Reading PRFM today! Yesterday i worked on a bunch of tote bags, which meant i didn't get very much sleep. Between last night and the night before, i've only gotten a total of 3 hours! This is not unusual at all for me, though, because i tend to leave tons of things until last minute.

Okay. Time to print out confirmation and directions, and then maybe i'll get at least 2.5 hours of sleep.

So, starting this week, my goal is to make at least ONE large bag a day (aside from other smaller projects). I don't know if that's really such a difficult goal for other bag makers, but i tend not to like working in a "production line" manner when it comes to my larger bags.



So far, I've accomplished what i've set out to do, though it's only Wednesday. Plus, my sleep schedule is already so out of whack that i might end up paying for it by Friday.

In other news, my tiny craft space is in desperate need of rearranging and i really want some wall-mounted shelves, plus a separate space for non-sewing activities. I've already found some prints on Etsy that i'd like to have once this room is completely done, but that involves money and that's something i don't have much of right now! Boo.

On the subject of Etsy...Ry is now a member and is working on some art for his new shop! I'm so excited! I saw some sketches that he worked on the other day and I can't wait to see how everything turns out. After working on that silly Zombie portrait of us, i sort of want to get back into drawing and making art, and maybe one day, sell some originals and prints in my shop. For the time being, i'll just concentrate on my sewing and jewelry.

This week i'm gearing up for the First Annual Lancaster Punk Rock Flea Market. It's not as long as the R5 PRFM, but i'm interested in seeing how big of a crowd will turn up. Hopefully, i'll actually get some sleep the night before the flea market- I tend to leave a lot of things to last minute and end up not getting ANY sleep. It's something i used to do all the time when i was in high school and college, but now that i'm a little bit older, i don't handle it as well as i used to.

When it comes to blogging, i've been a slacker. It's no longer second nature to me, as i've grown to want to keep personal things to myself, but i guess it can't hurt to write about the things i'm experiencing as i try to build a little business for myself.

Last month i was featured at Best Friends in Phoenixville. Very cute and stylish little boutique where i met some really nice people who were excited to see the product of my handiwork. I didn't do too bad in sales and almost everyone who walked in (i was situated right next to the entrance) bought something, so that was quite nice.

This is one of our new friends with her new ILIKEITTOOTOO bag:

She also bought a black keyboard clutch and used it for her Senior Prom!