Ok - after an interesting interval of silence from me for about six months I have returned.  I will try to post more often than I did in the past.  Try being the operative word here.  It's rather hard with a full time job, a full time family and a part-time online business.  My ebay store is doing well - I've received a lot of orders and sales.  Just right now I'm not available becuase I forgot to pay my ebay fees -oopsie   So I'll get those paid and be able to list stuff again.  Not to mention get back into my ebay group discussions.  I'm also working on my own website.  I had one before but shut it down due to lack of sales.  But I'm going to try again and see how it does.  I've gotten into doing girls clothing.  That's a real big seller on ebay.  I'm doing halters, hats, head scarfs, flip flops etc.  Here's a peek at some that I've done:

Ok - So I know its been a looooong while since I've posted.  I have been incredibly busy trying to get all my poncho and shawl orders done.  I'm almost there - I want to get them all out before Christmas (which is next week - yikes!).  I have about 15 to do by then - I hope I make it.  I was asked to join this really neat E-bay design group called The Lollipop Gang.  A nice group of ladies who do handcrafted childrens clothing and jewelry.  We're supposed to launch in January, so we'll see how that goes.  I just want to get all these orders done!!!  I am tired of crocheting!  GASP!  DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD?!  Ok - let's just say I want to move on to some new designs.  I haven't been able to crochet anything new becuase I have been working on the orders.  Hopefully that will change soon.  I also want to branch out in to painting on jeans and other children/adult clothing.  Believe me, I've done almost every craft imagineable and I know this poncho craze is going to peter out soon if it hasn't already.  I did really, really well with it on E-Bay - far better than I thought I ever would so I am grateful for that.

I've posted pictures of my best sellers.  Enjoy!

Ok - had yesterday off from work and will have tomorrow off too.  Caught up on some orders and visited the post office to mail out packages.  I hope to catch up on more.  Why is it that time seems to fly when I am at home and drag at work?  At home, before I know it - time has gone and I haven't done nearly everything that I wanted to do.  Oh well - I'll just keep plugging along and hope for the best.

This was an order for a customer - I think it came out nice in blue.  I also did one in grey/black shades with black chiffon strips.  The yarn is Bernat Soft Boucle - very soft and the texture is nice.  

Well gotta get ready for work -   More later

TTFN!

Weekends go by so quick - seems like there's no time to do much of anything that I want to do; so busy doing what I have to do (clean house, do the wash, etc.)  Had Friday off from woek and tried to catch up on orders; made some progess but not enough.  I keep getting interrupted by one thing or another.  But the weekend was enjoyable anyway.  Spent half of Friday at the stores; Sat was spent working on orders and puttering around the house.  Went in the afternoon to see #1 daughter compete in high school marching band competitiion.  They're small but good - rated a 2 out of 5; better than last weeks competition.  In the evening Hubby, #2 Daughter and I went to our local college football game; that was fun.  Crowded though - team is winning so everyone wants to be a part.  We had to park a mile away and walk - uphill, in the snow, both ways.  Just Kidding!

The weather was beautiful.  Has been warm but with cool nights.  Anyway, Sunday was spent at the grocery store in the morning.  Then #2 Daughter and I decorated out house for Halloween.  Shes all excited and can't wait to do trick or treating.  She's going to dreass as a witch/vampiress with this fancy long velvet dress with bell sleeves.  I bought her a long black wig with a white stripe down the middle (a-la whats-her-name from the Munsters) and got her black nail polish and lipstick and other junk to paint her face.  #3 daughter is going to be a baby witch - cute little purple and black costume with attached mini cape and witches hat.

Here's a couple of items I've finished:  the Persimmon is in my Ebay store and the girls black Fall poncho has sold.

TTFN!!!! 

Ok - here I go!! My first journal entry!   I hope to post here my thoughts and comments on crochet and my projects.  And probably on everything else too.

I started crocheting as a hobby.  Now, it's becoming a business as I now have my own website and E-bay Store where I sell my ponchos and shawls for adults and children.  I'm having good success with E-Bay - I have lots of orders and can hardly keep up!!  Since I  work full time, it's hard to get the items completed and shipped out but I'm doing the best that I can.  My customers have all been really patient for their items.  I take a lot of custom orders that are made to my customers likes and wants.  Theres so many new patterns and projects I want to get to - and I haven't had time!

Well, more later - have to get back to crocheting!!!