Saturday, January 5, 2013

What's in Store for 2013

We are less than a week into the new year. Have you broken any resolutions yet? Me? I don't make resolutions. But I have made plans, goals if you will, for me and my Etsy shop. Ready to hear about them?

First up......Macrame!  I love macrame!  I remember when I was a kid in the 70's my Mom made a couple of macrame plant hangers and a handbag. But I never learned the knots back then. It was when my daughter was a preteen wanting to learn how to make friendship bracelets that I taught myself some of the knots.  In order to teach her I had to learn it myself!  I've been knotting off and on ever since. There is still a market for macrame hemp jewelry and I have decided to start making a wider variety for the shop. I ordered 12 different colors of hemp and have made a number of bracelets. My goal is to learn a few more knots and try to offer something a little different than just the basic jewelry. And one of these days I'm going to make my own hammock chair too!
12 spools of hemp!
One of the bracelets I made. It's knotted on memory wire!

Next I'm thinking about offering my polymer clay canes for sale.  I love making canes but then I have trouble using them.  I get bored with them quickly and then I'm ready to make a new one. I ordered this set of discs to use with my clay gun a couple of months ago. I love the repeating patterns and the geometric shapes used in quilt blocks.  This should be fun and I have been itching to get started.






          And I finally did!
The first of many!

And just this week I rediscovered Shrinky Dinks! Remember those? Another throw back to my 70's childhood. And once again I have my daughter to thank for this! I was cleaning out some stuff that she left behind when she moved out and found this book. It still had some of the plastic sheets too!

Shrinky Dinks Book!




I sharpened my colored pencils and started drawing. I've made some mistakes, learning what works and what doesn't. I'm not sure where I'm headed with this but I have some ideas in my head. So only time will tell.
The 2 on the left are too dark. The other 3 aren't bad but could be improved.



So what do all of these things say about who I am? I have no idea! I hope to find a way to incorporate everything I enjoy into one cohesive shop. That's one goal that may take me a little longer to reach. But so far this year I've had a blast revisiting some things I haven't done in a while and stretching my imagination.  I am looking forward to what this year has in store for me!

18 comments:

  1. So many ideas swirling around in your head!

    ReplyDelete
  2. OH Kathy, I'm so excited about this year too... Not much on making goals myself, I try to avoid disappointment, but the one I will share w/no recourse... I want to own at least ONE of each of your creations... Love your work! Your eye for color and detail always amazes me!! Here's to a wonderful new year!! :) ♥♥

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love, love, love your macrame!And if you make a hammock...oh my goodness!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Kelly. Yeah, wouldn't that be cool?!

      Delete
  4. You're making me a chair too, right? ;)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Of course, you're the one that planted that seed in my head!

      Delete
  5. Kathy you have wonderful goals and I am super excited for you! Look out success here comes Flowertown Originals!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Marsha. I appreciate that and I'm looking forward to see whats in store for your shop too!

      Delete
  6. You have awesome goals for the year! I just love your macrame!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. I love all your new projects for the year! I've been seeing a big resurgence in custom hemp macrame'd items and you create such lovely pieces <3 Also, WOOHOO for Shrinky Dinks!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Dawn. They say everything comes back around. Maybe Shrinky Dinks will back a big comeback! haha

      Delete
  8. I love macrame (I know only one or two knots though), love quilts (never made one) and am totally digging those shrinky dinks! Where can I find some??

    ReplyDelete
  9. Hi Kashmira. If I remember correctly, I bought the Shrinky Dinks at Michael's or you could always check online. You should try it! They are so much fun! Thanks for reading.

    ReplyDelete

Embossing Folders and Polymer Clay Buttons

I have been so busy with some big (well, big for me anyway) custom orders the past few weeks that I haven't had time to play. But all of...