0003 'Rah's Mini Creations

 

HELLO EVERYONE!!

I have been working on a little something over the summer and quietly opened an Etsy shop where I am selling jewelry and accessories I made from recycled and repurposed items – for the most part miniature items

For a good bit of my adult life, I have absolutely LOVED miniature things.  ESPECIALLY miniature versions of items that WORK.  

I have increasingly been looking at items and thinking “can I make that jewelry?”

AND I HAVE.  I started making various mini items into jewelry for myself and, recently, decided to take the plunge and attempt to sell my jewelry.

Thus was born, “’Rah’s Mini Creations”; a way for me to make and sell accessories made from miniature versions of things.  Anything is on the table, really, but I’ve initially been making mini colored pencil earrings (that really work!!), new and used (recycling!!) dollhouse accessories, various cute charms and beads I find around in stores and my buckets of crafts, and used LEGO accessories.  

I am having a blast and now it’s time to officially see if anyone loves my products as much as I do. If not, then I have an amazing backstock of gifts, and fun earrings that I can wear for years to come.

I would also like to take this time to send out a blanket request for any excess miniature items you may have lying around your residence that I might be able to make into jewelry/accessories.  Items such as (but not limited to) LEGO accessories, minifigs, dollhouse accessories, small game pieces (especially meeple!!), and anything small enough to be an earring or keychain that is fun and mini!  If you have anything of this sort and would like to donate to my undertaking, reach out to me and we can chat.  I will pay shipping!

Here are just a few examples of what I've been making:

And here is where you can contact, follow me, or check them out!

Email: rahs.mini.creations@gmail.com

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RahsMiniCreations

IG: https://www.instagram.com/rahs.mini.creations

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Rahs.Mini.Creations

0002 A year and a half later...

Back in January of 2021, I started this blog.  I had high hopes for it, honestly.  I'd put a LOT of work leading up to it.  Then I hit a wall.  

This is why:

2020 had been an especially intense year for myself and my family.  Not only with COVID-19 and the lockdowns and sudden change in how EVERYTHING was done, but Scott and I decided to proceed with our previous plans to get the house ready to sell and move in the summer of 2020.  

We not only found ourselves moving in the midst of a pandemic, but an intense housing market.  It definitely helped in selling the house.  However, it made purchasing a house near impossible. Our timing was not ideal, but we barreled ahead anyway. 

Because the pandemic made Scott's job go full remote, we realized that opened up the possibility of moving slightly farther away than we originally assumed we could; and, after much research and conversation, we decided to move our family to southern Maine.  Cue me dropping everything any time a house that met our criteria came on the market, driving ~2 hours one way to look at it while Facetiming Scott, and driving home.  After doing this a good number of times to no avail, we decided to switch tracks and look to rent.  

HOWEVER...everyone and their mother was in the same boat and finding a rental that would fit our family of 5 was its own hurdle.  Our house already had buyers and a closing date, so we were feeling the pressure to find somewhere - ANYWHERE - to live while we continued our house hunting.  Luckily, last minute, we found an 8-month winter rental (essentially ON THE OCEAN) that let us have some breathing room.  

It was in that bubble that I so naively started this blog.  We originally decided we would restart our house search at the end of February (2021).  About a week into January, we reconsidered that track and found a realtor better suited to our needs than the previous one and started our search in earnest.  

After a few disheartening failed offers, our realtor found a co-worker who was actively building houses in the range we were looking for.  I drove up to see the bones of the house, fell in love, and we went under contract as soon as humanly possible.  

After slowly moving in as there were a few hiccups (as one can expect with new builds), I went looking for a job and found one at an and indie bookstore that was opening up a location in the neighboring town (!!). 

I am finally starting to feel settled and at home.  

 

SO, my dear reader(s)...my ADHD brain was beyond overwhelmed with all of that.  I thought about this blog almost every single day since I started it and...didn't...write...in...it. 

And that brings us to now.  

Here I am.  

Trying this thing again.  

Until next time,

        'Rah

0001 Introduction to Sarah

Those of you closest to me and who I interact with on a regular or semi-regular basis already know that my life and outlook on life has changed a great deal over the past couple of years. While it is true that the only constant in life is change, these changes are substantial. They are changes - or more accurately an accepting of my authentic self - that run nearly counter to the self that I presented and believed I was in my past. 

Truth be told, I have wanted to start a blog for some time now. However, I keep coming back to the fact that I have changed so much in the last year or so that anyone who I have known along the way may be confused or not realize where I’m coming from. Some will be shocked and horrified. Others will be delighted. This knowledge kept me from feeling like I can truly express my thoughts and feelings - something I’ve always prided myself in being able to do - for some time now. I avoided writing about all of this both because I was afraid of rocking the boat or disappointing people in my life AND because I didn’t want to feel like I should have to explain myself. I am finally (currently) at peace with all of that and feel like it’s finally time to just be me and write a blog. 

So, consider this an introduction in a way. I have been slowly introducing myself to...myself...over the past two years or so. I slowly introduced that self to my husband and other close friends. Then, I went beyond to those around me who I felt safe. I am finally starting to feel like I'm ready to introduce that self as my...self. No longer hiding behind the mask of my old self. 

My name is Sarah. I am agnostic. I am bi. Two earth-shattering realizations that came hand-in-hand for me and had me questioning everything I had ever known, been taught, or claimed to believe. 

This blog is my space to explore this new world I find myself in. Not because I feel the need to explain myself to the world, but because I find it cathartic and one of the things that has saved me from my darkest days was the community - both in person and online - that I found. The Exvangelicals: those who are also deconstructing (as the current buzzword goes); MANY of them also finally accepting their queerness. Knowing that I am not alone in the many strange experiences we share has been both encouraging and validating. I am now at the point where I am ready to put myself out there in hopes that I can help others feel like they aren't alone in their questioning. 

I don’t have huge expectations for this blog. It’s almost like a Live Journal thing for me. I will see where it takes me, but at the moment, it will most likely have a mix of everything from musings to book reviews to poetry. Part deep, part light. Exploring this new me I have finally allowed myself to become. 

So, hi!