Voll Krass!

Okay, so I really should be doing school work right now and I know I'll regret it in the morning after sacrificing my sleep but I am so excited and it's 4.30am in the morning in Germany so I can't call you to share it over the phone. This way you guys can read about it before I get home from lunch tomorrow and I can finally call you!

So as the previous blog post explained, I've been experimenting with "Bauernmalerei" (I really wish I could remember the english term for it!). It was just for fun and a possibility for christmas gifts. Anyway, my boss has this tradition that he gives his daughter a little jewelry box every year for christmas so I gave him one of the little one's I made yesterday. I had all 3 samples on the desk at work when one of our patients came in. She asked me what they were and expressed how much she liked them. I felt flattered. I also was wearing some ear rings I had designed and we talked about some other things I've made (e.g. floral hair clips etc.). After a few min! She told me that she is in charge of planning and organizing an annual Bazaar/Boutique/Holiday Market where artists and other local sales people offer their goods in preparation for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's like a farmers market or fair, and pretty local (put on by Hyde Park City). She asked me if I'd be interested in selling the boxes, jewelry and the hair accessories and have my own booth there. I told her I'd think about it and asked for more details. The event is on the 20th of November (less then 2 months away!!!). All I'd have to do is supply the goods, price them and be there to sell them. The participation fee is only $25.00 and apparently it's been a big thing for the Hyde park community and very successful for a few years. Now, I'm trying to figure out if I can handle making them in addition to school, work and my calling and all the other things going on. I think I can, even though it'll mean a lot of extra work. The great thing is that the initial cost of these projects are very low. It'll add up, but hopefully I can make a little profit by selling them. That'd be sweet for Christmas! All I need now is time. Anyway, the whole office heard the conversation and all of them encouraged me to try it and everyone else I showed the samples to, said they are good enough to be sold (I hope they aren't just polite! But I like my work too). I feel like there is a lot I need to learn like try to perfect my technique, come up with enough designs and make sure that I make it high quality, so the products can last long...

I was so motivated that I started on the big box I hadn't attempted yet! Here you go!