when there's an ending there's another beginning....

So recently, maybe about a month ago, I applied for a county job with the referral from a friend. I was invited to do the computerized assessment and was called in for not 1, not 2, but for 3 different interviews for 3 different programs. Long story short, one of the interviews liked me and offered me a position as an eligibility technician. For those who don't know, an ET interviews applicants to see if they qualify for public social services. This new position is extremely exciting to me because my major is social work and I will be working alongside social workers. So how I see it....I'm going to get paid to work and gain more knowledge.

I already put in my two weeks to my boss and I'm sad to be leaving this place since I've been here for 4 years. It's crunch time to find someone to take my position and I hope they will live up to my boss' expectations. The earliest I would begin is December 1st. And I am happy to say that my hours will change to a 10/40 schedule, 4 days Mon-Thur 10 hour shifts. Which means I will have Fridays off. Which means more projects I can complete....yay. I have a couple of things in mind I want to do, but first off I need to get organized.

I have decided to purchase a few of these. Chalkboard vinyl panels. At first I was thinking a white board but my walls are already white and since the color scheme of my room is black and maroon, chalkboard seemed to be the more logical choice. The panels have a sticky back and I'm debating on placing them directly on my walls or putting them in a frame and hanging it on my walls.

This product can be found on JanDeeCrafts Etsy Page.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope to be posting more in the future. As some of you may agree being a full-time student and working full-time doesn't really allow much time for fun crafting. Be sure to stop by my Etsy page too....StoryIsEverlasting. Thank you.

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the latest projects completed...

After completing my "baby shower collection" gifts, I grew a fond of sewing. It was definitely not something that I had anticipated, but I became intrigued by taking simple items and creating beautiful finished products. I posted a few pictures of the "baby shower collection" on Facebook and have been asked to complete a collection for a baby girl. I feel so bad since it is taking me awhile to complete because I am so busy with school. But it is my goal to begin sewing tomorrow. My first baby collection was for a boy and I'm very excited to do this next collection for a girl.

In addition to the "baby shower collection", I was asked by Erica's mom to make a door draft stopper. She already had one but it was getting old. Erica and I made a trip to LA on October 8th to go look for some fabric. Unfortunately because it was a Saturday, not many fabric vendors were open, but nonetheless we were able to find what we needed. We found a beautiful maroon with palm trees for the door draft stopper and I found the printed fabric I wanted to use for the baby collection. On top of that, I offered to make a baby parrot tutu for my baby cousin Taylor. Taylor's older siblings were going to be pirates for Halloween, and Erica suggested having Taylor be the parrot. So my thinking cap came on and I decided it would be cute if Taylor used a tutu with just a red top. So on my trip to LA I also bought red, yellow, blue, and green tulle and ribbon. Below are pictures of the completed projects.

Here are a few pics of the tutu. I have no idea why they are all sideways. Sorry but I guess you'll just have to tilt your head to get the right view. 

Here are pics of the door draft stopper for Erica's mom. I must say she loved it greatly too. :)

And here is a single picture of Susan's door draft stopper.

I am so excited on how wonderful everything is turning out. For Halloween, Erica and I were Mr. Fredrickson and Russell from the movie Up and I made a bow-tie for Erica. The first one I made was way too small and I didn't want to throw it away.....so this is what I did....





I secured the bow in my hair with bobby pins. And the creation of a new idea....with my extra scraps of fabric I will use them for bows. :)

Thank you for reading my post and make sure to check in every once in awhile. I have also been graphic designing birthday cards and invitations. That will be a new post in the future.
I have also created my own Etsy shop where my items are on sale. Please feel free to browse by clicking on the link...Story Is Everlasting

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