Special order #retro

At the sale two weeks ago, I was asked to make a special order

"Can you make a campsite with a retro camper?"

Of course I could,  love a challenge!

The buyer was thrilled, me too!

Signed up for the Christmas Bazaar at the community centre on 4th November 

I'd better crack on with some projects!

Thanksgiving

Luckily for me I have 6 days off over the long weekend

This gave me opportunity to start on some Christmas goodies

I enquired this week about the upcoming Toy & Craft sale

However this is over subscribed and I'm on the wait list

I may opt for the Christmas sale at the community centre instead

A smaller event but something I feel I could cope with

These turned out great and I've other orders to start on, laters!

Sale time

It was time on Saturday to expose 50th Parallel to the public

To be honest I was nervous about doing a sale but on reflection I don't know why

It was fun to set up the stall and even better to meet and greet customers and other sellers

I wondered if I had enough stuff

 

 

 

 

As it turned out there was plenty

Great feedback and a number of sales

All in all it was well worth the effort and worry

In addition I made my largest Etsy sale this week, one boat and four more custom made boats

Out of choice I would not repeat stuff I'd made but that's what they wanted!

Finished off my weekend at a course to improve my Etsy store

Feeling pretty good and already planning another sale.....stay tuned!

Time to get things finished

Always nice to get an order through Etsy to start the weekend

But on with the serious job of getting a some projects that I'd started, completed

First I had a whole bunch of flowers to complete

I found some Sand Dollars that I had collected, these made a great centre

As did the mini bark chips and some buttons I had laying around

Feeling pleased with myself, I played for a few minutes and made this little piece 

I am always amazed at how some simple ideas really come together

Next were the Christmas (it physically pains me to say that word in September!) wreaths

They turned out pretty well and I've already had an enquiry about them.

Sadly my weeks holiday is over so back to the real world of work in the morning, adieu!

We're home!

 

A very restful three nights on beautiful Quadra Island

Lucky enough to get out on the sea in Kayaks which was great fun

Arriving back on a driftwood strewn beach, what a result!

 

#driftwoodheaven

 

Only a small stash of goodies to smuggle back across the border into Campbell River.

 

Happy Man

 

Quadra

 

"Memories of Summer" September 2015

 

Off for a stay-cation on Quadra Island for three nights

A little cabin booked on Gowland Harbour

Hoping to Kayak and beach comb at the spit

(I am excited to go to the spit as it is usually piled high with driftwood, like a kind of heaven for me!)

End of Summer........Bah!

Mid week and we are on day five of the long awaited rain

People at work are convinced that summer is over

No, I say! The forecast for the weekend is warm and sunny

Hooray because I will be on holiday for a week!

I made this little beauty on the weekend

"The Trinity" (boat, house & lighthouse) has attracted lots of attention

Working on some tiny boats and some more houses

I am planning to do a craft show in the fall, but this does fill me with dread

What if I go to all that trouble and no one buys anything?

I will have to give this some careful consideration!