more, more, more...

completed projects. And another successful (though FREEZING) market last Sunday.




I'm presently working on 4 custom orders - YEA!!! Too bad I'm also a nanny and in graduate school. I want it all, I suppose.

Productivity

I've been quite productive with my commissions this week and am pleased with the results of both of these...

Men's hat - made with gray and black cashmere/merino wool blend - an amazing fiber to work with.


Lacy Scarf - made with hand-dyed merino wool/silk blend in a gentle but rich, slightly-varigated yellow.


SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait for more.

Market Update

Well... after much preparation (including tents, tables, tags, cards, and weaving in a million ends), my experience as a vendor at the Ballard Market was successful! I made a few sales, accepted a few commissions, and distributed my card to a lot of people. If all goes according to plan, I'll be back at the market again next week. Yea! This was such a relief after my previously disappointing market experience.

p.s. The only down-side is that I froze my toes off. I'll have to double up the socks next week.

Going to the market

I'm prepared to set up a booth at the Ballard Market tomorrow. Come check it out if you're in the area... 10am-3pm. Although I have a tent, I'm still hoping for some sun like we had today!

Catching Up

Ahh, I am back after a LONG holiday hiatus. In the past week, I have begun to reconnect with ambitions for Greenleaf that had begun to fade over the past couple of months. (I'll blame that on graduate school. That's my excuse - though quite valid - for everything these days.)

In this past month, although I've been mostly inactive with the business side of Greenleaf, I've continued to knit, of course. Among other things, I knitted these hats as Christmas gifts for my 3, beautiful nieces...



I bought the flowers that I sewed onto the hats from a local Seattle artist. (You can see and buy her beautiful work at simplyscraps.etsy.com)

As far as the business end of Greenleaf goes, I'm happy to have run into a LARGE (over 400 people) group of Seattle artists who also have shops on etsy. They are called etsyRAIN (ahh, so depressingly fitting for a group of Seattle-ites), and they function to network and support each other in their brave and creative endeavors. I'm very happy to have found and joined this group of artists.

In other news, the gracious family for whom I nanny gave me a tent to use for markets!!! Now, the weatherman holds much less power over my market fate - YEA!!! I'll be sure to post my market vending plans here for you local consumers.