Still nervous about tomorrow’s craft sale, but I’m excited to have already sold some dragon ornaments to family and friends :D
I’m finding them very hard to photograph, but they’re really cute in person :) When it comes to surrounding yourself with like-minded people, my love of dragons comes naturally :D
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?
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!
So I showed my work at a craft sale over the weekend.
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Standing in the thick of it, I was worried it wasn’t a strong presentation, but I felt differently after reviewing this photo.
Truthfully, I find it almost easy to forget this was my table. ::laughs:: Silly, but true.
Positives, to take away from the experience would be…
Negatives are:
I made some new things that no one batted an eyelash at; I’m not terribly worried. Not sure if they weren’t well displayed, or thought to be over priced… I think I’ll turn my little “witch potions” into necklaces, and then they’ll be more attractive. Worst case scenario, the snakes become dragons ::coughs::
Speaking of dragons… I’m working on custom USB keys.
I don’t remember if I mentioned that? This is my second one, which is a work in progress. I think the side with the red dragon is a little… empty, and it’s the front, so I need to do a bit more before I can post it to Etsy. Already some love for it on Instagram, so that’s heartening. I have a second one waiting to be varnished at the same time. I have one pre-sold, so I shall let my customer pick their favourite, and list the other.
I am going to try very hard to post here at least every week. ::nods:: No guarantees, of course, but I shall try.
D&D is off to a good start!
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For once, I stepped out of my comfort zone and instead of playing my usual female elf thief-mage/sorceress (erm, my Berryl), I am roleplaying a male dragonkin barbarian! It’s going to take some getting used to, but I think I like 5th edition.
Hahaha, if you go through my list of recipes I’ve posted here, you might be under the impression I have a mild obsession with almonds. Almond and pumpkin. While that might be true… honestly I have all this left over almond meal from when I made Almond Mice Cookies last, and what better excuse than this to use it? :D
This recipe comes from one of my staple books in the kitchen Essentials of Baking by Williams-Sonoma. Continue reading “Almond Cake [with Homemade Almond Paste]”