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I had a conversation with a family member yesterday about re-opening my Etsy shop Fibre dreams here:

Miss Dee's Fibre Dreams shop

Jokingly they laughed and said "what's the sweetener?" , pardon, his face looked a little uncomfortable (!)  I said 95 pence like everyone else when you buy more than one. 
Ok mizo me but who else would work for less than £3.00 an hour and my lovely Christmas hangings take longer than that I assure you!

Unique and handcrafted crazy quilted Christmas tree decorations.


I love making the fabric for these....I can't explain fully why...perhaps it's because you're creating a unique fabric and a bit of a gamble on how it'll turn out!

I have also been looking into running starting(?) a Craft Market Stall.  I don't know how many craft events I have attended but it's amazing what you miss or never think about. 
Like what kind of table can I get, a DIY store are selling pasting tables for £9.99, one or two?
What will I cover it with, I do want to look professional?
You should have you banner clearly displayed, another thing I have to make I imagine banners are expensive...
Business cards, leaflets, price labelling, display options....the list goes on and to be done in a couple of months on the outside!


Oh well back to stuffing my new batch of Christmas hangings!

Thanks for reading.
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