Showing posts with label kitchen towels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen towels. Show all posts

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Getting Ready for March and April

In what seems to be a never ending quest to justify my constant creating I, along with my sisters, are planning another 2 months of selling at the Mohave Trading Post in March and April. We were pretty pleased with how things went in November and December so we'll do it again in the Spring hoping to get customers that are local as well as the snowbirds before they all head home around Easter. 


Above you can see that I have finished up some more hanging towels. These are all in gray for those who like only neutral colors for their kitchens. I will have about 50 to choose from. I also crocheted all the cotton cone yarn I had into potholders. These blue and green colors, the pastel and the bright were both my best sellers. This spring? Who knows but hopefully folks will still like them. Those little bags with the white ties you see are soap pouches. I use them myself and they are great for helping you hold onto a slippery bar of soap and to use your soaps to the last sliver easily. Those will go into a give away basket we keep near our Square checkout system. We 3 all make little items to go in the basket and are a gift to anyone who makes a purchase.

Below is my latest hot off the hook cotton summer scarf. These are so perfect in the summer when you find yourself right under an air conditioning vent. They are just enough to keep your neck and shoulders comfortable. This one is not in colors that I typically would choose to wear myself but crocheted into the scarf I think it is very pretty. As usual with me I am showing it to you with the ends still needing to be woven in and it also need a good press to open up the lace a bit more. 


So that's it for me right now. What have you been making, reading or watching? I would love for you to share in the comments!

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Take care and stay cozy!

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Holidays and Worries

The time has been flying by this month. Spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mohave Trading Post and then trying to stay creative and productive the rest of the week makes the time go quickly. Our sales have been okay. Karen's woodwork has been the biggest hit and her suncatchers are our number 1 item according to our Square sales reports. Number 2 are Kristi's bowl cozies and my potholders are number 3. My sales have been okay, not great but okay.

I am adding hanging kitchen towels to my group of products. I have resisted making them for years but several people have asked recently if I make them. I caved, found some nice looking towels at Ross and Walmart and a topper pattern that crochets up quickly. I found clear acrylic buttons on Amazon (affiliate link) so no matter what colors I use the buttons match.


In other news, I have been worried about my DH. He is having some health issues and because of the sales we are apart right now. He is at one house and I am at the other. We were supposed to be together for Christmas here but I am thinking plans may be changing. He went to the emergency room earlier this week and has a doctor's appointment this morning. I hope we know more after that.

The picture below is of the last full moon of the year. I took it at Katherine's Landing last weekend. I was there with my sister Karen and her husband to see the boats all lit up for Christmas. It is a poor picture of a beautiful sight.


For any readers out there. I hope your holiday season is happy and filled with good memory making moments. 

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Take care and stay cozy!