..and how MUCH *can* I SQUEEZE into The NEW CAR..?

OR, CRAM ONTO A *SINGLE* 6-FOOT TABLE!!?

WHATEVER, IT takes about a half Hour to LOAD the First Time and a FULL One to set-up "SHOP"! -- And, as usual, I was FIRST One THERE and *LAST* One OUT!

However, that little FOLDING-FLAT-BED-DOLLY that I'd bought Earlier in the Year, has more than PAID for ITSELF! - Originally, I had thought that I would likely have to make at least THREE-Trips to and from The-NEW-CAR..? - BUT, I actually managed to get IT down to just TWO!! - yay!

ANYHOO, I'm pretty much *WASTED* right Now! - Especially, after having to also PUT OUT the TRASH!

Sooo... HERE are some TABLE PICS to gawk at WHILE I "RECOVER"! -- SEE *if* You can SPOT the NEWER THINGS that I have **YET** to "POST"! - There are MANY!

whatever... MORE "DETAILS", Tomorrow...

 

And, THESE were the *ONLY* ITEMS that I SOLD!!
- All in literally the *LAST* 15-Minutes!!

*ONLY* FIVE of These CHESTS will "FIT" into The-NEW-CAR!
argh!
And, with *enough* EFFORT, Those Hanging BLANKETS
*will* SQUEEZE into Those TWO CHESTS!!

BTW, Checkout Them PUMPKINS *hard* at Work!!
And, not a single Complaint!

- [Of course, the fact that They don't have "FACES" could be the Reason "why"..?]

MOA SCARVES and TOQUES!
Just WAITING to be "ADOPTED"!

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ONLY *ONE* WEEK TO GO!

AND *NOTHING* IS "DONE"!

Meanwhile, THE ELVES still aren't back from "WHEREVER" IT is that THEY "go to" at This Time of Year! - [I'm gonna have to have a "little talk" with Their UNION BOSS and HR about "scheduling"..?]

Sooo, IT looks like I just might have to be "RESCUED" by SISTER's *NOMEES*!!

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hmm... Perhaps NOW, I'll get *more* "CANADIAN" Hits..?!

I'VE JUST BEEN "HIGHLIGHTED" ON THAT

NEXT CRAFT SHOW'S FACEBOOK SITE...

https://www.facebook.com/ArtisanAFairUneFoire/posts/1600640536854233

So, IF I "POST" These PICS "SOMEWHERE", do You THINK that *CUSTOMERS* will get the "NOT-so-Subtle-HINT" and *heed* IT..?

"PALETTE" 

"LOW-TIDE"

[Except for the TOQUES, all Props and Photo-Location were courtesy of MICHAEL'S]

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BTW, I've yet to fully Photograph These TOQUES and POST THEM!

"WHEN" I do, I'll attach a LINK to THEM.

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yeah...I went and *DID* "IT"...

CRAP! -- THEY CHARGED ME "TAXES" THIS TIME..?!! -- nuts!
- I probably shouldn't have Ordered those "Regularly"-Priced - [Yes. I have just Purchased Something at *FULL-Price*! - so, Get OVER it.] - KNITTING NEEDLES...

6.5mm - Stainless Steel - 6-inch DOUBLE-POINTS... Actually, the PRICE was Good. And, IT was the First Place that I've seen ANY "METAL"-Ones over 5.5mm!-- I really haven't come across Them in any of the Stores around HERE. And, I felt like "Treating" Myself!


MEANWHILE...

*ANOTHER* PARCEL showed up This Morning! - Via the SAME COURIER-COMPANY... hmm..?

Although IT was "IN" My Name, IT was actually FOR MOTHER! - Some AWESOME *LEFTOVER* "BITS" from One of the VENDORS at Last Month's "SIGNATURES"-CRAFT-SHOW!

I still have to get around to taking some Pics of IT all... Our BRAINS have been just BUSY *CHURNING* away ALL Day, TRYING to Think of *ALL* of the COOL, "WORTHY" THINGS that We can USE IT *ON*!! -- Needless to Say, We BOTH "PLAN" on spending the Upcoming YEAR, getting "CREATIVE" with THIS STUFF!

**IF**, We can FIND the Time *BETWEEN* "THE WEATHER" and, the Usual-Pain-In-The-***-MINUTIA-That's-ALWAYS-Overtaking-Our-LIVES..?!

ahh.. SISTER is going to *Love* THIS STUFF!

ANYHOO... UNTIL I can Post Pics - PLEASE, EVERYONE - pop-in and *thoroughly* CHECKOUT the Company's SITE - "HIDES IN HAND" - of Our very GENEROUS and LOVELY *BENEFACTRESS*, TERESA PAUL...

www.hidesinhand.com

And, TRUST Me, THEIR PRODUCTS are FABULOUS to *TOUCH*!! -- So, if ANYONE is still on "The HUNT" for a *SPECIAL* HOLIDAY-GIFT... ORDER NOW!!

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There has GOT TO BE an *EASIER* Way to DO "THIS"!?!

I'M SERIOUSLY *EXHAUSTED*!! -- And MOTHER would "like" to add ANOTHER "VENUE" onto This *SEASON*..?

 

yeah.. I *DON'T* think so! -- Not unless, I *just* SELL the TOQUES, can GET/share a TABLE for $15. or LESS, and SOMEONE ELSE "Drives"!!

 

ANYHOO... OVERALL, the Day went WELL!

• The WEATHER was GREAT! - Warmer. SUNNY!!
• We actually Left ON TIME! - Got GREEN LIGHTS for *most* of the Way!
• CUSTOMER-TRAFFIC was Steady, although there have been bigger CROWDS in the Past...
• "SALES" were a tad Slow at first, however, that perked up with the Sale of a Couple of My FLOPPY-BERETS.. SOLD FOUR in Total!
• Got LOTS of "INTEREST" on a Few BLANKETS... But, being FIRST-TABLE in THE ROOM has its "Downside" when it comes to the "BIG-TICKET"-ITEMS and *immediate* Purchases!
• Then again, *THANK-YOU*, FABULOUS-RETURNING-CUSTOMER-NANCY!! - She *Patiently* waited to BUY a *STACK* of WASHCLOTHS whilst ANOTHER-COUPLE-OF-WOMEN were literally *rummaging* through My "DISPLAY"! - Then RETURNED to BUY *MORE* a Half-Hour LATER!!
• BTW, I need to seriously consider "CHARGING" for the PETTING-ZOO-"FELTING" going on with My BLANKETS and TOQUES - which NO ONE *Bought*, but sure ENJOYED "Handling"!
• Meanwhile, NEITHER of the "CUSTOMERS" who *REQUESTED* That HAT and SCARF "showed-up"! -- NEXT TIME, I Definitely take "DEPOSITS"!
• Honestly. I *could* have USED the TIME making WASHCLOTHS!

 

 

 

 

well... I "nodded-off" for a few Hours Earlier... Gonna most *definitely* SLEEP-*IN* Tomorrow!!
-- And, "maybe" catch-up on some "Paperwork"... Some Reading... VEGGING...

 

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Pre-SHOW BLOOG-DOWN...

"...sorry... You're too late... THE-AUNTIE has already gone into Pre-SALE-LOCKDOWN. - Please, just leave a *COMMENT* and come back Later... Thanks!"

"OH! - And DON'T forget to drop by the CRAFT SALE!"

[The CAST of "DEER-DYNASTY" waiting for Their *RIDE*]

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I'm running soooo BEHIND!!

HONESTLY. I *NEED* ANOTHER WEEK!!

SOMEONE - *Remind* Me NEXT YEAR to NOT accept ANY "CUSTOM"-ORDERS between My SHOWS!!

I "had" Planned on Starting on THE SCARF *EARLIER* - after Dinner... HOWEVER, I had one of My MID-Evening "NAPS" that somewhat skewed My SCHEDULE! -- I was positively POOPED from taking MOTHER DOWNTOWN to see the Lastest "SIGNATURES" CRAFT SHOW...

Well *over* 3-HOURS of Walking about and Talking to Several of the AWESOME ARTISANS... And, of course, I FORGOT to pick-up ONE of the SHOW-BROCHURES. - But, I *did* gather a Number of CARDS...

Anyhoo... MANY "New" PEOPLE... Perhaps at a LATER DATE, I'll POST some Highlights..? Just not *Now*. MUST get back to THE SCARF...

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I Think I Just *WON* the TRAFFIC-"LOTTERY"!!

GOT **GREEN**-LIGHTS ALL THE WAY!! - And, going HOME too...

okay.. I got *maybe* 3-HOURS of SLEEP..? But, I was "awake"... And of course, ran into a slight WARDROBE "snag" -- apparently, the New SWEATER that I had laid-out to wear Today just DIDN'T look so "flattering"... Luckily, I had an "ARGYLE" One that actually fitted much Better! - As well as, "matched" My BLANKETS!

THEN, it was a good 5-Minutes of loading "Last-Minute"-Stuff into THE CAR... IN the DRIZZLY *DARK*! -- I ended up *LEAVING* about 10-Minutes LATER than I had planned "HOPED" to!

Sooo... IMAGINE My "SURPRISE" **WHEN** I managed to nail ALL of the GREEN-LIGHTS, hence Arriving at the CHURCH-Venue in about 11-MINUTES!! - [instead of 16-ish] - ESPECIALLY, in the Drizzly-Pre-Dawn-PITCHness!! - BTW, that NEWLY Paved "BLACKBURN-BYPASS" was a Big Help!

As was, My New DOLLY... Having IT *saved* Me on the Back-Strain and probably TWO trips to THE CAR! -- I need EVERY Minute I can on My SET-UP-TIME!

ANYHOO... "Business" was SLOW at first. CUSTOMER-TRAFFIC is Steady, but still much LESS than IT was Years ago... I didn't get My "FIRST-SALE" until almost an Hour IN! - NOT *encouraging*...

HOWEVER, midway through, I began getting these little BUYING-"FRENZY" Moments! Mostly around the WASHCLOTHS... I *need* to Make MORE!! - My SUPPLY was Lower than usual to begin with. I'll have to seriously Stock-UP before the NEXT SHOW!!

Meanwhile, LOTS of HAT "Try-Ons"... Thankfully SOLD TWO!! - And, have an "ORDER" to do a CUSTOM-One... [also a SCARF Order, too!]

Although, the "HIGH-LIGHT" of My Day - [and, what makes WHAT I do *WORTHWHILE*] - was This LITTLE-RED-HEADED-BOY - [about 7 or 8 years old I'd guess] - Who absolutely fell *IN LOVE* with One of My TOQUES!

He was carrying around this little Plastic-Box *full* of "HIS" Money, looking around to Buy Himself SOMETHING with IT. However, there probably wasn't enough to Get THE HAT... And really, even if there were, all of that "Loose-Change" *should* be spent on Something "COOL", *other* than on "Clothing"! -- I would have Felt BADLY accepting IT...

Fortunately for Him, He was "Shopping" with His GRANDPARENTS... So, the "SUGGESTION" of perhaps making the Purchase as a Gift *FROM* the GRANDPARENTS "instead", was tossed out to be "mulled-over"... In the meantime - at HIS Request - THE HAT was "put aside"...


LONG-BROWSING-SHORT... On His second Return, "TOM" had managed to Convince His GRANDMOTHER that He REALLY *WANTED* THE HAT! - Even after I had "Packaged" IT up in a cute Bag just for Him, He wanted to WEAR IT right away! -- [Even-money, He's probably Sleeping *in* IT!]

After THAT, SALES slacked off... But, I wasn't so bothered by it as I'd just made a LITTLE-KID *HAPPY*!!

TEAR-DOWN took FOREVER as usual... I *need* CLONES! -- The Journey HOME was quick... MOST of THE STUFF is still IN THE CAR. - I'll UNLOAD IT Tomorrow... AFTER I'm "Rested"! - I was so EXHAUSTED, I ended up NAPPING for almost 3-HOURS! And, didn't have Supper until after 8pm...

But I'm "AWAKE" Now... sorta... IT'll all "catch-up" to Me LATER... When I have to FIND "Room" for EVERYTHING, *AGAIN*!! - And THEN, get THE ELVES *back* to WORK!!

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crap! LOOK at the TIME!!

I *SHOULD* HAVE BEEN "IN" BED AN HOUR *AGO*!!

Hopefully, I can grab at LEAST a "COUPLE" of HOURS..??!! -- I am going to be SOOOOOOO *WASTED* Later!! -- Just "praying" that the WEATHER "Improves"..? - We had HIGH WINDS *ALL* Day!

ANYHOO, Me & THE ELVES are on "LOCKDOWN" and almost OUT-THE-DOOR!

BTW, IF You "know" ANYONE *HERE* in OTTAWA, **SEND** to My CRAFT SHOW!! -- I *need* to PAY for My YARN!!

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a "CALL" Out of the BLOOG!

oh! GOOD! - I'VE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT *WHEN* SHE WOULD CONTACT ME!

In Fact, I had made a "Notation" on My CALENDAR to give HER a CALL, *TODAY* - However, SHE beat Me to it and *CALLED* ME!

-- ahh. I Love IT, when "COMMUNICATIONS" and like-such COORDINATING-"DETAILS" just come Together like THAT...

ANYHOO, I Speak of My Second CRAFT-SHOW *CONFIRMATION*, which is actually for the FIRST SALE up on My SHOW-SCHEDULE! -- On, NOVEMBER 2nd at The GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH in BLACKBURN HAMLET...

Although, I usually only get to See HER *at* the SALES, *ONCE* a Year, the ORGANIZER, "ANDREA", has become a GOOD Acquaintance! -- We "work" WELL Together... Not to mention, SHE's also a GREAT-CUSTOMER!!

MEANWHILE... I've got FOUR MORE for "THE PILE"...

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well...*THAT* only took Me about a **MONTH** to get around to DOING!!

hey! DON'T LOOK *SO* SHOCKED!! -- I don't CALL Myself THE PRINCESS-of-POSTAL-PROCRASTINATION for NOTHING!!

right. sooo... My APPLICATION for My CRAFT-TABLES at This Year's CAIRINE WILSON HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS SALE is **FINALLY** on ITS "WAY"!! -- oh! BTW, the "SALE" is on NOVEMBER 16TH! - BE THERE!!

I'll get around to putting a "NOTICE" up on THE SIDEBAR... Later...

Anyhoo, IT wasn't an Especially "Exciting" Day... Just did some MONTH-END-CYBER-STUFF... Got a bit of KNITTING done between Sluggish-Screen-Refresh-Rates and Watching DVDs... Did My HAIR... WRACKED My BRAIN trying to REMEMBER *HOW* to FIX this *stupid* CURSOR-CRAP, *and* to Find SOMETHING to Bloog-About for Tonight!

hm.. "Interesting", isn't IT, on How THAT always seems to EVENTUALLY *Solve* ITSELF out, huh?

At any rate, in Effort as to NOT *BORE* You COMPLETELY, HERE's a Little "Something" to LOOK *AT*! -- Just a SAMPLE of Yesterday's RIBBON-Purchases...

Except for the YELLOW One, I got TWO-ROLLS of EACH, and THREE of the PINK... That ONE on the FAR-RIGHT is actually a VIOLET-Colour with BLACK-SPIDER-WEBS on IT...

"HALLOWEEN"-Stuff is *already* OUT!!

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nuts!! - There had Better BE *Stuff* LEFT, Tomorrow!?!!

APPARENTLY, MICHAEL'S HAS THIS REALLY *GREAT* SALE ON - STARTING "TODAY"..?!!

However, FATHER *wanted* to Use *HIS* CAR! - So, MOTHER had to settle for Grocery-Getting with Him, *rather* than Crafty-Bargain-Hunting with Me... decisions, decisions...

well... IT *is* His CAR... And, it's not like We weren't going over to MICHAEL'S Tomorrow, anyway...

hmm... I *wonder* whether or not *IF* MANAGER-DAVE would have *Considered* doing some
"PERSONAL-SHOPPING" for Us, IF I had Called and "Asked-NICELY"..?? -- I think I might just run THAT Question by Him Tomorrow "if" He's IN...

Actually, there was this Particularly-*NEW*-Colour of the "ON-SALE"-COTTON-YARN that I had Noticed the Other-Day... And, there were ONLY a FEW BALLS... nuts!

-- Gonna keep My Fingers-Crossed on HOPING that MOST-PEOPLE **DON'T** Know about the New-SALES-Cycle "Beginning" on FRIDAYS now, instead of on SATURDAYS...?!!

PSST!! -- DON'T *TELL* ANYONE!!

Meanwhile... I spent the Day "Recovering" from YESTERDAY's "ADVENTURES", with some CYBERness and a Load of Laundry! -- yeah. Sounds "exciting", I know! -- Then again, I really didn't get to Sleep until DAWN!!

"BLOOGING", IT's just a tad Time-CONSUMING when Your Computer keeps *CRASHING*!! -- stupid-cannibalistic-automatic-security-updates...

ANYHOO... Have a Looksee at WHAT I Bought at the "ORIGINALS" CRAFT SHOW...

100% MERINO - from "Le CHEVRIER Du NORD" - THEY're located in the SAGUENAY, QUEBEC Area...

AND, Specialize in MOHAIR, but I didn't want to Spend *that* much for now... Perhaps, at THEIR Next Appearance HERE during Christmas. My "LUX"-STASH could probably Use Some... Besides, it's always *Good* to SUPPORT the "LOCAL"- [CANADA] - MARKET!!

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BABIES!! - *BEWARE* of BEANIE-Bearing-"AUNTIE"s!!

AS, THEY MAY BE LURKING ABOUT AT A "CRAFT-SHOW" NEAR YOU!!

Just as SWEET LITTLE EVANGELINE UNsuspectingly *Discovered* while Touring the SPRING
"ORIGINALS" CRAFT SHOW on Opening-Day with Her MOM and GRANNY...


*SomeHOW*, being
"Volunteered" as a "BABY-HEAD"-Sizing-MODEL, along with *ENDURING* a subsequent "impromptu" PHOTO-SHOOT by the CUTE-BABY-STALKING-OLD-LADIES-PAPARAZZI *didn't* quite make it to Her Day's PLAY-DATE-ITINERARY's *Latest* UPDATE..?!! -- [BAD APP!]

Sooo... *Remember* YESTERDAY's
"MOA-POT"..?? -- And, My "Theories" on whether IT would *FIT* a Baby's HEAD..?


WELL...

Funny-Thing... There We were, *only*
about Halfway up the FIRST Aisle of CRAFT-VENDORS when, We *happened* upon EVANGELINE and FAMILY...

...*STRANGER*-Small-Talk-Small-Talk-Don't-Worry-We're-Mostly-Harmless!-oh-"..BTW-would-You-mind-if-I-tried-THIS-on-Your-BABY'S-Head-for-Size?"...

Oooo!! ahhh.... [Altogether, now...] -- IT LOOKS SO *CUTE* ON HER!!

AND, seeing as IT *did* and, that She didn't "Fuss" at all, I let Her KEEP IT! - [Besides, She also Looks so much like LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED did at that Age!]

Anyway, I "know" now *Where* I have to make FUTURE-ALTERATIONS. -- Also, getting some FREE "Marketing" Out "There" didn't Hurt, either...

Not to mention, when She OUT-grows of IT, IT can easily go Back to being a "MOA-POT"!!

BTW, the MOA-POT has been RE-assigned as a *MOA-BONNET*
And Named, "ANGEL-BUD"!

MEANWHILE, it got to be a LONG Day... TOO many Lengthy, although Enjoyable, "CHATS" with Several VENDORS - [Old and New]. Along with the MOTHER-Herding on BUSES and ELEVATORS and ESCALATORS and through the Odd CROWD...

Whatever... Several "CARDS" were Acquired. I'll probably get *around* to Posting more DETAILS about THOSE TALENTED-ARTISANS, Later... But, for *NOW*, I need to get THIS Done and be off TO Bed!!

"DESIGNING" for the BABY-*STALKED*, it's Hard WORK!

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...AS is having My Computer CRASH TWICE THREE Times already!!..??