New Destash Shop

I decided there just must be some extra spare hours in the day, so along with my other 2 shops on Folksy I have opened a destash shop, currently selling beads and jewellery supplies but will soon have card stock and items for card makers and maybe even some fabric. This came about after a much needed sort out of the craft room to make space for the extra fabric arriving, all neatly boxed up now. Unearthed in far corners of the room was the remains of my jewellery days, I sold a lot of it years back and hadnt realised there was so much left. It is being sold at very reasonable prices, in the hope it will go to my fellow Folksy crafters and help them make some funds.
Here is one of my latest listings, just click on the photo and it will take you to the new shop..



Must admit I am finding 3 shops pretty difficult to keep on top of, and still find the time to do what I enjoy the most, which is the Bags of Swank by SimJaTa side of things making bags, I did manage to finish off another messenger bag toward the end of last week, but only just found a moment to list it on Folksy today.




I really dont know were this weekend got too, I think somebody stole it from me, most of today has been spent awaiting the arrival of new washing machine, and tonight will be catching up on the weeks worth of washing that has also been waiting.

Still, at least I now have a wonderful spacious craft room to work in, all neat and tidy, polished and waiting for me... all I need now is some time to get in there..

~Bags of Swank by SimJaTa~

Happy New Year from Bags of Swank by SimJaTa

Monty is helping me to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and all the very best for 2011. Monty was a visiter at my Aunties on New Years Day were we had our family lunch, he does make me laugh, just looking at him makes me laugh so thought I would share him.

Just a quick blog to wish everyone well, and hope all the crafters here are doing better than I at getting back at it, I seem to be a little on the slow side and rather too easily distracted of late, perhaps things will be easier when the rest of the family are back at work.
I have however, managed to master my new year resolution of linking photo's to Folksy shops! Hurray, so soon you will be able to see my fellow Folksy crafters and their many talents, something I have wanted to share for a long time (assuming I can still do this by tomorrow LOL).

Whoops, nearly forgot - the other of today's photographs is my Calico Cats Messenger Bag that I finally managed to get finished today, this will be available in my Folksy shop tomorrow.

Have a great bank holiday.

~Bags of Swank by SimJaTa~

Farewell 2010 from SimJaTa

So, that was 2010 - now its almost over. What a year! It began for me with looming redundancy and the choice of either doing nothing or trying to sort myself out into a 'little business' whilst looking for work. Ended with my 'little business' doing better than I thought, and forget looking for other work. Ok, its tough at times more hours than I thought a day actually had, but no boss to answer too and the rest of the problems that came with it.
These days I start my day with a clean slate of "what shall I create today" and I am loving it.
Take today for instance... first time out in my car for weeks, so a lovely dog walk (see photo of OH with dogs) back home and did some new fabric ordering that was fun, then visit to parents, afternoon doing little else but watching Dr Zhivago and searching for a new washing machine on-line. Yes, I know must do some actual work tomorrow.
Not being able to wait for the new year I have launched my new line of Messenger Bags by "Bags of Swank by SimJaTa", which are a sturdy black canvas with fun fabrics - and more on their way.
As the years go 2010 has certainly been one of the better ones, and I am looking forward to 2011 being better still.

So, that just leaves me to wish everyone a very happy and successful New year and see you in 2011.

~Bags of Swank by SimJaTa ~