When your gone...

When I am sad that an item has sold... it makes me realise that yes, I do really want it. Even though I had no intention of buying this lovely scarf, I was rather disappointed to see that it has found a home (with someone else).


The scarf is by Etsy seller "homelab"

Now if you have read my "how to acquire a scarf..." post you may think its quite easy. However, the golden rule with this technique is not to overuse it.
I have a special friend in mind, who could easily whip this scarf up for me... but as this is more of a winter item... maybe I should let her knit herself something for a while, you know, just for a change :)

Colour Phase

Everything in my world is PINK right now
Pink folders on my desk at work
Pink case on my iphone
Pink logo for Jasmalicious (I think that is actuall what started the phase)
and i've just realised I am wearing a pink tshirt.

So using a funky website I pulled this collage from Flickr

Darlington Festival

This is my table at the Darlington Arts Festival yesterday. I took these pics early in the day but sadly, the table was still nearly this full by the end of the day.
I wasn't sure what to expect, but I had hoped for more success. The other stalls seemed to be in much the same situation. I was right opposite another jewellery stall, who didn't seem to sell much more than I did. The main problem seemed to be the simple fact that there was too many jewellery stalls. There was at least 8 that I counted. I can't say that me pricing was wrong, as many people walked straight past, without looking at prices. Others would stop and admire the jewellery, but still not go so far as to pick up a pricetag.
Overall it was a great day, good fun and a learning experience. But I won't be doing that festival next year. For the moment I will focus my energy on marketing my website, to try and get more sales that way.
Without sales, beading is a very very expensive hobby.