Category: Ramblings

Thoughts that don’t belong anywhere… :)

Everything’s Coming Up Milhouse!

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It sure feels like it is, anyway ::grins::

Prints (and stickers!) arrived last night. (One is pre-sold, and soon to be dropped in the post! <3) Did I say? Moo.com even corrected my ridiculous typo on my business cards and resent them. O.o I will love them forever! You can now find my cards at the shop. (Houray!)

Kay, the shop owner, agrees that it’s worth a trial run to see how well tote bags in this print might perform at the shop. What do you think of a pre-order sale? Say, 10-15% off and signed by me? (Timely delivery will be the major issue, since printing won’t be local.)

I really need to buy a new camera… or something. My Etsy storefront is stalled until I can upload quality photos. (How else will I sell my prints?) I’m also thinking of adding a shopping cart to here as well; it would be of greater benefit in the long run.

My knitting has paid off in a small way… Friend of a family member saw me knitting and I now have a modest order to fill. Makes me happy ::smiles:: Of course with the 15 dish cloths and counting… I am sorely tempted to turn a serious eye to soap making, so I can make little gift sets instead. ‘Phee has a small mold that makes gem shapes. I think it would be right about… perfect.

And the best news of all for last? I will be at the Fairy Girls Market: Spring Has Sprung event, Saturday April 22nd. Would be lovely to see you there!

Busy, Busy Bee

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Christmas is literally around the corner, and I am very, very busy with handmade gifts, wrapping presents, and still need to find time for baking! ::laughs:: Lots to be done.

I hope to take photos to show everyone, and of course, links to instructions.

Hope you like the new layout. I still have to learn how to tinker with it… I love the landing page, but I’m less enthused about the other pages, so I’m undecided. As per above, I’m busy with more important things. ::laughs again:: so probably something to focus on in the new year.

Much love this holiday season,
ElvenAssassin

Business Cards! (and craft sales)

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There I go, disappearing again…

November brings with it an extra year on my driver’s licence.

I was brave, and signed up for two more craft sales. I’ve attended one and broke even, so I should not complain. (I’ll be honest, it’s difficult not to question what I’m doing!) The second is set for the end of the week. Nothing has been unpacked, so set-up should be relatively easy, in theory. I’m nervous to find out there is a larger venue scheduled the same day, but the last one had a great turn out for being in a suburb at the far end of town.  I can only do better, right?

I’ve been knitting to pass the time… it’s been good for me. With my phone broken, (again!) I have something to keep busy while traveling. I actually replaced it with an old one while I wait for the Note 8 to come out, but it has limitations :P I spoke with the office staff at my daughters’ school and if none of my scarves sell this weekend, they are more than happy to accept the donations. So win-win for me in a way. I either recoup my costs, or I help my community. Even better if I can do both ;)

With Black Friday creeping into the Canadian shopping calendar, I scored a deal on business cards from Moo.com <3 What do you think?

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Granted, I should have had this design sitting and waiting, but I didn’t actually figure out what I wanted in a business card, until a couple of days ago, so… the digital version was flung together in a few hours. I think it’s good for what it is. (although I just realized there’s a typo. Can you see it? Oh dear.) 400 typos being sent off to the printer… nothing to do now but grin and bear it. ::laughs:: 400 typos at a 30% discount at least! I have two weeks to mull over what kind of white-out works best, heh. The nifty thing about Moo is being able to upload up to 50 different designs. I managed 33, so I’ve got quite the variety to hand out. I’m still rather happy.

Lastly, on the general topic of dragons… I made several dragon-be-speckled ornaments to sell. The girls have picked out which ones to decorate for themselves, and the very worst case scenario is keeping them for myself? (Oh, the hardship!)

Fingers crossed I do well this weekend!