Been busy…

doing all sorts of stuff-helping w/kids’ homework, starting a new Bible study @ church(Priscilla Shirer, One in a  Million) and all of the regular chores.

Biz-related, I’ve been working HARD on the 15 green minis and I have 8 done and 7 to go.  😀  Been trying to limit my internet fun and really focus on the bookmarks and it seems to be working.  I’m hoping to have them all stitched and finished by next Tuesday.  Wish me luck!!

My charts have been selling well at PatternsOnline and I have received my 1st royalty check($20)!!  I’m currently at half of that now and we’re only 3 weeks into the 1st quarter!!  WooHoo!!

I’m praying for $80 to arrive sometime since I want to buy PCStitch for the biz and start getting a bigger royalty.  Hehe…

Well, gotta finish lunch and get some more stitching done!!  Comment anytime.

www.patternsonline.com, Coat Closet Designs www.coatclosetdesigns.etsy.com

Etsy store has some stuff…now!!

Just wanted to share that www.coatclosetdesigns.etsy.com has some counted cross stitch charts available for purchase, so go check’em out!!  🙂

I’ll start working on some other stuff to add to the store once I’m done w/the 15 minis.

Gettin’ stuff done…

Well, I’ve restarted the 15 green minis and hoping to complete a cross a day.  If I can do that, then I’ll be done before the end of the month!!  Pray for some energy and encouragement!!

Also, got an interesting email from www.patternsonline.com about the designer aspect.  We’re now able to upload our charts ourselves and get a bigger royalty percentage!!  Only problem, for me, is that I don’t have PCStitch to design with, so I can’t upload charts…yet.  😦

I did some research for the software today and its only $80 for the PRO version(which I want, of course).  So, guess I’ll need to start saving pennies or just wait for our income tax check to go get it.

Well, its time to watch a movie w/the hubby (“Death Becomes Her” & YES, I’ve never seen it!!).  Comment anytime.

P.S.  Added an Etsy tab on my facebook page(Coat Closet Designs), so hopefully, I’ll get some time to make some stuff to sell there(www.coatclosetdesigns.etsy.com) too.  😀

Tried something new…

Well, its the new year of 2010, so I decided to try something new to finish my bookmarks.  I took a class via www.stitchersvillage.com to learn some different finishing techniques for bookmarks.  WOW!!  Pretty cool stuff!!

Anyways, took a new order for a bookmark & decided to finish it by whip stitching the fabric to the back instead of my usual~~iron-on the fabric, see previous finishes.  HOLY COW!!  IT LOOKS TERRIFIC!!  So, here’s a pic and please let me know what you think!!