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It's that time again...the first of the month calls for a brief recap of the previous month's goals and an overview of what is coming up this month!
Near the end of the month I started some armwarmers that had been on my queue for awhile for lack of having the proper sized needles to start. Lo and behold I got them done and whipped them up in a few days. It was definitely a learning experience as most of my knitting in the round has been composed of hats with bulky yarn. Working the smaller needles (size 7 versus a size 13) was interesting. Then to my surprise (and thanks to Facebook) I sold those armwarmers before they were even finished! (And I had been doubting the possibility of that due to the hideously bright color they were...)
Near the end of the month I started some armwarmers that had been on my queue for awhile for lack of having the proper sized needles to start. Lo and behold I got them done and whipped them up in a few days. It was definitely a learning experience as most of my knitting in the round has been composed of hats with bulky yarn. Working the smaller needles (size 7 versus a size 13) was interesting. Then to my surprise (and thanks to Facebook) I sold those armwarmers before they were even finished! (And I had been doubting the possibility of that due to the hideously bright color they were...)
http://aradiashand.storenvy.com/products/737818-tree-frog-trio-unframed-cross-stitchI also had something to say on my thoughts about being green as an artist/business.
My Artfire posting goals have waxed and waned, some days I've met the quota others I haven't. But with about half of my stock listed I can't complain really. Stocking that store has also allowed me to revamp some of my descriptions of things and save them (I lost them all from previous listings) and I've placed them on my store's official site (which you can also order off of).
As for my queue....In an effort to better organize and use my time wisely (as I also runs another separate business with it's own store among other things) I've been following some advice from Flylady about working from home. I revamped our project list which at this point is upwards of 70 projects (with a few marked off...):
My Artfire posting goals have waxed and waned, some days I've met the quota others I haven't. But with about half of my stock listed I can't complain really. Stocking that store has also allowed me to revamp some of my descriptions of things and save them (I lost them all from previous listings) and I've placed them on my store's official site (which you can also order off of).
As for my queue....In an effort to better organize and use my time wisely (as I also runs another separate business with it's own store among other things) I've been following some advice from Flylady about working from home. I revamped our project list which at this point is upwards of 70 projects (with a few marked off...):
However, with each one I mark off it seems another 5 or 10 jump right on (that's okay though, I like to keep busy!) But what's currently underway and what you can look to for updates on my Facebook page and in our photo albums are these:
Yea I know it doesn't look like much, but I also only have 7 hours to do any work a day (and only 4 of those are allotted to this business) and generally our project work is 1 hr/day/project (otherwise I'd overdo it!) There are also a number of other projects - which I won't mention here just yet - that are done not for profit or in trade for something else.
Perhaps most importantly that happened in April was the new institution of a work/personal calendar for the me. While I am the industrious type I tend to get bogged down by a lot of projects, eg distracted, and sometimes will only work "willy nilly" on things. While this isn't atypical of artists, it's annoying to get virtually nothing done and really a pain in the butt with the level of productivity I'd like to accomplish (we're literally doing something from 6 am to midnight 7 days a week!) So far the schedule, while it looks ridiculously monstrous and daunting, is doing a good job of keeping us on task. I can't say for sure or not if it's making my insomnia worse but there is definitely more structure in my day!
So what's in store for May??? Working on a few projects, keeping up with my new schedule, and many orders I hope! I'm glad you stopped by to see what I'm up to and look forward to making your acquaintance!
In the comments below I'd love to hear your thoughts! What did you think of my newly added products? What about the ones I'm working on? Is there anything you'd like to see? As always if you haven't connected with me on social media make sure you do for real time updates and join my newsletter for special deals that I only give out to my subscribers!
Perhaps most importantly that happened in April was the new institution of a work/personal calendar for the me. While I am the industrious type I tend to get bogged down by a lot of projects, eg distracted, and sometimes will only work "willy nilly" on things. While this isn't atypical of artists, it's annoying to get virtually nothing done and really a pain in the butt with the level of productivity I'd like to accomplish (we're literally doing something from 6 am to midnight 7 days a week!) So far the schedule, while it looks ridiculously monstrous and daunting, is doing a good job of keeping us on task. I can't say for sure or not if it's making my insomnia worse but there is definitely more structure in my day!
So what's in store for May??? Working on a few projects, keeping up with my new schedule, and many orders I hope! I'm glad you stopped by to see what I'm up to and look forward to making your acquaintance!
In the comments below I'd love to hear your thoughts! What did you think of my newly added products? What about the ones I'm working on? Is there anything you'd like to see? As always if you haven't connected with me on social media make sure you do for real time updates and join my newsletter for special deals that I only give out to my subscribers!
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