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Coffee Break Fest Review

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How was the Coffee Break Fest Craft Fair in Stoughton, Wisconsin on August 15th, you ask?  I, of course, will say it was a blast!  It always is. Even though the temperature was around 90 degrees F with very little breeze, it was another great year.  The community of this town is wonderful! I sold a few things, saw some familiar faces and sampled some great locally roasted coffee (I brought along a container of ice for iced coffee, but one competitor had iced coffee for sampling too.)

 

giggleFritz and Co. Booth
giggleFritz and Co. Booth
One of my AWESOME customers!!
One of my AWESOME customers!!

This guy was pretty awesome!  He not only bought one of my Socktopus guys, he improved on it and showed me the very same day!  He bought the Socktopus and left.  He, then came back to show me he added adhesive hook and loop to the legs and stuck it on his hat.  That is a cool customer!

Collector's Mug 2015 Front
Collector’s Mug 2015 Front
Collector's Mug 2015 Back
Collector’s Mug 2015 Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year I splurged and bought the collector’s mug.  It is a beautiful handmade mug that holds ALOT of coffee. A nice addition to my ever-growing collection.

My sisters and I had a great time again this year.  I am planning on returning again next year. I will just pray harder for beautiful weather.

Have a great day!

Missie 😀

 

July 15, 2015

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Dark Blue and Pink Argyle Socktopus
Dark Blue and Pink Argyle Socktopus

Hello All!  A new addition to the Socktopus family in my Etsy Store.

The paperwork is in for Coffee Break Fest 2015.  Now I wait to see if I get in again. It is exactly one month away from today and I am super excited!  I’ve been planning and working and can’t wait to be in a craft fair again.  As of right now I am behind by one Socktopus and I have a total of five more to make (at least).  So, I am off to get back to work.

Have a great day!

Missie 🙂

Socktopus Goals Update

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Here we are on the last day of June 2015.  I have been sneaking in sewing more Socktopus guys whenever I can: a few legs here, a mouth and eyes there.  I am currently working on Socktopus number 13, which means I have achieved my goal of 12 new Socktopus guys by July 5! 😀  (Take a look at the giggleFritz Shop on Etsy.)

I will be sending in my registration tomorrow for Coffee Break Fest in Soughton, WI on August 15.  I am excited!  I have not been in a craft fair for almost 2 years.  It will be wonderful once again to sell alongside fellow artists and meet new people interested in handmade art and products.  And it will be heavenly to sample coffee all day too!

Little one is awake. I am off to do mommy things and sew some more Socktopus legs.

Enjoy this one and only June 30th, 2015!

Missie

Blue and White Stripes Socktopus

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Blue and White Stripes Socktopus
Blue and White Stripes Socktopus

The newest addition to the Socktopus family in the giggleFritz Shop on Etsy!  I am currently behind on my goal to have twelve done by July 5.  I was supposed to have one done last Saturday and one is due tomorrow.  I have all of the body parts sewn and stuffed for both guys, I just have to do all the hand stitching.  So, I am off to go stitch my giggleFritz brains out.  I just needed to share first.

Have a fantastic day! 🙂

Missie

Burned out Friday

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Friday is the worst day of the week for me. I usually have mommy burn out from the previous four days. The best thing to do is keep moving, talking and singing with the little one. Today it was more difficult because it rained on and off the entire day. I am not always fond of outside time, but we really need that time to run, yell, and swing our arms! Some things got started (laundry, dishes), nothing got finished (Socktopus), and there was a whole lot of whiny child going on.
We have a wedding this weekend and it should be lovely.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Missie

Lovely Day and Some New Goals

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Today was a lovely day.  The weather was nearly perfect so we spent a good part of the day outside.  Also, the carpet guy came and measured two of our bedrooms so we can order our new carpeting.  I am that much closer to my new office/craft room!

I have been making more Socktopuses.  Three are listed in my Etsy shop at the moment, take a look if you have a moment!  (I need some time to get the shop on this site set up.)  I have set a goal for myself: complete 2 Socktopuses a week (12 by July 5), and I will register for the Coffee Break Fest 2015 craft fair on August 15.  I still have inventory left from before our little one was born, and I will keep sewing after July 15. If I can complete my goal, I think I will have enough inventory to fill a booth.  I have my binder set up to keep me on track.  Now, I just have to get the work done.

I am off to do some sewing.

Have a wonderful evening! (The frogs are incredibly LOUD this evening! Beautiful!)

Missie 🙂

Little Steps

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As I said in my last post, I was going to have to dig out my binders and get planning.  I found the binders, they weren’t really buried.  I took a brief look and then got distracted with other mommy-type things.  No problem, I don’t get too worked up about things these days.  It just doesn’t pay.  While my little one works on her little steps, I have to work on mine.

This week I made some progress.  We have a spare room in our house that has this very loud green color.  When we moved in last August my older daughter took that room and decided to keep the green.  She is no longer living in the room so we have been waiting for some time to give it a makeover. We have been adding a sub-floor to the rest of our ranch-style home and this spare room needed the sub-floor and some new carpeting.  Two weekends ago, my husband added the sub-floor, this last week I painted the room and today we went and picked out the new carpeting.

Loud Green Spare Room
Loud Green Spare Room

I am so happy about getting this room done! I used to hate looking at the green when I looked into that room.  (I could not capture the real hue of green in the picture above, but it is very GREEN!) My husband and I decided I will be using this room for an office/crafting room. I think it will help to have my own little space.  No more digging for binders!

I am also very excited about our brand new vegetable garden!  My husband worked up our new garden plot today.  We are cutting it close, but our spring has been a chilly one this year with a few of the last nights having frost.   My tomato, pepper, marigold and pumpkin plants are ready to be planted this weekend.  With prayers and some good weather we should have some fresh veggies within the next few months.

It’s been a great start to summer so far.  We have to keep it moving!

Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Missie 😀