Bonanza

I'm not if I'm 'happy' that my 1000 Markets site
is now
a 'Bonanza' site
or not.

Time will tell I suppose.

I recently received an email saying that Bonanza had just
acquired 1000 Markets...
the shops would migrate to Bonanza
and 1000 Markets would
'be no more'.

I had just begun to get used to 1000 Markets
and rather liked the site...
it's much different at Bonanza...
and I'm not going to have time to familiarize myself
with that site until after the first of the year.

Anyway...
such as it is...
my
CMZ Art 1000 Markets Shop
is now
CMZ Art Bonanza.

The Last Few 'CRAZY' Weeks

It really HAS been Crazy around here the past few weeks...

and it all started with my computer going down.

During a Sale no less...

I ended up all flustered...trying to get the shipping out

before it was too terribly late...once I got it back.

Then...a huge shipping 'snafu' and loads of emails asking where

packages were...

That problem finally solved...but got 4 neutral feedback as a result...

(I don't know why...the postage was PAID on September 2nd...but the packages

were not located and postmarked until the 14th...made it look like

I wasn't telling the truth...

but I REALLY...Really..was!)

Anyway...that's finally cleared up...

then I lose my Cable/ internet for a day and a half...

and was pretty much told that this is going to be an on-going issue

unless I want to cut branches out of two trees in my back yard...

so I'll have to 'suck it up'.

My dryer finally Gave up...and now I need to replace it!

The first show of the season...oh dear...my memories of doing

that show in the past were so different.

We ended up losing money on it!

Oh well...live and learn!

We've committed to four shows...same ones we did last year...

and those 'should' be pretty good.

I've been so busy doing new items especially for the shows...

I've listed a few of the Scrabble Tile pendants..

(something I've never had in the shop before)

in my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop.

I'm really pleased with how they are coming out...

so I'll be adding new pendants on a regular basis.

We've got a few other NEW items that we're doing for the shows

and I'm hoping to list a few of those

in the coming days/ weeks.

But...that is my Crazy few weeks...in a 'nutshell'.

CMZ Art...1000 Markets and a new printer

My Rustic Goth Etsy Shop

is my primary source of income...

so, of course, it takes about 95% of my time.

I'm pretty happy with this shop and it takes a lot of hard work

to keep it fresh and current.

This being said...

I 'finally' made a sale through my 1000 Markets Shop 

and discovered that the process is really quite different.

For one thing...1000 Markets goes through Amazon.com...

which I do love...since Amazon has such a great

buyer protection in place.

I know...because we've purchased a few

'big ticket' items through Amazon...

we got our Pixma Pro Printer a few years ago..

now I'm saving my 'pennies' to get another one.

I've decided to just leave my 1000 Markets sales in Amazon

to help me pay for it.

For one thing...a new printer would cut my shipping times in half...since

I could do them as I need them, instead of having

to impose on Jaime to try to fit my printing into her extremely busy schedule.

So...I'm going to be promoting CMZ Art...1000 Markets...

and the other CMZ Art sites

a lot more often through this blog...

and my new

CMZ Art Facebook Page.

My Facebook page doesn't have much on it...yet!
I know I should have waited until I have more time
to really 'buff' it out...
but..I'm beginning to think that having more time
is just an 'elusion'.

Two Long Weeks

These are the little 'sweeties' that I've spent most of the last

two weeks with...on their first day of school this year.

I just LOVE...LOVE...LOVE these very independent little characters.

They weren't 'up' to doing any projects this time....maybe they

sensed my frustration at the whole computer 'crisis'...

Still we had fun....some outdoor time...indoor time...

cartoons...conversations...and imaginative play.

It's been a long two weeks though....

some days I was just too tired to do much once their daddy came

to pick the little ones up...

Had to paint and send Jaime home with pictures to

upload on her computer...

she couldn't read my writing so

"Places of the Heart"

ended up 

"Pieces of the Heart"

but...it's sold now...so all is good.

My computer has been 'fixed'

temporarily...

so I've got to think about getting a new one...Soon!

The Next Two Weeks

I can hear it already....

"I'm hungry..."

"I'm bored..."

"I'm hungry...."

"I'm bored..."

"There is nothing to do here."

"I'm bored..."

This all from my sweetest little Ava....

she finds my house quite boring ... and my cupboards quite bare!

Simon will be a bit easier to entertain...

though I'm sure at some point he's going to want to go

to You Tube and watch every 

Mario Kart video they have there...

he really can entertain himself for hours watching Mario videos...

it used to be 

'Thomas the Train'

but he's "moved On"

I do look forward to having them the next two weeks...

in spite of their boredom and their hunger....

I think I'll need to find some projects we can do

for part of that time.

Hope the 'weirdness' is over!

This past week has been just 'weird'....

I'm not really sure why.

I've felt weird...weird things have been happening...

(just small weird things...like my Facebook updates 'disappearing'...

but then, later

reappearing...

my computer's done a few weird things it's never done before...

business has been....well...'weird'....

just things 'out of the norm'...)

But...they kind of 

'throw me off my game'

a bit...

and then I stand there wondering

"what in the world is going on".

Anyway....I do hope it is all

'finally' over....at least for a bit.

I'm waiting to find out some test results for

my oldest daughter, Wendy....

typical of the week I've had...

so...yeah...I hope the 'weirdness' is over.

My House is 'Trashed'

Okay...this isn't really my house...

they have tons of photos on the internet under

'messy house pictures' ... who knew?

My house isn't really this bad

but...it's still pretty messy.

I've been painting all week...

and not cleaning up after myself...

which always means my house is going to get 'trashed'.

I'd like to say the mess was why I'm not painting

as much as I used to...except...

when I was on eBay...listing new paintings everyday...

I lived in a two bedroom apartment..

with my youngest son and a very sick husband..

and I still managed to paint everyday...

and clean up my mess!

Hopefully I'm not getting...lazy!!