I should have been a great many things

The rains a comin'
       Dark , dark clouds hover above me
             winds pickin' up power~by the moment, 
                             by the hour ....


Ah Nature ..as delicate as a flower
      As powerful and full of ol' storms that could kill us all~
  
                      No remorse or regret needed
                       For that is the way of nature and the Great Mother 
                              All I can do now is eat my sandwich and wait for the rain to come ~ 
                                                   I fall 
                                               back in to my book ..             Copyright ©2012 Avabunny             
Little women by Louisa May Alcott I mean. Great book that was made into an even greater movie. 
A particular quot from the movie I've always loved is when Jo is in a room with a bunch of men and they are all talking about whether or not women should have the right to vote. One of the men thinks woman should have the right to vote because they are good creatures. Jo jumps in and says ''I find  it poor logic to say because woman are good so they should have the right to vote. Men vote because they are male and women should vote not because the are angles and men are animals but  because we are human beings, and a citizens of this country" The mayor then replies back '' You should have been a lawyer Ms. March!'' Jo then says ''I should have been a grate many things Mr. mayor''  
It got me thinking about all the things I'd wanted to be at one point in my life.


1~ A toy tester ( for kids toys, not sex toys)  Just thought I'd make that clear. 
2~ Toy creator 
3~ Cosmetic / perfume chemist 
4~ Maybe own a farm and rise llamas and Alpacas 
5~ Cirque Du Soleil  performer
6~ A Beekeeper 
7~ I 'd like to work for Ben and Jerry's inventing new Ice cream flavors ..yum:)
8~ A Botanist (That's a person who studies flowers) tho' I would more then likely like to be the person who invents new kinds of flowers . 
9~Coffee taster
10~ Puppeteer 
11~ Chocolatier
12~ Scuba diver in Hawaii 
13~Professional doll maker
14~Fashion stylist
15~Magician
16~Florist 
17~Makeup Artist ( the kind that does special effects)
18~ Circus performer ( maybe the person who trains the elephants or a clown) 
19~ Lego sculpture
20~Paid blogger ;)

THE RAVEN

Something amazing happened today and I just can't believe it! 


OK, I was writing in my journal and as I looked up I happened to notice this bird. Jet black, tho' way too small to be a crow. And tho it did resemble a crow it didn't caw. It made some other call that I never heard before. Then again, it could very well had been an adolescent crow? Maybe it just wasn't able to caw yet. Hmmm....I wonder if it was a raven!!!


Darkness 
              Falls 
                     upon 
                            me
                      Night and fog surround me A walk through the cemetery 
                         Tall stone crosses remind thee 
                            That death is no mystery
                                 As real as any reality(may) be..Copyright ©2012Avabunny
                                                                      



Speaking of ravens,there's a movie coming out about Edgar Allan Poe.well,actually about the stories he wrote. 
It's about a serial killer that bases his killings on Poe's writings. I'm gonna go check it out at the end of the month.   



I have also decide that I'm going to give my Blythe doll a makeover using Poe's poem the raven as inspiration. 
I'm going to reroot her hair with natural suri alpaca hair. I found the perfect color too!, it's called nighttime.
You wouldn't believe it but I had the hardest time finding a black color made out of alpaca hair. 


I will also be changing her eye color. I'm kinda torn between two colors. 
One is a custom blue set by pattyparis 
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69395883/custom-blythe-eye-chips-set-a001



Stunning aye? 


Now the other set is a purple gray color called fairy dust:)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/92841138/handpainted-realistic-eyechips-for



I may go with the blue, perhaps because I always wished my eye's were blue:) 


I'v also been shopping around for a dark raven type of dress. I came across this one on Etsy 
http://www.etsy.com/listing/31717480/blytheshops-little-black-dress

It's a little plain but I still think it's cute:) 


I also came across this watercolor painting by littlelulus 
Makes me really, really want to start painting with watercolors again. =) 
http://www.etsy.com/listing/19478372/twelve-ravens-5x7-print

Think like a man?

My minds in turmoil
Scratches and scribbles 
  Mood swings
   Waves 
Leaving me to wonder ..
How deep I must go
Within myself
Past the waves 
To find the calm and stillness
The silences of the ocean Floor
Copyright ©2012 byAvabunny


I've been thinking alot lately about ...well ..a lot!  
To much really.To the point of where I've been making myself sick to my stomach.Just about everyday I get up and set to work on creating something new to sell in my store. And yet, I hardly ever sell anything!!. Starting to wonder why do I even bother anymore.I feel like I've done all that I can to make the business work and feel as though I'm still floundering! I was told by some that the pictures of the jewelry weren't clear.So I took new pictures. I was told that my descriptions of the pieces weren't informative enough.So I rewrote a more accurate description of the items.Lastly,I was told that my prices were to high. But I really can't help or change the prices on the one's I already have for sale.


I have recently started making pieces in a lower price range and am happy to say they will be available at the end of this month. I really am working hard to accommodate everyone.I'm also thinking of starting a men's line of jewelry.Making a men's line will be a challenge because most, if not all of my jewelry is whimsical. So, I think if i'm going to do a men's line, I'll have to change my mind set a bit,Start thinking more like a man,lol.