putting my feet up

It's been a long fall.  Workweeks of a full time and part time with basically no rest on the weekends- has made this old broad pretty dang tired. 

Yesterday's craft and vendor fair and luncheon went very well.  No big problems and good attendance.

The food went over well, with manageable leftovers.

Rugs, runners and other miscellaneous items sold.

Pretty good day, when I think about it!

Today I ventured out on icy roads - rain/sleet/ick happened overnight so I really questioned going.  But I really wanted to get to the big show that some of my rugs were at with the fiber guild.  I got there about noon and stuck around to help break down at 4:00.

Even sold a couple of rugs there!

Slow and steady drive home in the dark -- still icy and always watching for deer since it can be especially bad right now due to hunting season opening yesterday!

Tonite I've got my feet up unknitting a sweater.

This one is lambswool/ angora rabbit.
Can't wait to get this yarn on the loom :)  

Whatever happens, happens!

Well, it's craft fair day -

The food is prepared - except for the chili that I have to put together when I get to the venue - the booth spaces are set up and organized, and I THINK we have everything else taken care of..... we'll see :)

Already a bit of drama concerning a vendor and her location....   Some people!  

My daughter is home to be a helper in the kitchen.  She's a college kid.   Free food and she's there!

If I can grab a moment, I'll take a few pics of the set up and the food. 

Cross your fingers for us!

Frustration!!!!

I am frustrated, bordering on angry.

Our local newspaper, who is constantly saying - "support your local paper" etc etc etc - has ONCE AGAIN screwed up.

Last week I ordered a 2 x 3 ad - for 2 weeks for our craft show.

Last weeks ad was there, no problems.

Guess who doesn't have an ad 2 days before the event....

Makes me fume...

Sneaky Bugger

Somebody crawled into my bed this morning.

While I wasn't paying attention...

He loves me- especially when he's cold.

Too bad he can't get a job and contribute to the household -- I'd let him stay if that was the case :)

Runnin' runnin' runnin'

That's what I feel like!  I've always kept myself pretty busy and productive, but adding another job- and a full time one to boot- into my days and all I do is run around like a chicken with my head cut off!

Been working bit by bit on this craft fair coming this weekend.  I still have to put together vendor packets, make signs for the street, make menu signs, and I'm sure there is a thing or to that I haven't thought of yet/lately.

Tonite I will start doing some baking of items - or parts of items that I can  put in the freezer.  I've got 5 or 6 desserts I have to make in addition to a huge pot of chili and turkey salad for sandwiches.

Our craft fair is FULL!  We even have a waiting list - random people keep calling and asking if we have room for them.  Wish we had a bigger space!  Next year...

I will be glad when this weekend is over - then I can focus on the craft booths I'm doing the first 2 weekends in December!   It never stops... :)

Reassessment

I've reassessed the purpose of my craft room.  I had thought that the smallest bedroom would do nicely for a sewing and craft room. 

Originally I had planned for 2 bedrooms in my lower level, but plans change with job and financial change.   My lower level didn't get any finishing this past year - as a matter of fact, other finishing in the upstairs is still undone. 

Consequently, I didn't have but one bedroom for when my children come home to visit -- and this dang little room just wasn't cutting it for my "stuff"...

If I would just focus on one thing, it might have worked.  Rug materials take up alot of space!  So I decided that all of that is going down into the one big unfinished space.  I think my loom is coming home over Thanksgiving, too!

Well, it's a bedroom as of today!  I got everything except the closet contents out and a bed and dresser moved in. 

I was all pumped to hang pictures on the walls, but there is this one shelf that I want to use... But do you think I can find it???   Frustrating! It's somewhere in a box I suppose.

I'm planning on using the dresser and this closet for "hand" type crafts -- like counted cross stitch, drawing/sketching,  sweaters to be unknitted, etc.  All those projects that you sit on the couch to do :)

Of course doing this created chaos elsewhere --

All of this needs to go downstairs - and hopefully I'll be able to figure out a system so I will be able to find things at a later date - I can dream anyway....

This reassessment thing can sure be messy.

Start to Finish

Step 1 -- mens sweater, 100% lambswool according to the hang tag.

Step 2 -- turn the sweater into yarn balls... This is what is left over from this project!  

Step 3--  Weave!

Step 4-- Twist some fringe...

Step 5--  Wet finish and, SHAZAM!  

A re'New  scarf....