Bagged Up

Laurie loved the little red bag for Michele, the secretary at school. I will bring her some hand creme to put in the bag tomorrow before she gives it to Michele. Laurie also bought my jungle bag for her sister in Maine. That is such a hoot because I never thought this animal fabric would go over so big. This is the bolt that Kelly saw in the chest freezer in the tractor shed and went goo-goo over. I have a lot of it and lining fabric to go with it. I will cut out a few more bags to hopefully sell at Riverkeeper in December and over Christmas. I am thrilled and honored people at work like my goods. They are classy, educated people and their business is the ultimate validation to me. I'm not just the teacher in the back of the room, they appreciate my crafty talents too. Tonight it's getting my Mother Fiber Sampler Kits ready, cutting out more shaving blocks and tying them up with brushes, and hopefully one more bag. Kelly and Gretchen are still wrapping soap. I am finally beginning to feel better about having enough product. Matt moved the trailer down for loading. I need new Christmas lights and another shop light. I wish I had a classier booth - mine is kind of homemade...but not as homemade as some who really need to be more creative. I am right next to Morehouse Farms, a gazillion dollar operation with a real nice set up. They only sell knitting kits but have a lot of marketing behind them...TV shows, pricey ads, big name knitting book authors holding book signings at their farm, glossy coffee table book telling the story of their farm, etc. I like the challenge of making my business more market savvy but lack the skills...like better graphics, etc. A bigger operating budget wouldn't hurt.