Sunday 30 September 2012

Giveaway Sunday Week 28

I hope your weekend is going well.


Giveaways I've Found:

Pre Enter   pumpkinstuds (600 x 598) Vintage Jack o Lantern Stud Earrings Giveaway   WW  

    

  boy beanie  

    

Good Luck!

I have no affiliation with any of the giveaways.
These are just giveaways I've found

If you would like to link to any
giveaways you are hosting or you have found
please feel free:


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Saturday 29 September 2012

Guest Blogger Week 32 Garden of Colourful Stitches



I would like to say a huge welcome
to Betsy 

Never in a million years did I ever expect to be making crochet patterns and selling them on the internet. First of all, I thought making patterns was for expert crocheters, and second, I hadn't crocheted in almost 30 years.

It all started last year when I decided that after 17 year, I wanted to retire as a tax professional. Now what was I going to do with myself? I'd known about Etsy, but I didn't know if people really made money. I looked at some of the crocheters' shops and was surprised (and delighted) to see that some of them had a lot of sales. That's all I had to know to get started.

Initially, I crocheted items for sale such as, rugs, afghans, hats etc, but I quickly determined, living in a rural area made it difficult to do custom orders. The closest yarn store is an hour's drive and I couldn't afford to make the trip and still make a profit on the items I crocheted. That's when I decided that maybe I could sell patterns, after all I was creating my own patterns anyway.

Writing patterns is challenging. From start to finish it takes me about a week to create one pattern. First, I have an idea for the design, then I crochet it to see if it will work the way I envision it, then I have to write it down so it makes sense to other crocheters and finally, it has to be tested in every size.

I don't know if I'll ever put enough effort into this to make it a full time business, but so far, it's been fun and rewarding. And it's always a thrill whenever anyone likes my patterns enough to part with their hard earned money to buy one.

Owls seem to be very popular right now, so I hope you enjoy making this Owlet Beanie.


Ravelry

Betsy Rheaume

Thank you ever so much Betsy.
I hope you will check out her sites.
I love the Owl Hat, it is just soooo cute!
Thank you ever so much for sharing it with us!
I love how you use colour in your designs.


Friday 28 September 2012

I've Made Friday Week 28


I hope you are all having a good week
It's Friday already and the weekend is nearly here :-)


I finished my Penguin Hats

I will hopefully have the patterns typed up soon :-)

I also made a Zombie hat for my hubby for Halloween:

Little red thinks it's great but hubby says it should be grey.
And another hat for Halloween:
My Black Widow Spider Hat 1 yr+
I'm still reading my book so you'll have to wait another week
for my review, sorry!
Now it's your turn
It doesn't have to be crocheting
anything you've made is more than welcome!


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Thursday 27 September 2012

Thursday Handmade Love Week 27


This weeks theme is......................
Skeletons


Etsy Finds:
      
    
    

Etsy Crochet Patterns:
  
    
    

Ravelry Patterns for Sale:
    
 Ravelry Free Patterns:
    

Now it's your turn.
Feel free to link anything handmade.
It doesn't have to follow the theme.
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