|
Post by MTRuth on Nov 1, 2018 18:39:20 GMT
So what is everybody up to in November? Are you madly working on things to sell at holiday shows? Or are you sitting around eating leftover Halloween candy? I'm working on my landscape that I showed over on the Felting and Fiber Studio blog this morning. Trying to decide what to add to the foreground and if the sky needs clouds.
|
|
|
Post by lindsay on Nov 3, 2018 10:52:17 GMT
Open studio again today so I’ve taken a few photos.
|
|
|
Post by MTRuth on Nov 3, 2018 15:49:39 GMT
Your studio looks fabulous! How often do you do these open studios? It seems like you just did one
|
|
|
Post by lyn on Nov 3, 2018 16:21:10 GMT
Your studio looks fabulous Lindsay!
|
|
|
Post by lyn on Nov 3, 2018 16:23:25 GMT
I've finished off the Halloween sweeties Ruth and I've let out my skirt waistband. I'm working on making my Christmas cards and I'm making a tea-cosy as a gift for a family member.
|
|
|
Post by Shepherdess on Nov 4, 2018 1:04:28 GMT
well I was making things for the sale that was to day and is tomorrow again. It is going well so far. I finished the Halloween candy I like. Fortunately my Hubby bought 2 bags that I do not like. Next job is to do the Christmas exchange card and some more soap for Christmas for the store at the Log farm. You must be gearing up for Christmas in the store too, Ruth Looks lovely Lindsay, What are hanging on the little stand. Trees? bells?
|
|
|
Post by lindsay on Nov 4, 2018 7:01:34 GMT
Thanks for your comments on my studio. The open houses / studios is an annual event across East Kent over 3 weekends so you’re right, Ruth, I posted about the first one a couple of weekends ago and this is the last of the three. The middle weekend I wasn’t there as I had a family wedding to attend.
Which leads onto the little hanging things question: they’re ‘up-cycled’ button trees. When I was staying at my parents’ house I took the opportunity to have a good rummage through both my mother’s and my (deceased) grandmother’s old collections of buttons. Throwing things away has obviously never been a big thing in our family! I’d bought a small packet of mixed size green buttons at a craft store and wanted to add to them to make little stacks of buttons (that decrease in size as they go up so that look like trees) to use as inexpensive and eco-friendly decorations. I’ve been looking in charity shops but realised that if I bought them it would actually be quite expensive. The old buttons tins yielded a good haul of buttons so I was able also to make quite a lot of white ones as well as a few red, blue, gold and silver. Not sure where I got the idea from - probably seen some around in the distant past - and no idea if people will like them but if not, they will be going on my tree. If I remember, I’ll take a photo of them later.
|
|
|
Post by MTRuth on Nov 4, 2018 15:19:05 GMT
Glad everyone enjoyed their candy/sweeties. We had masses of children at the store again for Halloween. I don't usually start holiday decorating until Thanksgiving. I can't stand going into the stores in the fall and seeing everything Christmas. I do have to do my ordering in the fall though.
Lyn, I look forward to seeing your Christmas cards and tea cosy.
Good luck on your sale Ann.
Lindsay, now that makes sense about the three weekends. I didn't understand that was how it worked. Are you planning on selling the button ornaments? I was just wondering because anytime we make something to put in the store windows that isn't for sale, just display, people always want to buy them. What fun you must have had going through the old button tins.
|
|
|
Post by Antje on Nov 4, 2018 17:20:33 GMT
Your studio looks beautifully presented Lindsay. The button trees are great fun to make aren't they?
Hope everyone enjoys good sales.
|
|
|
Post by Pandagirl on Nov 4, 2018 21:56:17 GMT
Buttons that brings back memories. After my mother passed, my sister and I spent days going through buttons. I think she ended up selling them on eBay. I have a small collection and occasionally buy unusual ones when I have the chance. I’ve used a few of them on some of my creations. They can be fun.
|
|
|
Post by lindsay on Nov 4, 2018 22:23:22 GMT
Yes. My mother and I did the button rummage together and talked a lot about remembered buttons. I’m down at the harbour beach hut gallery over the next two weeks (keep your fingers crossed for good weather) and then the gallery/shop where my studio is has a Christmas emporium planned throughout December rather than an exhibition so I will be offering the button trees for sale at both of those but I’m not very bothered whether they sell or not. It’s nice to have a few different things available and I enjoyed making them. If they don’t sell I will use them at home.
|
|
|
Post by Shepherdess on Nov 5, 2018 15:26:19 GMT
Button rummaging, so much fun. I love buttons. Picking just the right button for things can be hard sometimes but it is always fun to play with the buttons. Good luck at the beach. Ruth, why is it that people always want to buy the display?
|
|
|
Post by MTRuth on Nov 5, 2018 17:52:08 GMT
Not sure Ann, but it never fails, if I don't want to sell it, someone wants to buy it.
|
|
|
Post by Shepherdess on Nov 11, 2018 13:38:02 GMT
It is funny isn't it Ruth. I once had a small bowl of roving balls as part of my display at the farmers market. A lady wanted to buy one of the balls and I told her no they were just part of the display. The balls had about 50 cents worth of wool in them if I was generous. She insisted so I told her $20 think that would put an end to it. Nope, she handed me $20 and took the little ball of roving. I guess she really wanted it. People are crazy. My daily dose yesterday was working on my holiday card. and today will be packaging up the dryer balls I didn't do yesterday.
|
|
|
Post by MTRuth on Nov 11, 2018 16:00:50 GMT
I have furniture in the store that I don't really want to sell but people are always asking the price. So I mark it up 4-5 times what I paid. I did sell a couple of pieces that way.
|
|