Down and Out

Wow!  What a week this has been.   My head is still fuzzy from yesterday's surgery and I'm sitting here reading everything I can to prepare myself for Saturday's show.  A need for some unfortunate dental surgery lost me 2 full days right before the show.  Combine those 2 days with the 3 days I lost for my HS reunion and I find myself coming up pretty short. But I wouldn't have missed the reunion for the world!  We had a great time! 
I had an email from the show's coordinator when I signed on this morning and learned that they are staggering set-up/drop-off times to avoid congestion.  My time slot is 6:45 a.m.  How lucky is that?  Does she realize it's still dark at that time?  How am I supposed to set up in the dark in a non-electrical booth?  I don't have any experience so I'm not thrilled about trying to do it by braille.
I drove my husband crazy because I had him set up the tables Tuesday night and I played with the setup and worked out the aesthetics of the tables.  I took a picture so I can recreate it Saturday morning.  I just didn't plan on doing it in the dark.
I know I'm kind of putting things off, but I'm not going to start gathering my supply box until tomorrow because I've been working on a list of things for it for weeks. I should be able to just pull everything on my list and be done with it.  I'll just add a thermos or two of gruel for my lunch and I should be set!  I miss food already and it's only been 24 hours.
I keep looking at the stuff I have sitting here just waiting to be put together.  I know I should be working on a few more items but I don't want to screw anything up and lose materials.  Maybe tomorrow when I'm less fuzzy.  Right now, I just want another pain pill.

Happy Crafting!

BKK

Run, rabbit, run!

Wow! It's been a week since I lasted posted anything here.  I'm running constantly trying to make sure everything is ready before next week.   Attending my high school reunion this weekend is really putting a strain on things but I wouldn't miss it for the world.   Thank goodness my husband is holding my world together.

I've finshed the rabbit baskets and am having trouble deciding how to convey that I will take orders for them rather that sell the 5 baskets I have on hand without losing a sale.  I think I may designate one of them as "display only" and sell the rest.  I also have pics of them so I can put together a small album to show colors, etc.  I've also had supplies left over from previous purchases and I think I'll offer single rabbits, too.  I still have more supplies for a few more hat stands and will continue to make them as I have time.

So we're down to 10 days and counting!

Happy Crafting!

BKK

17 Days and counting.

Well, more money has been paid out and we're still about 2 1/2 weeks away from our first show. Yesterday, my other half was kind enough to deliver our application for booth rental to wherever it needed to go along with the booth rental check.  We received an email today from the Peanut Festival that assigned us to booth S11 and I'm pleased because I think this is a decent location.  Bad news though, I was informed that we need to unload by approximately 7 a.m. and pretty much be set up ASAP.  Seems last year they had lots of people onsite at that time of day so they don't want a lot of vendors setting up at it gets closer to parade time (10 a.m.).  Nobody told me I was going to be up at 5 a.m. for these things!

I hit the jackpot on candlesticks the other day so am busy making more hatstands.  Don't know what I'm going to do with these if this doesn't fly.  Guess a whole lot of people will get hatstands for Christmas for the next few years!  LOL

I've got a line on another couple of craft fairs so everyone keep your fingers crossed.

Gotta get to bed for some much needed beauty sleep!

Happy crafting.

You asked for it!

Here's a few things to look at!  I realize the pic is sideways but it doesn't really matter which way you look at the magnets I've made.

It's been a busy week and a busier weekend.  I got the rabbits almost finished and a few more stands ready to work on in the next few days.  I think I'm going to be ready for October 2nd after all.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to work!

Happy crafting!

routine things, not!

I like things nice and quiet and routine.  I get grumpy if my routine is upset.  Ok, that's a mild understatement.  I get up in the morning and eat the same thing for breakfast Monday thru Friday.  Same goes for lunch since I've been dieting: I have the same thing for lunch-day in, day out.  I kind of like it that way.

However, over the next two months will be anything but routine and I'm trying to gear my mind to accepting that. I have 4 major events occuring in a 5 week timeframe in which I play the central part. 

To start with, I'm getting old and I've elected to go to my 35th high school reunion in a little bitty place in NW Oklahoma.  Cool, I got a 3 day weekend for it but it will entail a 5 hour drive each way.  No big deal....ROAD TRIP!  I love to travel and am looking forward to spending a couple of nights in a decent hotel (with an indoor pool!).  I won't have to cook and we get a mini vacation  while I get to see how well my classmates have aged compared to myself.

The next week isn't so happy.  I have to have a dental implant done.  This means I have to see a dentist.  I believe I've stated this before, "I HATE dentists!"  Nothing personal, guys, it's just the whole in your mouth with sharp objects profession thing.

Then with my standard rotten luck, 2 days later is the Aubrey Peanut Festival and the debut of Black Kat Kreations.  I have no idea if I'm going to be greeting the public looking like I was smacked with a baseball bat or if I'll be oozing blood or just what.  I've got to call the periodontist tomorrow and see if I can get more info.

And lastly! To add insult to injury, 2 weeks later I'm hosting our fall family reunion at our house.  Great!  Missing a tooth, trying to rebuild inventory for the next craft fair (or licking my wounded pride from the previous one) and having to get the house in immaculate condition since none of those folks have ever been to my house before.  All you ladies know how that can be!

So I'm looking to keep a steady hand and head for these next 2 months then hopefully we'll move into an even faster pace to start getting ready for Christmas shows.  Woo Hoo!

Happy crafting!!!!!

My secrets

I've been asked by a few people, "What is your craft? What are you selling? Why aren't you on Etsy?"

I've decided that I probably won't post any pics of my wares until after my first show.  A couple of the items are unique but I think can be easily copied. So I feel it's in my best interest to wait until after Oct. 2 which is my first craft fair/show to post pics for everyone  to ooh and aahhh over.  If I can motivate a little you might get to see some pics of the earrings I've put together or maybe some of the magnets I'll have available for sale but other than that, you'll just have to wait.

I'm not on Etsy yet because I'm using the Aubrey Peanut Festival as a test market.  IF my products fly there, then I will consider going out on a bigger scale.

Holy Smokes!

Well, my other half and I did another one of supply forays and my pocketbook is still coughing and crying.  We are now the proud owners of two 6 ft. tables to be used for displaying our wares, and lots of craft supplies.  We nearly walked our legs off but managed to find a copy of Photoshop 8 at a reasonable price.  This means the photos will be ready for the show on Oct. 2 and I can get off his back some.  However, just a word of caution to everyone:  No one is safe now! Everyone is fair game when it comes to photos.

I have found that I love making refrigerator magnets.  I love the fact that anything I can find in miniature, I can put under glass and put a magnet on the back and someone will like it as much as I and will give it a good home.

I have also thought in the past few days that I can use the kitchen rabbit concept for babies.  Just a simple metamorphosis and we now have baby shower gifts.  I plan on doing a little more research to find out if I can do other animals, also.

The sad thing about all this is the fact that I know that whatever I manufacture will not be enough if I am lucky enought that my items happen to catch on.  The saving grace is that this is only a one day show.