Its been a while 2/21

So i started selling my hand made items on etsy in 2013. and i started craft-shows in 2014. I'm not a great sells man . I really don't know how to run a business, and i don't think i really want to . I just want to craft what i want and have people to give it to ya know.

So for the past couple of years i have been making between 100-300 items just to sell.and my hands have suffered for it a little .i started getting hand cramps more often then anyone under 30 should. So this year im trying to slow down. im doing more cross-stitch / embroidery , now thats a slow craft. Im thinking of doing more charity knits.

im slowly trying to either sell, or just donate all the stock from my that1girl business. thats not to say i wont make more to sell. but im going to be moving sometime this year, to a smaller place i need to get all my craft supplies and stock to fit in the cubes i have. An my husband is so busy with school/ work that he cant take me to as many shows .

I've meet alot of cool ladies thanks to that1girl online and at shows. I started going to a new knitting group this year also. It meets at a coffee shop/ bar. I now have two groups i can go to every week. my doctor told me that making more friends and leaving the house would help with my SAD. I do get happier around mon and tues.

I have been trying a little harder to stick to a more natural/ healthier diet this time around. Its a light paleo diet where i eat meat, fruit, veggies, and nuts. and a very small amount of dairy, premade/ packaged food, and sugar. and almost never grains, coffee, chocolate . i love all of these things but they do give me upset stomach . So i just try to not eat it , but mac and cheese singing to me, pizza seduces me, and baked goods call to me everyday.

I think thats all i have for today. here are some pictures also add me to instagram that1girl734 to see pics on a weekly base.

update of the week

i haven't posted in a little bit

this is what i've finished latly

one WIP                     

one hat

second WIP

a couple of the grannys for the month

third WIP

i finished some one elses WIP's. the person passed away, and the daughter in law wanted to see how some of the items would look once they were finished. so she gave me all of the persons yarn and other craft suplies.

these two just needed a little work . the hoodie only needed buttons, the jacket only needed a collar and buttons. i made a little blanket to go with the jacket.

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i've been trying to sell a few of my crafted items on ebay. but so far nobodies bidding on them. :(

i was supposed to be saving the money in my paypal account for a gift for toby. but then i saw things on ebay that i wanted. barbie shoes and stands. i need them for the county fair.

oh im working on my last items for the fair i have until the 24th to finish. i finished all my WIP's so that i can work on that and my granny's for the month. i will work on the fingerless gloves for busy bees after i finish.

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life

not much happening. other then being behind in bills and low on food. cat using my bed like a litter box and going all over the house. gross cat

I like to start but never finish

look at all those items off to the side in green. and those are just my knitting and crochet project, not all my crafts.

i don't know why i have such a hard time finishing. when something gets hard or just needs a zipper. but i need to work on not quiting as much.

i guess i wont start anything new for the rest of this month until i get at least half of that list done. Today i plan on working on my pink stripe set.