6 FEB Update - #My2020PatreonChallenge

Here we are, in February already.
The time is going too fast for me!

What have I been doing?
I have to think too long on that!
It all gets muddled with my to-do lists every day, long days and long nights, and life.

I was checking on "zines" the other day... the information has changed since the last time I looked them up.  I discovered a trick to folding one sheet of paper to make a one-sided option... meaning the under side of the pages can't be used.

I prefer the greeting card size, that can be created more easily on a computer and printed out to put together.  I found one young person that sews them together!  I loved that idea!  I expect to try it out.  I also followed her link to an Etsy shop.  I think it was the Enchanted Quill... let me check real quick.
(It is actually ShopEnchantedQuill... I bought the one for $1.50 about being nice.)

My current goals are more about envelop size... #10 envelope size.  So, I tend to like the brochure format.  I've made them over the years, and you can get a lot of text on those.  I need to work on my graphics, but I think CANVA(.com) may help with that.

Creating physical products seems to be important in our age because of so much online theft and grief caused by it.  It is a sign of our moral character as a world.  To my knowledge, only the Christian faith requires good... even Obama stated that Muslims are "allowed" to lie.  This matters more as time goes by and things get worse.

I was looking at land parcels from an email link tonight, too.  Lots of money for those...  I don't know enough about that level of value, I look to see the size, the things that are included, the locations, and the ability to support people and food.

I finally ordered some seeds for this year's garden effort... with some microgreens to try out.  I have been following a group in Arizona called  seedbankbox.com  after finding a video by them about growing loofa sponge gourds.  I wanted some seeds.  I never got them.  I was amazed that you grew those things!!!  I am always looking for self-sufficient options.  So when I sent a note after making my order, I asked about getting those seeds, too.  I have no idea if they have any, but I hope I can get some to try out.

YouTube(.com) is a great resource for me... When I have time, or a reason to go there, I end up looking for hours.  Music, crafts, food, and more... things I never heard of.  When I finally learn how to do video, that will be where I post my own videos. One place I post them.  Maybe that will be my "file" for all my video efforts.

My budget is on life-support this month.  :-)   I am getting things I need to go forward... but not on the budget.  I tend to "flex" my budget categories to meet needs that suddenly appear.

I made an order at HobbyLobby(.com) for a six-hole punch I couldn't find at a price I could afford.  So I also made an order for the stretched canvas I need to make silk-screens for printing (learning how to print with them), and the yarn needle I have to have to finish binding a book effort I am working on.

This may seem like nothing, but it is all about the money.  These aren't the best supplies for me, but they are good enough at this point in time.  Without the right tools, supplies, equipment, space, I can't make anything.

• I can't make my art prints until I figure out how to do silkscreening.
• I can't do my experimenting with bookbinding until I get my yarn needle.
• I can't use my 6-hole recycled notebooks until I find an easier way to fill them with paper!
• I can't grow good food without good seeds.
• I can't fulfill my commitments and goals without making the things I have promised.

This year is a big deal for me.  I am trying to find the answers I have looked for over many years.  I hope you will be part of that process.

In Christ,
Deborah Martin

#My2020PatreonChallenge
https://www.patreon.com/DebsRetirementPlan


Note :: I am working to build my Etsy shop with important
words and statements on various products.  Keep checking back.
-----  ETSY is having problems with their billing system right now,
so I am dealing with the results of that.  This is a good link,
but it may not work until ETSY fixes their system problems.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/work2gather


Note ::  I am not promoting any affiliate links at this time.  I will let you know when I do.  :-)