tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55248063961728457902024-03-10T20:23:49.673-07:00By Way of SalemWhimsical & Holiday Folkart, Handcrafted JewelryBy Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-28609933316186756592021-09-20T18:27:00.000-07:002021-09-20T18:27:31.278-07:00Things Don't Always Go As Planned....It's September now, more than halfway through actually. The past few months since I last posted haven't been the best. At all. It's been very hard. Filled with heartbreak. I won't get into details as I still haven't really dealt with it, denial I'm thinking, but I lost my horse. The one that was in the hospital. Long story, but things took an abrupt turn and she never came back home, never By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-31233267726511732662021-07-06T18:34:00.000-07:002021-07-06T18:34:08.842-07:00A Long Absence.........I hadn't realized till today that it's been 8 months since my last blog post. We're finally out of 2020, thankfully, though I'm not sure really that that much has really changed. I'm hoping we can continue moving forward into more positive, happy days ahead. I remain hopeful.My art continues to be therapy for me, keeping me company and entertained. I have some amazing customers from Etsy as well By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-45485473781296468072020-10-18T11:08:00.000-07:002020-10-18T11:08:09.514-07:00All That Glitters!Oh how I love October and it's already more than halfway over. Sad... I wish it would last for another 6 months! Our temps here have started to drop a bit, though this week we might be headed up into the 80's again when really temps should be in the 50's or 60's. That's the south for you, always on the warm side of things.I've got a zillion projects going on right now. I just completed a HUGE oneBy Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-64200319980781405812020-09-28T17:28:00.003-07:002020-09-28T17:28:59.569-07:00F@LL is the Beginning of Baking Season!Hey everyone! It's the end of September, we're in Fall mode now, and so I thought it'd be a good time to kick off the season with an amazing recipe that I tried about a month ago and will be baking again here soon. They were SO delicious I can't even tell you! If you love cinnamon, these are for you! I have to tell you that I modified the recipe for me just a bit, meaning I added a lot more By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-65917162385807616962020-09-15T19:15:00.007-07:002020-09-15T19:47:36.759-07:00IT's F@LL! PuMPkIn SPiCe L@TtE TiMe!Hey everyone! Hope you're doing well...all things considered. Last post was back in March when all the craziness began. I don't need to post about all that stuff, cause, well, we've all heard everything about it...so let's just move right along!What have I been busy doing? Well, time with my horses of course. Not riding cause it's been summer, and summer here in the south is sheer misery for me; By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-9825138466168034522020-03-24T08:23:00.001-07:002020-03-24T08:23:53.337-07:00A Whole New WorldHey everyone! Yes, I'm alive and well and still living in Nowheresville, TN. But thankfully so now that we've got this crazy virus spreading across the globe. I guess it's sort of good to be down on the farm afterall.
I have to admit I'm a tad freaked out. I'm worried. Worried for the whole world, not just me, my family, or friends. The whole world. I've got relatives in France who are By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-49708682886478484182019-10-14T19:08:00.002-07:002019-10-14T19:08:27.887-07:00It's October!Yay! Fall has finally arrived here in middle Tennessee after enduring months and months of 90 degree plus weather. Boy was I tired of that! Now it's in the 60's, low 70's, even some 50's. This October loving girl is just so happy about it too!
News? I'm busy filling lots of Etsy orders. I think I just hit 405 sales! Woo Hoo!! It's awesome that I have so many return customers. To me that means By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-1953165914857722142019-07-06T17:14:00.000-07:002019-07-06T17:14:49.827-07:00Waiting for Fall, but in the meantime...Hope everyone's summer is going great and you're doing some fun things. I've been working in my garden and thought I'd post some pics of what's growing.
Zinnias are my all-time favorite flower, and every summer I try and plant as many as I can. This year I planted from seed, which definitely required some patience as I was anxious to see them bloom. It's amazing how each one looks so By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-46880804206228047872019-05-11T18:29:00.001-07:002019-05-11T18:29:34.983-07:00Halloween and Snowmen, and Other Sweet Things Forever!Yes, once again I've been absent from my blog. I remember when I used to blog at least once at week, if not every other day. I miss that as I was in touch with the goings on with all my blogger friends and seeing what all my artsy friends were creating. Anyway, here I am again and happy to be here, and I'm going to really try to post a lot more.
Briefly, let me catch you up with my goings on; By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-27765136380702813422018-07-30T13:24:00.001-07:002018-07-30T13:24:30.430-07:00The Eyes Have it (and more fun stuff)Finally after quite a hiatus, though really it's cause I've been too distracted (for many reasons), I listed some newly created items in my Etsy shop. Really I love making things, but more when I have a purpose or if I'm creating for someone in mind, then it kicks me in gear. To just list things to sell, that's not really a motivator to me for some reason. Guess cause it's not about the money, By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-7476139224816108512018-07-26T14:13:00.001-07:002018-07-26T14:13:44.358-07:00Fall is My Favorite Place!Well I for one am ready for Fall. I'm so sick and tired of the heat here in middle TN that I just want to scream! It seems like it's been hot since Spring without a break. I know we're not the only ones who are suffering from a heat wave, I think 80% of the country is but still, just be over and let's get on with pumpkin spice season.
Speaking of...I've been creating lots of new art lately. ManyBy Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-37781055853233463922018-04-14T18:35:00.001-07:002018-04-14T18:35:15.619-07:00Salt Dough Clay? Um, No
A few posts back, I wrote about my experiences with paper clay vs papier mache. The differences, my preference and what I thought worked better. This time I want to talk about something else that I tried a couple months ago and thought I'd put out there since I've heard a lot of different "great" things about salt dough and wanted to give my impression of it.
Paper clay, the By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-51921355782542901742018-03-20T18:31:00.000-07:002018-03-20T18:32:33.533-07:00Southern Spring Storms!Happy first day of Spring and it's tornado season already here in the south. Oh joy!
Yesterday was a big weather day here in Tennessee and other parts of the south. Lots of tornado action going on both up above Nashville near Kentucky, and the south near Alabama. I dread tornado weather. My Crohn's flares up with stress and guess what? I've got a flare up today! Started yesterday actually from By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-42538074843219637752018-01-14T17:47:00.000-08:002018-04-23T09:12:52.312-07:00Welcome to 2018!As a kid, I used to lay in bed and calculate how old I'd be in the year 2000. It seemed so impossibly far off in the future, I couldn't even imagine! Now that year has long come and gone and I've clicked over to the ripe old age of 60. Oh.My.God. 60! I have to admit I'm sort of in panic mode here. Life is whizzing by!!!! STOP!!! I don't want it to ever end. Am I scared about getting older, aging,By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-26671083988156041292017-12-14T19:18:00.002-08:002017-12-14T19:18:49.658-08:00Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!
It's the middle of December already? It was just Thanksgiving!!! Well here I am. Back after a crazy month of job searching (yes again), making things for my Etsy shop, selling, and filling orders, shipping, you get the idea. It's looked like Santa's workshop at my house for the last month or so.
Speaking of Etsy, I've had over 310 sales now and I'm very excited and grateful for that. I By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-15244523224127438012017-11-19T17:59:00.002-08:002017-11-19T17:59:28.209-08:00Gobble Gobble!Happy Thanksgiving!
Will you be partaking in "Black Friday?" I definitely won't be. I love shopping, the hectic hustle and bustle of the holiday rush and all, but Black Friday is just a bit too crazy even for this girl. I'll just shop local at some of the little mom and pop shops. Kind of cozy and a bit more intimate I think.
Nuts!
What are your plans for the holidays this year? For me,By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-51175164976337984392017-10-28T14:53:00.000-07:002017-10-28T14:54:29.632-07:00It's Creepy and it's Spooky!Hey everyone! I hope you're all enjoying these wondrous Fall days! Cooler temps, glorious red and gold leaves, the Harvest moon, displays of mums and pumpkins...oh I could go on! These are my perfect days....
I wanted to share something really special with you that I stumbled upon while perusing some pages on Facebook. I've been researching different areas where I want to eventually move to and By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-39356962923163123202017-10-18T17:28:00.000-07:002017-10-18T17:28:41.206-07:00It's Fall!It's finally Fall here in middle Tennessee. I feel like I've been waiting 11 months for it too! I just am not one for hot, humid weather so these cool, crisp days and nights make me one happy girl!
While I've been busy filling holiday orders from my Etsy shop, I daydream of New England in Fall. For some reason, when I think of Fall, I see Vermont and New Hampshire, places that are known for By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-706610613245203612017-08-30T13:22:00.001-07:002017-08-30T13:22:07.842-07:00PuMPkiN SPiCe - Fall is Almost Here?Oh don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled it's almost Fall but where have these past months gone? I looked at the date of my last post and seriously I was shocked to see that I hadn't posted anything for months and months. I am so behind and I apologize and thank you all for sticking with me. I hope you'd knew I'd eventually resurface, and here I am.
Ok Jeannine, then why haven't you posted? By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-49870573023554695382017-02-17T11:06:00.001-08:002017-02-17T11:06:40.588-08:00So Stinkin' Cute!As much as I loathe flying, stinging, buzzing insects that emerge in the Spring, I ADORE being outside. Puttering around my acreage, gardening, creating vignettes with pots and plants and old metal buckets, you get it. Well, I have another passion to share with you; POTTING BENCHES! Not just regular, boring, plain wood, but mismatched, crazy quilt, rustic, quirky, fabulous potting benches! Take aBy Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-20208219140996295582017-01-03T22:23:00.001-08:002017-01-06T11:09:58.582-08:00Kickin' It in 2017!Hey everyone! How's 2017 starting out for you so far? I know, we're only 3 days in, but I'm heading into this new year at warp speed! How about you?
I've got lots of irons in the fire right now and changes on the horizon, and I'm really excited.
Me: I've got my favorite haircut back and I'm feeling like my old self again. Funny how that works. I needed a re-do to get "back to me", if that By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-52992795535473750412016-12-12T18:24:00.002-08:002016-12-12T18:24:24.243-08:00Happy Holidays Everyone!I'm tired! I just completed all my Etsy orders yesterday and got them packaged and sent out today. I'm just pooped! I've been busy for most of November and half of December and I'm ready for a break. I'm very grateful to everyone for their orders, thrilled that I got so many this year, and for all my awesome customers. Thank you!
So what will I do with myself for the rest of the month? Well, forBy Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-27107692374411202082016-11-30T16:49:00.001-08:002016-11-30T16:49:11.171-08:00Christmas Tree Topper FOUND!If you're like me, you're probably fed up with the selection of Christmas tree toppers that seem to be available these days. Personally, plastic faced angels dressed in chiffon that look like negligees are not my idea of a tree topper, or terrible painted wood faces, or anything that is mounted on one of those spring thingies that fit over the (hopefully) one branch at the top that has By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-23721272029588149502016-11-25T18:29:00.002-08:002016-11-26T12:17:37.594-08:00Secret Santa for a Special FriendBesides trying to get my By Way of Salem orders out from my Etsy store this holiday season, I've also been working on a secret Santa project for a special friend of mine.
Funny, cause I don't know her all that well really, though we've known each other probably for 12 years. I mean we've not had lunch out together or really gone on any outings together, haven't talked on the phone, and I By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524806396172845790.post-17686573847775755412016-11-23T19:31:00.001-08:002016-11-23T19:31:09.612-08:00Happy Thanksgiving! Save a Turkey!Gobble gobble! Happy Thanksgiving 2016 everyone! I hope you all have a wondrous day with family and friends. A Hallmark kind of day.
This year we'll be eating something a little different at our house. No turkey, ham or roast beef this year. Nope. This year, I'm considering all my animal friends. Yes, I know I've heard all the arguments. I don't care. It's a personal choice and of course we're By Way of Salemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271646853010222447noreply@blogger.com0