This weekend should be a relaxing one for me. Saturday's goals are product photos and reworking product descriptions. Sunday's only event is getting together with my knitting friends for beverages and quality knitting time. I have joined twitter this week (@nashc7) and will be reviewing how that whole system works on and off this weekend too. My inventory spreadsheet is coming along, I just need to add the orders from Ebay and through PayPal to make sure fiber purchases are captured. My acrylic based yarns have been gathered and will be donated to a senior home or rec center for use by their patrons. The bins in the house are getting empty - of course I have moved most of my fiber and handspun yarn to the garage where it is colder. My goal is to have most of my supplies and finished projects stored in the garage versus the bedroom which will free up space and keep the house feeling like a house.
The sun has come out to melt the snow we received earlier this week and our temperatures are supposed to be in the 60s - yeah!!! I'm working on a new scarf from my lilac aran wool yarn and might do some spinning. Overall the goal is to enjoy the weather and the slow pace of the days!
I hope all of you are able to find a day or a few hours to just sit back and relax too!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Quiet weekend - with a little productivity
So Saturday truly was my day of rest. I lounged around the house for most of the day and then went to the Alpaca ranch for a birthday party.
My creative endeavors consisted of cleaning the alpaca hat and a skein of BFL yarn. I did sell the Estonian Lace scarf yesterday and delivered it to the birthday girl as her sort of surprise gift. It was well received and admired. See picture below.
Today I took photos of the new handspun yarn and actually listed 2 items on Etsy. This afternoon I will be going to a craft fair to meet the owners of an online shopping site and then meeting up with some new crafters to work on the knitted alpaca scarf.
CVM wool handspun yarn
Black Shetland wool handspun yarn.
My creative endeavors consisted of cleaning the alpaca hat and a skein of BFL yarn. I did sell the Estonian Lace scarf yesterday and delivered it to the birthday girl as her sort of surprise gift. It was well received and admired. See picture below.
Today I took photos of the new handspun yarn and actually listed 2 items on Etsy. This afternoon I will be going to a craft fair to meet the owners of an online shopping site and then meeting up with some new crafters to work on the knitted alpaca scarf.
Black Shetland wool handspun yarn.
Overall a quiet weekend for me but filled with good friends, food and a sale!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
New listings in the shop
Not only did I deliver yarn to be sold in my LYS today but I also took product photos. I listed about 5 new yarns in the shop today. All of them are hand spun creations with decent yardage.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Taking it easy this weekend
I am taking it easy this weekend. Going to the ballet with my niece today to see Swan Lake - yeah. Tomorrow I will be delivering hand spun yarn to my LYS and signing contracts to be on consignment there.
Goals for the weekend are to take product pictures of the spun yarn, finesse pricing on my yarn and improve the yardage on a couple of skeins. I should be able to accomplish these things and it will be nice here in Denver this weekend to help with photos.
My wholesale order of bags arrived and will work really well to store/ship roving. I also purchased some dyed mohair roving which arrived this week and feels really soft. BFL dyed roving was also purchased this week and should be arriving in a few days. I do like how BFL spins up and it seems to take dye rather well. We shall see how this new batch measures up to my first purchase as it is from a different vendor.
We were featured in a treasury this week and received some views from it. Minimal views have occurred from the Ennea Collective ad but it is still early in the month. Ennea Collective is an online magazine dedicated to showcasing objects created with hand spun yarn. You never truly know how well an ad will do in a venue until you try it. The last 30 days have brought in 12 views thus far but no sales. Oh well exposure if always good and perhaps will bring in sales closer to the holidays.
The alpaca hat is being re-worked as I didn't have enough yarn to make a large hat. It is being made in the smaller version and I have just finished the twisted cable pattern. This time it is being made in white but will be similar to the brown version.
Goals for the weekend are to take product pictures of the spun yarn, finesse pricing on my yarn and improve the yardage on a couple of skeins. I should be able to accomplish these things and it will be nice here in Denver this weekend to help with photos.
My wholesale order of bags arrived and will work really well to store/ship roving. I also purchased some dyed mohair roving which arrived this week and feels really soft. BFL dyed roving was also purchased this week and should be arriving in a few days. I do like how BFL spins up and it seems to take dye rather well. We shall see how this new batch measures up to my first purchase as it is from a different vendor.
We were featured in a treasury this week and received some views from it. Minimal views have occurred from the Ennea Collective ad but it is still early in the month. Ennea Collective is an online magazine dedicated to showcasing objects created with hand spun yarn. You never truly know how well an ad will do in a venue until you try it. The last 30 days have brought in 12 views thus far but no sales. Oh well exposure if always good and perhaps will bring in sales closer to the holidays.
The alpaca hat is being re-worked as I didn't have enough yarn to make a large hat. It is being made in the smaller version and I have just finished the twisted cable pattern. This time it is being made in white but will be similar to the brown version.
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