Not much to post about I have been in a knitting black hole. Tried knitting Roxanne and can't get into the pattern, I am half way through with a Honeysuckle Wrap and just find the repeat boring right now, a shawl for C's sister is languishing on the needles because it really needs to be frogged back and I can't find the mental energy to do it, and I have about 14 feet or so left to knit on a cable afghan boarder edge...can I just say...boooorrring....
So I have been knitting for work. I am running low on soap savers and face scrubbers so I have hit both of those hard. Knitting soap savers while at shows and face scrubbers while at home. I like the mindlessness of them and the fact that they work up relatively fast so I feel accomplished. I tend to make a bunch (like 20) and then do the seaming and finishing of them since they all need some sort of sewing together to get the proper shape.
So if you see me at a show knitting just know that I am working away wildly as I sit:)
Hope to see you this weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms- both to the two legged and four legged babies :)
5.06.2011
5.05.2011
Workshop Wednesday
Hard to believe it, but I haven't been making much of anything. Really shows rev up this week and since I am at full stock capacity I haven't needed to make anything much yet.
I did have to make bath fizzys, we got low enough on three kinds that the "make inventory" alarm sounded. I would rather make when it is slow than to loose sleep because I have to pound away at bath fizzys for hours at a time.
Dad and I took three mornings and got them made, wrapped, and labeled. I got inventory wrapped and labeled for the Bethlehem Visitors Center and I got a bunch of orders mailed out or delivered. I also go a few gift baskets made and mailed.
Not much for me to make this week, just some bath salts. Next week we start to make soap we need again, particularly Patchouli, its been popular this year, and a few special orders I have, and a few specialty soaps that I need more of, especially the facial soap since Dad brings it with him to shows and he has been selling a lot of it.
Tomorrow I need to pack for the weekend's show in Bethlehem. I forgot a few things last week that I need to remember to bring.
That's it! See ya this weekend!
I did have to make bath fizzys, we got low enough on three kinds that the "make inventory" alarm sounded. I would rather make when it is slow than to loose sleep because I have to pound away at bath fizzys for hours at a time.
Dad and I took three mornings and got them made, wrapped, and labeled. I got inventory wrapped and labeled for the Bethlehem Visitors Center and I got a bunch of orders mailed out or delivered. I also go a few gift baskets made and mailed.
Not much for me to make this week, just some bath salts. Next week we start to make soap we need again, particularly Patchouli, its been popular this year, and a few special orders I have, and a few specialty soaps that I need more of, especially the facial soap since Dad brings it with him to shows and he has been selling a lot of it.
Tomorrow I need to pack for the weekend's show in Bethlehem. I forgot a few things last week that I need to remember to bring.
That's it! See ya this weekend!
5.02.2011
What great week!
It was a very busy but very rewarding week to say the least. It was filled with sadness and excitement.
Sadness about seeing something great pass by. There is this show which I shall keep unnamed, but it was small and intimate and invitation only. To keep it fresh it hardly ever had the same vendors twice- except for the artists who ran it. Unfortunately running it has become inconvenient for them and it does not seem like any of the past participants can step up and take over. I know I can't. So this will be the end of an era for a great little show that I only had the opportunity to participate in once.
But as doors close, windows open, and I have to admit right now it's pretty drafty around here with all these open windows:) I have partnered with a local Alpaca farm. Come see Y Knot Farm at the Steel Stacks Farm Market on Tuesdays and see the wonderful way she felts my soaps. Felting provides a built in soap sack/ bubble bag for each bar. It provided enhanced lather, great exfoliation, and when the bar is gone, the fiber left over is compostable. Try out this new way to experience the soap you know and love.
The soaps I donated to the Walk4MS helped raise over $200! The soaps were sold during the lunch hour at Guardian Insurance. The team sold soaps, washcloths, and raffle tickets for a large gift basket. I am so excited to see how my donation helped so much.
Dad participated in the Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival this past weekend. The weather was wonderful, and although the wet grounds made us move our tent location, it ended up being a solid weekend. We haven't participated since 2007, so we didn't know quite how good the show was anymore. This weekend gave us a great jumping off point and I think it will only grow from here.
I participated in the Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Show. It was my best day there ever. I had many, many return customers, both from last spring and from the last fall show. I plan on being back in the fall and I think that doing both shows each year is an important way to be sure all may fans are happy. I even got to be an impromptu hostess gift, as 19 of my lotion bars were purchased to be given away at a function, later that afternoon! Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
This next week is the Bethlehem Fine Art & Craft Show. I am located near the Accessories Boutique and Visitors Center. Hope to see you there!
Sadness about seeing something great pass by. There is this show which I shall keep unnamed, but it was small and intimate and invitation only. To keep it fresh it hardly ever had the same vendors twice- except for the artists who ran it. Unfortunately running it has become inconvenient for them and it does not seem like any of the past participants can step up and take over. I know I can't. So this will be the end of an era for a great little show that I only had the opportunity to participate in once.
But as doors close, windows open, and I have to admit right now it's pretty drafty around here with all these open windows:) I have partnered with a local Alpaca farm. Come see Y Knot Farm at the Steel Stacks Farm Market on Tuesdays and see the wonderful way she felts my soaps. Felting provides a built in soap sack/ bubble bag for each bar. It provided enhanced lather, great exfoliation, and when the bar is gone, the fiber left over is compostable. Try out this new way to experience the soap you know and love.
The soaps I donated to the Walk4MS helped raise over $200! The soaps were sold during the lunch hour at Guardian Insurance. The team sold soaps, washcloths, and raffle tickets for a large gift basket. I am so excited to see how my donation helped so much.
Dad participated in the Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival this past weekend. The weather was wonderful, and although the wet grounds made us move our tent location, it ended up being a solid weekend. We haven't participated since 2007, so we didn't know quite how good the show was anymore. This weekend gave us a great jumping off point and I think it will only grow from here.
I participated in the Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Show. It was my best day there ever. I had many, many return customers, both from last spring and from the last fall show. I plan on being back in the fall and I think that doing both shows each year is an important way to be sure all may fans are happy. I even got to be an impromptu hostess gift, as 19 of my lotion bars were purchased to be given away at a function, later that afternoon! Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
This next week is the Bethlehem Fine Art & Craft Show. I am located near the Accessories Boutique and Visitors Center. Hope to see you there!
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