Jewelry Donna

The Heart of the Giver Makes the Gift Dear and Precious.....Luther

It was a dark and stormy night. JewelryDonna bumbles along, making one mistake after another......wondering if this final blog will happen.....or, will I keep starting over until the sun rises?

This improperly edited hickeydoo, is what I plan to send along as a thank you gift, with a purchase from my gift line on Etsy. I love the idea. It is a charm on a small clasp.

I have been down right suffering since we last visited. I am forcing myself to learn all about Etsy. I love to make jewelry, especially gift jewelry. Depending on who gives it...someone could have it for decades. I make things that, if someone gave them to me, I would not want to part with them.

I love how adaptable those bracelets are. They can tie a lot of different things together very well. Take a look at these color options that are set in the pendants below...so easy to wear. You can see a glimps of those charming ear rings I can't stop making.

I played around trying different dangle options. It made me think about Forest Gump. Jenny taught him how to dangle. I am unable to get my super old and on its last leg computer to download another picture. I estimated that I watched the movie "Forest Gump" around eight times. Ha, that's nothing. I have watched the movie " Leap Year" maybe fifteen times. I love the cliffs . My big dream is going to visit Wales someday. And Ireland of course!!! I am planning to go watch that movie tonite again when I am finished with this blog post. It calms me down.

In case you haven't noticed, I like close ups. These pictures are too close though. Something else to work on.....Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

These are the last two designs I am planning to build for my gift line. I can change them in so many different ways. I have three more pieces that I will be sharing in my next blog post. Yes I am planning to keep doing the work that I need to do to get this whole thing rolling. I have a long way to go.

In closing, I just want to share one more quote with you....

Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it be given with affection.....Pindar

The mom heart was given to me by my children when they were little ones. Rob made the resin filled bezel and I made a pendant with it.

ONE LAST THING: Today B'sue came down the little antiques mall where I share my jewelry for now, Bee's Antiques in East Palestine, Ohio. We made a little video presentation on how to get started selling a line of jewelry, and I how I plan to build some clientele locally, as well as online.

Aren't we a pair?

As always, my best to you!!!!!

Much Love,

JewelryDonna #hotmess

Please keep reading the blogs. We have all worked so hard. Thank you B'sue!!!!

Here are my fellow participants:

Brenda Sue Lansdowne Jewelry Making Outside the Box

http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com

Diana Buynak Butterfly Emporium Ceramic Studio

http://butterflyemporium.indiemade.com/blog

Irene Hoffman, Heart's Dezire by Irene

http://heartsdezirebyirene.wordpress.com

Clare Wells Nemeth, Creative Magick

http://www.craftingmagick.blogspot.com

Mary Reckmeyer, Afrayed Not

http://www.afrayedknot.net

Marcia Tuzzolino, Aurora Designs

http://auroradesignsjewelryblog.me

Elizabeth Wilks, Wearable Art by Lizzie

http://wearableartbylizzie.blogspot.com

Jeanette Rose Belmont, One Canvas At A Time

http://www.onecanvasatatime.com

Lyn Joy Reeve, A Journey From Jewels To Jubilation

http://lnreeve00.blogspot.com

Beth Trubman, The Journey of Jewelry

http://thejourneyofjewelry.blogspot.com

Carole Carlson, Bead Sophisticate

http://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com

Jann Tague, Clever Designs by Jann

http://janntague.wordpress.com

Shari Gardner, SLG Jewelry Designs

http://slgdesigns.wordpress.com

Susan Bolton, Fern's Place

http://www.fernsplace.org

Chris Kemp, Noodle Pie Bracelets

http://noodlepiebracelets.com

Susan Bowerman, Woodside Wireworks

http://woodsidewireworks.com/

Pamela Anger, Novegatti Designs

http://novegattidesigns.blogspot.com

Joan Donovan, Hailey's Cottage

http://haileyscottage.com/

Alison Huie, Ally's Baubles

http://www.allysbaubles.blogspot.com

Sharon Palac, Sharon's Jewelry Garden

http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com

Erica Olmos, Beeb's Closet

https://beebscloset.wordpress.com

Erin Whitacre, Shattered Time Jewelry

https://shatteredtimejewelry.wordpress.com

Fran Sitton, Sitton Up Front

https://sittonupfront.wordpress.com

Ginger Hammond, Lynn Leigh Designs

https://lynnleighdesigns.wordpress.com

Paula Gaskill, Lovely LaylaBug Jewels

http://www.lovelylaylabugjewels.com/Blog.php

Mary Deis, The Rose Sword

http://theroseswordmdeis.blogspot.com

Renee Webb Allen, Small Stuff Design

http://smallstuffdesign.com

Valerie Tilghman, ArtJewelsandGifts

http://www.artjewelzdimensions.blogspot.com

Chris Cravens, Vintage Cravens

http://christinecravens.blogspot.com

Leslie Carver, Adorn Divine Designs

http://www.adorndivinedesigns.blogspot.com

Donna Parry, JewelryDonna

http://jewelrydonna.typepad.com

Gina-Marie Hammer, Tangles, Twists and Treasures

http://tanglestwistsandtreasures.com/blog/

Kelly Wymer, Winged Wisdom Enchantments

https://wingedwisdomenchantments.wordpress.com/

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Finding My Style in the Build A Line Challenge Class

Thanks for stopping by for a visit. It has been busy around here!

I am trying to find my design style. We have been taking a closer look at the fashion industry in the class group. And, we are trying to figure out just how far we want to take our love of jewelry making.

It feels like I am back in school! All these assignments, and all I do is read read read!

Well, I have enjoyed it, that is for sure! I have been enjoying the book "Old Jewelry" by C. Jeanenne Bell, G.G. I am especially interested in the jewelry from the 1920's-1930's. If you can get your hands on a copy, check out page 257...there is a Czech green marbled glass pendant I am hoping to be gifted.

I am prepared for that not to happen, by the way.

So anyway.......

What I'd like you to know by this photo is, I am guessing this ring is the beginning of my body of work.

???

Well, I told you about how I sold slag to the neighbors.....okay. This is the wildly popular ring I sold in grade school. I made enough money to buy the purse of my dreams from a girl that rode my bus. That was back in the day.

Wild profits!

And THIS is now.....

I've come a long way, baby!

Color is what I am drawn to, and simple designs. I am working on my gift line. I know that I want to be a jewelry maker as defined by our teacher, B'sue.

I need to know my style and design jewelry that looks well together.

I have designed some pieces this month, and have used the components above. I pretty much have everything I need to create my whole line and I have a clear view. So that's good.

For now, though, I am exhausted and think I may be getting a soar throat.

And besides that, my earring fell off and it is nowhere to be found. So the point of telling you that is this:

There will always be distractions in our life. So please stay with your dreams and make small attainable goals and keep moving forward.

My goal in this class was to figure out my design style. I feel that I have started down the right path!

Let's see where it goes from here.

Wishing you all the best!

Please continue to enjoy my fellow classmates' blogs....and leave us a comment if you have a minute! It sure makes us feel great when you do!

JewelryDonna

Brenda Sue Lansdowne Jewelry Making Outside the Box

http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com

Diana Buynak Butterfly Emporium Ceramic Studio

http://butterflyemporium.indiemade.com/blog

Irene Hoffman, Heart's Dezire by Irene

http://heartsdezirebyirene.wordpress.com

Clare Wells Nemeth, Creative Magick

http://www.craftingmagick.blogspot.com

Mary Reckmeyer, Afrayed Not

http://www.afrayedknot.net

Marcia Tuzzolino, Aurora Designs

http://auroradesignsjewelryblog.me

Elizabeth Wilks, Wearable Art by Lizzie

http://wearableartbylizzie.blogspot.com

Jeanette Rose Belmont, One Canvas At A Time

http://www.onecanvasatatime.com

Lyn Joy Reeve, A Journey From Jewels To Jubilation

http://lnreeve00.blogspot.com

Belinda Reed-Ingle, Vogue Rocks

http://voguerocks.blogspot.com

Beth Trubman, The Journey of Jewelry

http://thejourneyofjewelry.blogspot.com

Carole Carlson, Bead Sophisticate

http://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com

Jann Tague, Clever Designs by Jann

http://janntague.wordpress.com

Shari Gardner, SLG Jewelry Designs

http://slgdesigns.wordpress.com

Susan Bolton, Fern's Place

http://www.fernsplace.org

Chris Kemp, Noodle Pie Bracelets

http://noodlepiebracelets.com

Barbara Kelley, Angels' Keep

http://angelskeepbandbdotcom.wordpress.com

Susan Bowerman, Woodside Wireworks

http://woodsidewireworks.com/

Pamela Anger, Novegatti Designs

http://novegattidesigns.blogspot.com

Joan Donovan, Hailey's Cottage

http://haileyscottage.com/

Alison Huie, Ally's Baubles

http://www.allysbaubles.blogspot.com

Sharon Palac, Sharon's Jewelry Garden

http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com

Erica Olmos, Beeb's Closet

https://beebscloset.wordpress.com

Erin Whitacre, Shattered Time Jewelry

https://shatteredtimejewelry.wordpress.com

Fran Sitton, Sitton Up Front

https://sittonupfront.wordpress.com

Ginger Hammond, Lynn Leigh Designs

https://lynnleighdesigns.wordpress.com

Paula Gaskill, Lovely LaylaBug Jewels

http://www.lovelylaylabugjewels.com/Blog.php

Mary Deis, The Rose Sword

http://theroseswordmdeis.blogspot.com

Renee Webb Allen, Small Stuff Design

http://smallstuffdesign.com

Valerie Tilghman, ArtJewelsandGifts

http://www.artjewelzdimensions.blogspot.com

Chris Cravens, Vintage Cravens

http://christinecravens.blogspot.com

Leslie Carver, Adorn Divine Designs

http://www.adorndivinedesigns.blogspot.com

Donna Parry, JewelryDonna

http://jewelrydonna.typepad.com

Gina-Marie Hammer, Tangles, Twists and Treasures

http://tanglestwistsandtreasures.com/blog/

Kelly Wymer, Winged Wisdom Enchantments

https://wingedwisdomenchantments.wordpress.com/

Posted at 12:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (26)

And Then My Heart Stood Still.....

Hey you guys!

Did you get over the blog hop from last week yet?

I think I worked the hardest of anyone. Yep, me, JewelryDonna. Why would I say that? Because EEEEEK this wasn't easy for a newbie, I couldn't get my comments on, it was like standing on my head and being twirled at the same time.

We knew this photo would come in handy one day.

ANYWAY: If I didn't post for someone, in case you are reading this and thinking, CHEEZE she has time for this but didn't post on my blog! I NEVER GIVE UP.

I'm just slow. I may have to send you a letter in the mail!

So anyway.....I was at Brenda's looking around to see if there was anything I could swipe, BE STILL MY HEART!!!!

I found Linzi Alford's book JEWELRY FOR ALL SEASONS in the bookcase....

This is just one of the bookcases.....but! anyway. I digress....

Today, when I found Linzi's book, I found what I have always imagined I'd like to do as a jewelry maker. That's why I drive Brenda nuts to buy me more beads. Don't worry, she will. I am relentless.

She would not, however, give me her copy.... she would not even lend it to me! And this is why:

WOW! Signed by Linzi herself!

Looking at the beautiful photos, I saw lots of new opportunities to mix beads and stampings from B'sue Boutiques

And then Brenda told me that Linzi was on her Design Team for awhile, and also wrote a bunch of tutorials for the website, too!

Find 'em here: https://www.bsueboutiques.com/Articles.asp?ID=252

I saw B'sue Boutiques bead caps in the book, as well:

This book has inspired me more than words can say. I rushed right over to Amazon to buy a copy, and you should, too!

Barnes and Noble also has it.

Hard to get the glare out of that photo....but you get the idea! I could learn to make a bunch of necklaces like this with B'sue's stuff and the great ideas in Linzi's book.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Linzi Alford, for writing this book! My head is now full of great new designs I can't wait to learn how to make!

Posted at 03:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (27)

Tags: B'sue Boutiques, brass stampings, jewelry design, jewelry findings, jewelry making classes, JewelryDonna, making jewelry

JewelryDonna's Post for the Build-A-Line Blog Class Challenge! Blog Hop Time!

Welcome to the home of JewelryDonna! Here is where I will build my first line of jewelry. I am very excited!

To feel inspired, I surround myself with the things that I love.

I live in a farm house; I have always loved farm houses since I was a little girl on my grandparents' farm. In fact, the picture of the little girl in my work space was in my Grandma Mary's house. Now, it is in mine.

I feel like that little girl that is in the picture. She has such a sense of wonder, and I do, too. Oh wow!! As in... I wonder if I can actually do this!

But when I look at this little girl, I know she will eventually get down from that bench, attempt to climb the tree, and catch that little bird.

I gotta tell ya, I've climbed a few trees in my life. Some were literal and some were figurative. NONE were easy. But I'll tell ya something else that's for SURE:

When I want something, I *expect* it to require effort. Climbing this tree will take all the energy I can manage. I expect to fall out of the tree a few time and I expect to get scratched up a bit. I know I'll have to start all over again climbing the same tree, maybe a whole bunch of times!

But hey...

I am a climber. When I decide to accomplish my goal, I cannot stop myself. I will catch the bird. The internet and blog schtick about this whole deal is a little hard for me, but as for the line thing, well....I've got this. Keep reading and I will try to tell you why I am so sure about my concept of a line.

Well, OKAY! Let's start here. These stones are the focal points for my line.

Why did I choose them? Well...don't ya think they're pretty? And what's even better, they don't even cost that much.

But here's my story....are you ready? It's coming.....

When I was a young woman of about nineteen years old, I applied for my first job. It was in the middle of the Eastwood Mall, located in Niles, Ohio. I was hired by Mr. Ron Weaver to manage one of his many mall kiosks. They were like miniature jewelry stores, nice ones, right out in the concourse of the mall.

The name of his business was Gemstone Jewelry. I did not know it at the time, but I would learn a lot from Ron.

Do any of you remember the Gemstone Jewelry kiosks in the malls 35 or more years ago? If you live in Ohio or Pennsylvania, you might! He had about 30 stores. Want to see some Gemstone Jewelry?

This is one of the sets of earrings that he sold in his line. Sorry the pic isn't great and Mom loved them all up so they have been test-run a whole bunch of times. Yes, they were a gift to my mom many years ago. B'sue currently carries some similar mounts in larger sizes at B'sue Boutiques

Oh hey, I forgot: She carries the stones I'm using there too. I don't know how many are in stock. I was over there the other day and a whole new shipment, a big one, came in.

Sorry, I took them all home....just for now. They'll be back tomorrow or next week. Hardy har! Okay, getting serious:

My theme for this challenge is based on the same selling style and set up that Gemstone Jewelry had. It won't look anything like it, but it will be laid out in a similar way. Ron Weaver taught me several important things about building a line of jewelry. By example, he taught me how to keep it simple, how to have a lot of options without confusion, and last but not least, keeping it cost effective.

He had a great plan, and it worked!!!

So, what I'm starting out with is my interpretation of what I learned many years ago, while working at Gemstone Jewelry. A few necklaces with stones of varying sizes, a charm bracelet, a few choices of earrings, and I don't know, I might do a ring. Maybe a brooch. I don't know. I will decide later! We have TWO MORE BLOG HOPS to go! I have time!

ANYWAY.....Gemstone Jewelry featured three pendant styles, three earring styles and three bracelet styles. They consisted of semi precious stones. They were set in gold and silver toned settings.

Mr. Weaver had a few designs that were gold filled and sterling silver. They were BELL silver, maybe you remember that. The silver pieces were only a small part of his total sales, but they were options that made his line have wide appeal.

People returned again and again to add to what they already purchased because it all went together beautifully. That's how I know I've got this: I've seen it done and worked along with a real pro, even though it was a long time ago.

I just have to get better at the tech stuff. Who wants to do THAT? I'd rather be MAKING JEWELRY!

I will be sharing more on this subject during my next blog. See you then!.

Here are the list of participants for the first BALC blog hop:

Brenda Sue Lansdowne Jewelry Making Outside the Box

http://www.bsueboutiques.typepad.com

Diana Buynak Butterfly Emporium Ceramic Studio

http://butterflyemporium.indiemade.com/blog

Irene Hoffman, Heart's Dezire by Irene

http://heartsdezirebyirene.wordpress.com

Clare Wells Nemeth, Creative Magick

http://www.craftingmagick.blogspot.com

Mary Reckmeyer, Afrayed Not

http://www.afrayedknot.net

Marcia Tuzzolino, Aurora Designs

http://auroradesignsjewelryblog.me

Elizabeth Wilks, Wearable Art by Lizzie

http://wearableartbylizzie.blogspot.com

Jeanette Rose Belmont, One Canvas At A Time

http://www.onecanvasatatime.com

Lyn Joy Reeve, A Journey From Jewels To Jubilation

http://lnreeve00.blogspot.com

Belinda Reed-Ingle, Vogue Rocks

http://voguerocks.blogspot.com

Beth Trubman, The Journey of Jewelry

http://thejourneyofjewelry.blogspot.com

Carole Carlson, Bead Sophisticate

http://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com

Jann Tague, Clever Designs by Jann

http://janntague.wordpress.com

Shari Gardner, SLG Jewelry Designs

http://slgdesigns.wordpress.com

Susan Bolton, Fern's Place

http://www.fernsplace.org

Chris Kemp, Noodle Pie Bracelets

http://noodlepiebracelets.com

Barbara Kelley, Angels' Keep

http://angelskeepbandbdotcom.wordpress.com

Susan Bowerman, Woodside Wireworks

http://woodsidewireworks.com/

Pamela Anger, Novegatti Designs

http://novegattidesigns.blogspot.com

Joan Donovan, Hailey's Cottage

http://haileyscottage.com/

Alison Huie, Ally's Baubles

http://www.allysbaubles.blogspot.com

Sharon Palac, Sharon's Jewelry Garden

http://www.sharonsjewelrygarden.blogspot.com

Erica Olmos, Beeb's Closet

https://beebscloset.wordpress.com

Erin Whitacre, Shattered Time Jewelry

https://shatteredtimejewelry.wordpress.com

Fran Sitton, Sitton Up Front

https://sittonupfront.wordpress.com

Ginger Hammond, Lynn Leigh Designs

https://lynnleighdesigns.wordpress.com

Paula Gaskill, Lovely LaylaBug Jewels

http://www.lovelylaylabugjewels.com/Blog.php

Mary Deis, The Rose Sword

http://theroseswordmdeis.blogspot.com

Renee Webb Allen, Small Stuff Design

http://smallstuffdesign.com

Valerie Tilghman, ArtJewelsandGifts

http://www.artjewelzdimensions.blogspot.com

Chris Cravens, Vintage Cravens

http://christinecravens.blogspot.com

Leslie Carver, Adorn Divine Designs

http://www.adorndivinedesigns.blogspot.com

Donna Parry, JewelryDonna

http://jewelrydonna.typepad.com

Gina-Marie Hammer, Tangles, Twists and Treasures

http://tanglestwistsandtreasures.com/blog/

Kelly Wymer, Winged Wisdom Enchantments

https://wingedwisdomenchantments.wordpress.com/

Posted at 10:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (37)

Tags: designing jewelry, handmade jewelry, jewelry with lovely big stones, JewelryDonna, JewelryDonna designs

Failures and Successes in Taking Jewelry Photos by JewelryDonna

They say a picture speaks a thousand words...

Well my picture has words ON it!

That's pretty cool. Today I'm learning how to watermark my pictures. ....Okay, I got carried away!

So let's go back to me just first taking pictures with my new Canon camera. Don't ask me which one. I have no clue. Javi told me to buy it, and I like it. And anyway, am I here to sell cameras?

Okay, so here are some of the first photos...

That looks like....#*$&%^

Well, let me tell you the reasoning here: I thought, I need a light surface. So I used this item. It looks like my old white robe.

SHHHHH don't tell anyone!!! IT IS.

WRONG! (no it really IS my robe, but a bad move!)

Look at all that spikey pile! ACK! That is just information NOT NEEDED. And the dangly things under the cameo are all jacked up underneath it!

Let's try that again......

Oh.......WHAT HAPPENED????

I am not one to be easily discouraged. Ask anyone who knows me. Ask my Momma!

Well. I see that more practice with the camera will be necessary. Moving on....

Eventually I did get some nice photos of the earrings I am making for my booth downtown. So check this out, baby!

Still not a great background, but the earrings are pretty sweet, from my standpoint.

Here are some more:

I love Czech glass, dark brass findings, ball end headpins. Will work for bead caps! You just can't get enough of bead caps.

I am in fact, a bead cap hog! I WANT ALL THE BEAD CAPS!

I try to get most of mine from B'sue Boutiques The earwires are from there, too. I like to get my stuff there because, well, maybe you know she is my sister-in-law and I also used to work there and I'm in the videos from time to time, too. Most of you probably met me there in the videos.

Anyway, maybe you wonder what I am doing, making all these earrings. Well I want to sell them, of course!

To do that I've rented a little space at a cute little mall downtown in East Palestine, Ohio, called Bee's Antiques. I found I really missed decorating and making things cute at the B'sue Boutiques shop before we closed it....so I have my own little booth, and I love it. Here are some of my photos:

ME! In my booth. And, some of my earrings!

All hard tasks should be accompanied by levity. Life requires humor.

Anyway.....Brenda found this cool link today from Etsy ( I intend to work hard and get my Etsy shop going here soon, as well!)

It's about taking photos. I am not entirely sure how much it has to do with taking pictures of jewelry, but it's a good read and I'd like to share it with you, here:

How to Style Photos that Work Year-Round from Etsy

I hope you enjoyed my post, I gotta tell ya, this blogging is a real kick!

In the pants.

Bye bye for now from JewelryDonna....down on the farm.

Posted at 05:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (23)

Tags: B'sue Boutiques, free instructional videos, jewelry design, jewelry supply company, JewelryDonna, making jewelry, vitnage jewelry supplies

JewelryDonna: Happiness is Something You Decide Ahead of Time

Dear Friends.....

My jewelry making journey involves getting around a bunch of obstacles.

Look, I gotta take a picture with a rubber chicken and this sign just to get started. That's the first obstacle.

But....I mean it: you gotta take time for your dream!

My biggest obstacle is that I care for my dear mother full-time....and she has dementia.

Like today, I said, "Mom! Here's all the stuff to make a sandwich. Do you think you could make yourself a sandwich?"

"Sure Donna! I'd be happy to!" was her sunny reply.

SO....I checked back two minutes later to see how she was doing with that. "Hey, Mom....did you make your sandwich?"

She said....."I dunno. Did I eat?"

And there ya go.

It's okay, she is happy and content, I am not complaining. Job well done, in fact! But....an OBSTACLE, nonetheless.

A girl has gotta have a little happiness, and I decided on mine. JEWELRY MAKING!

Yeah, I know, you're not stupid. This is the B'sue Boutiques workshop. Who am I kidding?

Well....SOMEBODY had to take my picture.....

And THERE she is. Herself, in the mirror. I was fine with the photo shoot until she said, "Work it, baby!"

ANYWAY....back to the dream. Obviously, I need my own workshop!

Well. I've been working on it for a MONTH. I've moved three times to three different areas of the house. Just like a cat getting ready to dump a load of kittens! (That's farm talk, I live on a farm. That is why I have this farm necklace on. My friend, Mary Reckmeyer, made it for me. It's actually a picture of my barn!)

And this is STILL not my workshop! Hey, it takes TIME to build up an inventory of good stuff to work with. And that's the fun part!

In my next post, I'll have a bunch of good photos of it. It's just perfect for me.

In parting today, dear friends:

I just want to say, no matter what obstacles you have going on at your place, take some time for yourself. I am soooo serious about this. I joined the BALC class, I got a camera, I'm learning to use Photoshop and pretty soon this blog is gonna look great, too. I'm having Lynda O'Mara of Lomara Design fix it up to reflect everything JewelryDonna.

I feel afraid sometimes, but you just keep moving and you work through it. I WILL do this....and I'm gonna love using this blog.

I'll also love using these Spectra Beads B'sue said she would give me some to play with....you know her, she gives away stuff. I'm going out to grab a bag for myself, I'm planning my spring earring designs. They add such a pop of color!

Posted at 05:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (32)

Saturday Afternoon Blog Set Up by JewelryDonna

Well this is what happens when two old friends get together and the one who knows how to start a blog does the work and the other just sits there and takes it.

But actually.....

This is me, in my zone, lost in my own world.

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to make stuff and sell it....or find something I could sell. One of my first memories of entrepreneurship was when I took a baby buggy and put bags of gravel from our driveway in it, and tried to sell it to the neighbors.

While that didn't really work, but I learned two key things: