I decided to make a pancake breakfast with sausage this time around, just to change things up a little. I'm realizing that making the exact same things over and over again isn't nearly as much fun as making up something new each time. I think I'm going to have to get over that little mental hurdle though if I plan on selling more stuff for the holidays. I'm way behind on all my crafty stuff since I've been out of town. I'm going to try to catch up this weekend, so stay tuned. ;)
One bad thing about making things in sets is that I have to wait until I finish every piece before I can list them in my store. But I finally have a bunch of stuff that's ready to go up, or pretty darn close. First up, is another set of veggies. I replaced the turnip with corn on the cob this time. I'm actually really really proud of the corn because I worked really hard to come up with a pattern that would have the texture of the niblets. I debated whether or not to do the stalks this time, but it didn't seem worth the extra work.
In the future, I may just include both the corn and the turnip, but I really wanted to be able to list some new items today. Also, I don't want to have to raise the price. I made a slight change to the carrot top from last time to make it more leafy.
I'm also very close to being done with a set of fruits. I've been a bit stumped for fruits to make besides the pear and strawberries I already had. I finally settled on an apple and I'm working on a lemon right now. This set should be up in the shop in the next day or two, along with a set of sweets.
I'm thinking that the apple might make a cute teacher's gift come Christmas-time, so I may make some more of those to sell individually. Also, I know there are people out there who like/collect apple stuff. I'm also in the midst of working on some pumpkin hats, since fall is finally upon us. And I'm getting ready to do a big batch of baby leg warmers too.
My crochet "sushi dinner" set just got chosen to be a part of someone's Etsy Treasury list! Check it out here.I know it's been a while since I've added any new stuff to my store, but believe me, I'm working on it! I'm still trying to catch up with life in general after our last-minute trip out of town last weekend, but I have a few new knit hats in the works and should have them up in the next week or so.
I've been wanting to put together a set of fruit, but I keep getting stalled out or distracted. But here's a pear that's going to be a part of the set (this one is smaller than the last, enormo one), along with some strawberries, and maybe one or two other fruits, if I can come up with something good. I realized it's hard to have fruits that aren't all the same shape and/or color, and aren't impossibly time-consuming to make.The recent thing that I'm most proud of is a set of sushi pieces, currently up. It took me a while to get the sizes and such just right, but I think it looks pretty good. As realistic as you could hope for, considering that it's made of yarn.
I've also done a couple boy-ish hats in the same brimmed beanie style. Figuring out sizing has proved to be a lot more difficult than I thought. The hats have a pretty fair amount of stretch, so I'm nervous that they're going to seem too small for bigger kids, but actually be too big for smaller kids, especially in terms of the length of the crown. I've been trying them on a few different kids, trying to get a better idea, only to realize that every kid is different. So a hat might fit a very big 18-month-old, but then be too big for a 4 year-old. I'm worried this is going to turn into a nightmare of returns. *sigh*Anyways, this hat is already up. And the one below should be up in the store soon.
Also going up soon, this pair of donuts (or doughnuts, if you prefer). And I'm currently working on more sweets - cupcakes, ice cream cones, cookies, etc. Stay tuned...
