No Internet..... and this close to Christmas!

Wow....what were you thinking AT&T?  Over 3 days without dsl or landline service.  I have been climbing the walls and called them at least twice a day.  I am thankful that my parents live close by or I was about to pop that metal telephone box and attempt to repair it myself  (talk about a disaster...I don't have a clue!)  I am a crafter and I could create a pretty pattern out of the wires ....(lol).

I addressed my Christmas cards, while waiting for AT&T to do their thing.   Even though it can be really hard during the Holidays for some of us that have lost family members, people that don't really celebrate or loved ones that have grown apart through very little contact.  I am not going to focus on the negatives, I wish things were different, but, you have to let people make their own choices.   We are blessed to have people that want to be in our lives, accepting them for who they are and relaxing our version of how we want them to be and loving them for who they are.  My husband and I have just recently began buying gifts for one another.  Through the years, we saved up our money, worked more hours and bought a family gift or more for the kids instead of ourselves. 

We also included the Angel tree in our Christmas.  The kids picked an ornament from the tree and we all shopped for that needy child.  We thought that it was very important for the children to think of others that are in need.  This year we donated some toys and food to our local food store (HEB).  What a fantastic place to shop!

Are you ready???  Ready or not, it is just around the corner.

The Christmas count down begins....18 days! 

Do you have any hard to shop for people on your list?.....Buy them a Shop Gift Certificate to a Handmade Shop on Artfire, Etsy or Zibbet.  You will be supporting a small home business and giving a quality made gift too!

Craft is Art

I just signed up for a new selling site... I have several other shops out there.  This one is really new.   With all the uproar over Handmade vs Factory, I thought I should put more eggs in my basket.  I hope this venue grows.   It is quiet there right now (shops on vacation).  It is a good time to work on getting stocked for the fall and holidays.   I have spotted a few other sellers from other sites there. 

I signed up and was so surprised how super easy it is to use!
It has 3 levels of membership:
basic (free), pay as you go and premium (6.99 a month).
*Easy listing
*Quick and easy item importer (Etsy)
*Shop Backgrounds (like a blog)
*Banner 700x whatever size you want high
*Shop Blog
(basically the best of the other sites all put together...just a newbie in the marketplace).
If you are wanting (or need) to give another place a try............I would appreciate if you would use my referral link below:
craftisart.com/GypsyGoods

Or if you would prefer to use a code....

QTLV2    92H67   JNAIO   1876R    9Y24C

Thank you so much, wishing you lots and lots of great sales with this new site (Stop by my shop there and leave me a comment on the bottom of the page),
Kathy