Too Many Projects, Not Enough Time
As we speed through another year among torrential rains and unearthly heat, I’ve been fairly proactive in all my hobbies (apart for writing as usual…). House Makeover My house has now lovely laminate floors courtesy of daddy, so it’s time to give a makeover to all the other rooms, starting from my office/craft room/woman cave.…
Exactly three months after opening the shop, I made the first sale! And the a couple of day later, the second one. And then that’s it 😅 But I’m confident I’ll get more as I extend my inventory. I’m currently working on three patterns, I know I said I’d focus on one each month, but…
We have a finish, sort of. Three years ago, temperature blankets were all the rage (in the knitting granny community at least), and I really wanted to make one, but since I like to make everything harder, I decided to make a ten year blanket to celebrate my 10 years in Ireland. This is how…
First Second* month of my shop, and still no sales. But that’s expected. According to the internet, it takes 1-3 months for a first sale with 15 items in the shop. I have 5 items, 4 unique designs. I’m also not great at the whole promotion/social media thing, so followers and views are growing very…
Art is supposed to trigger strong emotions, I suppose, but the reason why my eyes filled with tears during an open day for part time art courses is because I suddenly thought that I had to choose between art and science. I have been thinking about my choice of studies and consequently careers more often:…
Tina and Lucy’s CatHouse is now open! Instagram post here. It took about two weeks to have it ready to launch, there are still a lot of thing to do and improve, but I decided to start with what I had and then build it from there. Baby steps. Otherwise I’ll get dragged into the…
Powered by Anxiety&Existential Dread With more and more tech companies announcing personnel cuts, the idea that I needed an alternative source of income crept in my anxious brain. The thought of putting into use my somewhat creative skills has crossed my mind several times, but I never found the perfect product for me to peddle.…
As my life was taken over by the marathon training, I parked most things on the back burner of my brain. Even a trip to Tenerife. So I found myself sewing a last minute bikini (which I had been planning almost for as long as this trip was planned). Now I wish I could say…
Winter is fast approaching. Kinda. We had a surprisingly hot summer in Ireland, it is a surprise we get a summer at all here, imagine getting a hot one. Thanks global warming… I guess… But winter means knitted sweaters and scarves. And there’s something I can’t resist when I see them on the shelf: balls…
Jaysus…. two months since the last post. I’ve been keeping myself busy with a variety of projects, which excluded blog writing (obviously). The bathroom makeover is finally getting at the finish line. Only a few more details, including sealing properly the shower, and obsessing about what to hang on the wall. But I completed a…