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We won't be doing any tick-or-treating this year. Little Mr. will be lucky if we get it together for his preschool's costume parade.
BUT - the moment all the Halloween colored felt goes on sale I'm buying the supplies to make a few of these for next year.
The real tricky part will be, a year from now, remembering where I've put them :)
I'll be posting pictures soon but I'm going to be quite busy over the next few weeks being my own worker bee because I have my first holiday craft booth coming up early December.
I have a little schedule worked out for the next 6 weeks where i'm basically working on something every night and during my commute. I'm reserving naptime on the weekends for assembly (attaching buttons, glueing backings, and general finishing....)
not sure if I'll make any more of these bracelets to bring, they haven't sold well (ok they haven't sold at all)
I have no idea how much inventory I'm going to end up bringing, but since I'm a one woman show I have to make do with what ever can be created with the two hands I have.
My mom did offer to help. She's actually the one who taught me how to crochet - but she's going to need crochet a refresher course (she doesn't knit)... on second thought, mom, maybe I'll just put you on assembly duty :)
I'm making these in multiple colors and sizes
Aside from the actual produts, I also need to get labels made for the button scarves(something I've been meaning to do for a while)...and a whole list of other stuff.
Have any of you ever had a booth at a craft fair? Any tips? Lucikly, there wont' be a lot of competition as this is more of a company holiday celebration at which there will also be a toys of tots donation, games, music, drinks etc...I will eb one of a handfull of booths set up to enhance the theme.
There will be over 1000 people in attendance.
I wish I was Sharilyn's friend just so I could be on her short list of people to give these to.
Not that I couldn't make a few for myself; but do I really want to add another thing to my to do list?
It would be pretty awesome to have a few of these on-the-go bags prepped and hanging in the closet by the front door.
I usually have an extra diaper and some wipes somewhere in the backseat of my car (under what has become the mobile coat closet). If we happen to be taking Mr Man's car then all bets are off. No snacks have been squirrled away in the glove compartment, there's no box of hand wipes under the seat, and neither a bucket nor a shovel are in the trunk for improptu beach excursions.
We're generally working with whatever I happened to stuff into my purse on the way out of the door.
Of course I could put togethera few in a non-homemade pouch...but truly the cuteness is a huge factor in my actually remembering to grab one as I head out the door. I mean, that and my son
But he comes with his own built-in cuteness factor.
Recently, I've been using my tiny crochet hooks recently to make these tiny little treasures...
bitty nests
rosette rings
pint-sized butterflies
making things into rings
