VERY RETRO ORANGE

i am developing a love for vintage orange and these are three of the new items i have in my shop. they are a perfect bright cheerful addition for a retro kitchen in these cold, winter months.

STARTING ANEW

after taking quite a bit of time off from my blog, i have decided to start anew. i am now focusing all of my attention on my two shops and my interest in eco friendly living. I will be promoting other etsy shops, blogs, and websites of interest to me and hopefully to others. I hope you will check back often. here are a couple of pictures of items i have been working on for the calaka company.

CUTE LITTLE CRITTERS

I have started to add some needle felted animals to my shop. So much fun to make and they are perfect for a nature table or some will even work as a pincushion. Here are pictures of my first two. I think they turned out pretty cute.

MY TIME OUT

Well I'm not talking about a time out for poor behavior, but I did take some time out from blogging to work more diligently on getting my shops going. I have found that three shops seems to be a lot of work so I am considering combining my two handmade shops again. I have been spending most of my time learning the art of needle felting. I just completed a pillow, which I am really pleased with. It took about ten hours, at least, to needle felt, but I think it was worth the effort. Right now I am making a turtle and I just listed an elephant brooch. I have also been spending time on my vintage shop, attending auctions and joining teams. So much fun. I can't think of anything I would rather be doing. Now I just have to work on getting the money to roll in. It just takes time I know.

NEW PINCUSHIONS

I recently added some new fun pincushions to my CaLaKa Company Etsy shop. I have been using the same old pincushion for years and thought how fun it would be to look at something new when I am crafting. So I whipped up one and then decided they might be a nice addition to my shop. Above are some of the ones I have done so far. The wool is great because it keeps your pins and needles naturally lubricated.

BEAUTIFUL DAY

What a beautiful day we had today. I sat out on the deck under the umbrella and needle felted for about three hours. It felt so wonderful to be able to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air while working. I am trying to focus on what it is I really enjoy making and think it is pillows more than anything else. So right now I am working on a needle felted flower pillow. Unfortunately I ran out of one of the main colors of wool roving I was using so have had to reorder and will have to put that project on hold for a few days. In the mean time I picked up some new things at auction tonight and will be listing them on Etsy and Ebay hopefully tomorrow. It is a never ending work schedule, but one that I am really enjoying.

NEED MORE HOURS IN THE DAY

Wow, I can't believe I haven't written anything since thursday. My daughter and I were talking about how to manage our time so that we can actually make new things for our shops. Last night and this morning I was communicating with customers and joining a new social network called We Love Etsy. It is a place for buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and promote their shops. It is wonderful. but of course is another thing to add to my already overcrowded schedule. Oh well who needs sleep.