Long Time No Post...

Wow, it has been more than a month since I posted here! Well, by other posts you probably know where I had been. You guessed right! I was busy getting my Project 31 Studio up and running. And recently, in the past 2 days, I posted my first listings on Etsy! Yes, finally! I actually feel a ton of weight off of my shoulders.

Remember a while ago I asked for prayer? Well, thanks for praying! It was a rough time for me to get this Project 31 studio started. It wasn't just the business side of things. It was more spiritual. I knew that God wanted me to do this for Him. This is a ministry not just a business. The point of doing this is to spread the Word in the arts/crafts world. This is not easy. I think God's point of doing this is also for me to learn to depend on Him. And that, I learned. For the past couple of months, all the sermons keep pointing me back to Him and to the original reason of why I'm doing this. During the middle to the end of a week, I would fall back into the trap of running a business to make money. Then God turns my mind around every Sunday. So I struggled with this constantly. Paul said to renew your mind daily. I learned this lesson again. If I don't focus on the LORD and lean on Him, I get selfish and think worldly.

Well, those of you who are reading this blog, I ask that you keep praying for me to lean on Him and do good work and for those who I will come in contact with in the art/craft world to know Him. Thank you!!

Project 31 update

Okay, I think I'm happy with my www.project31studio.com website/blog. I'll continue to post more pictures and improve the website, but for now, it's at least got the basics down. Thanks to Dan for all the efforts in helping set it up! It's nice to have a husband who's an expert in anything computer related. :)

Since I'm satisfied with the website for now, I'm moving on to finish getting my studio set up. We have already moved a few furniture pieces down to the basement with the help of a few other people. There is still a desk and a book shelf to go down. I recently bought a "scratch-and-dent" dining table for a pretty cheap price that Dan helped moved into the basement today. It's a pretty solid piece (heavy!) of furniture. I'm happy that I got it. It's got a nice surface for a work table. :)

So far, everything is moving along pretty well. I'm taking pictures of my creations - getting ready to post them on Etsy. Check out my Flickr badge in the side bar! So stay tuned! My Etsy store should be opening soon!

Project 31 Studio

Sorry for not posting in a while! I've been busy working on getting my business started! I have now created another website/blog for my business, see www.project31studio.com. It's still under construction. I have to figure out the photo gallery - it's not quite what I wanted. But other than that, I like it. I spent quite a lot of time trying to figure out the banner/logo for my business and that is now the final product. I will be getting some business cards printed soon too. How exciting! :) I still have not posted anything for sale yet on Etsy. But I did write up the store policy and getting the banner and the avatar set. So it's pretty much good to go. I have a few ideas about packaging for my creations, but I have to make sure I have the right shipping options for them. So I'm almost there!