Threehundred

I hit 300 number at my sales yesterday! In my little shop that is. It is a big one, and I think and I´ll be having a give-away or sale or something to celebrate it with all of you this weekend. I´ll be back to that later today. Until then:

THANK YOU ALL!

Yours,
Mia

Yet an another week gone

Oh-oh, my week of freedom is over. Already. Darn.

No really, I think I got quite a few things done (even I didn´t post anything here, pardon me) and even some crafts. I also visited a craft show with my sister and my dear bh* started to renovate an extra space for my crafts (will be in use maybe next summer) - so a crafty week, indeed. The resting was not done but knitting on my own sofa with cup of coffee in 9.00 am with no rush to run anywhere equals 8 hours sleep, take my word.

I also got some orders finished which made me quite happy. The last is still on my table but here´s a little peak:


Here ame others I made (even with my tooth aching, how come it hurts more after the dentist´s appointment than before?) this week:



...and some more yet to be photographed. Not bad?

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Now it´s (only) two months until Christmas, not too bad either. Have a happy new week!

*betterhalf

Photo shoot

It is a lovely day, sunny and bright. Just perfect for a photo shoot. Enjoy!






Happy Saturday!

Cloud nine

Oh, what a bliss: for next nine (9) days I am having an autumn break! Holidays if you like. I plan to knit, felt and sew a lot. Before that I am going to have some fun moments with an old friend (tomorrow), suffer after that, probably quite a bit (day after tomorrow). But on Monday I will start crafting full speed, and I´ll be back then with some pictures.

Until then: eat, drink and be merry!

Jingle bells

Is it too early? Of course not.
I am now officially on Christmas mood - and those Moomins will be part of the plan.

... to be continued...

Yours,
Mia

Lovely handmades - for me only!

I am feeling much happier now than I was when I posted last time. I am still thinking and dreaming (and even planning) my crafts-only-life, though, but much calmer sort of way. And I keep enjoying handmade prettiness - making, selling and buying it.

Oh yes, I have purchased some beautiful stuff. Some from etsy, some from dawanda and some found via flickr. I am going to show all them here starting from the latest perfection that arrived yesterday!

Let me introduce you Mia the Mouse:


She was little shy at first, being away from home and all, but it only took a minute. Her wonderful and talented creator Shelley from The Beauty is in a Detail had trained her well for the journey: she soon was exploring her new home and wanted to see upstairs too.



She jumped up the stairs to see my crafting space as she knew, that she would be spending most of her time there with me. I am now off to show her around - thank you still once Shelley!

You can see more of Shelley´s beautiful work here and purchase her wonderful handmades here! And oh, she also made me the most beautiful corsage - to match my clothing and Mias´s stripes - all pink! Thank you so much, Shelley, you made my day!

Have a lovely Saturday!

Yours,
Mias

Warning: Contains moaning

Oh, it has been weeks since I last posted. It is not that I don´t have things to write, quite the opposite: it seems that I have too many things in my mind (and my table) at the moment. I try to knit, sew, felt, decorate and promote my stuff all the same time (plus maintain my daily job, keep the house habitable and my family if not happy, close to that) and I am tired. The piles of felts, ready-cut fabrics grow...

I would love to have a creative way of living and only that. It´s not that I´d hate my current daily job, no, it just disturbs my crafts badly. I would love to have my days and weeks organized around my knitting needles and sewing machine (which I just purchased new, hooray, about that later) and deliveries and photo shoots. Now all that needs to be done during the evenings and weekends, and it leaves me no free time at all. Which is alright for a while but...

Is there anybody out there who struggles with these same problems? I would love to hear your ways of coping - and how did you take that last step and jumped (out of daily work, that is). What did it take? How are you doing now?

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I am so sorry about all that moaning. There are so many things that make me happy also: This fall has been so much better than summer was, sunny and rain-free. I also got that sewing machine (I have dreamed about it for two years) and I have purchased some pretty handmades too. I also have the most supportive sister ever (and that gorgeous nephew too) and there´s only three months until Christmas! My next post will be happier, I promise!

Peaceful Sunday!

September already?

...Not quite, yet, but close. August seemed (and felt) very brief, after long and relaxing summer months. I have been busy with work (daily), and there has been a lots of trying with sewing and felting, some celebrations (birthdays) and blogging... nonexistent, really. Sorry.

But to proof that I have finished some this month also, I present:

Some more to come in September, I promise. You can see more of those in my flickr (and some are still in my shop-s).

Have a wonderful Thursday, everyone!

Gone with the wind (and rain)

The last post´s "yippee it´s summer again" was short-lived
even for the Finnish standards. It´s gone already.
Not to worry though, there are many autumny wonders just
around the corner, here´s the first peak!

Now I am off to work, and it rains again *sigh* but you all,
have a great Wednesday!

The summer is here, again

...and it´s wonderful even the holidays are over. I am off to enjoy the very
last free weekend of this summer, and wish you a great one too.

The Busy Bee says HI! to everyone.

Down memory lane

ME: I think we dress like two old bores nowadays...
MY SIS: Yeah right? And what are we then?
ME: No, I mean do you still remember the 90s? We used more accessories...
We had some hats and skirts... I had many fancy bags...I even wore heels!
MS: That was 2001 or so.
ME: Was it?
MS: Yup, in the 90s you only wore black and pink together, and that includes your make-up.
ME: *horrified* No!
MS: Take it from me, pink&black it was.
ME: Thank goddess I do not do that any longer.
MS: Precisely.
...

ME: Look, sis, I got myself a new pair of trainers. They´re fab, dontcha think?


MS: ...

...

Happy Monday, everyone!