Brian and I were busy pretty much all day, but it was one of those days where you feel that you didn't get much done even though you were busy all day.
However, this week was a big week for finishing projects and clearing our inventory a little bit.
Jovanna
Jovanna is the name of the little girl for whom my most recent crocheting project was dedicated. A mom in Tampa called me and asked me to create a pattern for her daughter, she said she was not sure what she wanted exactly, but that fairies or butterflies or flowers would be nice; something feminine and pretty. I took that and drew my own fairy based on some internet images.
This was the pattern I came up with:
This is the final project:
And a close up:
I am quite proud of my blossoming little business.
The person who ordered this blanket got it in the mail today and said:
"Can I just tell you that I love the blanket! Pictures did it no justice... I will write my comments on etsy! I will be contacting you soon to make more stuff!!"
I cannot even begin to express how much that meant to me and how proud it makes me that I am able to translate ideas into a product that someone else can cherish. I opened up my shop on Etsy in July and have sold three to people that I did not know. I currently have a request for a fourth from a new person and I cannot wait to hammer out the details. I definitely got my share of laughs for crocheting when in middle and high school, but it has paid me back in spades, both in self pride and monetarily.
Wino
A couple of months ago, Brian and I were making our rounds at the Flea Market and we came across a wine cabinet. It was actually his idea to get it, it was only $20. I love wine, and wine paraphernalia, so I was all for this. It was not the prettiest thing to look at, but it had potential.
My poor boyfriend and I spent hours on this. Hours. And HOURS. We painted the entire thing and replaced all of the hardware. That took a lot of time, however, we scoured during our garage sales for glass, from picture frames. We were determined to replace that terrible wicker with glass. We tried cutting glass ourselves...that was a pretty abysmal fail:
We mostly just broke a lot of glass and became frustrated. Next we tried calling around to find out who could cut glass for us. The only place was Lowes, they charged $26 AND you had to buy the glass from them. That was a no go. We considered just painting the wicker, but we had this image of glass in our minds. Finally, I called around to some local framing places and was referred to Glass Service Center of Tallahassee. They are awesome. Not only did they cut the glass for FREE, but they helped us with hardware to install the glass, also free of charge. They were very helpful and actually ended up trimming our glass down a second time for us.
Our Final Result.
What a difference. I am so very proud of this project.
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