Tuesday Treasures

After creating this list, I noticed how all of the items I’ve picked for this week’s list have to do with stitching—knitting, crochet and embroidery! I think it might be the colder weather... I’d sure like to have a nice cup of cocoa, a half finished doll on my needles, and a nice pair of those crochet slippers!

Stylishly slouchy:

I love hats like these; too bad that me and wool don’t get along. I need to learn to make one in acrylic. I also need to grow some hair so it doesn’t look ridiculous.

You can find it here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62740388/london-slouchy-hat-pine-green-or-choose

Big bow:

If I could learn to knit on the diagonal (I am self taught, so I have ridiculous holes in my learning) I would totally make this. It would be so snug and cute for the dreariness of winter.

You can find it here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65994261/bo-peep-scarf-knitting-pattern

Striking stitches:

I love red and white together. It’s probably my favourite colour combination. It looks so clean and fresh. This is such a cool way to incorporate embroidery in jewellery making.

You can find it here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/73123657/hand-embroidered-necklace-with-three-red?ref=tre-933008527-2

Warm feets:

I tried to knit mary jane slippers once when I was learning. They never looked as cute as this!

I invented something

I've always wanted to knit myself a pointed pixie hat. As of yet, I haven't gotten around to it yet. Trying to figure out a pattern for one this small, however, was a breeze! I plan on knitting ones with and without fuzz, ones as hats and ones as hoods. I'm adding $5.00 to these as they are more material and more stitches (38 across!) I'm very pleased with how Gemma turned out and hope to make more in time for the craft fair. If you'd like a hood added to your wintery order-- let me know!

Autumn and Dollies Oh My!

I love fall. I love the sound of crunching leaves, cuddling up inside, and taking walks through the crisp air. I even had tea and oatmeal for breakfast. I love the grey skies-- it's so much softer than the blaring sun. It's also a lot better for staying inside knitting dolls! I've made a small dent in my quota recently-- plan to try and make two more today, if possible. I've briefly thought about how I want to set up our table, but I really just need to make as much product as possible before I worry about how to display it! Wish me luck!

Enjoy your first weekend of fall!

And so it begins

After scoping out every conceivable type of craft fair-- I have submitted our application and been accepted. So many of the larger fairs charge 500-800+ dollars for a booth-- so unless you are selling diamond rings-- there won't be too much of a profit margin. I finally found the "Christmas in the Manger" craft fair, which is held at the Saanich Fairgrounds in Brentwood Bay. My cousin and I are splitting the cost of a table-- I will be selling my Sea Glass jewellery and my knitted dolls, she will be selling her handmade cards. I advise buying a necklace for a gift, a lovely card to send with it, and a sweet dollie for yourself (haha). Apparently we're out in a barn--- with limited heating possibilities. We'll see how 12 hours over the weekend will be-- the last weekend before December. We tried to find a warm, cozy, small scale school craft fair-- but apparently the people who run them are very elitist... so here we are in a barn. I did go there last year-- and found it to be quite busy- so at least that's a plus!

Now that I've been accepted---- I realize that I've never quite paid attention to how things are displayed... but I do have some ideas (my boyfriend might have to help me build them, however) it's all a little overwhelming. Besides creating displays, pricing everything, creating gift tags and buying bags-- I have to literally sit down for the next few weeks and knit with abandon. I've decided I need at least 20 mini dolls and 10-15 large ones-- each take a day at the least-- so hopefully the weather is rotten so I can stay inside with my tea, turn on Turner Classic Movies and knit.

I'm also having surgery in late October, and am missing Halloween (I wish it was Christmas- I love Halloween the best!) so I plan on knitting throughout my recovery. I had the same surgery a year ago when I was teaching myself to knit-- and knit an entire baby sweater (it was fairly terrible-- but I was learning) so I estimate I'll be able to make at least 5-6 mini dolls in that duration. I just finished my "Frankie" Doll--- The Bride of Frankenstein--- to make up for my stolen Halloween-- she turned out great!

Anyways- I'll keep updating through this process-- posting new pictures of completed work as well as documenting the journey of preparing and selling at a craft fair!

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