Someday, by the sea

12/03/2025

Sometimes I feel like a sweat shop monkey!!

11/16/2025

I have my favorite families that I have done ornaments for year after year.
I love that we have gone through so many milestones “together”.

Outside of my individual favorites, my favorite ornaments to do are for same s*x couples.

When I started doing ornaments and those who couldn’t find an ornament that fit their family dynamic and I could do it for them. It was, and still is, an amazing feeling.

11/11/2025

In the spirit of full disclosure:
While, yes, all those reaching out for ornaments gave me the ego boost I required to get my a** in gear, there is something else.
I did a Daphne.
I purchased the most ridiculous thing recently.
Something I do not need. Will never have the opportunity to use. Something so obnoxious and boujee it is absolutely mind boggling. I don’t even have the space to store it and there is no way I am sneaking past Douglas when it (actually they-as on more than one) arrive tomorrow .
In other words I really need to paint about 150 ornaments to makeup for my “serious lack of judgement” (said in Prof McGonagle’s voice).
Pray for me!!


11/10/2025

I had absolutely no intention of doing ornaments this year.
I’ve said this every year for the last several years and usually cave around the end of October.

The older I get the longer it takes to do ornaments. I have to wear glasses now.
My butt gets numb after sitting for too long. I get crabby if I don’t have snacks every 45 minutes. Plus some people just make me mad…. AND I’m trying to live a life without irritation.
As much as possible!

HOWEVER, once again, so many people have reached out asking about them that I’m caving….again.
This is the latest I’ve ever started ornaments, and per the Daphne way, I’m sure it will be the usual sh*t show of chaos and caffeine.
Especially since it’s starting out with me, logging onto Etsy to reinstate my store only to discover I never put it in vacation mode as I had thought.
There’s orders waiting for me…
(Fortunately, just a few since I only had a few items listed…. That’s still a whole lot of apologies for my not responding promptly.)
To make matters even worse, upon the discovery, somehow my shock led to my dumping an entire 16 ounce latte all over my desk.
Phone.
Mac.
Notebooks .
Pens.
🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️
So give me 24 hours and I will have the Etsy shop filled with the designs I will be doing this year.
I’m off to take care of those who have already placed orders and respond to the numerous requests about placing orders!

11/16/2024

Weekend special!
Any FOUR ornaments in the shop for $100 shipping included!
♥️
Limited amount available!
Sale ends Sunday (11-17) evening.

This Christmas Ornaments item is sold by SomedayByTheSea. Ships from Rodanthe, NC. Listed on Nov 16, 2024

11/14/2024

It’s been a really long time since I posted on here.
The last several seasons have just flown by.
I had no intention of offering ornaments this year.
When I started painting them in 2009, I had absolutely no idea how much my little side gig would blow up.
Over the last 15 years business has gone from good to outstanding, the price being my spending from Halloween to Christmas, missing out on things like cookie baking, present wrapping, boardgames, tree decorating…. It probably wouldn’t have interfered so much if I was better at time management…. Plus I’m a lot older now than when I started. Much slower!
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So this year, I did not utter the word Ornament or Etsy sales or doodles. I kept the online shop in vacation mode. Didn’t go anywhere near my email.
Until I did.
The email at the top of the list asking if I was doing ornaments this year was from a woman who I’ve been doing them for since the beginning. Scrolling down email after email was from previous customers telling me how much they mean to them and their family and was I please going to do them again this year.
So here we are.
November 14th,I reopen the shop less than 24 hours ago and already have several orders.
I will keep the shop open until the end of November.
Please order early as the older I get the longer. It takes me to complete each one.
Thank you to everyone who reached out, helping me relocate my motivation through your praise and stories.
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