I might try to get some new listings up within the new few weeks. I have some items I photographed a few weeks ago that I still need to list. There's some Fourth of July cards I made that I really like so I hope to get those up soon.
I think I might do some craft shows this summer. I already filled out applications for two. One is at a place called Esperanza, a school for people with disabilities, where my mom used to work. There's an event in July called Summerfest. They have people selling crafts, but you have to give a percentage of the money you make back to the school. I think it will be good exposure and I can hand out my business card. I also applied for a farmer's market in Chicago that's weekly. I've never done craft shows before so I don't want to do anything too big or expensive. I think farmer's markets and small shows are a good place to start out. If you know any craft shows in Chicago or have any advice for doing craft shows, let me know! I might also try to get my items in a few more shops.
I'm working on a new craft section in my room. I use my laptop while I'm at college, but I've had my old computer in my room forever. I don't really use it and I don't think it works well, but I keep it just because it has a backup of all my files. I decided while I was cleaning my room to finally move it and make that table/area in my room a place to work on my crafts. I usually work in the kitchen/tv area, but this will make it easier to have a spot to work or let stuff dry (you have to press down journals overnight to let them dry so I always have journals laying around anyway). I can't wait to start making new journals. I have so much pretty paper from Italy I can't wait to use.
Speaking of, I used a journal while in Italy (for our school trip, we were required to keep a journal). I thought I would post a few photos of it since I was originally planning on selling it. I was going to use a moleskine journal decorated with a map of Italy, but I lost it right before I left on my trip. I ended up finding it the other day in my scraps box, but I'm glad I used the other journal because I think it was the perfect size. I ended up putting writing, sketches and ticket stubs in it. I think I might scan some pages and post them one day. What's funny is I actually saw the same paper I used for this journal in a paper making store while I was in Italy.
I also have some new photos in my flickr here. I'm doing a project where I take a photo everyday for a monthly theme. The theme for this month is "summer" so I'm trying to remember to take a summer related photo everyday. It's kind of like the 365 project a lot of people do on flickr (where you take a photo every day for a year), but I like having the monthly theme because it forces you to be creative with it.
I am still waiting for my photos from Italy to develop. I think I might get them tomorrow. I'm so excited to see them and I hope I got a lot of good ones.
1 comment:
Good luck with your Yart Sale. I'm going to have to look into it for next time around.
Your journals are very pretty.
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