I'm working on a new journal. I'll make dividers later. For now, I wanted to do a quick update.

► Jo-Ann Fabrics unveiled their Press Release
recently about their partnership with ArtFire
, where they talk about how great the Community is there, & how far ArtFire has come in a short period of time.

► If you have a Twitter acct, you can go & Nominate ArtFire For A Shorty Award In Innovation
- Right now we're a Finalist, but there's still a bit of time left for more nominations.

► If you're interested, please read my latest Blogs on Handmade News -->

☻ Altered Art And Assemblage
☻ Natural Living
☻ Valentine's Day Approaches
☻ Take The Pledge vol.1

► I made two new Bracelets, & will submit them soon.

► Awhile back, ~FourLis posted a journal stating that if you promoted her Shop, she'd send you a custom made piece of jewelry. The more places you promoted her, the more pieces you'd get. I promoted her here, & on my Facebook. I sent her a note Jan 18 when I hadn't heard from her in a month or so, & she finally got back to me. She's supposed to be working on my pieces now, & once they're done, I'll be doing an article feature & a Blog feature on her, so watch for that. I can't wait to see what she makes for me!

► I was Maven Of The Week at ArtFire during the week of Jan 26! That's kind of exciting. Mavens help with feedback, & help organize new features for the site. We work side by side with the Staff to help ArtFire grow. I was only a Maven for a few wks when it was announced, so I was on cloud nine all that week.

► ArtFire will be increasing their monthly Pro member fee to $15.95 on March 1rst, so if you're an Artisan, or a Photographer who sells prints, you might want to consider joining ArtFire, & locking in the low rate now, before it increases. *Scarlet-Impressions locked my first Pro month in back in Dec 2009, & I'm so glad she did! That was my Christmas present from her, & I sent her Circle Of Life Keychain


► I've been working on some great Stock packs, & will feature them here once I upload them to ~STOCKher. I'm excited about them, & looking forward to seeing how well people like them.

► I'll still be a Co-Admin of the Group #EtsySellers, & will be doing articles for them once we get everything ironed out. I'll also still be re-opening my own Club, ~Digital-Artisans, once it's converted to a Group. If you'd like to be a member, just watch it for now, & send a Join note the old fashioned way. I've been doing some last min clean up over there, getting ready for the switch.

► I'm so glad to see who the new dA Related GM's are! I know they'll be great at it, & I'm confident they won't step up, then down, then up, then down....No temper tantrums there, lol! (Nope, not talking about me either, but ya'll know that. ) They're both capable, & mature, & can handle it all well. --- I'm also glad to see ^MyntKat is one of the Artisan Crafts GM's! She's a nice person too. I don't know the other one, but I'm sure she'll do well. This is an exciting time for the Community Relations Team, & I hope once everyone is settled, we can have a full Team for a long time.

► For those who know the story of my Mom, I ended up having to tell her I didn't want a relationship. I told her she could still come see Lucien, & I'd gladly give her updates on him over the phone, but that would be all we'd talk about. I also told her that from now she'd have to get a room when she comes, because she's not welcome to stay at our house. I sent this in a letter in response to a crazy @$$ 5 page letter she sent me. I think she honestly needs help, & I don't want to be around it any more. It's been 2 wks since sending the letter, & she hasn't called, not even to see how Lucien is, so I suppose it's for the best. I'll elaborate on everything in detail another time.