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Long Time No Blog

Weeeeeeellllllll I am being super rubbish at this blogging lark aren't I?

I have sold a few things through my Misi shop recently which is great, I have had a couple of custom orders too. I have recently sold lots of I Spy bags so today I cut out loads of I Spy 'blanks' which I hopefully will get made and listed early next week. I have started doing fortnightly craft fairs so that is keeping me busy too.

Sorry this is a short post just wanted to pop in in case everyone thought I had fallen off the edge of the earth :-)

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Pony Tails

Well, my labels turned out Okish but I haven't used them yet and have no photos so you will have to wait! (bet you can't stand the suspense!)

I have managed to cut out all my triangles for my bunting so that is a step forward except that I was aiming for the bunting to hang on my stall, but didn't do anything clever like working out how long that would be or indeed how many triangles I would require so I currently seem to be making bunting that is three miles long, oh wells. saga continues....

Today I manged to get all my receipts up to date which is a boring thing to share but I am so pleased I managed to actually do it rather than have the pile of receipts hanging over my head all the time.

Over the last couple of days I have been making some pony tail holders, I am quite pleased at how they have turned out, they are a great way to use up little fabric scraps.



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New Photos

Well since I last blogged I am no nearer finishing my bunting or my crochet but I have started something else! (well when you have two unfinished projects you might as well have three, right?) I am attempting to make some fabric labels with my logo on them, no idea if they will turn out or not but thought I would try anyway. I will keep you posted.

I have some new product shots to share with you too, I have been working on these today.

Hope you like them. All available in my Misi Shop! (except the cards :-)) )

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So Long!

Gah! it has been so long since I blogged. I have been doing lots of bits but nothing major.

I am in the middle of two projects one has been going on for ages which is trying to teach myself to crochet, I have mastered the slip knot and single crochet but can't get the hang of double crochet. I was using a book and the steps aren't very clear so I am getting a bit confused (nothing new there!) I have borrowed two 'How To Crochet' books from the library in the hope that they will have better instructions than my book, but haven't yet had the time to look at them, I have already had them for two weeks!!

My second project is some fabric bunting. Not sure why but I have wanted to make some for absolute ages, not sure what I am going to do with it if it ever gets finished as I am making it pink and girly so can't use it in the boys room. I might just use it to decorate my craft stall at fairs. I have just been staying at my mums for the weekend, she is a quilter so everytime I go I sneek away some of her fabric stash! I have my bunting triangles marked out but that is all.

I only have one more week until the boys are back at school so I am trying to make the most of having no schedule.

Have just listed these button push pins on Misi if you want a looky!


http://www.misi.co.uk/handmade/madebyval.html

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I'm Back!

I am back from a wonderful holiday in Brittany. I have enjoyed the break and survived over two weeks without internet access. I am refreshed and rearing to go! Well my mind is buzzing with crafty ideas but my body is still in a relaxed do-it-tomorrow mode! It is a local bank holiday here today so there is still a weekend feel to the day.

I am going to try and crack on with some stuff from tomorrow, working carefully around the boys of course, but I usually manage to get more done with them around, strangely, as I can get stuck into things without having to clock watch and do school runs all day!

I have bought some more resin so I am going to make some more bottlecap magnets, I will probably make a giant batch so I don't need to keep going back to the fume mask. I love the result of resin but I hate the fumes!

I need to get stock sorted out for the shops I supply and add more stock to my Misi shop and look at other selling avenues. I also need to book up craft fairs for the rest of the year, but hey thats tommorow. x

See?

I am being so rubbish at this Blogging lark!

I am hoping to pick myself up with my craft stuff this week. The boys have had so many days off school for holidays (May is just peppered with them!) I haven't felt I have done very much or indeed had the time to do very much this month, but actually it is all really just an excuse isn't it?

I now have all my receipts sorted, so I can do my tax return, it would be good to get that out of the way, I have a plan to reduce the amount of stuff I take to craft fairs too. I don't drive so rely on walking and lifts to get me places, so I thought perhaps if I was able to reduce the stuff I take to fit into a suitcase rather than the boxes on trolley arrangement I have now that I might be able to take the odd bus or train, we have quite a good local train network, I really should use it more.

I have been in contact with a Craft Fair organiser so I need to sort out some dates and get back on that track again.

Oh and I need to make more stock. The boys are back to school tomorrow so I will make another list and erm, ignore it 

Need Motovation

I really need to "get on" I have done very little crafting this year, the main reason is probably the lack of fairs, usually I do a couple a month but this year I haven't booked so many, in fact I have only done one fair this year although I do sell in a couple of shops and online places.

I have booked a fair for 6th June so I need to sort out my stock and compile (another!!) to do list. I am turning making lists into an art form.

I also need to round up all my receipts and submit my tax return. A direct result of doing so little fairs means I have made little money this tax year (at least between Jan -April) so I don't want to do my tax return as it will be so weedy although it might give me an incentive to get out and make more dough!

I also want to photograph some of my cards. I find this an almost impossible task, making white cards look white and not yellow or blue. This would enable me to add some to my Misi shop too.

Well I have now sorted out what I need to do, the boys go back to school tomorrow so I will start on my crafting chores then. I will let you know how I get on or not as the case may be :-)

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