{"id":2702,"date":"2011-04-09T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T22:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2011-04-09T17:15:18","modified_gmt":"2011-04-09T22:15:18","slug":"oh-happy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2011\/04\/oh-happy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Happy Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know<\/em> that old gospel standard is now playing in your, and I’m not even sorry about it. Today was a great day for me, on several fronts.<\/p>\n

After substitute teaching half the day and then grocery shopping yesterday, I sat myself down in front of my computer, determined to update my website with all the scarves I’ve woven recently. This is a task that I put off, generally finding it rewarding only when it’s done. <\/p>\n

When I started shooting the photos of the ‘missing’ scarves, OMG, they just kept coming. I ended up with 14 pictures <\/em>to shoot, each of which had to be cropped, formatted, and optimized in two different sizes. Plus there were an additional 4 shots already taken that had to have that same formatting and sizing work done.<\/p>\n

Then each of those pictures (18×2=36) had to be uploaded to my website. I know I shouldn’t be whining. After all, the only way I could have accomplished this prior to August was driving into town and going to the library to use their high speed wireless. Now with my little dish, I could stay home, but trust me when I tell you this was not<\/em> a speedy process. I know I’m repeating myself when I say that rural high speed isn’t all that high.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I got the photos all uploaded, and then had to start working on the web pages. I had several new handwoven rayon scarves<\/a> and a few new handwoven bamboo scarves<\/a>, so I had to work on both pages. The bamboo page also had to be redesigned. (I’m updating the pages one at a time as I get to them. No point putting the new scarves on the old page.)<\/p>\n

So the tedious part is simply adding to the structure of the page to add the new pictures. Then comes the really time consuming part – describe each scarf so that a potential customer would like to buy it. Make the description accurate and written in a way that the search engines will like, but also fun to read. Think the J Peterman catalog vs. a scientific manual. <\/p>\n

I started writing in late afternoon, and got on a roll. The muse was with me and my creative juices were flowing. Until 10PM. I still had 4 more scarves to describe, but I’d hit the mental wall. Close up the mac and go to bed.<\/p>\n

I got up this morning, wrote those 4 descriptions, tested everything, and uploaded the new pages. YAY!! Another HUGE task crossed off my list.<\/p>\n

The sun came out, so I went out for my daily walk. It was a lovely spring morning. I came back home, pruned my raspberries, and got to use my sledgehammer to pound their supports back into the ground.<\/p>\n

The fun didn’t stop yet! <\/p>\n

Most of my sales are at shows, and since the beginning I’ve had an EZUp tent. If you’ve never put one up, let me assure you that the name is a lie. In addition, they tend to leak when it rains, blow over when it’s windy, and fall apart after a few years. At least that’s been my experience. So I wanted a real tent, a professional tent, but I really didn’t want to shell out many hundreds of dollars for one. <\/p>\n

About a month ago, I stumbled on a very gently used Trimline<\/a> on Craig’s List, and jumped on it. Since then, it’s been snowing, raining, or quite muddy at my house, so I couldn’t set it up to see how that process went, or even make sure that all the parts were there. It was making me anxious.<\/p>\n

Today I had a 10×10 flat spot at the top of my driveway that was dry enough to do it. I followed the directions step by step.
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Joy! It’s all there, I can do it, it wasn’t too hard. Definitely not harder than an EZUp, in some ways easier. The only thing I didn’t do was extend the legs to their full height – I just didn’t see the need for my trial run.<\/p>\n

It took me about an hour to set it up, vs. the 18 minutes it took the woman in the video, but I didn’t think that was too bad for a first time. It took me another hour to take it down and put it away — the hardest part was actually folding the fabric.<\/p>\n

But wait, the good news isn’t over yet! <\/p>\n

Someone had asked me to make them a healing gemstone talisman. I won’t reveal any details of who, or why I chose these particular stones, but I will tell you that I really enjoyed every part of the process, from the research to the creation. Based on this person’s specific situation, I couldn’t stop myself with one piece.
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\nEach of these can be used in a slightly different way, and for a slightly different purpose. All I have to do now is write up the insert and package them.<\/p>\n

So today was a great day, with lots of happiness. <\/p>\n

I’m going to go take a bath now to head off the aches and pains from the unaccustomed manual labor after a long winter.<\/p>\n

Your turn: what’s made you happy lately?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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