Show Season Over

I have posted much of this information on my

other blog

but I wanted to be sure to include

this information on both...

since this is the blog that I give on the business cards

that I hand out at local shows.

We will not be doing the November or December Shows

at the Lancaster Event Center.

I have been dealing with a family emergency since

mid October...and we just will not have the time or resources

to be able to finish out the scheduled shows.

Our apologies to those who had planned to visit our

booth for their Christmas shopping!

You can find the same items in our respective shops...

CMZ Art d.b.a. Rustic Goth

Mike and Jaime Best d.b.a. Best Art Studios 2.

Be sure to visit our shops frequently as we will be offering items

especially for Christmas...

not available at other times of the year...

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'.

So many things going...all at the Same Time.

I have got soooo many things going...
all at the same time...

I wished I were a bit more organized.

I've set a 'goal' of the number of original paintings I want to

keep in my

Rustic Goth Etsy Shop 

and I'm close to reaching that goal...

the trick will be..

keeping that number.

Obviously I want Need to sell those paintings...

so

I've got to always keep new ones working.

Now...I've decided to include...

'portable art'

in my shop.

I'm working on abstract paintings....

I really have 'missed' doing those...

but I'm rather messy...

I 'lost' my studio to my youngest son

a couple of years ago...

so I have to do my abstract paintings...

outside...

needless to say..

my time is very limited...and depends so much on what

the weather is doing.

I'm also working on some new pieces to add to merchandise in

my Zazzle Shops...

I'm pretty sure I have many other things going 

I just can't remember them all right now.

Thank goodness for my little 'list' keeper.

What Shall I Do?

I've got so many things I WANT to do...and so little time to do it in.

It would probably not be as big a deal

if I were actually 'making a living'

doing what I'm doing...

mostly my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop.

But...things have been

more than 'strange' over there since March.

Every time I think things are

'back to normal'

they decide to change things up..

and whenever they do this...it seems

it affects a whole lot of shops

for weeks and weeks.

And...my shop just happens to be one.

So...I'm trying to best figure out

what I should do.

I wanted to do a bunch of new

floral paintings...especially for CMZ Art...

but it may end up being a

huge waste of time.

I hate being so dependent on One Venue...

but since I refuse to ever go back to

eBay...I guess I'm 'stuck'.

I've got shops at

Artfire,

Zibbet,

1000 Markets...

all of them still without even 1 sale...

maybe I'll do a bunch of new stuff for

my Zazzle shops.

I don't make much money...per sale...but

I do make sales on each of my Zazzle sites...

so that may be where I end up

putting my new floral 

and other

CMZ Art pieces.

Yep....I think I've talked myself into devoting a week

or so...to doing a whole bunch of new pieces

exclusive to Zazzle.

Sometimes I just have to

'commit it to paper'

1000 Markets

I was going to wait to blog about

1000 Markets until

the shop I  just opened there was actually

'ready'.

But...since I am very NEW there and am still

finding my way around..

when time permits..

I don't know when they will change their

'Staff Picks'..

I decided to run a wide 'sampling' of all of the art that I do...

on 1000 Markets...

and I started with a few of my Rustic Goth pieces...

well..long story short...

my shop there was approved yesterday 

and today

"The Aviator"

is featured as one of the

'Staff Picks'...

I'm very flattered.

Creeper Characters

A GIVEAWAY on my Other Blog

I'm having a

GIVE-AWAY

for (3) of my

Rustic Goth

2010 CREEPERS CALENDARs

on my Rustic Goth Blog

on December 18th.

If you'd like to

throw your name in the hat..

for a chance to win

one of these calendars...

see how

here!