As promised...

...new AVENUE H pieces are available in the Etsy shop! Go look, they're neat. More to come, too, so stay tuned! I'm having a ball with my new stash of antique spoons and coins.

Goal-setting whilst my camera is away.

A few weeks ago my hubby, who ever-so-generously lends me use of his fancy 10D camera for all my jewelry-photographing needs, quite generously loaned said camera to one of his photography school buddies (not sure why his photog friend doesn't have his own digital camera, but that's another story). Super, huh. Not so much for me. I've got oodles of freshly-crafted goodies languishing on my work table, just waiting to be photographed and offered up on Etsy--to fulfill their purpose, really. *Sigh* So it goes. But I just wanted to let ya'll know that I have not quit creating, I've simply been without a camera.

But I'm getting the camera back this weekend, so mark your calendars! Fabulous new Avenue H jewelry, cards, and perhaps even scarves will be available for your viewing and purchasing pleasure this Sunday, Feb. 24! Yay!! I imagine I'll have at least a few of the new items listed by, oh, let's say 1 p.m. EST...so keep an eye on my Etsy shop Sunday afternoon or thereabouts and be one of the first to see my latest creations. Yippee!

Oh, and I've been fiendishly eBay-ing it up the past week or so, so in a few more weeks I should have another series of new vintage silverware pieces to show off. I get really excited when I get new materials, so you may even have to endure some gushing about my silverware acquisitions...soon as I get my--ahem, my husband's--camera back, that is.

new.

Introducing Avenue Handmade, the new name of what was formerly Cripple Creek! Over the next few months I will be transitioning all of my signature products to be sold through my Avenue H store (& offering some great deals on Cripple Creek items that will be discontinued!). I'm really excited about this chance to reinvent my creations, designs, & website...basically to start all over from scratch. But I'm also a tad nervous about that very thing: starting from scratch (again).

But hey, it's probably easier to (re)start from scratch after only 1 (fairly successful) year than to struggle through several years with a muddled focus and eventually be faced with the dilemma of whether or not to reinvent or just throw in the towel all together. I think the young handle growing pains more easily--probably cause we're used to them--so why not just dive right in while my company is still young.

Anyway, more to come in the next few days as I get everything set up...I'm excited to have a "table" at Poppytalk Handmade's November Market! You can check out my new wares there after November 5. I've got lots of new recycled silverware jewelry & plenty of adorable new (also recycled!) holiday cards.