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The results are in from last month’s analysis, and I’d like to share my top 3 items with you!

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Two of these items were made in response to other items, & one was a successful shot in the dark. I’m pretty proud of their popularity so far! Hopefully someone feels inspired to buy one!! 😉

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Coming in third, I call this super cool steampunk inspired necklace the “Steampunk Reject”. I actually included it in this blog post from back in January, “possible rejects” because it was so popular on Instagram despite its imperfections. Before, the beaded section was wonky, the gear pendant wasn’t what I thought it was gonna be as I was making it, &…I can’t remember what else I didn’t like about it. I just knew it could be better. And voila! I like it a lot; I couldn’t see myself wearing it casually, but I think it’d make a cool costume / festival piece!! With 24 likes on Instagram fixed, & 27 when it was a “reject”, it looks even cooler in person than pictures can show!

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Second most popular was this “Classy Hippie” necklace. Inspired by something similar on Pinterest, I figured I’d give it a shot since I have those pointy-shaped rock beads (lol! what are they called?! Anyone? Help? lol) It didn’t quite turn out as I’d hoped, but it seems to be pretty popular. I like that it looks handmade. It’s definitely unique, & I could see myself wearing it casually. With 11 likes total between Twitter & Etsy, I might be experimenting with this style a bit more!

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Last but certainly not least, here is a fairly basic beaded macrame necklace that I call “Steampunk Love v1.2”. Last summer, I got back into jewelry making so that I would have something to do with my cousins when we were camping. I made my fiance a necklace similar to this one, & he got a lot of positive comments about it, so he insisted I try opening an Etsy shop. And here I am!! ;D Between Instagram, tumblr, & Etsy, this was my most liked item, with a total of 28 interactions! It might even be the most liked item I’ve posted so far, so there will definitely have to be more of these in the future!!

Be sure to check out ALL the awesome stuff available in my shop!!

I’m often adding new listings & trying new things, so keep an eye out!

Let me know what you think of these items in the comments below; I welcome constructive criticism as well as compliments!!

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Have a great week, everyone!! ❤

Slight Gushing About My Muse

As I mentioned in my last post, I’d spent over a decade in my last relationship. I suppose the romance was hardly ever there, & finances put a bit of stress on us, so things fizzled pretty naturally. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t see it coming & I was devastated, but we were young when we got together. The silver lining was that his leaving opened me up to meet “Mr Wonderful” – someone I didn’t believe existed until I met him.

Love sneaks up on you

20170806_184705In the midst of my devastation, I turned to some family members, who inadvertently introduced me to a friend of theirs. He & I fell for each other instantly, despite my hesitation considering my recent heartbreak. We’d actually met a few years back, at a store I’d worked at for a long time; he stood out to me a lot for some reason, like our souls were meant to know each other (as corny as that sounds!), yet I’d never seen him before & hadn’t seen him again for years. He says I’m like an angel dropped out of the sky into his life; and he’s turned out to be my sweet angel too hehe *gushes* We’ve been together 8 months now!

We never fight, & our personalities mesh beautifully. We’re both pretty laid back. He’s been very supportive of the situations I deal with (as a caregiver for my father, etc), and also supportive of whatever I want to do with my life (including my Etsy shop!!) He’s wonderfully adventurous, & we’ve had a lot of fun together on his motorcycle, hiking, & doing all sorts of random things. He’s also very creative – he works on antique cars, he took a class in cake decorating at some point lol, we even did a “handmade christmas” this past season & we made all kinds of stuff! So, I gotta try to get him to make some stuff for the shoppe ;D

(Never would’ve guessed that was Maroon 5, lol)

My real-life muse was just what I needed. Hopefully, this relationship lasts a good long time & we create much awesomeness together – I’ll surely share pics of anything I can, so keep an eye on my social media (links toward the top of this page)!! And be sure to keep an eye on my shop as new items appear (some of them may be made by my one & only hehe!) – Zen Blitz on Etsy

Hope everyone has a lovely Valentine’s Day!! 😀 ❤