Big Changes coming...

I thought I'd share with you some changes that are coming to chinamommy... not the blog (well, maybe some) or the person (ok, I AM getting my hair done tomorrow) but chinamommy the etsy shop!  My shop has NEVER been a great success.  If we had to count on my income we'd be wrapped up in the bubble wrap sleeping in the shipping boxes.  It's always been more for fun, but suddenly it wasn't fun anymore.  I would make and make and make stuff and then watch it sit and sit and sit... It was like my shop saying to me "Hey, very few people like what you do".  I don't say this as "Poor Me", I just say this because it's true and I needed to DO something about it.  When you see people that are highly successful it's almost ALWAYS because they are doing something they are totally passionate about.  Although, I have always liked what I've made, I've always had a nagging feeling that if I had to make 5,000 of whatever it is I'd end up in the fetal position!  Last week when I painted that orange mirror for our bedroom,

Darling said to me "Mom, we (WE!) should re-do stuff like that for your etsy store".  Have I told you what a genius my daughter is?

So, that's a little hint as to what you're going to see coming to 

chinamommy

I love the hunt, I love dreaming up the color combinations and I love makin' stuff!

Tune in tomorrow for a really cute tutorial and then on Wednesday I'll have some sneak peak's of new items headed into the shop!

I wanted to

Thank everyone for reading my blog, sharing it with friends and making comments!!  I REALLY appreciate it!

~Happy Monday~

Whewww, it's hard being BIG TIME!

You might remember me saying that my goal (this Christmas season) was to beat my etsy shop sales record from last year.  It was a lofty goal as I had ONE sale last year... hahaha, Oh, I should be sad, but that cracked me up when I typed that.... Anywhooo, I am proud as punch, I'm tickled pink, I'm walkin' on Sunshine cause I have sold a total of 20 items since November!!  Thank you to all who helped me attain my goal, I TRULY appreciate it!!!  Yeah, I know The Black Apple and dennis anderson would be crying with 20 sales, since they do that (+ some) daily!!   WHEN my sales really take off, I'm going to have to have the Mister (the type-A, organized one in this marriage) sit down and show me how to come up with a more streamlined shipping system... The days is coming, I'm sure of it!  

I keep thinking I'm going to show you my Christmas tree, so here we go:

 Ummmm, excuse me!!!!

i added a string of red and white big lights, i love how it looks with the small blinkie ones!

the ornament is MUCH less annoying than the real thing :)

Hello, Hello Kitty! (2 of 5 HK's-we love her!)

2 new ornaments this year

stuffed bird with pearl accents

and Santa (recognize him, fellow TARGET lovers?!)

and who doesn't have a SUMO on their tree??

Ok, off to organize all my artwork that is waiting to go to it's new home!