WIP Wednesday - Feeling Sleepy

I think this week I'll try catching up on this thing I've heard about...sleep. Maybe if I start going to bed before midnight, I'll have more energy after my day job. We'll see...or it will backfire and I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back asleep. While I'm figuring this out, orders are starting to come in a little faster, so I need to find that motivation to get all the things done!

Did making sleep masks inspire my sudden desire to sleep more, or is that just a coincidence?

It doesn't help that I'm still figuring out the quirks of the new embroidery machine and it's starting to get several as I use it more...good thing I got the service and extended warranty, I might end up needing it! Every machine seems to have something it doesn't like..The Diva didn't like fuchsia colored thread, no matter what brand I used. And then after about 25 million stitches, she wouldn't use Sulky brand thread after using it for several years with no issues. Maybe the thread changed? Right now this machine (as yet unnamed, but Cranky Pants is now in the running) doesn't want to sew through more than one layer of vinyl without unthreading itself or shredding thread, which is a definite issue since 90% of my embroidery is 2+ layers of vinyl.

 

Current Projects and Orders: (in no particular order)  

• Sample Plague doctor NCW - I WILL finish it this year!
• NCW - Blue Maps/teal
• NCW - Tan Maps/Red
• NCW - blue maps/glitter red 
• hooded Mira towel 
• NCW - toss maps/black  
• Pattern Test -  almost done!
• Strike circle bag 

~~~~~ waiting for preorder fabric, payment, etc~~~~~ 

• (4) Moondance 
• Vinyl bag 

 ~~~~No deadline/stuff for the kids/myself~~~~~

• ITA messenger style bag

Embroidery Orders/Projects: 

• Gingerbread purse - Only the strap left!
• Coffin purse
• Mulan combs (0/3) Not sure how these are still so popular, but I've done over 400 since my etsy has been open! 
• wing set - If I can get the machine running smooth, I need to start pre-making these and then I'll be in a good spot for Halloween, unless Paw Patrol is suddenly not popular in 7 months...  

Craft Show Projects (and RTS items): 

• H2O to go bags - want to make several to take to the boutique for the spring/summer, so nice for outdoor activities! 
• Embroider peekers on towels - hand, hoods, big towels
• Doodle Dolls - XL, Regular - make new ones and list on Etsy
• Crochet Cowls (mini button scarves) -  0/5 - need finished with buttons and ends woven in 
• Holiday geeky Stockings (0/10) 
• Lanterns (0/20) - 
• Embroidered hand towels (0/25)
• Crayon Rolls - (0/50) - finish and list on etsy
• Posh books - (5/50) - pretty and character vinyl, plus some more snarky ones that can go on Etsy
• Key fobs (restock and stitch new styles)
• Pocket Pals and Purse Pals - (0/6)
• Ornaments 
• Finger puppets -   Kylo, R2, Mandalorian, another princess set or Encanto.
• Moondance Jr Legal notepad covers - finish the precut, cut more
• Embroidered blankets -  (0/40) need to restock!
• Mav Packs - I picked up a LOT of kits for these last year, need to start stitching them up!

UFO list: 

Current Crochet UFO's:

• The Child mini version
• baby blanket with Boho style Racoon- 90% done with applique pieces -  need to finally put this together, maybe I'll just put it in a frame!
• Dragon scarf
• Cotton coffee cup cozies - debating doing more of these...
• WeeBee baby doll  - Want to redo the hair, add in face, and a dress
• Chunky Unicorn Blanket 
• C2C (corner to corner) baby doll blanket crochet with some random scarfie yarn - Need to figure out what hook I was using...
• Mermaid tail towel, need to dig this back out, probably going to scrap this one because it needs a lot more yarn and I don't think I can get it anymore

 Fast finishes (hopefully)

• Embroidered MLP tiny bag
• Embroidered Fox pillow cover - just needs the back cut and sewn! - Need to figure out where it got stashed
• Mermaid morning glory pouch (half cut out! just for fun project so no rush)
• Replace connector and rivets on Alice in Wonderland Daryl's Drive

 Ready to go, but will take a bit more effort projects:

• Doctor Who Pick a Pocket - Now that I've made several of these, I should be able to finish this one quickly, if I ever pull it out
• Goldfish Lovey - fish is made, bowl is mostly made, needs put together
• Dragon Lovey - pieces and the blanket done
• Wisteria Wallets - 2 cut and ready to be assembled 
• Bella II in Tula Pink Foxfield - Just needs grommets!
• Sea turtle crochet lovey
• Crochet Worgen 
• Alice in Wonderland Bonnie 
• Tulip pouches - have some cut out (pattern)
• Crochet Giraffe photographer  

2026 Goals:

• New Sewing pattern each month:
• January -- Teeny Trinket Tote, Test pattern
• February -- 
• March --  
• April -- 
• May --
• June -- 
• July --  
• August --
• September -- 
• October -- 
• November --
• December -- 
• Finish up at least 1 UFO/WIP a month.  (same as last year, so I should really try to do them finally!)
• January -- Plague doctor NCW, Bella II grommets, hardware on the alice in wonderland bag
• February -- Mini MLP bag I found while cleaning 
• March -- crochet project, I might try to hot glue the pieces of the fox I started forever ago and frame them instead of trying to put them on a blanket.
• April -- Crayon rolls - 2
• May --  
• June -- 
• July -
• August -- ??
• September -- ??
• October --
• November -- ??
• December -- ??