Wednesday 29 April 2009

Various things

Wow! There's been an overwhelming response to this offer, so I'm going to have to close it for the time being. I might reopen it when school gets out! Thank you all!

I am back. Who knows how many times I've said that? No matter how many times I commit to doing this, I always forget. This time, I'm here to do a little self - promotion. After all, isn't that what a blog is, really? So, here's the deal. I make project bags that look like this:

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Needle rolls that look like this when rolled up:

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(But with better ribbon placement)
And notions purses like this one:

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I love making them, but I can't keep them all! I have been swapping them, but there's one main problem - yarn doesn't buy fabric to make them with. So, let us say you would like a bag/needle roll/notions purse. This is my idea, although it is certainly not original:

1) You go to your local fabric store, Joanns, Walmart, etc, and pick out two fabrics - a lining and an outside - and buy 1 yard of each. This can cost as little as $4 dollars total depending on where you go and what sales there are. The upper price range averages about $20 dollars total, but for a project bag, high end fabric really isn't needed. (If you see a cute ribbon you like, you might want to get that too - but I have plenty of ribbon, so it isn't necessary)

2) You send this fabric to me.

3) Within a month, usually less, I send the finished project bag/needle roll/notions purse to you. In return, I get to keep the extra fabric for my own purposes, whatever they may be. The "price" is 2 yards (1 of each fabric) per project bag/needle roll, and the same for the notions purse - but for the notions purse I will include a set of matching stitch markers too.

What do you think? In my opinion, it's a win-win situation. You get a project bag a lot cheaper than it would normally cost (around $12), and I get to do something I love, and fabric for other projects. You also get to pick the exact fabric you want, and with the wide range of fabrics out there, you're bound to find something you like! If you want to take me up on this offer, give me a PM on Ravelry (Cinnamoon) or leave me a comment here if you don't have a Ravelry account. (If you don't - you should get one!)

Thanks so much for reading my self-promotion. Now back to your regular programming!