Lovely Sunday Photographs

Every Sunday I am going to publish a pretty photo.  Sunday's are a bit of a conundrum in my world. You know in your head you still have all day until you have to go back to work tomorrow, so that is... lovely.  However, I usually get a case of the Sunday blues.  Sunday blues happen because I know I have to finish everything that I started so excitedly yesterday because I won't have the free time once Monday hits!

So, from this day onward, lovely sunday photographs will happen so that everyone can find  a little beauty in the day and maybe help it will help me beat the Sunday blues.

Below is a photo of the cupcakes I made from scratch for the first time!  The icing didn't work, but they tasted pretty good and sprinkles make everything look delectable.

Happy Sunday everyone!

Love,

Jess

Two items for sale!!!

Sooooo..... I did it! I listed two items for sale in my etsy shop. I do not think the listings are perfect. I know I need to learn so much about selling and how to list and make the photos pop, but I've been working hard and I am proud of the items. So much more to think about but after going to the super walmart with Meridyth at 7 am and holding my digital SLR (definitely more than 5 pounds!) I am going to watch Work of Art on Bravo and take a nap. Love, Jess

First Inspiration Board

So here are some goodies from around the web that I have been loving, I hope to make this a regular Friday occurance!  Enjoy and have a great weekend everyone!

Row 1:  Seating by Moda Collection from freshome.com, Closet into an office per countryliving.com , pretty pink fingerless gloves from etsy Tenderlove
Row 2:  Craft Room inspiration from Craftaholics Anonymous, Adorable handmade plush whale from The Craftinomicon, Gorgeous one of a kind craft from Deloris Petunia
Row 3:  DIY pompoms suggested by Honestly...WTF, Beautiful handmade fabric from Lauren Rossi in Philadelphia, Underwater hotel in Norway from Unusual Hotels of the World

progress, progress, progress

I had an allergy appointment today for my unusual allergic reactions.  Mer and I have been to the ER 5 times in the last month and the doctor's honestly have no idea what is going on.  It seems that IV benadryl and steroids are my best friends lately.  However, I love, love, love my allergist and she wears...wait for it...glitter, hot pink, chucks!  Amazing!  Oh, and she had a red hair extension in her hair today.  Quite possibly the coolest doctor ever.

After the appointment I was hurting a lot from my neck so I decided to go to Michael's, craft store therapy of course, to get some paper to mount my newest quilling creations I am working on because I would really like to start listing them in my etsy shop.  No one told me that the craft store was going to look like they were giving things away!  I think half of Maryland was playing hookey from work trying to get ready for the holidays!

Well, now I am home, and I just sprayed the quilling photos with matte spray to seal them.  I am also working on a sort of inspiration board of things I have loved this week.  Props to all of those bloggers out there that do inspiration boards all the time!  Not only are they time consuming, but making sure that each image is sited correctly is crazy!  I personally love the inspiration boards from the website http://snippetandink.com.  Check them out if you haven't yet, some are definitely drool worthy.

Here are some pictures of my progress!  Now on to ice the neck and take a pain pill!

Love,

Jessica

It's all in a name

So, a quick update about me. Went to PT this morning. It is semi torturous and semi fantastic. I love estim and ice! Also went to work for the first time in over a month. It was so good to see my coworkers and interact with living beings other than Meridyth and our cats!

As for the meat of the actual post I wanted to talk about the name of the shop and the blog. Loveupaperly is my take on loving something properly. I wanted the shop name to be catchy, but cute and I also wanted to take a piece of a good memory and use it.

My Grandma Lee who was my moms mom, always used to tell the grandkids to "love things properly". Meaning be respectful and grateful, and love the things and people in your life truthfully.

This shop and blog are a part of me living up to that statement. The art I am making and the objects that I want to sell all come from me loving things properly. So I promise to love things properly. Hence the name , loveupaperly. I had to also bring in my obsession with all things paper! Otherwise it just wouldn't be me!

Now, to sign off with a bit of eye candy via 1453designs. Vintage camera bookends! LOVE!

Pictures and Updates!

So I found a crappy point and shoot that my love Meridyth had and I put some new batteries in it to take some shots of what I have been working on.  They still need work, and to be sealed to make them shiny, but it's exciting to see some of my creations digitized.

This first one I am calling dreamscape.  Not done yet, but this is all hand quilled paper and the inspiration is taken from being driven home around sunset on a day when my healing was not going well.

This second one is a set of owl coasters I have been working on.  They need to be sealed and I am trying to decide if I want to sell them as a pair or make four to round it off.  The brown guy still needs some legs!

Lastly, is a personal pic, my cute kitty cat buddy who hasn't left my side while I haven't been feeling well, and often try's to eat my paper that I am rolling!

Hope everyone is having a lovely day, and I can't wait to pic up my Canon SLR again!

love,

Jessica

Bad Blogger!

So, I am going to blog. I really am. I am going to post pictures of all the goodies I am working on for my new etsy shop that so far has nothing for sale because my point and shoot camera is broken and I cannot lift my pro digital camera to take pictures because of my neck surgery! I am going to start working, going out of the house and not just to PT. One day I am not going to have ice on the back of my neck which is more swollen than it should be four weeks post op disectomy/neck fusion. I will be successful and a proud contributing creative member of society! But for now...I am going to heal and use ice and dream of paper quilling and pictures.

Love,

Jessica