Not Following

So, I have an Excel chart of people to whom I've sent submissions and licensing inquiries.  Listed on the chart is are dates that I ought to have followed up with them.  As of yet, I've not followed up with anyone.  The reason for this is that everytime I think about calling a stranger on the phone I
1. feel like I might puke.
2. Have only a vague idea of what I would even say and this would consist of many Ums, Uhs, You knows and  "Hi, my name is..." before probably hanging up on them.

I think I have Telephobia.

So this week I've been catching up on some mending.  I won't bore you with pictures of it.  If you want to be bored, you can go read my tutorial about sock darning which I still say is a useful topic albeit dull one.   And, I've launched four different Christmas paper packs in my Etsy Shop, changed my background on Twitter, this blog and Etsy to a Holiday Festive version of my Candy Dish Paisley design.

While you ponder all of that, please enjoy this drawing of a fancy shoe from my sketchbook.

Autumn Morning Free Desktop

It happens every year, the trees shed their beautiful colors and we're left with brown sticks to look at.  If only it could stay like this just a bit longer. 

Halloween and Geranium Fairy part II

Halloween was a big success.  How can you not be a success when people are giving you candy?  As you can see, the Geranium Fairy turned out lovely. I think her favorite part was getting to wear make-up. My 9 year old designed and created a TV set mask for himself using a box, duck tape, some mirra-lux paper that I had sitting around and some wire, my oldest went as a hobo.  I hope everybody had the happiest of Halloweens!

TV boy, Fairy & Hobo