Organizing & Newsletter News

Sometimes there is nothing worse than having a repair person come and all you have been doing is creating art or things for my daughter's upcoming wedding. So this morning I spent my morning just straightening up and cleaning where they would be working. "Sigh" Well at least the television area is all cleaned now and you can see the top of my dining table. All is swept and mopped.  So many projects so little time? Only partially true.

 Now this is what I call organized!

WideOpenSpaces

Part of it has to do with organization. I know it can't be perfect all the time, but I must find a way to take some time to organize and have things more efficient! Often sharing a computer area isn't easy. I need to organize a desk / office space for being ready to move forward with my Etsy shop. Something like this may just be the solution.

Then I need to set up my paperwork for tracking expenses for supplies, purchases and other taxable information so when I open up shop at year end I am not scrambling. Yes, anyone with a little shop knows what I am talking about!

Turbo Tax

I just came across this website that has some helpful articles on starting a small business, tax provisions and other information from the IRS.

Source: possiblydreaming.tumblr.com via Theresa on Pinterest

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Today I made a decision to make my newsletter life more organized. I decided to use a host for the first time. I had been running my little newsletter myself, collecting emails via sign up and managing it all. It has gotten to the point where it was so time consuming and  I wasn't staying on track. Feeling guilty of not being able to just put something nice together without worrying about doing the rest I was getting in my own way. So I stepped outside of my box while the repairman was here and got my new host! My new newsletter sign up is on the side bar. Thank you MailChimp for making my life easier! I am excited to create lovely newsletters, with creative goodness. I hope you sign up. They will  stay bi-monthly for now and I am going to have a new one coming out soon! * sorry for the delay subscribers, I just sent you information on our new host, watch for it in your in box today!!

Do you have favorite resources when it comes to your art / craft business?  What is a tip you could pass along if you have experience opening up a shop?

Organizing My Work Space

The cat thinks she has a spot to play little does she know that it will be filled up quickly~
So much to go through~ scrapbook papers,sewing, kids art supplies misc.
My art table is rarely this clean~ but you can see the table today!
Believe it or not I have since organized the rest and filled the shelves. I moved things from the laundry room I use the most to the shelves to save me time going back and forth. On shelves in the other room put things I use only once in a while. My new shelf my husband found at a yard sale matched my other and both fit in the closet space! He thought I would use it in the kitchen. lol What luck finding a match~ He had already taken the closet doors off and we hung a pretty curtain rod up with some very light curtains I can have closed if I want when I am working or when guests stay in the room. I wanted to give you a peek of what has been keeping me busy~
The topic for Creative Everyday is "Home" for the month of February. So I will have more to share including my inspiration board ( not done on Polyvore, as I sometimes do ) that is hung where I paint and create.
Staying organized when creating isn't easy you are constantly pulling out and grabbing items then next time you look up you are encompassed by inspiration and chaos ~Theresa Huse

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. ~Author Unknown (And artists!)

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes. ~Agatha Christie