Okay. Had a bit of a set back as I pulled a muscle in my neck, basically wasted the whole weekend recovering. The only project I did was start to felt two bowls. I am frustrated by the lack of productivity.

After work today I will get busy. Plus we have a long weekend coming up which I also intend to be busy.

I've let my Must Have That Studio website go for now as it was $100 for the year and it just sat there for a year as I waited for my brother to finish the design process when he thought he was all done. If I do start a new website I might put it under another name. I need to figure out what direction I want to go now. I'm pretty sure I am done with the baby hat business especially since the "market" is so flooded with people making stuff, it's just not worth it anymore plus those close to me who said they would support me - didn't.

It's already February, let's get cracking!!

January Game Plan

So although we are tight on cash (who isn't?), I've decided to take some classes.

First up is Dance. I didn't think I could go, but the hubs sold some items and so I can take a basic course. The dream was 3 classes - the basic + a choreography class + a "fusion" class but that was about $350. Okay so I didn't get my whole wish list but I got 1/3 of it. I'm more excited because for about a month I had prepared myself to accept that I would have to sit out the January-March sessions.

Next is my continued plans for my Shop - Must Have That (blog) and Etsy store  - I'm going to phase out of the baby items and concentrate on accessories for women. Currently I am working on some commissions for felted hats - I currently have two hat requests including deposit cheques(thanks to my super-saleslady mom). Plus requests from fellow dancers for ballet style leg warmers etc. I ordered a book on hat construction. I wouldn't call myself a milliner yet, but it's where I want to go.

A local yarn store has classes and they are holding a wet felting class later in the month. I'm just waiting for some money to come in and then I'll sign up for that. Yes I can learn from the internet and books etc but I think some hands on time with an expert will be very useful.

Another area I want to expand on is my hand embroidery and so I ordered a  drawing book - one with a style of drawing that I think I can do. Improving my drawing skills will help me better communicate ideas for knitting, crochet, felting etc and/or create hand embroidery pieces. I've always enjoyed hand stitching.

I need to decide what to do with my Website - do I renew it -($100) or do I let it go for now. It was under construction for about 8 months as my brother was working on it. I told him to forget about it, played with some free templates and that's where it sits. Any suggestions?

Dance - $150
Books - $60
Class - $70
Website - $100

Income related to the studio/shop this month - so far $75