Craft Fair

I was so nervous.

I had no idea what I was getting into.

I had 7 days to prep for my first Craft Fair.

I worked for hours on end putting together all my clips.

When I walked into the gym where it was being held I saw HUGE displays set up full of gorgeous things.

I had a card table, a sheet, and a mirror.

I was totally out of my element.

I called James in tears. Thinking I was going to be an epic failure.

For the first 3 hours I didn't make one sale, and only had a couple of people even walk by my table. I was devastated.

But around lunchtime I made my first sale!

(Granted it was to one of my best friends, but I'll take it)

Things really started to pick up around lunch time. And needless to say I wasn't a HUGE failure.

I did better than I had expected.

So no tears when I got home. And I even came home with some money!

God is always in control and I'm so thankful to my hubby, and my sister for praying for me during the sale. What would I do without their prayers?!

These were my best sellers.

Balance

I've been crazy busy.

It's all my fault. I'm killing myself to get some clips done, and trying to keep up my creativity. It's fun to be so creative.

But I'm finding it hard to balance my time well. I want to be able to be the Mom that my kids deserve and the wife that my husband needs me to be. It's a battle that I feel like I'm losing. My house is a wreck, and my craft table...don't even get me started.

I need to figure this out...and quickly before we all get burried in the mess!

But here's a few pics of what I've been working on

(note these are not pictures of the mess that I have not working on)...

Clip Clip Hooray!

I've decided it's time to start selling my clips.

Here's a just a little taste of what I have.

Pair of Rosebud Bobby Pins

$3.oo

Felt and Button Bobby Pin

$1.5o

Felt Flower Clip

$5.oo

Felt Flower Clip

$5.00

Felt Flower Clip

$5.oo

Please email me at bethanyrenee@comcast.net

with any questions you may have about purchasing ANY of the clips you see.

Large Ribbon Barrette

$3.oo

Button Barrettes

$3.oo for the pair

I

~LOVE~

custom orders.

Just tell me what you want and I can probably make it!

Here

is where you can see a more examples of the clips.

Happy Shopping!!

Felt Flower Clip Tutorial

I made these adorable little felt flower clips for Ella the other day, and I thought I'd share how I did it. I am not great at sewing, but these just came together so easily.

First: Cut felt into 3 different size circles. 5 sets of each size

Lay the circles on top of each other and pinch together

Sew the bottom part together with just a few quick stitches. Do this to all five sets.

String all 5 sets of petals together and sew together

Hot glue beads or buttons to the middle. Glue a clip to the backside of the flower and you're done!

~Keep it crafty~