New in the shop...

Another headband!

Meet "Marianne", inspired by the starry-eyed romantic Marianne Dashwood of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility."

We have a feeling that "dear Marianne" would have been a hippie, had she lived at the right time. 

While we don't agree with the hippie philosophy, the "look" can be great if you are like Maddie and can pull it off.  But if you've tried it (like me) and look ridiculous (like me), never fear! You can wear this headband behind the ears like a normal person.

What concerns me...

This is the second week of January, and for us in Jackson, the first week back in the studios after Christmas break.

And that means that two important things are happening:

1: Each of us writes a letter to the leadership, outlining what the Lord has done in our live the past semester and whether we would like to stay on next year.

2: Our company directors, rehearsal director, and teachers each give us "written evaluations" of our individual technical, artistic, and spiritual growth. This is leading up to the "personal evaluations" in March, when the leadership meets with each of us to address any problems we may have and to tell us whether we are asked back for another year, being moved up, or going home.

When things like this are going on, it's easy to fall into doubting God's plan, trying to take our future into our own hands, or even just being anxious.

This verse has been helpful in reminding me that the Lord's ways are higher than mine, and that he is faithful to finish the good work he has begun in me:

"The LORD will accomplish that which concerns me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands."

First sales!

Yesterday, on the tenth day since our shop opened, ADDENDUMhandmade made 2 sales!

We are very grateful and quite pleased, as you may imagine.

Here's what we sold:

This is our "xoxo" Valentine card, which is the one that's been featured 4 times.

This one's called "Corners."

Below is a close-up of the back flap of the envelope...

It seems our work is beginning to pay off.

But now there are only 2 other Valentines listed in the shop, so I'd better get busy...

"Snow" Day!

Here in Jackson, we got the day off because there was a little snow and a LOT of ice. 

Fine by me!

An opening line:

"Never begin to speak 'til you have something to say, and when you have said it, cease."

John Witherspoon

Open 9 days - new listings!

We've been busy getting our Etsy shop up and running.

We're not too computer savvy, though, so you may imagine it's been a bit tricky.

ADDENDUM has now been open just over a week, and our items have already been featured in four treasuries! We're amazed at how well people have responded to our shop.

To pique your interest, here's a few photos from our shoot for the two items we listed in our shop today.

Maddie was a very obliging model...

Stop by our shop for more photos and info!

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Etsy shop - Now open!

Hello, New Year.

Today is ADDENDUMhandmade's official birthday, as we just opened our shop on Etsy and have begun to list items.

Visit www.ADDENDUMhandmade.etsy.com and take a look around.

Happy 2011!