I definitely needed these few days a way to catch up on some sleep & generally get a bit of rest & relaxation.
It's also (already) nice to be thinking about my crafting without being able to get on and do it, if that makes sense. I can make plans, but there's no pressure to get started on any of it cos all my supplies are elsewhere and I can't access my files or my photos or my accounts or anything like that. It's just me, and my head, and thinking about things. Which is rather nice.
Two things have come up already:
1) how much time supplies selling has taken up over the past couple of months (and how much space it takes up in my spare room!)
2) how many designs I have sketched and scribbled on scraps of paper awaiting sewing
These two do seem to be vaguely related. The supplies thing was a bit of an experiment and I definitely want to make being creative my priority, devoting as much time in my week as possible to actually making stuff.... so I think I'm going to cut back on the felt squares available in my shop sometime soon. I'm definitely going to carry on selling my 60 mini squares packs for the time being because I love them, but the 9 inch squares will probably disappear once my current stock runs down (I'll put a proper announcement about it in my shop & my felt listings soon). I love sending out little bundles of colour to crafty people, but I have to be selfish and make my own crafting a priority.
Crafting-wise, I have been sewing together a bundle of bird ornaments that have been in my wip box for at least a year I think. Three of them won't be coming home with me as my mother has already nabbed them for her tree (an early Christmas present!). I've also started turning lots of those roughly scribbled designs into pattern-ready drawings to work from when I get back home.
Oh, and one of my brooches was on the Etsy front page last night (or was it early this morning? while I was asleep at any rate). Thanks so much to lazygiraffe for including me in her sunset-inspired selection and to fivedot for letting me know & for the screenshot!
(oh, and belated thankyous to Munieca and Bombus for sending me screenshots of previous front pagers - lovely Etsy people one and all!)
Oh no! I've been meaning to buy some of your 9" squares for ages, I've had them on my wist for months... But I would feel terrible placing an order now since you talked about how they take up all your crafting time - and at the same time I'd hate miss out if you're going to stop selling! Oh boy... Any advice?
ReplyDeleteAw, don't feel bad Karin! I do love sending out packs of felt to people, I'm just getting to be a bit too busy that's all :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I can't wait for my lovely felt to arrive! :) By the way, I'm about to start my own craft blog and I've put you on my blog roll - I love popping in here and seeing what you're up to!
ReplyDeleteThankyou! Best of luck with your blog :)
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