Un Cluttering

jennifergoode's Shop Announcement

My newly listed vintage Items are going to be listed at www.epicepoch.etsy.com Please go visit, I have brought in some amazing treasures. I am making this change because we are producing some rustic furniture and crafts from our recycled wood and it is Gourd Season; MY PASSION! so, to un-clutter, this will be painted gourds, and hand made furniture and crafts. Epic Epoch will be amazing vintage, hand painted cottage decor and Cottage Style Wall decor.

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www.epicepoch.etsy.com Vintage & Cottage Style Decor & Photos
www.jgoode.net Certified Arborists
www.vintagevaultonmain.com Both etsy sites and our blog

This is the new Announcement on www.jennifergoode.etsy.com I have been doing some cleaning out and organizing everywhere in my life. My "Assertive" Personality (as a past counselor called it) took over and I dove back into our tree service business. It is hard to have a business with your husband, it is hard to know your role. I have tried jumping in head first and being out front and vocal like I have a habit of doing and I think that freaked him out that he was loosing control. I have stepped back and worked more on my crafts and then he tells me I don't help him and can't understand why I can't put that time and energy into our business. So last night I thought about how I want some things to go and became assertive again and cleaned out the shop to become very Tree Service oriented. I delegated work to my husband and Zack, who works for us and started my plan. Plan your work, Work your Plan! I'll let you know how it goes.

As far as my Etsy organization I uncluttered my shops. John has been cutting the most beautiful boards out of his tree removals; walnut, cherry, cedar and poplar. So, my www.jennifergoode.etsy.com is for our earth friendly wood, furniture and gourds and www.epicepoch.etsy.com is for vintage finds and hand painted cottage style decor and furniture. It is a hard decision for me because I have a bunch of hearts at my jennifergoode shop, but it was what I intended when I began this, I just got distracted by all the fun vintage. Tonight I am going to hit the hay early because I was up late last night with my plan.

The image is a fun little vintage wood box that I painted and distressed. It is still on the www.jennifergoode.etsy.com whoa.... this might get confusing. I hope I am making a good decision.

I made a Blog

I have some fun new painted things to list today so I am excited. I also have a couple recent mentions. I made a treasury http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=75824 and a blog also. What a beautiful blog. I only have a minute to post this then I'm off to box up some stuff. enjoy the links

The picture is a sneak preview of my new etsy site www.epicepoch.etsy.com where I will feature vintage style prints in mats and on cards. It will be a way to inexpensively bring more vintage to your space and share your style with friends. I hated the idea of another site but I wanted to avoid some confusion and frustration when looking a products vs pictures of products. enjoy

I Made the Front Page

I made the front page! I saw it was a collection of cottage style decor and thought I might get some extra hits on my site this morning, then as I was looking at them I saw it! The suitcase I listed just last night. I'm so glad I worked late! I could scream I'm so excited!

Vintage on a Blog

Look I made a blog! http://etsylounge.blogspot.com/ Mine is the teal sewing drawer that is holding little gourds. Gourd painting season is almost here. Can't Wait! I'll have weekend Lake pictures later today, just wanted to share my little mention in the blogosphere.

Is July Over

Rough is the word for this month. I mentioned in my last post how my heart hurt from getting rid of the shop, well then I kept getting strange information about the 3 girls staying with their mom this summer. Things were just making me nervous. Then Audrie was left at a party so I picked her up and kept her with me and the twin boys. We have been at the Lake of the Ozarks a lot having a great time, then light dawns on Marblehead; the two older girls want to move to their mom's house. This is understandable in a way, but their mom left them almost 9 years ago. It hurts and I feel stupid and I have to realize this isn't about me, but I don't understand. Audrie doesn't want to go to her mom's, and that makes me worry that things are strange there. Nothing has changed with their mother, she doesn't have custody and she has moved 5 times in the last 2 years and lived w/ many men and owes 38k in back child support, but we wont go into how the system is one sided and won't go after a woman like they do a dead beat dad. So, I haven't been posting and my thoughts haven't been fun arts and crafts, but as soon as I get this out I will get back to it.

I have found some great vintage finds and have got my etsy site back to 100 items so watch out here I come. Painting will help me I'm sure. I swear I need to write about the Evil Stepmom's side of the story!!! Better news on the next post. Promise!

Friday Morning Coffee

What a week! And as my life goes, the weekend is usually busier. It looks like I will be getting a plane ticket to go to New Orleans to help drive the bucket truck and car back home. I am not really looking forward to it. I have a lot to do here. I spent the early part of the week being Chainsaw Charlie after Drexel and Paola were hit with 100 mph straight line winds. It wore me out! I thought that my pink hard hat was about to get its 15 minutes of fame when I was doing a large tree removal after the storm in Drexel and the news helicopter was overhead and the news crew was there also. The removal went well and it fell exactly where I wanted it, then all the neighbors around cheered and a woman handed me a Gatorade and 6 men sawed up the tree. I watched the news for it that evening and sure enough, they showed my jobsite, but only the people dragging my fallen tree to the curb. Ugh...

Last night I went hunting in the Treasure barns and got another load of amazing vintage stuff to paint, list and put in the shop. I sold all the metal toolboxes from the first round so that was my goal. I did find 2 more, but also some really neat other things. Like the scale in the picture. I better get to scrubbing this morning. I have a tree bid at 9am and the shop open at 10am so off for some more coffee and get my day rolling.

100 Sales

Sunday I made my 100th sale on Etsy!  I am so excited.  When I stumbled over this venue in December I never imagined I would hit 100.  I realize this may not be a lot compared to some sellers on Etsy but I am so thrilled.  I am going to make the woman who bought the 100th item a gourd snowman today.  Can't wait.  I can't spend much blogging time this morning because life is crazy when it's 1 adult against 6 kids.  I don't think I sat down yesterday until the sports banquet was over last night.  More updates later, Gotta "Run to the city".  A phrase I never thought I would say! LOL

Vintage Costume patterns were my 100th sale.

A Productive Sale Day

I love fridays and visiting garage sales and meeting people at them!  This week I had the truck so many new treasures to come.  I am going to make this short so I can get to sanding and painting.  I finished my quickbooks last night so that is a huge goal checked off the list and weight off my shoulders.  Onward and upward now!  John is working in Arkansas and has 15 trees to finish today.  He has climbed 8 already this morning.  I miss him and worry about him.   I listed this antique fireplace mantle/shelf and have had a lot of views, so it is interesting to note how vintage furniture does on my etsy site.  More to come.  I seem to work on projects in spurts; furniture, gourds, knitting..... may be the A.D.D.  lol  

Playing Catch Up

It has been crazy!  Spring Break, kids out of school, Easter Break, kids out of school, working in Arkansas..... But I got a chance to list some vintage items today.  I have some fun new finds on www.jennifergoode.etsy.com 

Also, I was featured on a handmade website.  I am excited.  You'll have to check it out..... Now it is a few days later and I am still trying to finish this post.  Easter was nice.  John and I took all the kids to his parents and John actually relaxed and stayed all day.  The kids were wonderful and had great manners!  Oh, and I just got an email that I am on a handmade challenge.  Here is the link.  http://blockheadradiolive.com/holiday 

Exciting Things for Tomorrow

I had a day of treasure hunting today and I will post fun vintage jewelry tomorrow. I found 3 gorgeous purses at the thrift store today. One is fossil and the others are designer too but the tags are gone. I really didn't care what brand they were because they were in beautiful shape and the leather was so thick and luxurious! I have a couple gourd baskets coming up tomorrow and fun pins. I also got lots of compliments on my scarf that I knitted when I wore it today. I will try to take a picture. Here is one of the bracelets I found today. Vintage plastic. Love it. it is on my etsy site http://www.jennifergoode.etsy.com/