Right now, we have several bead tables. I have a big show May 27th and then a bead show from June 1 to 3. Production is in full gear here at Tooaquarius headquarters.
This would be what I made this afternoon though. Cute little Tiny Beads as I call them. It even says so on their box labels on my shelves.
Our little Artisan Spring Sale went off without a hitch. Except the rain and and 80km an hour winds. We still had some brave souls show up to the Entrepreneurial Centre and take in our pretties.
I made a fresh batch of bracelets for the show and the ones coming up the next few weeks in Calgary (yikes! so much work to do! aaaahhhhh!).
As part of our Artisan Shows we all agreed we’d bring treats to feed people since we all seem to enjoy that extra touch to events. I ordered cupcakes from a talented local baker. They tasted even better than they looked and they were freaking adorable!
We’ve already booked our next date: December 9th for our Second Annual Artisan Christmas Sale.
You should check out the amazing spring sale my team mates from the Etsy Alberta Team are putting on this week!
It’s been a crazy week but even in the crazy I’ve been making tons of beads! A few of the new ones are up on my Etsy site.
Quietly productive Sunday – I made a few of the tiny flat back beads for post earrings. I’ll have to get those glued up and ready to go this week. Here’s a few of the lil cherry blossoms:
And I finished up a tray of swirly pendants which are on their way to the tumbler. The beige rectangles are going to be for textured, caned pendants. I make the bases first so that pieces don’t keep moving and squishing as I work at them.
I guess this episode of Sunday Stuff is all about the batches. Since most of my work is selling my crafts, I have lots of spots where I can use batching techniques. Today, that was making lots of flat back beads. And serious quantities of pendants. These are bread and butter pieces that I price to move at shows which means they get done a few times a year in big stacks.