May 16th post<\/a>)! \u00a0Not psyched about quality\u2014I guess I like my stickers more glossy. Though the Avery sticker paper is nice. So still seeking useful alternatives… there’s a local company or two that I need to check out, and one in Arizona that I have some samples from… \u00a0In the meantime, I like using them for the backs of packages.<\/p>\nOther bonus \/ how patronage and mystery mail is an excuse for getting things done: I made tags for small packages! Both this month’s items and April’s charms\u2014much the same art into different objects\u2014can be packaged up and tagged now. Price points are a mystery to me. Etsy’s raising fees (and doing other stuff that makes me grumble; it may make good financial sense for Etsy but not for its original maker base). But I’m slowly making myself ready for a craft fair, anyway…. and I have another side idea… anyway, that’s all me blathering and digressing.<\/p>\n
As always, if there’s a drawing or painting you like that you want on a thing, let me know and maybe I can make it happen!<\/p>\n
Now back to scheduling music lessons and summer for kids (school just let out!) and paying bills and ..sigh…doing some billing. I know, i know! So useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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