Today is the last day of the one-off specials; I will be listing the leftover wool and suedecloth later today; also there is still a little hemp terry left.
I have extended the KK discount until 8th October to compensate for being away and not having them available at the start of the hunt; also the Possum and Wombat Pouches (pockets) are late being finished so these will also be discounted for that time; I am desperately trying to get their "stuffers" finished to list them tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Current special
There is just a little bit of wool left on the specials page, from today's listing.It is 12 ply and works out at around $2 a ball for good quality wool. It will not be there much longer.
The minkee pul on Thursday went very quickly- more fabric to come, but this is not big quantities of any one colour;however there are some great bargains for home sewers and the fabric will all be really cheap, but good quality.If any home sewers are looking for small pieces of various nappy fabrics for home use only, you are welcome to email me and if I am planning to list what you want I am happy to help.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Super Specials
Today is the start of our superspecials,until the end of the hunt.
At either 10am or 2pm each day I will list,on the SPECIALS page of the possum pouches site, a super special-really low priced.
It will remain there for 24 hours or until sold out;after that if any remains it will be moved to a regular part of the site, for a regular price.
No other discounts will apply, so these items will not be included in the hunt discount as they will already be rock bottom prices.
Most of it will be fabric, and a bit of wool, with maybe an occasional soaker or nappy item. The purpose is to keep DH happy by clearing out the enormous stash of materials which has taken over our house.
Fabrics will be ideal for mums trying to sew a few items for their own bub or for a friend's child-but please don't onsell the raw materials to make a profit.
At either 10am or 2pm each day I will list,on the SPECIALS page of the possum pouches site, a super special-really low priced.
It will remain there for 24 hours or until sold out;after that if any remains it will be moved to a regular part of the site, for a regular price.
No other discounts will apply, so these items will not be included in the hunt discount as they will already be rock bottom prices.
Most of it will be fabric, and a bit of wool, with maybe an occasional soaker or nappy item. The purpose is to keep DH happy by clearing out the enormous stash of materials which has taken over our house.
Fabrics will be ideal for mums trying to sew a few items for their own bub or for a friend's child-but please don't onsell the raw materials to make a profit.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Back to work
After a big weekend with family, on Tuesday I started back in my "normal routine".
It has been a big 2 months- first our trip to North Qld, then almost straight away we were off in the caravan to the back of beyond where there was no internet, poor phone coverage, sandflies , and just a few fish for DH to catch.I spent the whole time sewing in the van. There were no shops nearby, in fact no shops at all for over 40km.
When I started going through emails after my return I had thousands. Normally on holidays I check every few days; this time I simply couldn't and boy did they mount up.
I have not had time to look for icons, or even to look what was on sale during the hunt as I spent every moment between trips packing and unpacking and preparing sewing. The poor truck got overheated on the trip north due to the huge weight of bamboo fabric and machines.
DH was horrified when he saw how I spent 20 hours out of every 24 and has laid down the law.
Consequently I need to stop overflowing into almost every room in the house (plus the verandah) and minimise my workload.
Therefore I am spending only an hour a day online, weekdays only.
Also I am having a HUGE cull of fabrics/notions which I don't use, to try to make some space.
I am running some fast specials, (more info in next post), but these will be really cheap items, listed daily until the end of the hunt or perhaps a week or so longer.
Watch this blog!!
It has been a big 2 months- first our trip to North Qld, then almost straight away we were off in the caravan to the back of beyond where there was no internet, poor phone coverage, sandflies , and just a few fish for DH to catch.I spent the whole time sewing in the van. There were no shops nearby, in fact no shops at all for over 40km.
When I started going through emails after my return I had thousands. Normally on holidays I check every few days; this time I simply couldn't and boy did they mount up.
I have not had time to look for icons, or even to look what was on sale during the hunt as I spent every moment between trips packing and unpacking and preparing sewing. The poor truck got overheated on the trip north due to the huge weight of bamboo fabric and machines.
DH was horrified when he saw how I spent 20 hours out of every 24 and has laid down the law.
Consequently I need to stop overflowing into almost every room in the house (plus the verandah) and minimise my workload.
Therefore I am spending only an hour a day online, weekdays only.
Also I am having a HUGE cull of fabrics/notions which I don't use, to try to make some space.
I am running some fast specials, (more info in next post), but these will be really cheap items, listed daily until the end of the hunt or perhaps a week or so longer.
Watch this blog!!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
KK AIOs available
KK AIOs will start being listed today-pockets will not be available until next week.
However I have a family commitment from Thursday to Monday inclusive so will not be able to send orders until mid next week.
Also because my cart is a manual one and I have to remove sold items, it is possible something may sell twice before I have a chance to remove it or mark it sold. For this reason it may be a good idea to give a second colour choice; otherwise I will let you know by email what colours I still have.
Yes I could have an automated cart setup, but I prefer the personal touch of dealing with each customer by email; also it is an added expense and I am reluctant to have to raise prices at the moment. I am in this to help people so don't like robotic systems as they are not personalised enough.
I am extending the discount for registered hunters into October to compensate for the late listing, but will not be doing any custom KKs between now and the end of the year (Knit orders will continue to be accepted). I have quite a bit of KK stock but will mark limited colours as such.
I would like to thank everyone for their patience in what has been a very difficult couple of months. I am looking forward to slowing down between now and Christmas but will be happy to accept knitting orders at any time.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Home again
We are now home after our caravan trip-which was a nice fishing holiday for DH( and he caught a few) but I worked non stop the whole time and now need a holiday to recover.
KKs will start going up from sometime on Tuesday 16th but as my 2 hands just will not do the work of 20 I am really flat strap trying to get them up so if the colour you want is not showing, please check back later as it is going to take me some time to take/load/edit/post pics and I am still trying to snap wings and finish boosters.
Because I missed the first 2 weeks I have decided I will extend the discount ( for nappies only) past the end of the month, to compensate.
However-this will be the last big batch of KKs for this year. I have never liked doing large stockings and have almost killed myself trying to finish these. For that reason I am not sewing any more KKs for the rest of the year. Orders will be filled from this current stock until it runs out.Hopefully I have enough to last until Christmas for anyone placing an order.
After Christmas I will resume making to order as I have been doing in the past.
I need time to catch up on all the things that I have not had time to do for months.
Knits will continue to be made to order.
I hope everyone is enjoying the hunt.
Gossamer Dreams stocks tonight.I have the pictured set listed.
Friday, August 29, 2008
And the hunt begins
This will be my last post before the hunt starts as I am away from early Saturday. As explained in previous posts and on the site, knits will be available all month with discount to hunters starting 9am Monday and orders will be answered by Frances.
Nappies will not be available until 16th when I return; this can't be helped unfortunately, but stock will be available then.
No clues for first few days- icon is too easy to find.If people are having trouble finding it,which is highly unlikely, I will add a clue to the home page later in the week.
Hope everyone enjoys the hunt and does not get as stressed as I have rushing to set everything up for whilst I am away!!
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