Sew Something....for the love of cotton: November Challenge

Monday, November 25, 2013

November Challenge

We had a great time at the Chris Cringle craft show earlier this month. We sold alot of our goods and made a little money. That's always nice. Our first customers this year were 3 sisters. These 3 sisters love animal prints. Dogs. Cats. Elephants. Anything with animals. They each bought a new coin purse and maybe a coaster or two. They were our first customers at the show last year, too. They made a point of visiting our booth first this year before any other booth, because they wanted to buy some of our products. That made us feel good. This was our 4th year to have a booth at Chris Cringle, and one of the sisters has bought from us every year. For some odd reason, I always remember her. She has always bought animal prints.

A week or so after that show, we received invitations to 2 or 3 other shows this year. We aren't able to make commitments to them, because we are already booked. We don't do many craft shows, because sewing is a hobby for us. We don't want it to feel like work, and it's not how we earn a living. It's just a fun thing that earns us a little money. No harm in that.

But...we do have other events on our calendars. Joy is holding her annual Crafty Christmas Open House on Dec. 7th. Jan is busy getting ready for two more shows. The first one is this Saturday, Nov. 30th at Not Your Mama's Craft Market at the YMCA at Marysville, OH. Her next show is less than a week later at her workplace.

We both decided to make new and different items that we didn't have available at Chris Cringle. And that is what we decided to share as our challenge for this month. Never before seen stuff.

Here's what we've come up with this month.

Framed embroidery
These are simple inspirational framed embroidery pieces that would look great on your desk, dresser, or kitchen counter. Fill your hearts and minds with uplifting words and you'll be more inclined to treat others in a positive way.