Piano Scarf!

the etsy listing

I also listed 2 other things today:

my version of Beer-rings

and

marilyn bottlecaps

had an emotional night last night

talked to a "friend" of mine after darts last night. She's the same age as me and it turns out we have more in common than I thought. We shared crappy biological father stories and job stories. It was pretty cool I must say.

But she did dig up emotions I forgot were there. Which was gonna lead to a big unloading today ... but instead I started to read "Wicked"

Taking scarf pictars tomorrow. So excited! I love it!

Piano Scarf

I finally bfinished it. It even has 88 keys. I took a picture to post tonight to blogger but my sms is being wonky so I can't show it off until sometime tomorrow hopefully. I must say it's frigging phenomenal! And about 10 feet long lol.

I will be taking a picture of it to list on etsy ... but I totally don't wanna sell it.

crafty stuff again

I still don't know what i've decided to concentrate on (and monica you didn't help by offering ANOTHER craft i could easily get sucked into)

So I think I'm gonna work next year on afghans and scarves with graphics/letters in them. Cuz I love doing them and people think they're cool.

I would also like to expand the bottlecaps into charm bracelets (didn't think of that before!...just gotta get some chain) and eventually also offer beaded versions of the necklaces at a higher price (as soon as I get some beads and stuff I'll make a prototype to show you)
br>I also need to get my bracelets listed on etsy and figure out a way to make the picture caps into earrings that don't flip around.

Also saw bottlecap coasters today on etsy ... they were jumpringed together and they had put cork on the bottoms so they didn't scratch surfaces.

currently however I'm taking a break from new endeavours and working on a couple scarves I have been commissioned to do and a set of acrylic tawashi which really need to be finished this week. Then I think I'm gonna invest in making another american flag afghan for another show coming up (the show i just did offered me a table for free at their upcoming santa's workshop thingy ... i' may take them up on it if I can get there)

I also really like the spa idea ... but I may save that for next year. I've got a couple leads on farmers markets ... including Redford....that I might do well with that there. Plus I only have jasmine essential oil right now. I might want to expand that a bit lol. And I'm thinking when i do it to make them be a combo of: a jar of bath salts, a couple bath bombs, a loofah soap, a plain soap, a soap saver (which is a crocheted mesh pocket you can put your soap in) and a washcloth (which would be in coordinating colours ... purple for lavendar ... yellow for jasmine ... pink-ish for rose ....etc) and I can buy baskets and arrange them in those. I still have to find jars/wrapping to package the stuff in and figure out how to seal the soaps (i've heard you can use a soldering gun to seal plastic and make it air tight)

so after the holiday I'm sure I'll be working on that idea.

craft shows

so, as anyone who has read my blog or is friends with me knows, banshee and I have been doing craft shows together this year. Some successful, some not.

I need to figure out what I want to do with them.

I love doing them and I'm not talking about quitting, but what should I sell?

I have the bottlecap stuff, which I love, but it's inexpensive stuff. I need different things to add.

Hubby thinks I should concentrate on my afghans.

Here's a list of things I can do:

make bath salts
make soap (not from lye and stuff ... but it still turns out pretty)
afghans with stitch patterns (like the purple one in my etsy shop)
tapestry afghans/scarves (with pictures or letters in them)
tawashi
dishcloths
coffee cup cozies
bath scrubbies (kinda like loofahs)
baby blankets
bottlecap pendants
bottlecap bracelets
stretchy beaded bracelets
scarves
hats
mittens/gloves/fingerless gloves
purses

yea...i think that's it for now.

I can also learn to make things like ipod covers, chapstick holders, change purses ... basically if it can be crocheted I can make it.

I need input tho cuz I feel like I'm all over the board and I need some guidance.

please help.