Has anyone seen my motivation?

It's missing...I want to look in every corner, under every stack of paper, under the piles of beads on my table...but I'm not motivated enough to look for my motivation! I don't know what happened to it, but my motivation is missing! Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I've seen it. My motivation must have skipped town...maybe it's on an incredible vacation at a spa resort on the beach somewhere. An EXTENDED vacation. That's got to be it.

Well, whether I've found my motivation or not, this summer I've decided to do the Eden Farmer's Market. It is every Saturday from 9-1 at the Old Town Eden square (by Harley & Buck's restaurant). Come see me! I'll be there most every weekend, other than a few where I'll be other places (I'll post where to find me here on my blog), and one or two weekends when we'll be camping or doing other fun family stuff. We could turn this into a "Where's Waldo" game of sorts. Except it will be called "Where's Jennifer" and you'll get to drive all over Weber County and Brigham City to find me. You should get a prize for tracking me down in different locations...any ideas on what the prize should be? The funny thing is, I am writing this as if I have hundreds of followers, but as you can see on the left of the screen, I have ONE follower. My cute friend Shauna. Other than her and a handful of others, does anyone else even read this? Or care where to find me this summer? Don't get me wrong, I have a few followers/customers/stalkers that I know by name from them buying my jewelry; I just don't think any of them read this blog. Oh well... with or without motivation, it's time to get to work!

Saw this in California!

We thought this truck was totally cool so we HAD to take a picture!

I have to brag...

I have the best friend ever! Last week, Melanie read my last post and being the awesome friend that she is, she came over (and dared to step into the war-zone of our house) to help me get ready for the boutique. One hour before the boutique opened, I realized that my 3 big crates full of beads wouldn't fit in our little red Audi...Melanie to the rescue again! We loaded everything into her van and rushed over to the boutique. After we got the beads organized, we started tying tags onto the bracelets and pricing them. It was at this point that the boutique opened to the public. It's almost like the running of the bulls when they open the doors. Dozens of crazy ladies race through the isles looking for "the" thing to buy, and it is a race to get to that "thing" before anyone else does. I've seen ladies practically running down the isles! Once they run through the show, they go back and take their time looking in every single booth.
So here we are, Melanie and I, working as fast as we can to get jewelry tagged, priced and out, and there are crowds of women in my booth. Melanie was answering questions and helping however she could. She ended up staying and helping me for 2 HOURS! What a blessing she is to me!

And then...on Friday night as I got home from the boutique, here comes Melanie, walking across the street with a big basket in her arms. She had made us a travel basket for our drive to California! I am amazed at her thoughtfulness! The basket included a few magazines, puzzle books for the girls, pencils, lots of different snacks, baby wipes and hand sanitizer, tissues, bottled water and even washable markers made for writing on glass! It's been killing the girls to stay out of the basket until we leave! We did try out the markers on the sliding glass door though...I started it, I couldn't help it! Chris still isn't sure about letting the girls write on the windows of his truck though. We'll see if we can talk him into it.

Thank you, Melanie, from the bottom of our hearts! You are the best friend ever!

And the winner is...

Susan Anderson! You are the happy owner of a new pair of earrings of your choice! Come to the boutique this week to pick them out. The hours and address are on Kottage Kupboard's website. www.kottagekupboard.com.
Thanks for playing, everyone else. And sorry for those of you who weren't able to comment, but I included you all in the drawing anyway.
See you all at the boutique!

Mother's Necklace just in time for Mother's Day!

Announcing my new Mother's Necklace! Just in time for Mother's Day, this custom pendant has birthstones for each of Mom's kids hanging from a sterling silver heart and bail on a sterling silver chain...because it doesn't matter how old the kids get, they're always attached to Mom's heart!

The Mother's Necklace is $28 plus $2 for each birthstone. (Or $18 if you want a leather necklace). At this price, they will go fast! There are only 11 of this style available so call me to reserve yours. (801)686-5768

I also only have 5 available of the Forever Family Necklace (pictured below), so if you want one of those in time for Mother's Day, call me to reserve it!

This is your last chance to comment on the post below to be eligible to win a free pair of earrings!

Finally, the Kottage Kupboard is here! This time, along with my jewelry, I will be selling custom frames and magnet boards from Grandma's Closet in my booth. (Did you know that Grandma's Closet in Pleasant View sells Rock Your World Jewelry?)

Boutique Specials
~Enter to WIN $50 of FREE Jewelry when you purchase $50 of Rock Your World Jewelry at the boutique!

~FREE Earrings when you purchase a necklace & bracelet!

~FREE Leather Necklace when you purchase 3 pendants!

Don't forget to stop by and say hello when you visit the Kottage Kupboard Boutique this week! My booth is in it's regular spot (near the women's restroom). See you there!