DeLong Designs Metalworking

05/31/2019

I finally caved. People have been going past my booth all day with these homemade drumsticks. This is totally worth it!💖💖💖🍨🍨🍨

04/28/2019

Big thanks to for their help with the new booth design!
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04/28/2019

Ballot box is full!!!
I was going to draw one name, but I think I better draw at least three! I'm at Saltscapes East Coast Expo until 5pm, so come down and get your name in the draw.

04/26/2019

What do you think of my new booth display? We're having a great weekend at Saltscapes Expo! See you there!

04/21/2019

I'm getting geared up for Saltscapes East Coast Expo next week. It's been a couple months since the hustle and bustle of Christmas, so I'm feeling out of practice. Wish me luck. Maybe I'll see you there!😊

04/17/2019

I follow organ printing research pretty closely. This is a really big step! It sounds like there are a lot of trials needed yet, and my intuition tells me that the researchers' estimate of organ printers being available in hospitals within 10 years is pretty ambitious, but it's still COOL as-all-get-out!

Scientists at Tel Aviv University 3D printed a functioning heart using a patient's own cells and biological materials.

04/12/2019

Experiment time!
Please leave a one-word comment with a verb that you think describes my business and the work I do.

An entrepreneur friend shared this exercise with me the other day and it was surprising what people came back with. I know what I think my business is about, but I'm interested to know what other people think. I'll leave my answer later on after I've seen what other people write.

EDIT: okay, i really didn't think this through. This post totally just looks like I was fishing for compliments. You're all so sweet. ❤❤❤

My word was going to be "hope" 😊

04/04/2019

Implied consent for organ donation is a big deal!

It's coming down the line right now in Nova Scotia (where I live) and it's got loads of people talking. We're the first place in North America doing this!

I've had multiple people get in touch to ask if I'm excited about this. I wish I could say 100% that I am. I'm definitely onboard with it, but I have a few reservations.

If it means that recipients spend less time on waiting lists, I think that it is definitely in the best interest of the public. I think that there are going to be cases in which it creates difficult conversations between doctors and the families of people who have just lost a loved one, but those already happen under the current system. There are worries about cultural differences and people with legitimate reasons not to donate. I hope that there will be no pressure to be a donor in those situations.

This has the potential to harm some people... That said, it will help so many people who are currently suffering and waiting in hope.

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03/22/2019

I want to share something personal. It's strange that I spend so much time talking about illness and how it touched our lives, but I'm still reticent to talk about it in the moment when we're hit with illness. We've had a rough month and a host of issues with healthcare and visits to the ER thrown in. It's just now starting to let up (although Thomas is still struggling to bounce back) but when I talk about it, I feel like I'm complaining.

So, wow, if I have trouble with the stigma of talking about illness and yet a big part of my job involves normalizing talking about illness, that means it must be a crazy, uphill battle to get people to want to share and be okay with how we relate to the subject. It's so important to be able to communicate with each other about our personal struggles. We all have them, they aren't the same, but they tie us together.

02/10/2019

Different experience this year at this show. I can actually move around my booth without knocking everything over with a giant pregnant belly. 😁

01/29/2019

This is great! Having childcare means I'm responding to messages in a timely manner today! ...now I just need to get back to all the messages that have been piling up over the last few weeks. 😂😅

01/21/2019

Good grief but it's hard to get anything done with a crawling baby to watch! Hats off to all the other self-employed stay-at-homes!😅💖

01/03/2019

Time to reflect. I'm so proud that as a new mother I was not only able to keep the momentum in my business, but I was also able to grow my business this year! It was a lot of work, but it's been so worth it.

Big thanks to everyone who helped me along this path!

What are you thankful for in 2018?

01/01/2019

🥳🎉🍾Happy New Year!!!🍾🎉🥳

Seems like a great day to resolve to empty out my inbox and find the top of my desk. It's a crummy job, but someone should do it. When you're a one-person operation, pretty sure it can't get delegated to someone else.
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12/23/2018

Last event of the year! ... and what a year!!!

12/23/2018

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a big THANK YOU for a wonderful third season!!!🎄🌲🎄🌲🎄🌲

12/21/2018

Last Minute Pop-Up Shop!

Come visit us and all the other amazing vendors at the Bridgewater Farmers' Market on Sunday at 10am, the Eve of Christmas Eve! What a wonderful way to cap off the Christmas season. ❤🌲❤🌲❤

12/12/2018

Let's have a Last Minute Christmas Photo Contest!
I LOVE this shot of the Anchor Star. I want to see some more pictures of DeLong Designs ornaments in action! Submit a picture in the comments and we'll pick our favorite. Winner gets to pick a friend who they want to receive their favorite design in the mail. Contest closes on Friday.

This image is from our giveaway winner, Costana Hornbaker! Thanks for sharing it. ❤