Epic Production Week & A Commission Piece!

This month has started out like a lion *roar*!  Busiest month for me to date with thirty seven orders already and the month is only half way over!

I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that we are buying a house and packing and moving and cleaning to prepare for the move....no why would I be busy with orders at a time like this?

To offset this insane serendipity, I have been working daily to keep up with orders, so that I will be sure to have a few days of down time when the actual moving day finally arrives...have to relocate the shop!

When I got a request for a special commission for a turquoise ring, I was really excited but also felt a lot of pressure to fit it in with everything else.  It ended up going more smoothly than I could have ever hoped for, all of the soldering happened like magic, and the ring just came together in a cinch!  I mailed it off the same day, and I really hope the lady likes it as much as I do.

Now I'm off to start the day with some more ring making this morning, some wall patching and painting this afternoon, and then to finish off the day with more packing and cleaning.  This would all be way too much, except that Matt has the week off, and my kiddos are big enough to help!  I heart my family.

Happy WOYWW all of you.


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WOYWW: New Shop Assistant

This may be more of a What's Under Your Workbench Wednesday.  For everyone over for WOYWW, who haven't heard yet...we got a puppy!  Meet Bella, the newest shop assistant.  She is second in command to her older and more experienced apprentice, Reuben.  They work very well together.

The pups were very busy this week helping me with orders.  I don't know how we ever found time to dream up new designs.  I am sure it was Bella's fresh new creative outlook that inspired us all.  But I am happy to report that there are a few new rings in the shop.

Tools and Art Around My Workbench

Click HERE to go to the rings section of my shop 

Reuben & Bella, Busy Helpers

I have actually been really swamped with homework, I am taking four college classes online, so it is a full time load of credits.  And they aren't kidding when the class description advises that you should expect to spend more time on work for an online class, than one on campus.  There is just a ton of busy work.

All I really want to do is play with my pups and work on jewelry!  The end of the semester can't come soon enough.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all have a great WOYWW, and a great week!

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