::Craft Fair at Nortel::

My first craft fair of the year!

Tomorrow at the Nortel building.

This one will be all Alphabet Letters.
I learned a lot last year. One lesson being: Focus. Too many products confuse everybody. Wish me luck!

::Business Cards Revisited::

I have a craft fair coming up soon so I revisited the idea of business cards. PhotoShop and I have come a long way.

Etsy Interior Design Team

I'm a new member of an Etsy Team that showcases shops that sell interior design items See the blog *HERE*. With four kids, I'm afraid I will not be a prized asset to the team, but it's nice to be part of it just the same.

Filling a void

The thing about an Etsy Shop is you never know when a sale will be made. Sunday evening I came home to find that five of my stamps had been scooped up! Each and every sale is a thrill, but the notes of encouragement that come with them are often worth far more...

Your stamps are fabulous! They absolutely fill a void I didn't even realize I had until I saw them! Thank you so much...keep carving!- Kathleen

Spring Craft Fair

I've been invited to apply for a spot at a BIG craft fair in May. Despite my humble successes at the Christmas shows I attended, I had fun and would love to do it again. This, show, however, has so many hurtles to jump over:
*New baby means limited time to stockpile pieces.
*Limited financial resources means less money available to decorate and organize an appealing booth. My newest items would need shelving and fancy lighting etc.
*The booth costs $125!!! Ouch. I would need to sell a few of my lanterns. Or a bunch of my smaller items.

Think. Think. Think.
Craft.Craft.Craft.

I have until April to decide...

Business Cards

I have been handing out too many handmade business cards lately: white paper print-out logos glued to unevenly cut cardboard rectangles, with a hand written email address on the back. Charming, but. . . I think it's time for an upgrade. Here are a few I have whipped up thus far, yes, in order of personal preference:

A. Fairy Lantern Business Card. The image is of my favourite lantern, and the colours make me happy.


B. Lily Square Business Card. One of my ink prints in miniature. Such a sharp looking card. No colour, just design.


C.Yellow Poppy Business Card. Happy colours, but it's not my image. Just one off the internet. Very pretty, but not a sample of my own work.


D. Lily Circle Business Card. My own ink print, but soooo girly. Different font too.

What do you think?

There is always the option of printing a few styles and handing them out where they best suit. And I have endless possibilities to try yet, but I wanted to share my business card debut.