May Goals Check-in

I’ve got to add some new things to this month, some special dye orders came up, and some articles as well. I gotta get it all straight in my mind so I don’t go insane!

May Goals

Replenish Scarf inventory  May 11  100%
Replenish Wrap Skirts Inventory  May 11  100%
3 convertible totes for Spring Shows didn’t happen  May 11  0%
Birdie Nesting Baskets didn’t happen  May 11  0%
3 articles for Quilting Arts Gifts  May 18  20%
1st 2 guest posts for Quilting Daily  May 21 & 28  0%
Surface Explorations video/article  June 1  15%
Tie Dye Day with Logan’s Class  June 6  0%
2nd 2 guest posts for Quilting Daily  June 7  0%
Tamra Wild Rice (@8%) long wrap skirt  June 7  0%
Donna Ocean Surf Charmeuse Scarf  June 7  0%
Karen Charmeuse Stole special purple/black colors  June 7  0%
Robin cotton drawstring pants (Earth & Sky)  June 7  0%
Mr. Pena 2 XXL tees (Black Orchid and Earth/Sky)  June 7  0%
Finish up Dyeing 101 (with new toys!)  May 31  98%
Bag for Mary – finally started!  May 31  10%
 Start work on Dyeing 102
Spread the word about Dyeing 101 on other blogs  May 31  0%

OK, if I get the articles done this week, then all should be good. I told all the folks that wanted special order dyes that it would be June before I got to it, June 7 is the deadline because we’re going away on an actual vacation on the 8th! Well deserved by all of us!

And because no post is any good without a post, here’s a couple of pix of two of the things I’m writing articles for this week:

I will NOT write another blog post until those articles are done…so I’ll see you when they are! ;-)

Art in the Park 2012

What awesome weather we had this weekend! It did get a little warm, but luckily (and because I arrived at 5:50 AM) I snagged a spot in the shade, so between that and the EZ-up I was never really hot! Hooray! Because I was there so early, I was able to take a few shots while folks were setting up, trying to get overviews of how pretty this park setting is:

I had my best art show buds close by too, this made it extra special, because we could chat when things were slow, get each other snacks (or my new-found obsession: peanutbutter frozen mochas!!!! Why has no-one ever told me how awesome these are???), and have bathroom breaks without worrying about our booth being unattended.

Lizzie was right next to me:

Adele was right next to her:

and Robin was right across from me:

and we were all in the shade! Hooray!

Saturday was a bit slow, but Sunday picked up and I had a decent amount of sales. Surprisingly, my Lilac color palette scarf was the most popular one, usually it doesn’t get that much attention! Here’s some shots of my booth – I love when I can have the sides rolled all the way up, even though a white backdrop makes for better display, I love being open to everybody!

(you can see a violet scarf in the very left of these pix above and below)

I dyed a bunch of new rayon skirts because I sold so many at Red Dirt two weeks ago, so of course I sold only one all weekend long!

I did get some special orders to add to my list, I’m gonna be a busy gal!

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Congratulations to newsletter subscriber number… Paula! And comment number… Jackie! I’m celebrating my little business turning 6 years old by sharing some color with a couple of awesome folks, I appreciate so much everybody who subscribes to my newsletter and who reads my blog, I’d be very lonely without you! You ladies can choose either…

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Guest Post from Cindy Lantier | Mixed Media May

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Red Dirt Spring 2012

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We had great weather for the show, and plenty of room for everybody to spread out! Sometimes I put up a wall or two in the tent to give my work a plain background, but with the extra space, I just left it all open and let the pretty park peek through. Hubby and I…

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