Before today, I had self published all of my patterns.
But I decided I’m going to be published this year, so i got one of my patterns that I hadn’t yet listed, modified it some (so that it would be easier to make), and sent it off to Crochet World
I’m NERVOUS
going through the “what if I wrote a dc here, instead of there” phase!!
I’ll know by 35 days If I’m going to be published or not!!
(I can't share the photo, not yet)
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Knitting Humor from the Yarn Harlot
I saw this on Ravelry and had to share :)
Save Me From My Socks
I laughed the entire time I watched it!
Save Me From My Socks
I laughed the entire time I watched it!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day has never been a big thing for me, flowers, chocolate, and all that.
BTW, How did fattening chocolate become part of the day of "love" anyway??
Anyway I went to make a nice, sweet treasury in hopes of making it to the front page of Etsy.
Pretty pinks did not happen, instead, this happened!
OK, that proves it, I can't be "normal". But I really don't want to be :)
BTW, How did fattening chocolate become part of the day of "love" anyway??
Anyway I went to make a nice, sweet treasury in hopes of making it to the front page of Etsy.
Pretty pinks did not happen, instead, this happened!
'Eat Your Heart Out' by Stephaniemakesall
 Eat Your Heart Out - 36... $375.00 |  bleeding.hearts.paisley $22.50 |  Zombie 10 pack of Valen... $25.00 |
 bleeding heart $60.00 |  Bleeding heart & crown ... $24.00 |  My bleeding Heart, One ... $99.00 |
 My Bleeding Heart $15.00 |  Principalities- an orig... $50.00 |  Bleeding Leather Heart ... $20.00 |
 Bloody Heart Handprint ... $15.99 |  I Bloody Heart You Butt... $1.75 |  Bloody Love $7.00 |
 My Bloody Valentine... ... $9.00 |  Bloody Heart Goth /Alt ... $2.50 |  My bloody valentine sut... $168.00 |
 Cut - Original mixed me... $245.00 |
Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.
OK, that proves it, I can't be "normal". But I really don't want to be :)
Sunday, January 1, 2012
New Years Resolutions Or Goals
I'm not fond of the word "resolution."
It's negative feeling. I resolve to do this, meaning "I force myself, it will happen," which boils down to "I don't want to."
Is it any wonder why so many resolutions fail? Like diets, the #1 resolution of all time, which fail because you do not want to deprive yourself of a goody every now and again; because you don't really want to.
I much prefer the word "goal." Same end result (hopefully), much more positive connotations.
A goal is something to work towards, something worth doing, or at least trying. It's something that makes you feel really good when you accomplish it, but it's not the end of the world if you don't make it.
So I bet your wondering what my goals for 2012 are?
*A month ago, I decided to try to make 2012's sales figures 4X what 2011's sales were. This only brings me to $8,600 in gross sales, which is a reasonable goal.
*Also, The slow adding to my standalone site One Stitch Designs it will eventually rival, and maybe possibly surpass my Etsy site
*getting a pattern published in a major magazine. I've got a couple of candidates worthy of such an honor. And I already write my patterns in the magazine style.
*Finally getting a wholesale account. Doesn't matter how small, but I've only had one wholesale order, and I want to grow that part of my business.
*finding a local outlet for my work. This is a whole lot easier said than done, I've done both of the shows here, and they both were bad. and there's no stores I've found yet that will work with handmade.
*be able to save up enough money to do a wholesale order of the yarns I use the most. Of course that means I'll need to make enough money to save some!
Some of the goals I set up for myself for 2012 have already been accomplished :)
For example: having my own .com , and getting my own standalone website. Both of these things I meant to do in 2012, but I came across a deal I couldn't refuse, which pushed me into doing those things sooner.
I've put a whole lot on my plate! Here's to a better year than last year was!
It's negative feeling. I resolve to do this, meaning "I force myself, it will happen," which boils down to "I don't want to."
Is it any wonder why so many resolutions fail? Like diets, the #1 resolution of all time, which fail because you do not want to deprive yourself of a goody every now and again; because you don't really want to.
I much prefer the word "goal." Same end result (hopefully), much more positive connotations.
A goal is something to work towards, something worth doing, or at least trying. It's something that makes you feel really good when you accomplish it, but it's not the end of the world if you don't make it.
So I bet your wondering what my goals for 2012 are?
*A month ago, I decided to try to make 2012's sales figures 4X what 2011's sales were. This only brings me to $8,600 in gross sales, which is a reasonable goal.
*Also, The slow adding to my standalone site One Stitch Designs it will eventually rival, and maybe possibly surpass my Etsy site
*getting a pattern published in a major magazine. I've got a couple of candidates worthy of such an honor. And I already write my patterns in the magazine style.
*Finally getting a wholesale account. Doesn't matter how small, but I've only had one wholesale order, and I want to grow that part of my business.
*finding a local outlet for my work. This is a whole lot easier said than done, I've done both of the shows here, and they both were bad. and there's no stores I've found yet that will work with handmade.
*be able to save up enough money to do a wholesale order of the yarns I use the most. Of course that means I'll need to make enough money to save some!
Some of the goals I set up for myself for 2012 have already been accomplished :)
For example: having my own .com , and getting my own standalone website. Both of these things I meant to do in 2012, but I came across a deal I couldn't refuse, which pushed me into doing those things sooner.
I've put a whole lot on my plate! Here's to a better year than last year was!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!!
It's that time of the year again, the presents are under the tree (some already opened), carols floating through the air, pretty lights everywhere, lots of grub to eat. Cold in a lot of places, maybe some snow somewhere (not here, still too warm :( )
Stay safe this holiday season as you are going to and coming from wherever you have to go.
Happy Holidays everyone!
Stay safe this holiday season as you are going to and coming from wherever you have to go.
Happy Holidays everyone!
Friday, November 25, 2011
OOh, Check this out! Spray Paint Art!
Seriously, this dude is like Bob Ross, but with spray paint!! I never thought you could do such a thing with spray paint, especially that fast!!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Playing with a new stitch
So I've been watching vids on youtube again, and one of my fave video makers is Neauveau Fiber Arts, so I check out her channel to see what she's been up to.
I see this video, she's showing off a special stitch she uses in knitting her art yarns.
Here's the video:
Notice how her stitches look straight? I give it a try, but with a lace weight mohair/acrylic blend and size 13 knitting needles.
This is what I came up with:
It's kind of like a drop stitch, but i think it's prettier.
So, what do you think?
Something worth repeating over and over??
I see this video, she's showing off a special stitch she uses in knitting her art yarns.
Here's the video:
Notice how her stitches look straight? I give it a try, but with a lace weight mohair/acrylic blend and size 13 knitting needles.
This is what I came up with:
It's kind of like a drop stitch, but i think it's prettier.
So, what do you think?
Something worth repeating over and over??
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