Crescent Originals is my newest venture into the world of self-employment. I re-opened my Etsy store back in November, and have been holding off blogging about it until I knew where I was going with it.
My little shop is stocked with all kinds of knitting accessories! I specialize in project bags with a unique twist- no two bags are alike, and each bag has a window in the handle so you can write what project is inside. If you knit like I do... there are usually three or four projects in bags floating around and it's easy to lose track of which one is where, and the handy window eliminates shuffling through bags, unzipping and zipping until you find what you're after. I've also branched out a little bit and have drawstring bags, needle cases, pencil bags, mini notions bags (they snap!) and soon there will also be stitch markers! I've also been working on a shawl pattern, though I am unsure if this one will end up in the shop. Time will tell.
I'm very proud to say the store has been doing FANTASTICALLY! I had set a goal that by the end of the year I would have enough revenue that I could potentially have a booth at the Estes Park Wool Market- the paperwork needs to be in sometime in December... and I figured if I was doing alright I would go ahead and be a vendor! In the first four months of being open, my sales have gone far beyond my wildest dreams- I have almost made my year end goals already, and will be picking up my paperwork for Wool Market 2015 when I head to Estes in June this year.
This will mean a lot of work! I have outlined what I would like to be taking with me and boy howdy do I have my work cut out for me. I'm definitely looking forward to all that needs done- idle hands being my kryptonite... I tend to get depressed when I'm not making or doing something. Pretty much all of my sewing is done after my girls head to bed, leaving a couple hours per day that I can work at the machine. I'm super happy that there has been so much interest already!
Thank you to everyone who has looked through my store and ordered something (or just looked)! Please feel free to message me anytime!
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