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Yep, it’s a catchup post. Sorry to have flaked out like that. Yes, yes I haven’t forgotten the competition. Sorry! It’s on the list and I’m getting to it, really.
So, what’s been happening? Well in the last week, I have been crying and yelling at the kids quite a lot. My husband travels away for work and he has been away Sun pm to late Fri night for the past three weeks, prior to that there were two weeks much-needed holidays at home and before that there has been Mon-Fri away for the last ELEVEN weeks in row. I tell you, the two weeks break seem like a million years ago.
I have just about had it and the poor kids miss their dad like crazy too. So, suffice to say I am trying to keep up with everything crafty as well. Not to mention the diet (aughh!) and a ban on shopping as I have overdone it lately - must have been using as my stress relief. Oh, and I came off my anti-depressants a few weeks ago too so I am keen to not slide back there. Yes, everything all at once. Natch.
I have been keen to ramp the business up a bit (yes, bad timing I know but it’s giving me something else to focus on) and so I have arranged to have a cube at in.cube8r which is a shop/gallery in Melbourne that I mentioned recently. Just as soon as I receive and sign the paperwork, I will be sending a package with detailed instructions as to how I want my stuff displayed in my street-facing 40cm glass cube. As suggested by Isy, I have made up a cube to the right measurements out of card so that I can play around with how things look and how much will fit in comfortably.
It probably won’t end up anything like that but it’s a start. I have been doing a lot of hot-glue-gunning and sticking buttons to everything. In particular, hair clips and rings. I have also been making some brooches.
Not sure what else will go into the cube but I’m sure I’ll take another few photos as I get it sorted out.
I have also been making enquiries about doing some market stalls here in Canberra, particularly in the lead up to Christmas. The only decent handcrafted markets are Gorman House Markets on a Saturday and Old Bus Depot Markets on Sundays. I have had the go ahead from both and now I just need to decide what I want to do and how often.
One thing I keep finding is that both Old Bus Depot Markets and in.cube8r requested no beaded jewellery as there is just too much of it around right now. I even did up a lovely little display board - keen eyes may notice that these are some of the pieces that were put up onto my shop site a hundred years ago. They are still here so I will do a big sale soon I think. I haven’t done a whole lot of beading lately (mostly because the ones I had made weren’t selling) and it seems there isn’t much point in making beaded jewellery for sale right now. Pity about all the beads and findings and stuff I have sitting around. If you would like to buy any of these, let me know in the comments.
Emma insisted on being included in the photo taking session so here she is with a couple of lovely friends.
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tags: buttons, choker, craft, handcrafted, handmade, jewellery, jewelry, kids, markets, necklace, red instead, wholesaling
I am so sorry that things are rough and you are having to be a single parent
Let us know how the craft markets go- your stuff looks great!
Love your blog and those lovely buttons. Come visit me. I’ve got a tutorial on making greeting cards - download and just add buttons.