Okay, so you all know I’m a crafter. I haven’t posted all that much about my crafting ventures yet – because I haven’t felt like I’ve had much to share! I do have some older projects I can talk about at some point…I just need to find the pictures. >_<
However, I have been working on some cards for a friend – she sells houses back home in Alaska, and ordered some “welcome home” cards back in the spring. She just recently asked for more cards, only five months later! That means she sold 10 houses in that time! SO impressed. Anyway, she also asked for some Christmas cards, so I’ve been working on those. Here’s a taste:
I really like how they turned out. I’m currently working on some more “Merry First Christmas in your New Home” cards for her. No pics, yet, but I’ll probably post some on Insta when I’m closer to done. :)
Speaking of cards…it’s getting REALLY close to one of the biggest card-giving times of the year! I some holiday cards going up on my Etsy store by Sunday, and will add more as I make them, including larger sets of matching cards. I currently have FREE SHIPPING for all orders over $35.00! I also take commissions, if you’re not seeing what you want, or want a different color, etc. Just contact me through Etsy, and we can chat about what you need!
But what I really wanted to talk about is, THE CRAFT FAIR. Now, my employer, (or, used to be employer, darn you, COVID-19) held a craft fair and holiday party in early December each year. It’s what really got me motivated to make cards and sell them. However, since my previous employer is effectively closed and most of it’s staff is laid off, I thought I might see if enough of my crafty friends would be interested in going VIRTUAL this year. So….I’m hosting a Virtual Holiday Craft Fair this year!
I’m really excited! I really love planning things, and I love helping to boost my friend’s crafty endeavors, so I’m hoping it goes well! Especially this year, when online shopping will be probably be at it’s highest, AND, I hope small businesses will be better supported.
Anyway, our virtual craft fair is going from Sunday, November 15th, to Sunday, December 20th. There will be all kinds of cool things, from my greeting cards, to pet collars, stickers, jewelry, paintings, mixed media art, knit scarves, wood block prints, ornaments, a coloring book, car decals, custom vinyl art, and more! Several of the artists do custom work and commissions, so you’ll want to check it out and get in orders for those things sooner rather than later!
The craft fair is primarily being hosted in a Facebook Buy and Sell group, but many of the artists, myself included, have our own Etsy stores or websites, so those will be posted in the discussion section of the Facebook group. So some will be selling directly through there, and others through their already established stores. I really hope you all take a moment or two throughout the month to checkout what people have to offer – I believe artists will be posting throughout the month, and I’ll be doing artist spotlights here on my blog as well!
Anyway, I know this post doesn’t have much to it. Time has been going oddly fast lately…I never seem to have the time I want to get all the things done. lol. Anyone else having this problem? It’s been a weird year, y’all. I hope you all are staying happy and healthy. With the recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, a lot of areas are going into some version of a of lockdown, and I know locally, we’ve been encouraged to rethink our holiday family gatherings, and close in our circles. Thankfully, my circle has pretty much remained small this whole time, so I’m less worried about that, and more worried about getting stir crazy from never leaving my house when the weather is bad. I mean, I am leaving the house, but not as much as I did when the weather was nicer. lol. At least work forced me to leave my house for several hours at a time. And the dogs, help too. I’m also taking vitamin D to help during the winter, since it’s not particularly sunny lately.
Whatever you do to stay sane during this crazy time, I hope it includes a mask. It will definitely help hinder the spread of this virus, and hopefully, we can start to minimize cases, and a vaccine will be available sooner rather than later. But until then, do what you can to keep yourself and your loved ones safe!
And in the meantime, let everyone know about the Virtual Holiday Craft Fair!
Keep it Crafty,
Raven
The Crafty Raven 