The yarn and I will be hanging out, knitting and spinning at Twisted PDX today, from 5:30-8pm.
Join us and be among the first to see the new Stabby Packs
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Come see me at Urban Craft Uprising today and tomorrow! And on Monday, stop by Twisted PDX at around 5pm to say hello! See you soon! This weekend the Blonde Chicken (and all the yarn) is setting out on a westward tour. On December 4-5, I’ll be at Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle. This is my third time to this show and I absolutely love it and my darling Seattle yarn-lovers and well, everything about Seattle (especially the yarn shops. And the cupcakes. And the coffee). The last December I was here, I sold out by 1p on Sunday. Get all the details right here. On December 6th, I’ll be at my (first!) trunk show at Twisted PDX. It’ll be, piles of yarn, a spinning wheel and snacks. Come, chat, shop, knit. I am really looking forward to the opportunity to just sit around with yarn-lovers. No crowd, no rush, just hanging out. Get directions right here. Even if you can’t make it to say hello, I’d love to know your favorite place to eat, . . . → Read More: Westward Bound Chicken In New York? Let’s hang out! . . . → Read More: Knit together? The Big Crafty was awesome! A big thank you to everyone who came out and said hello, we were so happy to meet so many of you (despite how serious I look in this photo – I was hot!) Our booth was spilling over with handmade yarn from me (of course!)
and a bunch of other yarnies.
For the full list, check out A Novel Yarn. PS. If you got a pattern at the show? I’ll be posting those videos I promised tomorrow! Come back for them or just subscribe and it’ll come right to your inbox. . . . → Read More: The Biiiig Crafty! I will be at Big Crafty this Sunday, 7/11 in Asheville (with bunches of yarn!)!
My favorite part? The delicous Short Street Cakes (the ONE place that makes gluten-free cupcakes!) will be there with cupcakes. Woo! You can get directions to the show here. I will be in spot #5, which you can find on this map (pdf). Need even more incentive? Mention that you saw this blog post and you’ll get a FREE pattern. It’s super secret and not for sale yet, but it looks like this: Let me know in the comments in you plan on coming! While getting ready for tomorrow’s How to Rock a Craft Show class, I surveyed a bunch of crafters and asked them for their craft show questions. The most-oft asked question: Do you make any money at it? How much? Did it REALLY help you quit your dayjob? To answer this, I think it’s best to look at hard numbers. What percent of last year’s income came from craft shows? Could I have quit my dayjob without that income? To figure it out, I added up all my sales both online and off of yarn + fiber + lessons. Then I added up my craft show sales. I divided my craft show sales by my total sales to get the percentage. (Note to the more-math-minded…did I do this right?) I got .48 48% of my sales came from craft . . . → Read More: But do you make any money? Craft Shows have been a part of BCB since I first knew I wanted to quit my dayjob. I got to talking about it last week with some other crafters on Twitter. It got me thinking back to my first craft show and thought I remembered that I wrote a post after that first show. Sure enough, I wrote of the most popular posts on this site, 5 1/2 Shocking Facts about Craft Fairs. I reread it and I’m delighted by my exuberance. That feeling hasn’t faded in the last 2 years of doing shows; in fact, it’s only grown stronger (and has grown into selling at my own shop). As I prepared for my second show (which was much bigger than the first), I wrote another post about preparing for craft shows. In it, I link to a lot of great basic resources. It’s funny to reread that . . . → Read More: Growing with Craft Shows The pain and glory of craft shows . . . → Read More: The Pain of Craft Shows Seeing it all in Seattle. . . . → Read More: Seattle A-Go-Go |
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