Hello June...

I'm back. It's been a nice little break, but I'm missed my blog and all you wonderful crafters and craft supporters out there.

So what have I been doing? Well during my little hiatus, I have enjoyed a variety of books about soldering, Chinese knot work and Victorian costumes. I've watched movies like Topsy-Turvy and Gosford Park for inspiration on Victorian/Edwardian fashion. I began a 365 photography project and started an inspiration journal. I've visited the coast, went on a mini "safari" and gave my mind the chance to relax, ponder and dream.

After all this, I can finally say that I've made it past the conceptual stage and believe I'm ready to produce my new line for inkstrand. At least I hope I'm ready, because certain events have given me a very set deadline. I have the pleasure of participating in two craft fairs this summer (and hopefully a few more before it's over). The first is June 25th and the second is July 17th. I'll do an official announcement when things are more finalized.

I'm sure you've figured out already that one of those deadlines is less than 10 days away. Originally, I planned to start my craft fair season in July, but the opportunity in June was so perfect that I signed up for it as well. I'm looking at the event as a test run and a way to get myself prepared early for the show in July.

Ten days isn't really a lot of time to prepare, but I'm up for the challenge. On the bright side, my designs are mostly finalized and nearly all of my supplies have been ordered. In fact, many of them have already arrived or are on their way. Still, it's definitely going to be an interesting 10 days.


Happy Crafting!

Let's begin again...

I've been gone for a little while. Let's just saying moving into a new place while starting a new job meant getting set up took a lot longer than I thought. And sadly, my blog, Etsy and crafty life were sorely neglected.

But I'm back and my mini haitus has given me a lot of time to think and recreate.
So I've given the blog a face lift, been streamlining my shop and have a fresh stock of craft ideas in mind.

Indeed, I intend for bigger and better things this year. But that's all I'll say for now, because I don't want to jinx it. (Knocks on wood)

So stay tuned.

November hiatus...

Well...it's been a while. I been away for a little due to NaNoWriMo along with a few other non-crafting related projects last month. But I'm back and I bring news of my shop: stuff is selling.

Of course things are not selling as fast as I'd like but the shop isn't yet to 100%.
My goal is to sell jewelry, paper and fabric items. However, it's only jewelry and a few wallets/cases at the moment. I've simply been too busy to create anything new until now. So when the shop is ready, I'll start promoting.

And I have quite a bit in the works: brooches, larger purses, tote bags, shrugs, cuffs, collars, gift tags, notecards and notepads to name a few. Some I have done before but never for my Etsy shop, while others are completely new undertakings. So there will be postings about the projects and test runs over the next week, so do come back to check them out.

I've got a lot of work to do, but I'm excited.

I leave you with a little showcase of my shop currently:

Etsy Buy Handmade inkstrand

Until next time!

PS. I failed to post pictures and a breakdown of the final Red Riding Hood costume, but will as soon as I can take proper pictures.