Almost Summer!!!!!

OK, we survived Memorial Day with only Fifth Disease as a blip on the radar. Thankfully no pregnant mommies here recently. Oy.

Had some fun at Target today picking up some more stuff - a whole basket FULL to the brim (and over) of white cotton stuff. Tops, leggings, even towels for the beach. Now I'll HAVE to dye them and sell them to make up the cost..... :)

The other thing that's kind of got me a little torqued is that in order for me to make any money at this, I'll have to raise my prices if it's going to be for actual profit and not just for fun. I don't want to soak the customers, but at the same time, till I get done paying self-employment taxes and Social Security and increased postage and all the other stuff that'll come with going "legit," the way I'm doing things now isn't going to cut it. *sigh*

That said, though, it's giving me a lot more appreciation for the other artists and crafters out there - and I think that can only be a good thing. :)

Shortest listing ever!

I think my "Green Sweep" lasted just a few hours on Etsy before it got snatched up. WOW. It was the first plus-size I put up there and it seems that the people who had asked me to do more tie-dye in larger sizes weren't the only ones who wanted some!

On the bright side, that means more income - gotta pay for that pricier gas somehow. It also means that this tie-dye thing is getting to be more job and less hobby, meaning I'm gonna have to make it official pretty soon. Heh-heh - I actually kind of LIKE that idea. :-) I'll take that as a good sign.

Goodwill ROCKS!!!!

I've been buying most of my tie-dyeing tees at Target since they have such great cotton clothes. Can't seem to get cotton tees at craft stores, even the ones that sell dyes - Michael's, ACMoore, JoAnns - ARE YOU READING?!?!? *sigh*

So for Mother's Day I requested and got some "retail therapy" time at the Goodwill in the next town up the road. I'd found some good stuff there a month or so ago but their registers died just before I got to the counter so they weren't taking credit cards, and I didn't have nearly enough cash to get the stuff I'd selected. Bummer. THIS time, though..... BOOYAHHH!!!! Even managed to pick up a couple things for myself, including a SWEEEET all-cotton French-made blouse and a cute lingerie-type tank; the tank has already been dyed in 3 different shades of green, and I don't care if it's snug, I LOVE IT!!!

Found some of the same toddler dresses I had to leave last time, and they'll be so much fun for Winter wear, being made of waffle knit and all, like long underwear. And the long-sleeved women's stuff? Perfect for Fall and Winter! :) Even managed to find some Target shirts on sale there!

Oh, and a cute pair of toddler pants I HAD to get! Dyed them in patches sort of like a jester's outfit, red and pink and some blue. Definitely girly, with cute trim at the bottom of each pants leg, but unique too, one of a kind.

THEN.... I went to the fabric store and found these neat-o cotton skirts on sale, the peasant skirts in all-white cotton. They're all tied and ready to soak in soda ash for some cool experiments in color.

Now, to find a few spare minutes to actually put something new on the website..... *guilty grin*