Sheep & Wool

I really don't even know where to begin... it was amazing, scary, thrilling. Our "premier" went better then I imagined it ever could. I had such an incredible weekend. Even just this first success changes my view of myself and the world. I still need some time to get my head around it all before writing about it here. But just to relive some of the details...

We stayed at a cute little B&B (well a cute little "room" rental) in Saugerties. The beds were comfy, and we were soooo tired! We had dinner at Miss Lucy's Kitchen... and it was absolutely delicious. I had a filet for dinner and butterscotch pot de creme for dessert. It was such a cute, cozy restaraunt and so much fun to have dinner with grown-ups.

It was amazing to see all our work come together in the booth. Lorrie and Michael have fine-tuned their show presence and we were lucky enough to have them as our mentors. We would NEVER have been at the show without them.

Saturday was just crazy-busy and fortunately we sold tons of buttons. Each and every sale, along with each person who told us how much they liked them, completely took me off-guard. I love the interaction with people in a retail atmosphere, but when you are selling your own creations it is a completely different thing. There is a vulnerability that comes with it. It feels like such a risk to put yourself out there.

Sunday was not as busy in the booth, so I was lucky enough to have some time to shop. I bought a couple of felted purse patterns, some yarn & some roving which I can't wait to get my hands through... just as soon as the total exhaustion passes...

Liz & I talked the entire way home... comparing our opinions, ideas and some serious arm chair psychoanalysis.

Now, some serious sleep & regrouping here at home, and then some posting on etsy!

Rhinebeck or bust

Wow! It's amazing how your entire world can change in a weekend. Getting everyone off to school this morning is first on my list, but next up is a post about the NY Sheep & Wool Festival. Hopefully now, I'm writing to more then just myself & my sister. It was so exciting to meet so many people. Back soon!

ONE MONTH LATER....

( If you have ever watched Sponge Bob, you can hear this line in your head. Spoken by a man with an accent I can't describe.)

Pushing down the pity party. Ten days to go. I really am excited. It's great just to do it and see what will happen.

Back to frantic button making. Oh, and by the way, feel free to post away should you feel that a month is too long in between posts. [wink, wink]

CAUTION: Pity Party Ahead!!!

Thank God you commented on the family website... because if not one person had commented in all this time, I think I may have cried!

In the Zone

I'm in the zone.  Panic gets me there.  Pressure inpires me.  I'm THERE.  Finally.  

Motivation: (from BNET Business Dictionary) the creation of stimuli, [i.e, PANIC], incentives, [in my world - PRESSURE] and working environments [here, CHAOS] which enable people to perform to the best of their ability in pursuit of organizational [or maybe creative] success.  Motivation is commonly viewed as the magic driver that enables managers [no, ARTISTS] to achieve their targets.  (Yeah, I know, I should credit BNET in a specific way - how the heck do I do that?  Kind of like a bibliography for the internet...  I don't know...)

Anyway, we stand at 500 buttons each for the week - pretty good if I do say so myself  - and what? Six weeks left?  

BAAAaaaa.   Button frenzy.  

Mickey.

So, I think we have a mouse... mice. As I am sitting here in my {finally} quiet house, I have heard two snaps which I believe are the two brand new mouse traps my husband put in my kitchen cabinets. It has completely and totally freaked me out. Unnecessarily, I suppose. But truthfully, I am contemplating sitting here in my chair all night until my husband finally wakes up to eliminate the 2 victims and reset the traps for a couple more. I fear that we have a whole family, not just one or two. I could be exaggerating, but honestly I detest and fear bugs, rodents & reptiles. I don't know why. They don't scare me outside, but inside they may as well be man eating lions. They just terrify me.

Aren't you glad I have returned to the world of blogging? By the way, I just know these 2 cute mice pictured above are some crazy person's pets not vermin that have infilrated their home. I have made 500 buttons for the wool show and I promise to make more if I ever gain the courage to put my feet down off my chair.

Happy Birthday!

This is one of my favorite photos of my sister. I can not express what she means to me. She has always taken care of me... and everyone else. I can remember sitting on the front step listening to the radio (it was a blue ball shaped radio with 2 silver buttons that looked like eyes) when boys constantly came to see her. I'm sure I was a terrible nudge & embarrassed her a million times with my incessant talking... but she always let me stay. She is selfless & thoughtful and has more creativity in her pinky than I can ever dream of having! I hope that your birthday was wonderful & happy. I love you more then words can say.