Jumping in the Big Pool

So, here goes.  I'm about to head out to my first meeting with a retailer.  I already have some items on consignment at Blowfish Emporium, down in Bristol, but I'm ready to try my hand at wholesaling.  Over the course of the next few weeks, I have four appointments set up.  Three are for wholesale and one is another consignment opportunity.  I have made my line sheet, prepared my samples, and practiced my pitch.  So, what is keeping me from getting up and heading out that door?  Probably the same thing that kept me off the high dive all those summers when I was young.  I'm afraid I'm going to sink like a rock with no one there to catch me.  I'm incredibly worried that nobody will like my products, and all my customers, friends, and acquaintances have just been pulling my leg.  So, we'll see.  My appointment is in an hour and a half, but I need to stop for some boxes. Yep, that's just like me to wait until the last minute, isn't it?  Oh well.  Here we go...

Spring Cleaning Giveaway

It is Spring Cleaning week at TattieTats and I've decided to give away this fantastic new item. 

To win this Coral Blossom Headband, become a follower of @TattieTats and retweet "Enter to win a TattieTats headband.  Just follow @TattieTats and retweet. http://bit.ly/aj1FdQ”  Or, make up your own tweet, just be sure to include @TattieTats and http://bit.ly/aj1FdQ so I can find it.  Have fun with this, because if it isn't fun, there is not point.  Good Luck and Happy Tweeting.

500th retweet will win, or the last tweet of the day on 3/26, whichever comes first.

Don't like coral?  This item is also available in white, gray, pink, and yellow.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: Bib Necklace

 

Turquoise, Gray, and White Bib Necklace

TattieTats in Progress

So, I've been a bit busy this week trying to design and sew my Spring 2010 line of hair accessories and trying to get the ball rolling with my seasonal and party shop, Kate & Alex.  There's nothing like trying to do it all at once, huh?

I'm excited to be able to offer my crocheted bracelets again this season.  Though a lot of work goes into each one, they just turn out so pretty.

 This is a vintage tablecloth that I purchased at the Hillsville, VA flea market last fall.  It was pretty ugly as far as tablecloths go, but it has potential to become a really pretty bracelet, as you can see by this set of Tattered and Torn bracelets in Mint Julep.  To make bracelets, I have to cut my fabric into strips that are kinda equal in width.  These strips are wide, so I can use them for crochet work, as opposed to the thinner strips I use for the Tattered and Torn bracelets. 

 

Sewing the strips into tubes

Given that each bracelet requires two to three strips of fabric, which is crocheted around a metal bracelet form, and then finished off with intricate hand stitching, I have yet to complete a set for you to see.  However, have patience. They will be ready in due time.

Meanwhile, I've also been busy packaging orders and playing with shamrocks.  I'll tell you about the shamrocks next week, but here's a pic of my pretty packaging:

These packages were being mailed to a repeat customer's two sweet nieces. She ordered two sets of bracelets as presents.  I sure hope they like them!

As for next week, I'll be building leprechaun houses, putting together a diy shamrock banner kit,  starting on my Easter collection for Kate & Alex, and listing more new Spring goodies at TattieTats.  Whew!  It makes me tired just to think of it!