What's going on with that studio?

So as I mentioned yesterday, I did get some work done on my studio.  Which is pretty awesome.  I am so excited to move into the new space.  I think it's going to work out so much better then the old space.  It's also going to give me the opportunity to purge a lot of the crap I've accumulated over the years.  Which means art/craft supply garage sale in the spring!!!!!!    

What did I get done?  Not as much as I would like, I'm learning that doing a total makeover and purge is a lot more stressful then I thought it would me.  But I did make progress, and that's what matters.

The new floors were installed.  I'm loving them.  Granted anything is better then what was in there before, but I really like the new floor.  And it goes so well with the wall color.  It's just such a bright sunny spot.

Then updated trim went in.  The previous trim was very thin cheap stuff.  It had started to warp, which isn't good (it was not installed the best).  The new trim is taller, has a decorative edge, it's white, and it's composite.  It's quite nice.

And once the trim was in, it was time to start moving things in.  It's been pretty slow.  I've only moved a storage container, the rug, and a book shelf (with books).  Oh and some arts J got me the last time we were in San Diego.  But I'm not in a rush.  There are a few things that need to be built, but that will have to wait till spring (it was 9° out this morning), so I have time.  

I'm pretty excited.  Hopefully I can get some good quality photos and not just have to use instagram photos.  Or not, we'll see.

So that's where I am with the new studio.  Slowly moving forward, but still moving forward.    

Nacho Update!

Before I begin - Don't forget that I'm having a sale to help easy the pain of more vet bills.  Use coupon code NACHO20 to get 20% off anything in my etsy store.  That includes clearance and patterns.

Poor little Nacho.  So if you didn't read the last blog post about our little tortie cat, she has another abscess.  Which we think was caused by fighting with Toonces, AGAIN.  It's been a stressful month.  As soon as Nacho get's her bandages off, her and Toonces start fighting again and we're right back where we started.

This time, the abscess opened.  Which is gross, but at least it drained a little (gross, I know).  I'll spare you the photos of the open abscess, it's not for the faint of heart.  Even though it opened, it still needed to be cleaned and she needed to be put on antibiotics again.  Fun times.  Luckily, the vet could get me in right away.  And surprisingly, Nacho didn't even need to be put under for the cleaning.  The vet tech just held her and the vet was able to clean the abscess.  I couldn't believe she was being so good.  She definitely got some cheese when we got home, she earned it!

After her neck was cleaned and bandaged, she was free to go home.  In less then an hour, we were on our way.  Now she's on Clindamycin twice a day for 10 days and needs her bandages change 1-2 times a day for the next few days.  It was also suggested that we put Nacho, and possibly Toonces, on Prozac to reduce the fighting.  We'll have to think about that and that might be a solution to the fighting, if not, we might still need to re-home Toonces (which would be the absolute last option).

I'm hoping that things calm down around here a bit and maybe, just maybe, we can avoid going to the vet for the next couple month.  That would be nice, but this all comes with pet ownership.  Oh the joys of pets.

Busy Week

Mamma, are you done yet?

This is going to be quite the busy week.  I'm still recovering from my first show of the season and then going out that night to spend time with our good friends that were back in the states for only a couple weeks (I had a lot of fun and wouldn't have missed it for the world).  Plus, I'm still sick.  What ever this is I got, I sure wish it would go away.

Then J has a huge interview on Wed with the University.  He's so nervous (he has to take a test) and has been preparing for this interview since he got home from class last week.  I hope him the best and I'm sure he'll do great.

I also have my second show this Saturday.  We have to be set up by 8:00am.  That's after a 30 min drive to get there and 1-1.5 hours to set up.  I am just dreading Saturday morning.  But it should be fun.  It's in Sun Prairie (the same town as last weeks) at Strawberry Fest.  They have a whole bunch of things going on, so I'm hoping that the attendance is really good.  And the weather is supposed to be beautiful, which will be nice.  Hopefully I'll do a little bit better then the last show.  2010 Show Dates

Peridot chips on pink triangle

I'm still trying to be as productive as possible this week even if I'm exhausted.  I've been working on triangles.  They seem to be something that I can work on to calm myself down and relax a little bit.  Which is what I need right now.

This is one that I just finished, actually I finished it up at my show last week (sorry I used my phone to take the picture).  I used peridot chips as little fringies.  I didn't start thinking I would use the peridot, but while I was making it, I remembered I had the chips and thought they would go great with the pink and bright green seed beads.  So I added them.  I think they really add a lot to the triangle.  I've seen people add fringe and other accents to the triangles, but I've never tried myself.  I'm very happy I did.  So I guess I'll have to try this again with some of the other chips I have.

Well I'm off.  I have a few more things I need to finish up before my show this Saturday and I have to make sure J is as relaxed as possible tonight.

*Thank you to everyone who gave me pointers on my set up for shows.  I'm going to try a few of them this weekend and see how things turn out.  I'll have pictures next week.*