Monthly Goal Meetup - November

I have decided to join in with Jenna over at Modish for their monthly goals meetup. I have been busy over the last couple of weeks planning, making and planning some more so now it's time to share some of what I've been doing.

:: Octobers goals & what I accomplished::

1. Work on new website. Y

2. Work out new marketing and PR strategy. Y

3. Have 100+ items listed in my jewellery Etsy shop. Y

5. Make up & list 20 new collage pieces for my paper Etsy shop. N

6. Plan this years Christmas card designs, maybe make some up. N

7. Get to 1000 followers on Twitter. N

8. Get to 185 sales. Y

9. Work out Facebook fan pages. N

10. Start working on a "Stitch a Day" project. Y

I have realised this month that I'll have to keep Papier Delights as a hobby, I can't invest as much time into it as I would like and I simply don't have enough hours in the day. Facebook fan pages are still a mystery to me! I'm going to need to set aside some serious time working out properly how they work. I think I did not too badly last month and am just about where I wanted to be by this time.

:: Novembers goals::

1. Launch new website by 10th Nov.

2. Contact local and national press about it.

3. Get to 200 sales on jewellery Etsy shop. (only 15!)

4. Get 10 sales on new website.

5. Make up 50 Christmas cards.

6. Host a jewellery party or 2.

Wish me luck!

List Love

Lists on my desk this week

Home

1. Clear out walk in cupboard which hold pots, dishes, laundry centre and miscillanious items. At the moment things are being strateigically placed so they don't fall on the floor instead of being neatly away. I have to get this sorted this week before I break something!

2. Get all my pictures up on the living room wall in a cluster type collection. I think I have about 15 pieces to go up and I am fed up looking at the canvas thingy I did years ago and looks unfinished.

3. Write some letters. I have 4 people in my life I want to send a lovely letter too this week.

Jewellery Shop

4. Work on some new brooch designs, in metal and fabric. I have so many ideas floating about and don't really know where to start, so I know I just have to start making and see where I go.

5. Make up some Christmas Gift sets. I would like to offer a package with earrings, a bracelet and a card. I plan to have at least 2 listed by next Monday.

Papier Delights

6. List the new ACEOs I made this weekend. Looking at my photographs of these is making me think I should re take some of my other ones and keep the feel the same. I plan to list a new ACEO a day over the next few weeks and if the sun breaks through the clouds tomorrow I'll re take some snaps.

7. Do more doodle embroidery. Instead of watching TV at night I have been stitching away. They can maybe end up as cards but for the moment I'm just trying to sew for an hour a day.

What are on your lists for this week?

Little stitches

washing line #4

Todays washing line features a little sewing project I created on Sunday evening. I had a quite night in alone and decided that I wanted to get my threads out, and created home 1.

As most of you will realise by now I love creating in lots of different mediums and for most of the time my head is buzzing with ideas.

My biggest challenge is giving each project my time and full attention. When I am creating jewellery I long to get my paints out. When I get round to clearing my desk to collage, I get orders in for jewellery. I need to work out a way to split my time between jewellery and everything else.

Any suggestions?

I am going to fill papier delights with all my non jewellery creations for the moment and share them with the world.

the leaves are falling

winter leaf charm bracelet

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."

Emily Bronte

some other leafy inspiration:

mystify print by Sherri Conley on Etsy

leaf the place to buy leaf teas online

leaf mobile tutorial - design*sponge

Inspiration

washing line #2

I believe in signs and I have been sent quite a few in the last couple of days. In my last post I talked about digging out lots of my collage work and remembering about it. Well last night I was delighted to find that I sold 3 more ACEO's from my papierdelights shop. I am always filled with joy when people select my work to adorn their wrists or their walls, and this particular sale has got my mixed media juices flowing again! So tomorrow I am going to have a collaging day, glue and ribbon at the ready........

washing line #3