| SALE! SALE! SALE! Check out the info in the left column! August brings with it news. I have decided to ease off on my commitment to 4 patterns/month. Members who paid for a full year have already been refunded for their unused months. I had been struggling for a few months now to get the patterns out each month, and finally, after my 11yo said to me "Mom, I understand why you're not spending as much time with us. You need to work to earn money." I figured something had to be done. But what? Quit my guaranteed-income job? Especially when I'm getting more hours to help pay the bills, etc? Or stop designing as much. I will still design, but just not as much (at least not right now) as I used to. Ideally, things would have been better for the economy, I would have borrowed money and set up a craft shop in town. But, with hubby's job iffy, and a family to help support, I just couldn't take the risk. Besides, I think I was starting to burn out a little. I kept looking at patterns I wanted to do, some of my older designs that I wanted to 'whip up' but didn't have the time, and actually try to do some sketching. This after my 11yo asked me to draw a large eye on lined paper. I told her I had some art paper, and dug out my old, small sketchbook. We looked through the few pictures that were there, and I think our reaction was pretty much the same: "Wow, you/I did that??" I remembered how I felt when I was sketching and shading, making a 2 dimensional sketch look 3-D, and wondered why I'd stopped. All this I wanted to do, but couldn't because my 'spare' time was extremely limited. This month, I'm updating with the designs I've finished the last two months. I will continue to update this site, and am hoping now that I am not committed to 4 new designs/month, to add a free pattern here and there again. It's been awhile since I've posted a freebie. For my 'cover' shot this month, my sketch of my 14 yo, who was of course a few years younger then: |
Updated August 4th/2009
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| I do also sell my patterns on Etsy. These are the same patterns offered here. As well, I have a second store for finished items, for those who can't crochet, stop on in to check out what's currently available. Special orders accepted. |
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| SALE!! Buy any 3 or more patterns (** selections count as 2!) and receive 25% off your entire purchase. Start your Hallowe'en and Christmas crocheting now, build up stock for a holiday craft fair! |