WIP Friday - Words Are Hard

This week has been pretty low on the writing inspiration, and every time I tried to write a new blog post, my mind went blank. I still don't have much to say, and the post I've been working on for the next purse is all a jumble of pictures and a few comments thrown in here and there. Pictures ARE the best part, so I should just finish it up and post that one today too! I'm really falling behind on my 2 posts per week goal, and it's only the first month of the year.

That's a big bag!

I finished the GIANT laptop bag, so now it's back to orders. I seriously doubt I'll be able to squeeze in a new purse pattern this month, maybe I'll try something a little bit simple, like the new travel bag pattern I just acquired. 

Current Projects and Orders: (in no particular order)  

• Magnolia wallet - almost done!
• NCW Treats
• Golden Girls Zipper pouch
• NCW Mice
• Moondance Notebooks for kids (0/3)

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

• HP Nora Handbag
• SW H20, 6 Moondance

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

• Sew Along Factotum
• ITA messenger style bag
• crochet hippo lovey
• weave in ends on meeting blanket

Embroidery Orders/Projects: 

• Gingerbread purse - Only the strap left!
• Coffin purse
• Mulan Combs
• Pony ears
• Puppy Goggles
• Puppy Wing set 

Craft Show Projects (and RTS items): 

• Embroider peekers on hanging towels - both hand and large size
• Doodle Dolls - XL, Regular - make new ones and list on Etsy
• Crochet Cowls (mini button scarves) -  List on Etsy 
• Holiday geeky Stockings (0/10) 
• Lanterns (0/14) - all that are left in my stash!
• Embroidered hand towels (0/25) - I bought a bunch of fluffy style towels, and these could go on Etsy
• Crayon Rolls - (0/50) -  went a bit overboard cutting into my character fabrics, so now I have a stack waiting to be sewn, Plus list up some on etsy!
• Posh books - 0/20 - pretty and character vinyl, plus some more snarky ones that can go on Etsy
• Key fobs (restock and stitch new styles)
• Pocket Pals 
• Ornaments 
• Finger puppets -  Olaf, Darth Vader, Kylo, R2, BB-8, Mandalorian, another princess set or Encanto.
• Moondance Jr Legal notepad covers - Prepped a stack, will sew them up between orders/projects
• Embroidered blankets - Bluey, Yellowstone, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Gamer, eeyore, piglet, grinch, Gilmore Girls, paw patrol...
• 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  

2024 Goals:

• New Sewing pattern each month:
• January -- Bellago Caddy
• February -- Hiraeth Purse
• March -- Dandelion Double Zip
• April -- Triskele Wallet
• May --Brooklyn Bag
• June -- Purse Pal
• July -- Traudy Triangle Bag
• August -- Ymri Skull Wallet
• September -- Hinterland Purse
• October -- Marilyn wallet
• November -- ??
• December -- ??
• Finish up at least 1 UFO/WIP a month.  (as I uncover more, I'll add to the list)
• January -- the Factotum that I started maybe 6 or 7 years ago...
• February -- Mini MLP bag I found while cleaning
• March -- crochet project, tbd
• April -- ??
• May -- ??
• June -- ??
• July -- ??
• August -- ??
• September -- ??
• October -- ??
• November -- ??
• December -- ??