So I sold my first hat last week and I am working on a new order. My stepdaughter is trying to get a job in a very artistic coffeeshop. She talked to the owner about my jewelry and hats. He wants to write up a contract with me for my jewelry! Any suggestions on getting a deal and having a contract with someone?? I am very new at this!
I really find something wonderful about making something with me hands. I have been reading a lot of knitting and sewing books to inspire me, but I am so scared. We really don't have the extra money for me to buy fabric, just to mess everything up. So I want to be sure that I know what I am doing before I try anything. But how can you really know what you are doing without trying? Trial and error is the best way to learn, don't you think? So I am trying to talk myself into being brave and just going for it.
I also am going to make a bunch of hats up and sell them. I don't know where or the best way to go about it, but I am hoping I figure it out soon. I would love to make some money off of something that gives me peace.
Almost everyone has heard of Secret Santa, where you recieve a gift but you don't know who it is from, and you also secretly give someone a gift. Well I want to do that, or something like it. They built a new cancer center in town and we just lost an old friend to cancer. Well she wasn't old. She was in her late 40's. They found the tumor, told her she had a month, but she only lived about a week. It just shocked everyone. But I was reading Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street series when this happened. Alix's prayer shawl struck a cord with me when the grandma died with that on her shoulders. Wouldn't it be nice to have something like a shawl to know that someone, someone you don't even know, is praying for you and hoping that you survive? It would be like a constant hug around someone's shoulders who is trying to fight the good fight. So I am considering making a bunch up and shipping them to the cancer center. Or maybe asking around to see if anyone has a family member amidst the struggle.
Please comment or make suggestions. I love getting messages. Or tell me to shut up if you wish!!
For some reason, when I make a gift for someone, I always make it a very difficult gift. I can never pick something that is easy and quick to do. For example, I just recieved three boxes today. One was my pasta machine! Yes! (Happy dance goes here) The other two were UPS boxes. I didn't remember ordering anything. They were marked Mary Maxim on the sides. Oh.... (feelings of dread go here.) My grandma asked me to crochet a blanket for my mom. I told her I thought I could do it, but I din't expect it so soon. The other box, well, that was the latch hook rug to match. Gee..... I've never done latch hook. Umm... maybe I'm a little over my head. The whole afghan is single crochet. The rug, well it is as big as my dining room table. So I will tell you how I'm coming along, when, or should I say if, I ever get to come up for air. If you haven't heard from me for a while, send a search party. I may be lost under all the yarn strands!
I just bought some beautiful ribbon yarn and fuzzy yarn from ebay. I am quite pleased. Now to find a new project to use this yarn. I also bought a pasta machine for my clay projects. I am hoping to have better results with my clay if I use a roller instead of my hands. Anyway I will update any photos I may have along the way!
I had posted a comment on the Inspiration and Creativity about summer projects. I just wanted to share what I had created last year. The rose petals are from my rose bush, the rose buds are from roses my husband gave me, and the other little flowers are from my wedding boquet. The leaves are leftover from a swag that I had made a friend. The canvas was painted by me. Then I glued everything down. I didn't want a frame becuase I thought it might take away from the background. So I glued a pop can tab to the back so I could hang it. Its been up a year and no problems so far! Lol.
