I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!

PHEW!! The craft show is OVER!! Thanks to those who came and supported me!! I appreciate it! Despite these tight times, I did enough business to at least break even and it was great practice in working with customers, setting up, etc. I am CONSIDERING doing another show in May in Mississippi but I have to get more info on it because it is a HUGE show.

SOOOO, the shops are BACK open and will be having more new stuff added as I can get to it! :) Right now it is back to work at Blockhead Radio and back to work as a mommy and wife! My house has been greatly neglected due to my prep for the craft show and I need to get back in my mommy groove! :)

Now what I WOULD like you to do is to check out the BHR ARTISAN CHALLENGE! Simply CLICK HERE and then click each category and GO VOTE! I am featured in a few categories, so of course I'd appreciate some votes! :)

And don't forget to ENTER the artisan challenge yourself!!

I have not forgotten the secret giveaway on my blog!! You'll be hearing from me soon if you entered! :)

Have a great day everyone!!!
~~Amy

Shameless begging post..

Let the begging begin....

First off.....if you are in the Slidell/North Shore Area I would LOVE to see your perty little face at the Slidell Arts and Crafts Show at the Harbor Center in Slidell today!! :) Exit 261 off the I-10 (last exit before you get on the bridge!) I'll be there with ALL my inventory...so come on down! :)

Second.....not only did I finally SNAG a treasury last night but I am in one--twice! :)

So if you are so inclined....please share the love and do some clicking.. :)

Im in this one twice, as Mama's Little Monkeys and Fleur De Ink
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=47365

And one I was SOMEHOW able to snag last night by stalking the treasuries!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=47426

so click away and give it some love! :)

I feel tired, oh so tired, but accomplished! :)

I'm tired. Crawl into bed, snuggle up and pass out before Seinfeld tired (that's 10pm Central!). BUT, I feel accomplished! My first ever craft show appearance is next Sunday, and it's been a long road. Man, I hope the customers come! :) I sewed today from 10am-6pm. I am beat! But I made some awesome things for the show, including my own chalk cloth sign for my booth! (Being chalk cloth, I can write whatever I want on it!)

So, if I get a little extra time this week I'll finish up one set of flannel baby bib/wipe sets, and maybe one minky bear (amazingly a teddy bear doesn't take me too long.)
But more importantly to do:

• All the tags, labels, prices for completed inventory..including ingredient label on soaps and bath salts.
• Cut swatch samples for fabric available for custom pants, teddy bears and more! (basically a swatch of all my fabrics!) Organize and label accordingly.
• Print out the 'catalog of ducks' available for ducky soaps, as well as a catalog of ducks I can easily order.
• List of scents available for soaps/salts.
• Prices signs, info signs, etc. Biz cars, CPSIA info all ready to go.
  
• Blockhead Radio print out!
• Price listing sheet...because I won't be there on Saturday (church), my selling partner will be working on Saturday, so I need to leave her a complete list of my items with prices so she can mark off as she sells and I can accurately figure out taxes, etc.
  
• Buy various office supplies/table supplies for set up.
• Drink a large appletini and eat massive amounts of chocolate.
• Sell like I've never sold before.....

That about sums it up....countdown is ON.

Going On VACATION!

Ok, not really. Man, I wish I was....

But I am preparing for my FIRST EVER craft show on Mar. 21-22nd in Slidell, LA, at the Harbor Center (shameless plug) so I put the shops on vacation to help prepare for my show!! I will post updates and report back, hopefully with great success!! :)

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Successful Weekend!

Okay...I have decided in order to help me destress, instead of freaking about what I have NOT yet done for the aforementioned craft show, I will share what I DID get accomplished.

Now mind you, I will certainly not be LOW on inventory for the show...I'm just trying to get some items that I think will sell because of our demographics here. I will be bringing everything from both my shops (Mama's Little Monkeys and Fleur De Ink.) as well as many items not listed that I either made or wholesaled from other handmade artists. (I LOVE my Etsians!!)

Sooooo, what did I do this weekend? Well, I cut and prepped about 20 bibs, almost done prepping about 12 more, and then I'll have to put them together. This may not sound like much, but I'm very anal about my bibs. I use interfacing on them if they're cotton, and I sew the velcro on so that you don't see the under side of the stitching on the bib, all very time consuming.

I also made a trip to Hancocks and FORGOT to buy the LSU colored buttons for the baby dresses (lovingly 80% made by my friend Katrina!), so I'll HAVE to go back this week..(wink, wink) and I also need to pick up some snaps....I like to pimp out my bibs sometimes with snaps instead of Velcro! :)

I also got some recycled crayons made, just need to get them wrapped up. So that task is DONE!

Of course, the usual cleaning, kids, and computer time.

And I even got to spend a nice Saturday night with DH and friends, grown up talk, grown up drinks, and relaxing!

So there is of course tons to do, finish the dresses, mostly this week finish the sewn items, and next work we'll move on to soap! BUT I WILL SUCCEED!! I WILL WIN!!!!

Sooooooo I promise lots of pics when it's all done and I do my practice set up the week before!

GO HANDMADE!!

Three Weeks Til Craft Show

Okay, the craft show is officially on countdown!! THREE WEEKS until my very first craft show!! I have nearly everything ready to go, just have a few to-do's:

Bath bombs
Soaps
Package bath salts (some in jars, some in refill bags)
Finish LSU/Saints/Skulls bibs (big seller down south!) :)
Finish chalk cloth mats (come ON fabric.com with my chalk cloth!)
Finish flower pen bouquets
IF time,
Military sewn items, bibs, bears,
Minky Bears (oooh got a box of minky goodness in yesterday!

And of course... all the hang tags, labels, etc involved..plus practicing set up! :)

Wonder how much coffee it will take to get it all ready??????