Moving...

My blog has moved to: http://tiialinartcraftdesign.blogspot.com... This is also doubling as my online spot until I have my full site ready! Thanks for stopping by and I see you there!

Wondering

 I donated the 2 items shown here to a charity auction a few months ago. And I am so happy to have been able to do that. But now I am wondering who they went home with.
Does that person or persons know that I very lovingly made those and value the work?
I am assuming they would. I am also wishing they would email me and say something. Why? So, I can send the a thank you note for donating and for picking one of my items.

Monday

It's October! My favorite holiday is.. what.. 17 days away. Oh, yes. I'm excited about that. Even better, it's not bitter cold... yet. I probably spoke too soon.
In other news. The mod for school is in it's second week and I have only one class. What a relief. I'm feeling much more focused and not just on school. But my business. I'm working on a plan to get my name out there. And I just need $60, to get started on part of it. Hopefully I'll come across that this week. The mere thought of moving forward with this moves me so.

“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”

- Walt Disney

Farmer's Market

Thursday

Wow.... I have been busy lately. I had a photo shoot recently and am slowly editing my way through them. I already have a few things posted. I launched the first of my Ski Lodge collection. So happy about that. I feel some pressure off in that regard. I need to get back to inventory building now that the designing frenzy seems to have died down some. I will still design new things. I can't help that... my brain gets an idea and it's off and running around like the mad hatter. I had 2 sales earlier this week. Big things, too. (Insert Happy Dance) I still grin about it, another step! I am also hoping to get some wholesale accounts... I am going to start putting together a lookbook. Just need printer ink... better yet I think I might out source that... kind of... I love getting an idea.

Farmer's Market

Wednesday

I've been making some great progress on my new collection. It's been a little slower than I wanted because I've had things come up and I have been trying to figure out my 'day job' situation, exactly... or as exactly as I can. I am still debating on some aspects of my future. I know any choice I make requires help from people much better at things (like networking) than me.  Had another sale at me farmer's market booth, this I find encouraging. Although, I am moving toward not doing it next year.  Or perhaps on towards the end of it when the weather cools and people are thinking more about the coming months. I am also thinking more about approaching some local boutiques, but the fact that I am incredibly shy detracts from that.
In other thoughts, I am going to be doing some charity work soon. Making preemie hats for the Warm Up American's Caps For Good. I'm really looking forward to participating. Because it's all around a warm fuzzy feeling. And I love quick projects. If I can help a little one by making a hat then it's worth it. No questions asked. Now, I just need to find my size 10 double point needles.

Farmer's Market

Wild Pineapple

My other newest project (like I need another one) is an online magazine/blog that I started that will focus on Etsy and it's fabulousness.

wild pineapple

It went live on the 1st. I am really just beside myself with how excited I am about it.... I get to write regularly and look for cool stuff and interview the awesome people who sell stuff on Etsy.

Wednesday

I haven't had great internet for a while, but now that I do...  I am so happy to be able to use my laptop and not just my iPhone to get online... fabulous!

But I am most excited to preview my newest creations:

Farmer's Market

Thursday

So my dilemma today is an overflow of design ideas and not feeling like I can play them out to their full potential. Well, I could, but I'd go broke in the process. I can't wait to be working at it full time. Designing and making things that is.  It really is all I think about... which is just insane. I didn't know it could consume so much of my brain. I guess it's a good that I know what I really love, but I think I discovered it a little late. If I knew now what I loved back when I graduated high school, I think I'd be farther along. Just saying.

Monday

Do I really need to say more?
I really don't think so, but I will.
It started out well. My daughter was dropped off, the dogs went nuts, we all went back to sleep. Then I woke again to my daughter and the day really started (my days are full of false starts lately) things were fine, until some strange switch in my head flipped to cranky shortly after I got out of class. And here I am. Blogging at 11:30 PM with a mild headache and with the inability to decide on whether or not I'm hot or cold.  I imagine a lot of my bad mood stems from the stress I am under and feeling like I am horrendously behind in my efforts to be doing what I love.... which if you don't know by now is to make stuff, yarn related stuff mostly. It's obnoxious really. Not the loving to make, but the feeling like I am horrendously behind. I don't know where this need to rush comes from, but I feel like I have to hurry up and do everything now. And I mean now as in "rightnow". Patience is a virtue... Good things comes to those who wait... Bugger it. Ah, hell. I'm going to shut myself up before I really start to annoy myself.

Farmer's Market

Moving... Again...

Yep.. for the 4th time in 6 months. At least this it feels more permanent this time... I'm hoping very permanent. I just need to get myself and everything else together, then in a year or so I hope to buy the home. Exciting. Now, I just need to graduate and get working. The only problem is balancing family, my current job, my business, and school. It's nuts really. I'm doing the best I can, but it's a daunting task.
I am in the process of reorganizing my lines for my shop.... I can't wait to show you guys the stuff I have coming up! It's beautiful to say the least.... sigh.

New Obsession

Obi. Belt.
I am now obsessed with these. And the buying of them, but the idea (haven't done it, yet) of making them. I have my pattern figured out already. I just need the materials to make... need to do a tester first..... so excited to make one the first one. I'll get photos done of the first one and post them asap.
I'm moving again, but I believe that this will be a more permanent situation. I'll keep you posted.

Farmer's Market

Overload

My brain is on overload. I seriously think the circuits will short any moment now. Between school, work, trying to find new work, working on my business and raising my daughter (this being most important).... I'm not entirely sure that I can handle it all.
When is comes to my business, I feel like the limitations on my time put limitations on my creativity and my productivity. Which can be frustrating for all the design ideas I have floating in my head. When I am done with the baby blanket, I plan on getting caught up on couple other projects, and then I will get focused on my first collection. It's something I've had rolling around for a while now. I am so excited about it! I would love to jump right in, but first things first. And I am reworking my timing to match better with those of the major fashion houses that I so admire.

Monday

I just got the yarn for the crocheted baby blanket I am making for a friend of mine. Her baby shower is coming up quick. I am so excited for her. And, perhaps, a little jealous. I've been wanting a second child for a long time, but the timing is just horrible. At any rate, I am getting started on it right away. She's having a little boy, and while I am going with the traditional blue, I am opting for different shades. It's an ombre of dark and light blue which makes me think of the ocean. I think it'll go well with her theme: pirates. Good deal, right?
School is moving right along. Starting the new the only thing that is really frustrating is that it cuts back my shifts at work.  Hopefully, everything will just work out in the end.

Sitting at Farmer's Market

I am sitting here in my booth at the Farmer's Market in Ogden, Ut. (Thank you wireless internet)

I've decided that I need to get back to doing some of my macro photography. Going thru some of my photos, I realized that I really enjoyed the process of setting up the shot. When things are more settled and have a space to work I plan on getting back into the full swing of creativity.

I sent out my donation items yesterday. I am so happy to help. And if I get some business for it great. If not, at least I've done some good. I am still working out things for my 2 new collects. And I be adding a whole new medium to the mix. I'm pretty excited about all of this. I am also looking to get a new site started, it will still be a blog, but one tuned to be my professional site. I also have another thought that is quickly becoming another solid idea. I don't have all the kinks worked out, but that one actually seems closer to becoming real since it's actually a little faster at getting it all together. So we will see how everything pans out