Yup, just look at that beauty! I actually finished a complete scarf. A very simple scarf, but it took a full skein. And it took a bit of time. Still, it came out really well. And I like the look of it. It worked up nice and soft too!
Sunday Night Music: Blue Monday
I enjoy new interpretations of songs I love.
March 13, 2016 · 12:53 am
Look I finished something! Narnia Bookmark
Okay, so it’s not a stuffed cupcake, but I have actually finished a project.
And since I need 1) topics for blogging about to reach my 2 posts a week goal and 2) pictures, this seems a perfect fit! Maybe you’ll get more than two posts a week…
So, here is my Narnia bookmark. I glomped together a few bits from different patterns and then added the scarf at the bottom. I’m ridiculously pleased at this one. (Though, to be honest, a friend did the backing on it.)
Filed under Crafting
Ebay update 03-03-16
Three months in and still, erm, limping along. I’ve got so many things which need to be listed.
We’ll start with what’s sold:
- Lootcrate Rick & Morty Puzzle
- Lootcrate Mad Magazine
- 2 McDonald’s SW Toys
- Precious Moments: Praise the Lord Anyway
- Precious Moments: Praise the Lord Anyway (<– NOT a Typo)
- Versace Eyeglass Case & cloth
- 1 CD
- 1 Book
- Lootcrate Wooden Joker Figure
Sort of slow, but the store was on vacation for a week and a half while I was on vacation. I blame it on that. Well, that and the fact that I haven’t had much new added to the listings. Time to buckle down a bit more.
The Rick & Morty Puzzle actually sold on Bonanza (which is sort of a mirror of my eBay shop, with minimal fees). I am thrilled as this is my first sale through them.
The Mad Magazine broke even after fees and shipping, which sucks, but at the same time, it’s not here and I didn’t have to pay to send it somewhere or take it to the charity shop, so there’s that.
The McDonald’s Toys were, something random from a co-worker, so I’m happy they’re headed to a more appreciative home.
The Precious Moments. Yes, there were two of the same figure. I am still selling these for a friend. More to prove to myself that I can, than anything else. Next time, I’ll just buy the things outright and move on with my life. Funny story, I told my Dad this was the boy with the ice cream cone. I also told him the title. The title is not on the box. There is no picture on the box. The box says “boy with dog”. On my notes “boy with dog” is “God Speed.” You know, because there are 4 different designs with dogs involved in this adventure.
I used to have Versace frames for my sunglasses. The frames broke. I was sad, but I sold their case, so that’s not a bad thing.
Sold a book on Half.com for my mother. Sold a CD on Half.com for myself.
Until next month! Happy selling and buying!
March Goals Review 2016
February, man, what a rush. It’s the last week already and I swear it was just beginning. I blink and *poof* it’s beyond the twentieth. February ain’t that long folks.
- Complete Short Stories:
- TTOBT
- WOW
- CN
- ZJ
- GG
- Complete Novels:
- K&N <– Got a little bit done on this one actually. Started a new chapter. Was actually due for turn in in January, so, um, yeah.
- TBM
- TCC
- ADM
- PR
- Sell 48 items this year (4/month) <– Sold Mad Magazine, 1 book, 1 puzzle, 2 Figures, 1 Glass case. Total count = 10
- Post 12 Pc of Artwork on Etsy
- Finish stuffed cupcake
- Finish bluework Enterprise G
- Blog 2X a week on Bittersuites <– LOL AMBITION!!!!
- Write 12 flash stories on Wedschild’s Wanderings
- Podcast flash stories
- Create audiobook for CBE
- Edit B.P. art book <– Half-way through.
- Edit C.J. short story
- Update Patreon
- Create IGB Videos
- Quarterly newsletters for IGB&GFP <– Hired a VA – to be known here as C – she’s making templates for me.
- Exercise 3X a week : T, TH, S
Pie in the Sky Goals
- Start a hyper-local paper for BG. — Go door to door gathering info
- Develop an AI assistant
- Start a gentlewoman’s club — like an old-fashioned men’s club. A dining room, a bar, reading/lounge rooms, library, gaming room, media room, rentable area for weddings and like, rooms that members can sleep in for the night. Yearly membership, plus food and such.
Actual Bucket Goals
- Adapt forensic sniffer as a blood sugar detector
- Sail on a clipper ship
- Visit Paris (Esp. Disney Paris)
- Visit London and take the Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper tours
- Go back to Germany and visit all the places I missed and what was East Germany
Filed under Uncategorized
Sunday Night Music: Dragon Slayer
May or may not be safe for work/viewers. Assume not. Ninja Sex Party is the name of the band…
February 14, 2016 · 12:51 am
Ebay Update 02-03-16
Wow, so, it’s been two months since I started this adventure.
We’ll start with what’s sold:
- Lootcrate Tee-shirt
- Precious Moments Boy with Manger
- Vintage GI Joe accessories
- Vintage Pebbles Doll
- Vintage Military Action Figure
- Precious Moments Blessed are the Peacemakers
- Battlestar Galactica Range Sheets
Not bad, all in all. My friend who’s in on this little adventure has been helping me create listings. She listed a whole bunch of things for me. I went on a photo and descriptions binge to fill up our shared spreadsheet. I think the system’s starting to work. We’re still working out the kinks, but it’s working.
One of the above was sent to Greece. Seriously, set the shipping to calculated and sell world-wide. All you need to do is fill out a customs form which isn’t hard at all. The buyer was happy and I was happy too.
The Vintage Military Action Figure wasn’t actually a GI Joe. *sighs* I thought it might be, but a recognized expert (I recognized the email) dropped by to let me know that it wasn’t a GI Joe, so I dropped the price and it sold quickly. There’s always that little suspicion that you’ve been ripped on something like that, but I’d rather take that chance than to have a pissed off customer.
The Precious Moments are being sold for a friend and the supply is dwindling, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t enough stuff for the store. DAMN but there’s a lot of stuff left to sell. I’m clearing out a bunch of Lootcrate stuff right now because it’s stuff I didn’t really care about. And it lets me keep the pieces I want to keep.
The shop will be on vacation mode for a week while I’m unavailable this month, so we’ll see if it affects sales too much when we open it up again.
Until next month! Happy selling and buying!
February Goals Review 2016
So, January was seemingly a wash for most things. I have no freaking idea where the month went. It seemed as though I were busy, but not productive. I have been doing a lot of cross-stitch though. Finished a bunch of those pieces, but none of them are on here. Two scarves done too (for a kid’s charity.)
- Complete Short Stories:
- TTOBT
- WOW
- CN
- ZJ
- GG <– new story
- Complete Novels:
- K&N <– Got a little bit done on this one actually. Finished up the chapter I’ve just been staring at for months.
- TBM
- TCC
- ADM
- PR
- Sell 48 items this year (4/month) <– Sold BSG Range Sheets, Vintage Pebbles, Action Figure, Precious Moments. Total count = 4
- Post 12 Pc of Artwork on Etsy
- Finish stuffed cupcake
- Finish bluework Enterprise G
- Blog 2X a week on Bittersuites <– Well, you can see how well this isn’t going….
- Write 12 flash stories on Wedschild’s Wanderings
- Podcast flash stories
- Create audiobook for CBE
- Edit B.P. art book <– Half-way through.
- Edit C.J. short story
- Update Patreon
- Create IGB Videos
- Quarterly newsletters for IGB&GFP <–
- Exercise 3X a week : T, TH, S
Pie in the Sky Goals
- Start a hyper-local paper for BG. — Go door to door gathering info
- Develop an AI assistant
- Start a gentlewoman’s club — like an old-fashioned men’s club. A dining room, a bar, reading/lounge rooms, library, gaming room, media room, rentable area for weddings and like, rooms that members can sleep in for the night. Yearly membership, plus food and such. <– NEW GOAL
Actual Bucket Goals
- Adapt forensic sniffer as a blood sugar detector
- Sail on a clipper ship
- Visit Paris (Esp. Disney Paris)
- Visit London and take the Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper tours
- Go back to Germany and visit all the places I missed and what was East Germany
Filed under Uncategorized
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