Ear ware and paper fun

I am having a blowout sale on my ETSY site use TRINKETS for 40% off

 

 

I want to make room for new items and want to have a new look for my shop.  I will focus on earrings, tags, cards, smash books/journals and hoop art.

I think I will try to enter the wedding market its a big one but if I can come up with unique ideas I will hopefully stand out a little more.

 

here are some of my new items....way more to come.....

 

 

I have made over 130 items and I am aiming for 300 items this time as I bought many, many supplies lol

 

I have signed up for a few more craft sales and hope they will be more fruitful than my last encounter with one.

 

I don't seem to have much time to create, especially in the summers. 

With this great weather I am off out and about most weekends and my week nights are very limited due to other commitments. 

How do you make time to craft?  share your tricks of the trade with me please.

 

Thanks for reading I appreciate it very much.

 

 

 

 

Live and Learn

Yesterday I made it to my first craft bazaar as a vendor.  It was something I had told myself I would try, it was a goal:)  
Live and Learn, it was not well attended and I only made one sale:(   What did I learn:
Ask how the event will be advertised, make sure the venue is well know and in a good location for drive bys, see how many other vendors are in attendance and see how successful their last event was.

I made great contacts with other vendors, they will let me in on other venues and events coming up in my area.  Such nice people and seems like its what some of them do most weekends.  Something else I learned was this and most shows are of direct marketing vendors, meaning they are part of commercial teams, ie arbonne, south hill jewelry, steepers, and several more.  I and one other vendor, a soap shop, were the only handmade shops there. 

I had a great experience overall, it was a long day and I slept very well today  lol  

Here are some cheery pics from my backyard, as yesterday was a gorgeous day out and it makes me believe spring is finally here to stay!!!

Please help me prepare for my next craft shows, what have you learned from your experiences??

Thanks  happy Spring all

The Mad Rush

So its this Saturday I have my first Craft Show, I am nervous, excited and in overdrive crafting like a maniac  lol.
I am obsessed I will not have enough of a variety and want to be sure there is something for everyone at my table.......this is impossible, I know, but my crazy brain believed it for a bit  yikes!

I have priced most of my items I am waiting on some small tags to come in the mail to price all the hoop art individually. 

 

I still need to figure out what I am going to use to hang my wind chimes with.....oi.   I know it will all come together the way it is meant to and that I will not be able to do all I want for this sale, live and learn.

 

I have made a few other new items and will stop now as I need to rest up for the big day.

 

I have made over 100 items for my 300 items challenge!!!  I have many many more supplies to make new items with and cannot wait to focus on them rather than this sale.  It was all consuming as I tend to be a bit obsessive with things  teeheehee

 

I will update you on how the sale went and keep you posted on my challenge!!

thanks for reading and sharing.

 

Remember I do custom work ALL the time if you see something you like on here email me and we can figure out how to create something unique and special just for you.