Moved to WordPress!

You can now find me at www.blog.emariedesigns.com! I will no longer be utilizing this blog. So if you would kindly follow me at the new address, I would greatly appreciate it! ;)

EMarie

Big Things

I mean really really big things...

My own website in fact! My awesome hubby is at it again and is developing a stand-alone site for me. Am I ready for this? YES! I think... Ha ha! I still have a lot of work to do before it's LIVE. Organize, photograph, take inventory, order more inventory, make more inventory, set up a bank account, DBA, Cash flow spreadsheet, and on and on....

Here's a screen shot to tease you a bit, I'm loving it!

What do you think? :)

<3 EMarie

New happenings

Hello everyone!

I've been somewhat busy re-organizing computer files and product photos. I re-listed some Antique Silver Gear Beads in my Artfire shop (http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/EMarie). Next I will be beefing up my product descriptions and listing new items. Then, after all that fun stuff is complete, I can start working on some more handmade goodies for my shop. :) Yay! I have a lot of things bubbling around in my brain these days, I just have to get organized and stay focused.

Till next time my friends!
EMarie

Sorry it's been so long! :P

Hello everyone!

It's been way too long since my last post. I'm sorry for that. The holidays were pretty exciting this year. Dear daughter is learning about Santa Claus, I think my husband and I had more fun with Christmas this year than she did. But then again, maybe not, she was pretty good at tearing open her gifts!

I've taken on a new craft, Crochet. I've made 2 scarves so far, attempted a coffee cup cozy (not gonna give up), and have made a lop-sided granny square. :) I'm trying to correct it by adding more layers to it, but, BUT....I'm not sure it's fixable. Hah! Ah well, trials of learning something new. It will make a nice lop-sided trivet I suppose. :)

I'm going to come up with some ideas for more blog posts in the coming months, I'll try not to leave you hanging!

<3 EMarie

After Thanksgiving Promo

Now through Cyber Monday everything in my shop ships for free! Come by and check it out! :)

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/EMarie

Happy Shopping!
EMarie

Facelifts and Gear Beads

Hello everyone!

How do you like the facelift! It sure did spruce it up a bit. Thanks to my wonderful hubby! It is a fresh, new look and I LOVE it!

I have ordered what seems like a boatload of Brass Gear Beads. I got them in today and will be listing them soon. Once they are sorted and packaged they will be ready to order. I ordered all my supplier had so this will be it for a while until they get more. So get them while the getting is good!

Thanks for stopping by!
<3 EMarie ;)

Checking In

Hello Lovelies!

It's been a while since I last posted. I have been doing lots of brainstorming and experimenting with EMarie Designs. I have been selling more in my Artfire Studio, which is an awesome feeling! My sales have been of supplies, and not much of my own handmade items. I am currently gearing up to change that, hopefully! I purchased some polymer clay and will be getting a convection toaster oven very very soon! I'm sooo excited about using polymer clay! I was experimenting with airdry clay, but it is still limited in it's creative finesse, and I don't like that it shrinks up so much after drying. My muse is tapping her foot and waiting for me to start creating some awesome stuff! So I will leave you with that, thanks for stopping by and come back and visit soon! Don't forget to check my Artfire Studio !

<3 EMarie

Expanding, a little bit. :)

Hello everyone!

I'm pleased to tell you that EMarie Designs is expanding with new beads. :) I've been slowly adding new items to my Artfire Studio. My ultimate goal is to sell beads along side my personal creations. My little Monster is taking up a lot of my time since being at home, I have been enjoying her while I can since I'm going to have to return to the working world for a little while.

I have made some new items. It's just challenging to find the time to get them prepared to list them in my studio. I'm still going at it though! As Benjamin Franklin once said, "Energy and persistence conquer all things." I will conquer my challenges in due time. 

So stay with me! It's going to be awesome!

<3 EMarie 

New Beginnings

Ok lovelies! It's a new year, for new adventures and new beginnings. My new adventure for 2011 is me being a stay at home mom and working on EMarie Designs full time! Yeppers, full time. :D

 So stay tuned for new updates, new jewelry and new supplies! So that means I need to get off of Blogger and go take some pictures of new goodies! Ta Ta for now! 

 ♥ ♥ EMarie

 

Update! ;D

Hello Lovelies!

I have been working on lots of stuff for EMarie Designs this week. I received some beads and stuff in last week, took pictures of some of it this past weekend, networked all of my social media's; Blog, Artfire Studio , Twitter Page, and my Facebook Page. I've been working on some cosmetic updates also. :) My Morgan Monster is officially 1 year old as of Saturday, November 13th. Things are going swimmingly. I will be adding the new goodies to my Artfire Studio within the next few days. I'm so EXCITED! This is just the beginning of my plans for EMarie Designs. It has been a work in progress for several years, and it feels like it's starting to come together, slowly. So don't go anywhere, stick around, and enjoy my adventures!

<3 EMarie

New Items Coming Soon to EMarie Designs!

Hello My Lovelies!!

I have awesome news! I will be adding several new items to my ArtFire Studio! I should receive everything by the end of November, early December. And plan on having everything listed before Christmas! There will be some beautiful glass lamp work beads, pearls, steam punk supplies and more! So stay tuned to EMarie Designs for all the new goodies!

Oh and here's a new picture of my Monster, Morgan! ;}

She will be a year old in less than 2 weeks! Can you believe it?! Here she is enjoying her Halloween candy. Yes, we let her eat some of it, and she loved it!

Enjoy your day!

<3 EMarie

Make way for FALL!

Hello Lovelies!! I have lots to catch you up on!

Fall is just around the corner, YAY! I love this time of year! Now to make it the last few months and endure this humid heat just a little longer! UGH!

For starters, Morgan took 5 steps on Friday, September 3rd! She's almost walking! The last time I posted, she was just starting to crawl, wow! She knows what the word NO means now, and she doesn't always like it when we tell her no. She's starting to get a rebellious streak every now and again. :) She's a blast to be around. She likes to feed mommy and daddy her food too. She will hold up a piece of food until we eat it from her hand. Lol. She has  a best friend stuffed animal, named kitty, it's a white, long haired stuffed cat. She loves it so much that she squeezes it and throws it around by it's hair! She has a hard time catching the cats at home and at Nana's so this one she can abuse! :)

I'm throwing around the idea of starting an online bead shop. We'll see, I have oodles and oodles of research to do before that idea even feels like a winner. I've been throwing around alot of ideas for a home/online based biz lately, this one sounds like it could work. Hubs is even wanting to start his own biz one of these days too. He's got to start by getting an online presence though. I have a small presence, but a presence, none-the-less. :)

I must give a HUGE THANKS to my few followers! I really appreciate you hanging with me, even though I don't post very often. I will work on this one of these days. Morgan still takes up alot of my time, but that's ok, I'm loving every second! I have had a chance to work on some goodies, but haven't had a chance to photograph anything yet. One step at a time!

To close, here is a picture of my Monster. :) Hope everyone is doing well!

Time Flies

Hello Lovelies!

Sorry it has been FOREVER since I last posted. Alot has been going on. I got rear ended sitting at a red light, not serious, just a little bump. I'm going to get a new bumper next week. Work, heh, has been exactly that, work. It's been crazy busy in the office lately. Whew! I'm so glad today is my last day until the 13th, WOOHOO! I'm going to be on vacay all next week and I can't wait! I'm going to try, TRY, to work on some projects. :) Morgan Monster has started crawling as of a few days ago. She's officially mobile, so our hands are even more full at the moment. :) But it's all good. I'm actually glad she's able to get around on her own now, she's a little less needy now, so I am able to work on house chores a little easier! Dinners around our house consist of Hot Pockets, Sloppy Joes, Hamburger Helpers, freezer meals that you just throw in the skillet for 10 minutes and take out. :) Haha! Morgan loves to sleep in our bed, between us, every night. :) I'm having a very hard time getting her to sleep in her crib at night. Naps, no problems. But at night, she cries and cries and cries, and I give in. The way I see it, as long as we are all getting sleep, it's ALL GOOD! :) She will eventually sleep in her own bed, right?! I hope so! I can't imagine having a 10 + year old sleeping with their parents. Lol!

I am having a blast being a parent. She amazes me everyday with what she learns from us and stuff she learns all by her lonesome! Before I know it November will be here and it will be time to celebrate her 1st birthday! I have already picked out party supplies. :) I'm even looking around at Halloween costumes! Well, I must be off. I hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

<3
EMarie*

Morgan Monster is 6 months old today!

Wow! Where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday that I was headed to the birthing center because little miss Morgan was telling us that it was time for her to make her debut! I made sure that I wrote down the events of the day she was born, I will have to blog about that all in itself one day. But wow! It's been an amazing journey... Becoming pregnant and going through natural childbirth is truly an amazing experience and I feel grateful to have been able to do it. She amazes me everyday with what she's learning, not only from us but on her own! It's as if children have an internal timer, when they are ready to display a new ability, it just happens, out of nowhere!

I work full time at the moment, and don't have much free time for my blog. I like to spend what free time I do have, aside from working and taking care of household chores, to spend time with her. Sometimes we play tickle monster, sometimes we just sit and "chat", and others I sit and just watch her. She's rolling over like a pro now. She wakes herself up because she's rolled over from her back to her tummy! She's babbling now, mamama and bababa.

I am going Sunday to get her 6 month pictures done. :) I'm so excited! My little girl is growing up fast so I had better freeze this moment in time. I will post the pictures when they come in.

Thanks for stopping in and reading about us!

<3 EMarie

Reviving yourself

I'm just in the midst of coming out of some strange funk. I can't explain it really. I just found myself in this state of mind one day and didn't really feel like myself. Have you ever experienced this? It's part of life, I know, but sometimes getting out of a funk is not easy. Since doing some personal changes; ie getting a spiffy new hair do, and making some decisions about the future, I feel renewed in a sense. I have a new ambition to flaunt my talents, tastefully mind you. :) I also have a beautiful almost 6 month old daughter. She brings new perspectives to everyday life. I am excited about leaving work to see her and to see what new thing she's started doing, or not, and to give her hugs and kisses! She's amazing!

                                                                        Josh MacPhee-Rebirth

I think it's time to throw a little bit of my originality out in to the world. In the words of Marcus Aurelius, The universe is change: our life is what our thoughts make it. I've made a few changes, now it's time to share my thoughts and ideas with mankind.

<3 EMarie

Poo Troubles

We are still battling constipation! She does good for a week and then wham, poor Monster gets it again. Grr! Since switching her from breastmilk to soy formula, this has been a constant battle. She's also eating first foods which has changed the purpose of her digestive system. She seems to be in a good mood, but struggles to "go" sometimes, and frankly it sucks!! Everything I have read and heard, formula will cause constipation. It's basically just a waiting game for her system to work it all out. Honestly, I'm ready!

<3 EMarie

Hello lovelies!

Wow, it's been several weeks since I have posted. Bad me! We've been trying to figure something out with Morgan's diet and have come to the conclusion that she is lactose intolerant. Her daddy was as a babe; he grew out of it. Hopefully she will too! So, we have switched her over to soy formula and she's doing much better now! I was disappointed that I didn't even make it to six months breastfeeding, but hey, atleast I was able to do it for a little over 5! I wanted to breastfeed up to her first birthday. Ah well, she's so much better off, and I'm happy now that Morgan is happier. :)

I am now engorged! I feel like someone has blown up balloons inside of my boobs! It's so uncomfortable, but, it could be worse! I just wonder how long this will last and when will the engorgement go down. I'm taking ibuprofen and have some cabbage chilling in the fridge at home for me to use tonight. :)

Morgan has been eating first foods for several weeks now, we gave her a jar of 2nd food chicken and brown rice this past week. She's pretty much sitting up on her own, she falls over every now and then, but has the hang of it for the most part. She can successfully maneuver things to her mouth by herself now. Yay! She's teething, not yay, she has her good days and bad.

We planted our garden this past weekend. 4 tomato plants, 2 bell pepper plants and some onions. Keeping the garden small this year.

That's about it for now folks! :) I have some new pictures of Monster and will post a few up soon.

TaTa for now!
<3 EMarie

Happy Easter!

Hello to my few followers! I hope to gain more one of these days. I just have to get off my butt when I have free time from Morgan and advertise and strategize! But with that aside, Happy Easter! It was a beautiful weekend down here in South Texas. Couldn't have asked for better weather. Saturday we went to a fish fry with my Mom, Dad, Uncle and Cousin and her family. It was lots of fun. Sunday we went to my parents house for dinner. Here are a few pictures of Morgan that my mother-in-law took last week in honor of Easter.

I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend! 

<3 EMarie

Wink Flash 5 Cent 4 X 6 photos!

I have recently discovered WinkFlash. They are running a great sale on 4 X 6 prints, only 5 cents each when you used their coupon code 510PRINTS. Hurry and act now, offer ends on March 31st!

 http://www.winkflash.com/

 Happy Picture Printing!

<3 EMarie

Learning your baby

As a new mom, you never really know what you are getting with your new bundle of joy. They could be calm, colic, active, alert, not so active, sleepy, cranky, happy. The list goes on! No matter what type of baby you have, you have to "learn" your baby.

When you first bring baby home, some parents are terrified, excited, nervous, happy, depressed and proud, to name a few emotions. The first few months are all about learning. Learning what your baby's cries mean, your baby's temperament, habits, comforts and dislikes. YES even a 2 month old has dislikes, atleast mine did!

I have had 4 months of learning so far. And I must say, I've been an attentive pupil of baby learning. So far I have found out that  Morgan LOVES to stand, gripe, loves things that light up, loves the baby channel (and some other channels we watch), LOVES bath time, finally sleeps in her crib (figured out she was gassy), is the star of the show when we go places, loves breastfeeding, hates when I trim her nails, doesn't like to change clothes, has diaper explosions daily, loves to stomp, loves to gnaw on our fingers, has discovered the mirror and loves it too. She's been a pretty easy going baby so far. Since "learning" her a bit more, life has become, well, easier! When I learn and figure out something new, it's like cracking a code! It feels awesome!

Oh, but the learning doesn't stop here. No matter how old they will get, they will still be your baby. There's years and years of learning to be done, well into adulthood. So Happy Baby Learning to all you parents out there! It's a gratifying, satisfying, frustrating and humbling adventure!

<3 EMarie