'old' friends, some whom I have known since I was 10, these are friends that I would fight to the end for. Friends who always have a special place in my heart no matter how many years go by before we find each other again, and I haven't had the time to call even one of them. So for Mark, who spent endless hours with me, sleeping over each other's houses, double dating and just being the best friend in the world - For Kathe, who was always sweet to me and jumped on my arresting officers back when he tried to push me into the cop car during the walk out in High School (story for another time) LOL, For Lorraine, who was always my friend no matter how annoying & crazy I was and who was there in the hospital for my first son's birth - and for MaryEllen who showed me that you can be a Lady, intelligent and extremely funny all at the same time - I miss & love you all and think of you all the time. I am just .... me. Disorganized and buried under things to do. There are so many others whom I would love to mention but I don't have enough time and space here to list everyone lol.

On the flip side of this situation is the fact that all my hard work is paying off. Charles is doing well with his studying for the GED. For those of you who don't know he is trying to get out of High School early. He had gotten special permission from the Superintendent to take the GED once he turns 17 next month. Once he passes it he will be going for College Classes for computers so that he can get some letters added after his name lol. He is a natural when it comes to computers, already into serious programming etc but he knows that in order to secure a good job he will need his degree. I am sad that he won't be having a normal graduation ceremony but glad and proud that he is driven to move ahead faster and go for what he wants.

Both of my stores are coming together although I have not had any sales at Etsy yet :( I am working on two designs right now for bracelets and am waiting for some items I ordered to come in so that I can work on 3 others that I have in my head. Disorganized, disorganized. Alex and I went to Wal-Mart & Office Depot a few weeks ago and bought several 'designer' boxes so that I could organize all of my beads, wires, charms etc and he even made some dividers for them. Alas, I still haven't figured out what is comfortable for me. I also have been fighting the urge to decorate these little boxes lol. Maybe I should just let myself go and do it, it might help the juices flow.

So right now it's Saturday and I got a delivery from China of over 1,000 items. Nope, not exaggerating over 1,000. The reason for that is because some of the packs I got contain 300 items while most contain around 40, so it's not as bad as it would seem but it will definitely keep me busy for awhile. Poor Alex will be taking pics forever lol. He has been trying to help me out by taking all of the photos so I could concentrate on listing, pricing and advertising. Aside from my boys, he is the best thing that ever happened to me and I thank God everyday for him.

Well I have to go for now, I have a lot to do, just in case I didn't already tell you that lol. Have a great day and please drop by my eBay and Etsy shoppes and add me to your favorites. You might find something you like :)

HUGS!!!

Snow!

Well I heard the word snow yesterday and considering I really need to get my behind out of my chair and get a little exercise I managed to convince Alex & Charles to take a walk. As you can see in this photo, the snow was just starting to fall when we went out at around 4pm yesterday.

And this one as well:

Charles decided that it was too cold for him and ran back to the house - literally ran lol:

After dinner we heard a knock at the back door. Apparently even the natives were having a hard time coping with the snow:

This morning we awoke to no internet and a lot more snow:

 

  

Those are just a couple of shots from the back door lol. I have not yet ventured outside. I will be going out later though as I want to get a shot of the ponds, they look awesome with the snow and ice.

Alex had to go outside with a hair dryer and heat up our internet dish lol. It was a bit frozen over and we couldn't get on.

Well, that is all for now, I am hoping that this weather doesn't hinder things too badly. Small town, no ice trucks, no plows (which makes no sense to me since this is farm country lol) and the mail will be slower than the proverbial molasses in winter. Hopefully we won't lose internet.

I need to go and get more items into my eBay store and finish up a mini kit I have been working on ;) Have a great day and stay warm!

Buy Disney's "G-Force" for Charity!

Charity Auction on my eBay! 100% of the proceeds go to St Judes come on people it's for a good cause!

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New to my eBay store or coming soon ;)

New Baby Bangles coming to my eBay shop! Aren't they adorable?

And you can find these already there:

And I just got and still A LOT more beads for your favorite or NEW Pandora, Troll bracelets!

Gotta run for now I have some designing to finish up!

Happy New Year & watch what you wish for!

First off I would like to say Happy New year to all of you. It was fairly quiet here for us thankfully and I hope the year goes as nicely as the night had.

I had been complaining for the last week because my deliveries from China were stuck in customs and what not, taking forever and I was getting them in dribs and drabs. Uh huh, until yesterday when I got about 800 beads! LOL Poor, sweet Alex staywed up until the wee hours of the morning helping me take the photos of a lot of them (he did most of them) and I have been up through the day trying to get them categorized into the spreadsheet and listed in my eBay store. Here is a preview of a bunch of them which are either already in or will be in the next few hours:

I only have one problem now. See that little red teardrop bead on the top left side? It's not really red. It's a golden brown color, I don't know why it keeps coming out red, I was looking through the beads repeatedly thinking that I had misplaced them. And actually I hadn't noticed it till I started this post - a few hours ago lol.

Ahh well, there is more to come, believe me PLENTY - and I am still waiting for a few shipments. Remember, if you are looking for anything in particular to let me know and I will see what I can do about getting it ;) Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

OK a few more ;)

I am moving as fast as I can and I have people messaging me to see what else I have lol. Here are a few more I have added:

 

I have a bunch more and I am apologizing for the images as I am still trying to get used to the new camera we were lent.  By the time I get used to it we will have to give it back lol.

So I will be adding up more of the glass beads as well tonight, I should be cleaning up from dinner but I think I will "let" the boys do it all tonight lol.  Gotta go ;)

A few new items in my eBay store

I have been busy trying to do all of the paperwork etc etc and have finally been able to start getting some of the European Beads & Charms listed in my eBay Store.  Here are a couple of them:

 

If you click on the images it will take you to their page in my store ;)  I LOVE these beads which are all Pandora and Troll compatible.  I have a few of the bracelets and the bangles coming which are perfect for these beads. 

As for my Italian Modular items these are a couple of the new charms available now:

 

Again, clicking on the images will take you to these adorable little charms. I hope you will visit my eBay store I am sure you will find something you like! If not, send me a message and let me know what you are looking for.

My new kit - Happy Holidays REV

Here is a preview of my newest kit "Happy Holidays REV" currently on sale for $2.50

It's my new version of my original kit "Happy Holidays"

It also includes the original Element Add-On

You can get my original Happy Holidays kit with the Element Add-On for only $3!

OR You can grab them both for only $4!  These deals won't last forever - get them while they last!

New Kit - Girly Denim REV

This kit is currently in my Divine Digital Boutique & on sale for $2.50 for a limited time!

It will also be available with the original Girly Denim soon!  Click on the preview to go to this kit in my boutique!

Yes I know, bad blogger- - - Freebie?

Like everyone else I have been swamped with the holidays.  Between designing, decorating, shopping etc., I have been a very neglectful blogger.  I am going to try and make it up to you with a freebie, or two.... maybe even three - it depends on how fast I can get them done.  For now though I do have one for you.  I have had a bunch of requests for some of my older kits which I already retired.  What I have decided to do is re-vamp them and put them back into my stores ;)  The first one I have been working on is Girly Denim. This little Freebie is a peek at it's re-vamped version.

Click on the image and you will be taken to your download.

Today is a busy day for me - time to grocery shop!  Have to clean out the fridge first then go get as much food as will fit into it LOL  Check back later for another freebie!

The Espresso Scrap Shoppe has a new home!

and I am Celebrating with you! You can currently get ANY AND ALL of my designs at Scraphead for 60% off! This includes not only Personal Use but Commercial Use and Scrap For Others/Hire! Be sure to get in on this deal while it lasts and while you are there, check out all of the challenges and the Daily Download! You can find my Boutique here:

THE ESPRESSO SCRAP SHOPPE

Have a great day!

Much going on as the holidays approach!

Once again the team at Divine Digital, headed up by Royanna, pulled together and rebuilt Divine in record time! Right now you can shop in the boutiques and even go to the forums and grab Kit B for the November DAD! "Old Time Country Christmas" is a collaboration from Dorothy's Creations, Topsy Turvy & The Espresso Scrap Shoppe!  We had a great time designing this kit & I hope you have as wonderful a time collecting and using this it! Here is a little preview:

Be sure to visit the Divine Digital Forums to get your piece to this kit! Clicking on the image will take you to the Divine Digital Forums!

Have a great day!

Divine Digital is down

A hacker came in and deleted the entire site. Please be patient with us as it has to be rebuilt - Royanna is estimating that it won't be back up for approximately 2 weeks :( Here is a direct quote from her on FaceBook:

We had a hacker destroy the entire site of Divine Digital. We are working round the clock to get it back up and running.

If you need assistance in anyway you may email divine.digital.admin@gmail.com

It is going to take a couple weeks and we will be back up and running.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Royanna Fritschmann
Partner, Divine Digital

NEW from The Espresso Scrap Shoppe!

This will be in my Boutique within the next 24 hours ;)



I will be having a special sale for Halloween - stay tuned for the specifics! Gotta run for now. Have a great night!

New & Coming soon!

I have two new CU Designs in my boutique and a few more which will be available shortly!




You can grab either one of them for only $2 right now! Here is a preview of some of my new Designs which will be in my boutique this week:






Thanks for looking & have an awesome day!