Etsy & Rainy Days

As you probably know if you've read some of my previous posts, I have been making earrings lately. I've made mostly Alaskan Brewing Co. bottle cap earrings, but a few others as well. Years ago I dabbled in the earring making hobby but I just didn't get that into it. Now that I'm older (well, a little older), I've come to enjoy making earrings in my spare time (when I actually DO get some spare time! haha). I've made a ton for myself, and now I'm overflowing the bedroom with earrings so I've decided to start making more and selling them! I've sold a few pairs of the bottle cap earrings to friends and on Craigslist, and figured the time is right to put them online. I'm not really trying to make much money off of the earrings I make, but just enough to keep buying supplies (aka beer, for the caps of course :] and beads, crystals, etc).

Anyways, check out my Etsy shop HERE.

Aaaaand it rained today at the base of Eaglecrest. Kinda of a rain snow mix off and on all day. It was snow about mid-mountain on up, but it sure made for a soggy morning. After a couple hours it felt like I jumped in a lake. Dustin and I both were soaked to the bone. Luckily, we got to leave after lunch. It was nice to have a relaxing afternoon after working every day for a while. Definitely adding waterproof rubber rain pants to the list of things to buy. Judging by the forecast, tomorrow will be about the same as today. As long as there is fresh pow to slash up top, I don't care about the rain!

Get Creative.

Something I've recently picked up doing is making jewelry. I've made earrings, necklaces and bracelets off and on for a few years now for myself, and after seeing some cool bottle cap earrings in a store at the mall, I thought I'd give it a try again. Since I've loved every type of Alaskan brewery's beer that I've tried so far, I figured I might as well make use of the bottle caps and try to recreate those earrings myself. And so I did! The ones in the mall were plain... just the cap on a hook, so for myself, I jazzed it up a bit with some beads. 

Here are the ones that I've made so far:

Here's some hemp bracelets that I made a couple months ago:

Although my hemp kit is in TN (I'll have it shipped to me when we get an address), I do have everything to make the earrings in the hotel room. If you would like a pair, drop me a few bucks for shipping, send me your address, and I'll make and send you a pair (also tell me if you want beads or just the plain cap and hook). So far these are the bottle cap colors I have: black, blue (it's a darker blue than the photo shows), white, and red (not pictured).  

If you have some cool bottle caps and want to try and make them yourself, click >HERE< for a good tutorial.

Hemp!

What am I going to do to keep my mind off of food for the next 10 days? Make hemp bracelets, of course :)

I should have quite the collection by the time my cleanse is over!

I'll have an update on day 1 of the Master Cleanse later tonight.

Peace!