Time for a Change

Time for a Change
Hey Everyone,
I know it's been a really long time since my last post but I have come to a cross roads in the proverbial state of time. . .

I have been crafting primitives, making soap, refinishing vintage wooden bowls and making signs for just about 10 years as Crane's Nest Creations now and I have finally come to the conclusion that for the amount of time and money spent that this just is not working for me

I was working 8 to 10 hours a day, 6 days a week for a couple of years, outside of home and then come home and spend money to craft, something I love to do but the truth of the matter is, I do not enjoy my life. I spend all my time planning and buying supplies and crafting things that just do not yield my worth. People who buy those things just don't seem to value what I do and it leads me to a place of discontent

So I'm listing some organic homemade soaps I made for the gift giving season and will continue with selling farmhouse mercantile type stuff, and creating sometimes when spirit moves me. Maybe I'll make patterns for all the things I make, just a thought as I now I'm working only part time (In burnout and pain from too much work)

So I guess this post serves as my notice that I will no longer be contributing to the Primitive Folk Art homemade market on a regular basis any longer. If you had any interest in what I do in the past, you can go to my ETSY shop and enjoy what I have made for the end of this season

At some point you have to say,( at 64 years of age), I guess it's just time I focus on me for a change

I appreciate your vigilance and checking in every once in a while, many blessings to you
and most of all Thank you for being my audience

Take care and God bless. . .

Penny

www.cranesnest.store

www.etsy.com/shop/cranesnest
www.ebay.com/pennysworld.262

New Moon New Listings

Todays New Moon in Libra is moving us forward and helping us to balance our world. Even though Venus is retrograde this should be a positive period for all of us, looking back and evaluating past & present relationships allowing us to let go and move ahead. Revisiting does holds much reward as we see why relationships fail so we are able to rethink our next relationships. Be a new friend or lover our past holds the keys to our future.

Also moving ahead, I have listed many items in my ETSY shop the last few days. Take a browse through my shop for Halloween and Thanksgiving treats of the Primitive kind. www.etsy.com/shop/cranesnest. There have been many changes in the ETSY website and I see it no longer supports my mini widgets on my page as far as direct listing access. You can still click on the ETSY words in my columns and it will redirect you to my site.

Tomorrow I  will hit the streets in an effort to find a real job but in the meantime I will craft the hours away providing you with quality primitive decorations for the upcoming holidays

Until next time. . .

many blessings

February, Love or Reality

February is the month of Love in the US.
Schools, business' and our lives have been decorated with cupids, cards, flowers and chocolates as long as I can remember. Placing the emphasis on Love. So what happens if we don't have someone to love or do not receive all these things on the day Love is celebrated?   
   Does it mean you are less entitiled or less deserving of love?  Funny how celebrations can set some people apart from others, making them feel unhappy or unloved, depressed and unworthy. As human beings we are so good at "going with flow" even when the flow does not include us. But, if you would choose to be alone does that make you any of those things? I think in this case we need to look at ourselves and understand that we need to love ourselves before someone else can truely love us the way we want to be loved. Archangel Uriel says "we will never find someone to love us as much as we love ourselves". That's such a powerful statement and I do understand that completely. Therefore, it is a cause for celebration after all. Love thineself first is a very important message.
   How much of your life have you spent taking care of others, looking after them, raising children, teaching and caring. It's time we all be taken care of in that way and if you are the only person that will do that for you, then be happy in knowing that source and the angels love you more than ever could be imagined. Love your self and do the things that make you happy cause you are the only person that you have to make happy in this life. You deserve everything wonderful on this journey and happiness and joy are the prize, because you are the prize 
   While I'm working on that aspect I will continue to do what makes me most happy, to create wonderful things that bring a smile to someone's face. To see that glow of happiness is truely the most magnificant thing in the world to me.

    Hope your Valentine's Day was everything you expected it to be and if not, than it's not to late to make it so.