It's actually not, really. I'm just impatient and haven't been reading the "how-to" pages, so blindly feeling my way through is taking more time than I think it should.
In all honesty, I like blogging so much (so far), that I plan on creating at least 2 more in the very near future! I'll link them on as soon as they're up and running, assuming I can figure out how to link them on here, haha. I guess I can add "bloggess extraordinaire to my professions section on my profile :).
Okay, today's post from me is going to be a little on the short side. I'm working on getting pictures and price lists up for my crocheted items. You'll be able to find them easily by clicking on the "Jen's Handiwork" tab at the top of the Homepage. At the moment, I am making all items to order, so please allow for time needed to complete. To place an order with me, shoot me an email with what it is you would like (colors, etc.), and your email address, and I will get back with you with a completion date. I work pretty fast, so turnaround is not a terribly long wait. I'm working on getting a stock built. When that happens, you will be able to select ready-made, ready-to-ship items that I will send out within 2 business days of your order.
As Dez mentioned in her post, I also intend to post inspiration sources, and will always give credit where credit is due. I would appreciate the same from anyone who is inspired by anything of mine as well (let's share the love!). I will be selling some patterns and giving some patterns away. Whatever you choose to do with the items you make using my patterns is up to you - sell them, donate them, gift them, put them on your pets.. I don't care, the finished item is the fruit of your labor -- enjoy! However, the pattern is the fruit of MY labor so don't sell or recreate my patterns as your own. Feel free to link people to my page if they are interested in purchasing a pattern :)
That's my lecture on that, as premature as it might seem considering I have zero patterns posted to snag ha!
If you ever have an issue with any of my patterns please don't hesitate to call me out on it -- I'd be happy to help you sort it out!
And now, I must be done for awhile. I have a hungry, and VERY patient (almost)3 year old who has been waiting all morning to go to the library and out to lunch :)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
About Crafty D
Okay, here's the deal... I don't have a rockin' attention span. I like to figure things out and once I have I feel like there are new things to learn! Plus, when I see a new craft it looks so much cooler than what I'm currently working on. As a result of my crafting ADHD and Jen's lack of it you should get the best of both worlds. I am going to make a promise to all the readers out there: I will do my best to complete projects and create full posts that include the pitfalls and lessons learned along the way.
Some of the things you can expect:
*Crochet
*I think we should all try to learn to knit together.
*Coasters
*metal stamping
*the mess I call a kitchen was recently flooded and the repair of that
*paper bag floors
*upcycled projects
*the rest of the house that only made it through the demo process before my Divorce. (I suck at that stuff so it will be a journey for all of us and I hope to inspire other women out there conquer the things previously left up to the man in the house).
*any and everything else! (Oh while I was giving my dogs a bath tonight I was thinking that instead of letting one drip while the other one showers I should make them dog bathrobes! That would be awesome! Oh yeah I have a Bloodhound and a bagel (basset/beagle mix) so I am sure you will get plenty of pics of them along the way as well!)
I will be sharing my project inspiration sources, so if you are not completely, 100% satisfied with my explanation of things, you will have another source to look at. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions or for specific project to be tried, I am open for just about anything!
One last thing, I will try to use the correct form of a word, grammar, and spelling but no promises!
Some of the things you can expect:
*Crochet
*I think we should all try to learn to knit together.
*Coasters
*metal stamping
*the mess I call a kitchen was recently flooded and the repair of that
*paper bag floors
*upcycled projects
*the rest of the house that only made it through the demo process before my Divorce. (I suck at that stuff so it will be a journey for all of us and I hope to inspire other women out there conquer the things previously left up to the man in the house).
*any and everything else! (Oh while I was giving my dogs a bath tonight I was thinking that instead of letting one drip while the other one showers I should make them dog bathrobes! That would be awesome! Oh yeah I have a Bloodhound and a bagel (basset/beagle mix) so I am sure you will get plenty of pics of them along the way as well!)
I will be sharing my project inspiration sources, so if you are not completely, 100% satisfied with my explanation of things, you will have another source to look at. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions or for specific project to be tried, I am open for just about anything!
One last thing, I will try to use the correct form of a word, grammar, and spelling but no promises!
Jen's Owl-ishly awesome hat
My lovely Little modeling an owl hat (and her zebra costume from Halloween -- yes, in January ha!)
I'm working on writing up my patterns, and will hopefully have them available shortly! Some for $, a lot for FREE -- so keep checking. Feel free to bug me about it if I'm taking too long. I sometimes need a kick-start :)
Entering "The Blog Scene"
Well. Here we are. I'm Jen, and my co-blogger/co-B is Desarai. I call her Dez, I know other people call her Rai (weird to me lol), you'll have to ask her what she wants you to call her, but I'll refer to her as Dez. I get to pick because I have known her since we were 7 years old. I won't tell you how long that makes us acquainted exactly, but I will say it is over 20 years.. 20 years from now, I will probably still say "over 20 years" rather than "over 40 years" lol, but I digress (which I tend to do often.. see?)....
A couple of months ago, Dez and I decided we wanted to be crafty. Actually about a year ago, both Dez and I decided we wanted to crochet. So we started, but then didn't really go anywhere with it for some reason. Then recently we (along with millions of other people -- thanks Pinterest!) decided to be crafty again. Only, this time,we were quite a bit more serious and diligent. So far, I have basically stuck with crochet, and Dez has her hand in quite a few different crafts as well as crochet. In my defense, I actually finish projects before I move on, where Dez tends to jump from project to project lol. When she finishes one, though it's usually pretty rockin'. I don't currently have any half done projects lying around, so I can comfortably sit down and create this blog.
What is this blog about exactly? you may be asking. Well, let me tell you! We're a couple of crafting girls (women..), and we're excited to show off our stuff. It's pretty great for us that we can use blogging and other internet resources to get ourselves out there. If we can make some money, well, that's a big bonus for us; but it's more about the crafts we're proud of. That's good, because I honestly don't know anyone personally who makes money with a blog. I hear it's possible, but I'm skeptical lol. I'm naturally optimistic, so I'll roll with it.
We decided to go into this together, because what is better than hanging out with your friend? Possibly making money by hanging out with your friend, that's what!
I happen to like writing, so I will probably be posting pretty often. I will, however, be sticking to just the things I am making (unless Dez asks me to share something of hers) since that is what I know about. We tend to have some different likes and dislikes ::shocking, I know:: so you'll be seeing a variety of crafts all in one spot!
Well that's about all for our Introduction blog. I'll post my own "about Jen" post soon, because I know you are probably just DYING to know all "about Jen" and I would hate to keep you in suspense. :) I'll also link up our facebook page and start posting pictures as soon as I figure out how to do that exactly..
A couple of months ago, Dez and I decided we wanted to be crafty. Actually about a year ago, both Dez and I decided we wanted to crochet. So we started, but then didn't really go anywhere with it for some reason. Then recently we (along with millions of other people -- thanks Pinterest!) decided to be crafty again. Only, this time,we were quite a bit more serious and diligent. So far, I have basically stuck with crochet, and Dez has her hand in quite a few different crafts as well as crochet. In my defense, I actually finish projects before I move on, where Dez tends to jump from project to project lol. When she finishes one, though it's usually pretty rockin'. I don't currently have any half done projects lying around, so I can comfortably sit down and create this blog.
What is this blog about exactly? you may be asking. Well, let me tell you! We're a couple of crafting girls (women..), and we're excited to show off our stuff. It's pretty great for us that we can use blogging and other internet resources to get ourselves out there. If we can make some money, well, that's a big bonus for us; but it's more about the crafts we're proud of. That's good, because I honestly don't know anyone personally who makes money with a blog. I hear it's possible, but I'm skeptical lol. I'm naturally optimistic, so I'll roll with it.
We decided to go into this together, because what is better than hanging out with your friend? Possibly making money by hanging out with your friend, that's what!
I happen to like writing, so I will probably be posting pretty often. I will, however, be sticking to just the things I am making (unless Dez asks me to share something of hers) since that is what I know about. We tend to have some different likes and dislikes ::shocking, I know:: so you'll be seeing a variety of crafts all in one spot!
Well that's about all for our Introduction blog. I'll post my own "about Jen" post soon, because I know you are probably just DYING to know all "about Jen" and I would hate to keep you in suspense. :) I'll also link up our facebook page and start posting pictures as soon as I figure out how to do that exactly..
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