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June 05, 2007

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I've been busy. Working on some new papers, mailart, and a few packages that needed to be sent out yesterday. If you are waiting on something for me, please don't give up hope! I don't know what it is with me and why everything takes me so much longer to do than it would any normal person. I am a perfectionist to be sure, but even I know when to say it's done--I think. I started scanning these papers to post literally 5 hours ago. Is that normal??? I know my way around a computer so it's not that. No wonder I'm exhausted.

But I said all of that to say in my oh-so-charmingly-witty and abundantly-wordy-way, to those of you waiting on me, I am really working on it! I'll admit that I do obsess over the smallest things. You won't believe it , but it takes me at least an hour to package, print label, and ship everything I sell on Etsy. And that's if the universe is cooperative. No savvy businesswoman here. She whines: But I like to make things special! I'll just say, It's a good thing I enjoy what I do. And I guess the up side is that if you receive something in the mail from me, you can rest assured, it was significantly obsessed over and fiddled with and whatever else it is I do to drain away a perfectly useful day. Oh, look. I've given myself a headache.

Is that complaining??

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I've gotta agree with you about packaging. I always figure that if folks are buying something from me through my Etsy shop then they're interested in the human touch. Anyone can run out to Target and buy a stuffed toy so deciding to buy from an individual shop owner means that they deserve special treatment. I like to package my creatures as if they're little gifts. It sort of like you're buying a gift for yourself so I do my best to package it as prettily as possible. I always include an extra little treat and a thank you note.

Your papers are very lovely!

Beautiful papers, Debra! I love the depth and pattern.

Deb

Love the papers! I find if I spend a few hours in front of the computer, I am drained. I think it is cool that you go the extra mile to make your packaging special. You don't find that in modern consumer America.

Wait....I'll be back. Gotta go take my thorazine. Those patterened papers are almost exactly like the ones covering the inside of my mind. Tres fabulous little black kitty! You've gone and outdone yourself. The journal pages in the current post are WAY cool. I love the doodling or stamps or whatever they are in the bottom left on the 2nd page.

OMG, I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who can eat up time like it was Skittles. Y-O-Y does everything take me so loooooong? Awesome stenciling!

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