Hello! Well, I think it has been about a year since I posted last...well, not really, but might as well be!!! The beer koozie mitten didn't sell well over the warm months (no surprise there!), and I became very busy. Toddlers are hard work!! I was also working a lot.....recitals, classes, shows, etc. All fun stuff, but leaves very little time for crochet!
Just found out some great news, and some bad news......we are expecting our second baby!! Woohoo!! Due April 28th!! I could not be happier! Bad new: suffered a threatened miscarriage 4 weeks ago and the doctors are strongly suggesting that I do not work for the duration of the pregnancy. That is right....I am 17 weeks pregnant and I can't work again until AFTER baby!! I might go insane!!! What this does mean, however, is that I have PLENTY of time to crochet and get my business back up and running!!!
I recently made my first display at the dance studio on a cheap portable coat rack! Looks pretty good if I do say so myself! I am selling little girls leg warmers, dance shoe bags, and adorable tutus!!! Haven't had a ton of sales yet, but it is starting to get colder....which means little girls are going to start complaining in dance class!! Buy my stuff!!!!
Going to attempt to make a few koozie mittens again and sell them on etsy.com. Only sold 2 last time, but I think that if I have some pre made, they might sell better?! There is another store that is selling koozie mittens as well, and she is selling them for very cheap....but they are so different and I offer a matching mitten!! Spread the word that mine are better!! :) Might start selling some tulle outfits for little girls for Christmas on etsy.com as well.....just need to figure out that best way to go about it!!!
I am going to be involved in 2 craft fairs this season!!! I am really excited about it and also very nervous that I am not going to have enough to sell or I won't sell anything! The first one is going to be on December 1st in Batavia, IL. It is at the studio that I used to work at called The Attic Christian Arts Center. It is at 26 N. Island Avenue, right off of Wilson!! Come support local artists and businesses!! It is from 10am-2pm and is going to be fun!!! Please visit: www.theatticbatavia.com for more information or if you want to be a vendor!!! The second craft fair I will be in is on December 7th in Bartlett, IL. It is call Mall in the Hall and will be at the Independence Center for Early Learning at 200 Taylor Ave, Bartlett, IL. It is from 4-8pm. Admission is $1 for anyone over 16, but it includes a raffle ticket! Please contact StephanieHopkins@u-46.org with any questions! I will be selling crochet hats, holiday hats, scarves, koozie mittens, fingerless mittens, headbands, puppets, leg warmers, dance shoe bags, and tulle tutus!! They are all homemade (and made in the past few weeks......silly bed rest!!)
If anyone has anything that they would like me to make for them for holiday gifts, please email me or message me and let me know!!! I love to try new patterns and I am pretty good at making up my own if you have an idea in mind!!! Also, my koozie mitten pattern will be going up for sale on etsy.com sometime this week!!! I might also put it on raverly.com! So much going on!!!! As soon as I put some of our personal pictures on cds and get them off the computer, I will upload some pictures of what I have been making recently!! Hopefully tomorrow night!
I am hoping to blog more, but we will see how I am feeling and how much time I actually have as a stay at home mom.......somehow, I feel like it is not going to be as easy as it sounds!!!
Hope everyone is doing well!! Hooray for crochet!! :)
Andrea
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