done

I know my 15 readers are thrilled by my play-by-play... :)
Peanut must have known that I was trying to get stuff done on a deadline today. He is such a stinker. After staying up until 1am last night rinsing and washing tye-dye, I had to tag everything today. Peanut was grabbing at me and wanted to be held the whole time. Usually he will play by himself for a few minutes, but not today!
Long story short I made it out to the coop eventually and set up my booth. I still need to buy hangers and go back on Saturday to hang up a bunch of stuff. (I think it will get pretty messed up laying there.)
Tomorrow I'm going up to visit my dad and fam so unfortuately I won't be able to get anything else together before Saturday.

whew

Well, I dyed another batch and started labeling things today. Then I realized I need safety pins to attach the tags. sigh.
Gotta wait for the baby to wake up so I can go get some. Then I have to come home and finish labeling and finally get to the craft coop before it closes.

This whole work-at-home-thing is actually work. LOL

Hopefully it will be easier to maintain once I get everything started.

biting the bullet

Well, I've signed a 6 month lease for a booth at a local crafters coop. I am nervous that I will be able to make my rent back each month... nervous that I won't be able to keep my inventory stocked... and a little afraid that it will generally be a big flop and I will loose some $ instead of making any. (It's a new coop and there's no guarentee that it will be a big hit.)

On the flipside I'm very excited about the potential to make some fun $ for me and Peanut. Papa K's job pays the bills. Period. It has been a sacrifice for me to stay home and take care of Peanut, but my glamorous teacher's salary wouldn't have contributed much either when you factor in daycare, clothing, transportation, etc. I'm happy to stay home, but it would be awesome to contribute a little bit financially as well.

Today I went to Big Lots on my way home and purchased a pretty placemat that I turned into a sign. I also got some other supplies for my booth. I hope to get over there by the end of the week to set up my lil' section.

Just praying it all pans out for me!

yippeee!!!

I've almost finished my shower gifty. He just needs a face.
(Yes, that was a hint. Want another? I already made this pattern once before.)

Now I just have to work on the shower decorations, diaper cake and my "new mama" gift basket for my dear friend. Oh how I love getting crafty for baby showers!

I still gotta think of something really good for another friend's baby. I am waiting to find out the gender for that one though as she lives closer.

BTW, why are all my friends waiting to be surprised? Don't they know it's eaiser to knit/crochet with a gender in mind? hehe

Today I am feeling some tie dye coming on. I've been procrastinating on it for some reason. When I started doing it, it was strictly for fun. Actually it was to see if I could repurpose some stained hand-me-down onesies. Now that I've started selling them, I'm suddenly afraid of "messing up" and loosing $ on the supplies.

Yeah, I know. It's basically impossible to mess up tie dye. It's not really an exact art. heh.

Ok, I'm not going to put it off any more.... I'm off to start the pre-wash!

FO Pictures coming soon!

on a break

I'm taking a short blogging break. I have joined an on-line store to sell some of my crafty items. I need to focus on taking pictures and getting that all set up. Hopefully I'll be back and posting within a week or so.
I'm very excited to start this new venture!!!
Check back with me for my grand opening announcement.