Poor Neglected Blog

WOW its sure has been awhile since I've blogged. I swear I'm alive. I have has some success with my Etsy store and had a customer order last month along with a sale. I had the opportunity to design a toilet paper cover for the custom order. The blue one is the first one I did for the custom order and the white one I recently finished last week. I have been working on a hand towel, wash cloth, and dish cloth to go with the toilet tissue covers.
How ever I have gotten some of my Christmas knitting/crochet done. I have things done for my Mother in law, sister in law and her fiance. I have socks started for my DH and my mom along with a hat/scarf combo for my DD. As to what to knit for my dad and father in law, well that just escapes me. I will probably knit my brother some fingerless gloves or a beanie style hat, lol maybe with a big 'ol pom pom on top. I still have over 2 months left to get stuff done. So we will see what I can turn out in that time.

Busy busy Beaver

I 've been busy working on stuff for my Etsy Store. I've had 2 sales since I've opened it up. The forums tell me to advertise and "pimp" my store. LOL Some even suggest getting business cards to give to people who order from you so they can direct there friends to your store.

1. I have had only 2 sales.
2. I have an Etsy mini in 3 different places, apparently this is not enough.
3. No way an I gonna spend money on 250 business card and then wonder what to do with them if this doesn't work out.

However I have found a Child's apron pattern that I like and have been given permission to use the pattern to make aprons to sell. The one at the left is Sized to fit a 2-4 yr old or a Toddler basically. Now if my said Toddler would hold still and let me take her picture in it THAT would probably sell the thing.

Etsy Store

Awhile back I decide that I wanted to knit & crochet some stuff to sell on line. So I researched and thought and pondered and thought some more. After all of this I went with Etsy.com, which is like a craft only Ebay. I knitted a lace doily then crocheted a few doilies and knitted a couple of dish cloths.
Last Saturday I listed what I had gotten finish during the week. On Monday to my surprise on of my dish cloths had sold :) :) That was the high light of my day yesterday.
The really nice thing is that I can stick a blurb on my blog so take a look on the right hand side and feel free to click to visit my store.

Knitting Lace

#1 is after round 35 and #2 is pinned and starched.

Last week I decided to join in on a Lace Knit a Long. What better way to do a lace pattern than a doily. I hunted and hunted for on that look pretty and some what simple to do. I found one HERE that looked easy. After about the 66th round I was feeling rather tired of knitting the doily so I cast off. Instead of being the full 15 inches it is supposed to be its about 12 inches. It is done with Patons Grace in Lavender.

not much to report

I haven't been the busiest knitter lately. With going to Ohio to visit my family and with the weather being so humid and hot I just haven't had the desire to sit down and knit. I did start a felted bag and I need to get the ends knitted on so it can be felted. It is Red & Black to keep with teh project spectrum theme.