So I continue to plug away at all the work I put on hold to prepare for Stitches West -- which was very successful for us, by the way. Unfortunately, all the "regular" work has continued on plus all the backed up work -- it seems like an endless loop. So much so, I haven't even had time to knit. What's worse, I actually have some designs in my head that I want to get on to needles (at least in minature) to see if they will really work, but I am...
So I was just going to read my favorite blogs and then go to bed. This has NOT been a good day. Huge storms here in the west. My old farmhouse, actually out in the middle of a farm, has no protection from the gale force winds we were having today. So the power went up and down about 5 or 6 times throughout the day. Thank heaven for battery backup. Ah, but now the server is mysteriously down -- shouldn't be, it is on back-up too. And just when...
It never ceases to amaze me how much time the paperwork side of the business takes once I get home from a show. I have been working on it pretty much continuously and I am finally seeing the end of the tunnel. The good news, is the show was very good for us and it looks like we are off to a good solid year!!!
I still have to get a number of non-knitting things done for this knitting business, but once they are done, I can start designing. Which...
For the first time, in well.....a year, all the pre-show work paid off. We had a great Stitches West show from a vendor point of view and the students I had in my classes were GREAT! It really clicked! But now it is time for the aftermath. I still have a tremendous amount of work to be done. Most of it stuff that was put off until the show was completed -- which is now -- needs to be done by the end of the week. But alas, I am tired -- very...
Tonight is the night I look most forward to when attending Stitches West -- the trip into SF, to Pier 39, to the Crab House. It is my very favorite spot to have dinner. There is a dish, aptly named, Killer Crab. And it is the very best, non-sweet thing, my mouth has ever tasted. I won't even ruin it by trying to describe it. Let's just say it is an orgasm for your taste buds -- a Crabgasm.
Oh Yea -- My class went very well and the market was...
Finally....we are here, booth set up, sneak preview complete, network connection working! So we are ready for the knitters to arrive tomorrow! All in all, this really hasn't gone too smoothly, but it should have. We have done this before, several times before. But as always, a few kinks here and there seem to really monkey up the works! The biggest issue was the fact that the truck didn't start this morning -- electrical short! But, after that,...
All the yarn that is wound, is labeled. All the yarn that is labeled has been assembled into kits. All the kits that are assembled have been packed into shipping crates. And so it continues. Of course, there is still much to be done, but I am finally seeing (feeling) progress. There is still some yarn to be wound and labeled. There are still kits to be assembled and packed. But the false sense of calm, that it is all going to get done, has...
It is amazing how much can actually get done with a few people, working together, focused on the same outcome. Today, thank heaven, was one of those days. Bev and Kate arrived by 9:00 to get started on the "all the stuff that needs to be done before Stitches West" list. And the amazing part is we got A LOT of it done. I wound about 25 lbs of yarn,...
I just cannot get over it. No matter how much I tell myself that this show will be different, I am continually surprised by the fact that I have to work like a crazy person just prior to a show to be ready. Most folks would tell you that I am organized, but from this show thing -- you could never prove it. So even though NONE of this is new information to me, here are the things that I missed this time and am now scrambling for:
1. Packaging...
It is disappointing, but I had to cancel my Fun Fingered Glove class due to lack of interest. Not enough students to make it worth the effort of driving into town. I had the same problem with the mitten class, although other folks have great success with these classes. The only logical answer I can come up with is folks in California don't generally wear mittens or gloves. Even when it is pretty cold here, you still see a lot of bare hands. ...
Yes this is a quick post to include the results of what yarn are you. Yes I am the hair of a mo -- otherwise known as Mohair.
You are Mohair.
You are a warm and fuzzy type who works well withothers, doing your share without being tooweighty. You can be stubborn and absolutelyrefuse to change your position once it is set,but that's okay since you...
Today was my day with Photoshop. Not that I don't have other days with Photoshop, but today was specifically set aside to rework most of my current images. After having an internet site for over two years now, I have finally learned enough to make our site more user friendly (I think) and load faster (I am sure). Of course the key to all of this...
Yes, I am addicted to these ridiculous web quizzes. I don't know why I find them so fun, but I guess it is a case of simple minds....! So you will see these kinds of things added from time to time. Today -- the color quiz (which I think is fairly accurate)!
you are greenyellow#ADFF2FYour dominant hues are green and yellow. There's no doubt about the fact that you think with your head, but you don't want to be seen as boring and want people to...
Today is going great! I have gotten a ton of stuff done including a bunch of things that have never quite made it on to my "to do" list. What do I owe all this wonderful productivity to -- my guess is getting an early start. Why, you ask would I make this assumption? Well, because every time I return back to getting an early start, the same thing happens -- I get a ton done! You would think by now, an intelligent gal like myself could take two...
It only took like 4 hours, but I finally have my class/blog/knitting information page ready for public viewing. Now I am not really sure that anyone is going to want to view my thoughts on various knitting subjects, but I also have my class schedule posted on the page. And if anyone gets bored reading my posts (which wouldn't necessarily surprise me) some of my favorite blogs are available as well.
So now I need to schedule in some additional...