Monday Goals for the Week

The last few weeks have been tied up with home remodeling, vacation to Florida, and dealing with a sick preschooler, but I think things are looking up around here. Everyone is healthy, and we're back to normal. Here are my goals for this week:
Professional
--sub at preschool on Monday (done!)
--ship out last 2 orders
--list something new since it's been forever
--keep up my blogging

Household
--clean my scrapbook room
--organize the playroom
--pick out the floor tile for the bathroom project, help when needed

Personal
--read the book Matched
--try two new vegetarian recipes for the week
--keep up my blogging

Monday Goals for the Week

Hoping for another busy and productive week this week!

Professional
--finish all current Etsy and Artfire orders
--list new cupcake toppers and party supplies

Personal
--read books 2 and 3 in The Hunger Games series
--must start walking this week (I've said this for how many weeks now?)
--keep up with Lent goal of no Internet during the day

Household
--vacuum, dust, laundry, dishes
--buy materials that we still need for bathroom remodel

Monday--Goals for the Week

I know it's been a month since I posted last, but I'm finally past all of the valentine orders and my daughter's Sid the Science Kid party. I can finally relax a bit. Here are my goals for the week:

Professional
--list new items on Etsy (cards, more party themes)
--schedule all blog posts for this week

Personal
--walk on treadmill
--physical at dr's office on Thurs.
--give up Internet during the day for Lent

Household
--clean out master bathroom cabinets and prep doors (Master Bathroom project), help demo floor next weekend
--keep up with laundry, vacuum, dishes, dust, etc.

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Goals for the Week

I had a really productive week last week and finished most of the items on that list at some point. This week, I'm hoping to finish organizing for the holidays and more.

Household
--mop all floors
--put away S too small clothes, summer clothes, etc.
--order Christmas cards from Shutterfly (which I'll be blogging about this week, too)

Professional
--ship all orders
--get ready for Saturday's craft show
--take photos of new party supply themes and items
--start planning shop restructuring for new year

Personal
--finish reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
--walk on treadmill

Monday Goals for the Week!

Last week was a no blog week for me due to a few minor health issues, but we're back to feeling better around our house. I did have a great birthday last week. :)

This week is going to be crazy w/ the holidays, travel, and my Etsy shop sales. Here are my goals for the week:

Household
--get oil change and tires rotated on car
--grocery shopping
--get most of the holiday shopping done (Friday)
--finish and order holiday cards from Shutterfly
--general cleaning, laundry, recycling, etc.

Professional
--get ready for the upcoming Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday sales in my Etsy and Artfire shops!! More details coming soon.

Personal
--dentist to get tooth fixed (again)
--organize holiday gift-giving lists for Friday and map out shopping plan

Almost Back to Normal!

After a whirlwind month and a half, I'm wrapping up the Heartsy deal. All vouchers must be used by Nov. 1st, so I'm finishing up current orders and getting the last of those Heartsy orders coming in. I finally feel like I'm seeing the light and able to get caught up. I have 2 craft shows in November to prepare for, as well as getting the online shops ready for holiday orders.

Back to normal blogging this week!

Wordless Wednesday--New Party Items!

Monday Meetings--Still Setting Up a Few of These

I'm still working on setting up some "meetings" to introduce you to a few of my favorite shops, blogs, etc. I hope to get these set up soon. In the meantime, have you been to my shops and sites?

www.tscrapper.etsy.com
www.tscrapper.artfire.com
and T and Little S Designs on Facebook. Thanks!

Monday Meet and Greet--Introducing Me!

I know that some of you have been a follower of this blog for awhile, but I'd like to reintroduce myself. My name is Traci, and I am a former elementary school teacher turned stay-at-home Mommy to an energetic little 4 1/2 year old girl. My life revolves around raising our daughter, working on my online shops at Etsy and Artfire, and keeping our household running smoothly. After staying at home for the last 4 years, I've learned a tremendous amount about myself, including running a part-time business while parenting and how I want to raise our daughter. All of this has evolved over the last few years and continues to grow and change. Welcome to my the inside look at my journey as a wife, mom, creative business owner, part-time homeschooling family, and more.

Here's where I'm at currently--
Personal--trying to keep our house organized, finding daily routines that work for my family (the little one and myself during the day), finishing teaching recertification classes before Sept. 1st
Business--updating my shops, developing new party items and a more cohesive line
Mom--teaching my daughter to read, looking for reading/ math/ and science homeschooling activities for preschoolers. My daughter attends a cooperative preschool during the school year and will attend 3 half days this fall. My homeschooling is in addition to her learning there.

Questions? I'm sure I forgot to mention several things, but I hope you enjoyed getting to know me. More to come in the future...

Two New Artfire Collections!

I've been in quite a few Artfire collections lately since updating to a pro account. The latest two feature my Pumpkin placemats and my Origami tree card for Christmas. All details are on my facebook fan page since I'm not able to copy and paste links here. Thanks!

It's My Etsy-Versary Sale!!!

My 3 year Etsy-versary was last week, October 1st!!! At the time (and presently) I had stitches in my left thumb for a recent dinner accident. These are coming out tomorrow, and I'm ready for a sale! So, here are the details....

www.tscrapper.etsy.com

From Friday-Sunday this weekend (10/8-10/10 at midnight EST), all items in my shop are 20% off! This is my biggest sale of the year each year, as I'm so excited to celebrate! Please use code "3 years" in the notes to seller and the 20% will be promptly refunded via Paypal. Thanks so much for all of your support over the past 3 years!

Wordless Wednesday--New Coasters

Passport Covers!

Another new item for my shop is passport covers. I just created these, and I'm so excited about them. They're a great way to jazz up your standard passport by sliding it into the sleeves of these cute covers! They'll also make it easier to find your passport, distinguish it from others, and add some personality. These are $4 each.

Busy Week Ahead--New Work Schedule!

This week is my daughter's first year in the 3 year old preschool class at school, which is a drop off program. She'll go 2 days per week for 2 1/2 hours each day, and while I'll miss her terribly, I'm also slightly excited about the possibility of an actual uninterrupted work schedule! So, my main work days for my Etsy shop will now be Tues/ Thurs afternoons each week, and I have some fabulous new checkbook covers, passport covers, and more coaster sets to list (including Travertine/ tumble tile sets!)

Thanks for sticking w/ me over this busy summer. I've struggled a bit w/ doing a weekly artisan Market in Granville and maintaining enough stock on hand for that each week plus keeping up with Etsy orders, etc.

Featured This Week

I'm currently featured in two spots on the web this week--featured sponsor at The Very Best Housewife blog:
http://verybesthousewife.blogspot.com/2010/07/crafty-gal-free-shipping.html

and again on the CutCardstock blog:
www.cutcardstock.blogspot.com

Thanks!

Happy Monday!

I decided to really spend some time this week sharing some of my recent custom orders. I've had several birthday orders and just haven't had time to share on here or on Etsy. Enjoy!

4" Chalkboard Flowerpot Giveaway!

I've decided that it's been forever since I've had a giveaway on my blog, and I'd love to offer one of my new 4" chalkboard flowerpots in your choice of colors. I love how these turned out! Also, these will be added to my Etsy and Artfire shops in the next day or so (hopefully tonight!). Mention code "blog giveaway" in the notes to seller and save 10% on the flowerpots this week.

To enter, leave a comment below listing a use for these flowerpots or how you would use it if you won one. Contest is open to U.S. residents only due to the cost of shipping.

For extra entries, you may do the following and leave a separate comment for each.

--become a Facebook Fan of T and Little S Designs

--follow my blog

--heart my Etsy shop (tscrapper)

--tweet about my giveaway

--blog about my giveaway

Contest ends this Saturday, June 19th at midnight and winner will be chosen by random.org and announced on Sunday. Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day!

I plan to spend tomorrow with my family and beautiful little girl. :)

Use code "MOMSROCK!" through midnight on Sunday night for 20% off of your order in my Etsy or Artfire shops. Refunds will be sent through Paypal and include custom orders of my coasters, notecards/ invites, or my new chalkboard flowerpots!

Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Order

Hello! It's been forever since I've posted, but I'm really planning on keeping this blog more up-to-date. I just finished up a Mad Hatter order for an upcoming party and wanted to share how great these black and white images look on the red cardstock and tile. I love how they turned out! The ordered included coordinating centerpiece skewers, too. Let me know what you think.