Why I haven't been blogging...

Everyone out there who used to read my blog has probably stopped reading long ago, so here is my explanation about where I've been for my last couple of readers. I started my new job at the beginning of the year, and it has been completely consuming all of my time. Most days I feel as if I-am-banging-my-head-against-a-brick-wall!! I make tons of phone calls, send out masses of emails, study reports, look over account lists, try to find new customers, walk into store after store to see who could buy what from me, work in the evenings, work on the weekends....blah, blah, blah. The ecomomy has not been kind to my business, especially since South Carolina has the second highest unemployment rate in the country. I have been working in this business for several years, and this is the job that I have always wanted. I am selling some of the cutest products that I have ever sold, but stores are not buying. If they are buying, then they are buying only small quantities. I have had more cancellations, stores not writing a single dollar after I have driven to meet with them, not wanting to make appointments with me, etc. than I have ever experienced. I don't mean to be Debbie Downer, but I need your prayers. Check out this cute stuff!!! I'd want to buy from me if I had a store.

Cute handbags

Fun home decor

More trendy handbags

Wool handbags Tote bags and cosmetic bags Aprons

Tennis racket covers

Wool stockings

Funky pajamas

Mom organizers

Gourmet cookies and lollipops Beautiful books

Coffee mugs, coozies, lunch bags, coasters and water bottles with initials on them

The softest stuffed animals that you've ever laid your hands on

Learning toys for babies and toddlers"Green" grocery bags that are now being used as fun tote bags

Invitations, notecards and precious wrapping paper and gift bags

Humorous cocktail napkins

Stationery, notecards, office productsPrecious soaps with toys in the center of them

Monogrammed baby itemsMonogrammed totes, towels, laundry bags, cosmetic bags

Monogrammed coozies and coffee mugs More stuff that can be personalized...garment bags, cosmetic bags, pop up totes, lunch bags, tote bags, beach bags, under the bed storage bags

Invitations, office products, stationery and matching laptop bags

You gotta zoom in on this one...pee-pee teepees as seen on one of my favorite tv shows Brothers and Sisters

Adorable baby clothes and shoes...clothes and blankets made from bamboo...softest stuff that I've ever felt

Candles, diffusers, room spray, fancy potpourri

Mommy and me headbands designed not to slip or hurt your headGourmet chocolate covered sunflowers, fruit and nuts...yummy

Isn't it all so cute?? Please pray for the economy to turn around and for me to sell lots of merchandise so I can keep my job.

Hairy Beast Talkin'

I'm back at it. I'm embarassing myself once again at www.chic-critique.com.

I am talking about a subject that involes these two products that you see below. Please go read all about it and leave me a comment to let me know that I am not alone. If I am going to embarass myself for anyone in the internet world to read, I need your support!!

I'm being offensive over at Chic Critique again!!

It seems that this busy season in my life is not permitting me to do much blogging. I know that all that you have been getting to read lately is my Chic Critique blogs. Sorry. I will give you something else this week. Promise. In the meantime, my post today at www.chic-critique.com is pretty funny, if I do say so myself.

It has to do with this...
...check it out, and as always I would love it if you would leave me a comment!!

Scrappin'

Once a month I have a creative release. I need a creative release about once a day, but once a month is better than nothing. I really enjoy my monthly scrappin' class with my friend Margaret.

Our February class was all about love and hearts. I adore the combo of brown, tan, red, pink and peachy pink. Margaret got a new cricut so I imagine our classes will be filled with all the fun intricute designs that cricut will allow you to do. Our bonus project was a paper covered jar filled with chocolate crispy hearts. Paper and chocolate...you can't go wrong!!!

In November we did a Halloween/Fall layout. Our bonus project was a travel coffee mug. It had a insert for paper so you could change it with your mood. We put our embossed monogram on a cute black and white flowered paper, but my pic just didn't come out correctly.

In December we did a layout called the 12 gifts of Christmas. So cute!!
Our bonus project in December was a cookie sheet Advent calendar for the kitchen. I LOVE this!! All of those little tiny embellished pieces were very time consuming to say the least.
In January it was supposed to be "Caught in the Act". I changed it up a bit and did our initials and the year we got married. I thought the layout would be cute with pics from our shower. Our bonus project was a "Remember" magnet for to do lists with a ragamuffin ribbon hanger. Do you think this remember magnet will actually help me remember everything that I need to do. Ha!! Yeah, right.