Well winter is over (except in the Southern hemisphere but I doubt I’ll get many custom orders from there since the shipping will be too much for those peeps down south). This means that I’m probably not going to sell too many more yarn-made items. So now I’m putting that part of my shop on hold and focusing on the other things that add sparkle and zing to my life. HENNA!!! JEWELRY!!! And POLYMER CLAY!!! I’m also thinking of sewing a few cute clutch purses with magnetic closures (I already have the magnets I need for that) in the summer if I have time!! If not then perhaps that’ll be a project for later in time. I’ve already begun listing some of my items and am really excited. Particularly about the henna. So excited that I couldn’t wait till the morning to go outdoors and seal my design with acrylic seal (supposed to do it in a well-ventilated area). My brother was having a sleepover with his friends and one of them kept coughing all night. I kinda feel bad because of the the acrylic seal fumes that were all over the basement yesterday. I’m pretty sure they caused the kid’s cough. Oh well, I guess that’s a lesson learned for me – Curb the enthusiasm!
Here’s the end product. A set of 4 henna art pieces. Was it worth all that coughing? You be the judge…
On a similar note, I’m working on a henna ebook! Although it’s not very new news since I sort of pitched it on my facebook page a few months ago. It’s called Henna Fusions and has a mix of design patterns for henna on hands. I’m pretty excited about it because my designs mix elements from different cultures and henna styles, and I like to give a little modern twist to some of them. The result? A totally new and what I consider GORGEOUS style of henna, even if I do say so myself heehee. Anyway that would be ready some time in July and I think I might be able to get some popular henna artists to advertise it for me so that makes me extra happy! 
When you work hard at something, everything just seems to start falling into place doesn’t it? My etsy shop seems to be dying though since I haven’t had any sales recently (especially after alchemy closed down) which actually makes me think I’m not working hard enough (and I don’t feel like I am either – things are getting neglected due to all my other responsibilities in life right now – it’s probably also reflected in how long it’s been since my last blog post right here on wordpress lol – but I’m a positive thinker and know it’s not too late still to add a little bit more hard work and get my shop back on track… and pray that alchemy returns soon because I really am relying on that as my Plan A of building a bit more of a reputation for my shop).
Well those are my thoughts for the night. It’s getting late (or perhaps I should say early in my part of the world… something about having March break has turned me into a night owl) so I’m going to head to bed and try to get some sleep. I have a busy day tomorrow..errm…today thanks to all the stresses of painting, spring cleaning, spring fixing and having a life….I’m living at home these days and my mom has us all on the tips of our toes right now with all the house work and chores! I’d rant and complain about it except it actually adds a bit of drama to my life which I think really helps me not think about the things that are genuinely stressing me and worrying me these days lol Gotta love my family. We’re such quirks! lol. <3 And I have a friend coming over for math help tomorrow which I’m actually excited about because it breaks up my day a bit and we will be doing some manicures (and maybe watching a bollywood movie) afterwards! So excited!
Anyway that’s enough said for one night. xoxo. Sama.
The customer was inspired by a headband that was already listed on etsy in a “cinnamon” shade but he wanted different colors to gift to some special lady in his life (I have no idea if it was his girlfriend or wife or sister or mom, etc).
