what will I do with all the money i make???

these pics are not in any particular order,

and my lighting is not the best for photographing,

but there is so much getting ready going on

i felt i needed to get it all down.

I cannot believe i made all this stuff,

and there is more.......

I am sewing little fabric loops to the top of my business cards

which, are doubling as price tags, and attaching them to the item

with a tiny safety pin.

I started out using fabric scraps left over from the item the  being priced.

this really took a lot of time,

so when I got to the lower priced items,

I just used Christmas fabric loops so I would not

have to keep rummaging through my scraps.

then i started just punching holes in the cards

and tying them on with twill tape,

then, after hours and hours, i just got out the glue gun (not really)

and, of course, i had to press as i priced

one of my favorite wristlets.
I'm hoping to make an ipad cover out of this fabric.  cute????

pricing and pinning

the most amazing thing, is that i have not spilled anything
on my stuff.

these are two of my latest faves.
left, is a robot kindle case,
right, is an ipad case

these are flags i made to decorate my space at the show.  it's
hard to get good pics in the midday sun, but
i love the shadows they make

in addition to paying to rent a table at the show,
i have to give them an item for a door prize.
these little quilted coasters came to the rescue.

craft show jack and his sidekick, barney, always
have to get into the act.

craft show crunch time

So where do we start today?

How bout machine maintenance?

some last minute tea dyeing?

 Here's a chair full of stuff,

A table full of stuff,

another view of a table full of stuff,

a work area full of stuff,

a floor full of stuff,

an ironing board full of stuff,

look familiar?

a room full of stuff,

my cutting table,

FULL OF STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

It is just a lot of stuff, 

but I still don't have the right size  jingle bells,

the right color of ribbon,

just the right button,

if I do have it, I can't find it.

The cutest thing

I know you are all hoping this will be more pics of Harvey,

but he still looks pretty much the same

and I haven't caught him doing 

anything photo worthy.

Perhaps I will try for a video.

But in the meantime I want to show you what

I think is the cutest thing I've ever made.

It is a bread basket.

and, although it does not purr

and it does not meow,

 or curl up in your lap,

or sleep on your pillow,

it just about the cutest thing I've ever made. 

 It is perfect for showing up at a party carrying 

a little loaf of holiday bread,

or, if you don't bake,

two cans of coke

end to end.

Our new brother

The newest addition to the Family.

Our brother Harvey.

Last, but not least,

Barney and Joe Cool.

Who's that behind those Foster Grants?

You may be too young to remember that commercial.  The last person I remember saying 

"who's that behind those Foster Grants?" is Sophia Loren.

   You gotta love a man in a mustache (not to mention the big bushy eyebrows)

Lot's of golf and football around her this weekend,

so I really got a lot of sewing done.

When is the last time you had a pencil case?

People must use them since there are patterns for them.

I really hated cutting into this typewriter fabric.  I have 

two different colors.  I was going to use 

it to make covered journals, but now I'm thinking Ipad

covers.  I can't believe I left that piece of lint on it.  

OK, 

so I decided to move out of pencil case mode and

into gift/toy bag mode.

The lighting wasn't very good for any of this photos.

Below is the post photo session  photo.

There is never anything on the table you can eat.

Really, my kitchen table (and whole house) pretty much looks like this all the time, just

different stuff on different days.

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"I'll have the wristlet, please"

I'm sure you will hear people saying that 

over and over at my show.

And when you see this, you'll say it, too.

tadaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

OK,

time to give the elephants a rest.  I just

wanted to see if I could make this.

Being the first try, it was pretty labor intensive.

I vowed I would not print out the pattern

 (I bought new ink yesterday, and really need

to conserve) 

so I set up my laptop by my sewing machine

and scrolled then sewed, scrolled then ironed, scrolled then cut.

Now, I'm gonna take 

it for a trial run at the 

Walmart.

I'm drinkin the craft show Koolaid

One of my favorite bloggers wrote several posts

about getting ready to do her first craft show.

I swore I'd never do another craft show

but the lure of breaking even was too 

strong to resist.

I'm just going to offer everything I have made

for sale, and I'm making some new items.

Drum roll, please!!
My new business card, designed by me.
 It will double as a price tag and
will be attached to the item by sewing
a strip of fabric to the top.
Not an original idea, but a great one.

I''m pretty happy with they way 
they turned, but if I ever make any money, 
I'd like to have a color other than white. and will put my
blog address on it.

I'm still trying  to use up the
elephant fabric.  Hope I can get more if
I need it.  ]

The 241 bag.

I'm gonna ask a lot for these pillows, 
because I adore them!!!!!

They are identical  The back is facing on
the one of the left, and the front is facing
on the one on the right. 
Believe it, or not, the
zip is hidden under the print piece running
across the back.

I have to admit, I'm impressed with myself.

 So is Barney.

OK, one more.

This little bag is made from fabric I won.

I think I will change the tie, but is does look better  in person.

Well, that's the craft show round up for today.
I do have several other things I'm working
on so, save up your money and make 
me rich.