All posts tagged: craft fair

The Productivity of Deadline Work (Ok, and Procrastinating…)

December 2, 2014
by birch & raven
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Because I Said Sew

I’ve been sewing my heart out all afternoon, in preparation for a holiday fair this Saturday. I don’t have nearly the inventory I’d like, but it will be fine, I’m sure. Things have just been too busy around here lately to prepare. Plus, I work better on deadline–especially close to it, although I’ll admit the stress sometimes gets overwhelming and is not ideal. As far as sewing goes, though, and building my Etsy business and […]

Just Do It, Already

December 6, 2013
by birch & raven
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Artistic Endeavors / Because I Said Sew

Tomorrow, there is a holiday fair at our town elementary school. I bought a vendor table. This will be the first time doing something like this, trying to sell the stuff I’ve made to people in front of me rather than online. It’s intimidating, but it’s actually been a really great motivator. If I sell nothing tomorrow, I’ll have lots of new stuff to list in my shop. Usually I add one or two items […]