Wow! It's literally been 364 days since my last post! One whole day shy of a whole year? Yikes!! How in the heck did that happen? Lemme see. Umm. Time flies when you are having .. Fun? Umm. Work. Work. Visiting my MIL at her Ladies Home. Work. Work. A two day craft fair that actually went very well!! RSV. Work. MIL. Work. Work.
Somewhere in all of this, I ended up being blessed with a new Sawgrass Printer and an 8 in 1 Heat Press. My brother in law loved the 4 in 1 Can Cooler cups that I made him and my sister in law, so he saw potential to help me earn some money with better equipment. I'm still struggling with gremlins here and there, issues with ghosting, issues with printed wine cups when the printed area was too high on the cup, issues with my old printer and the Sawgrass needing more ink (Whoa! Ink runs $300!). My brother in law wanted me to try and mass produce cups to sell in downtown Kansas City, but I'm not great at design yet. I can't use anyone else's designs, especially NOT here in KC. I would get shutdown in a heart beat! "Do you have a drone? You could send it up to take aerial pictures of Kansas City." Umm. Noooo. Fresh out. Great idea. But. No. I do not.
In the meantime, I've made a few cups. Made some "Wine Doozies" aka "Koozies" (can't call them Koozies because that phrase is trademarked). Made some Air Fresheners. Made some Car Coasters. Sold quite a bit at the 2 day craft fair, despite being up on the 4th floor and not being the only sublimation booth. I tried selling some of my faux leather keychains but lol, I couldn't even give any of those away! What the heck? Alrighty then! Made some keychains for a friend battling Breast Cancer and then some Air Fresheners and Car Coasters when her 2nd sister started her own battle with it.
Other than that, I've been distracted by other craft projects. Wooden name signs. Wooden heat gun and stencil items. However! It will all tie together in one nice, neat little wine bundle. I'm going to make wooden trays, charcuterie boards, wine cups, wine "doozies", and some other assorted wine items for a basket deal. Figured I could also toss in some BBQ bundles with a tray, chef's apron and hats, engraved tools, charcuterie boards, wine cups or glasses for the ladies and a few other odds and ends. I figured this idea would be lit! Literally!
Alrighty then! Until next year.. Umm.. Next time!
Peace!! I'm outtie!!
