WIP Thursday - November is Flying!

I can't believe that the month is almost half over! I actually have all my Etsy orders shipped out, and only a few orders on the list for the end of the year, so it feels a little strange. Usually I'm in panic mode and rushing like a maniac to get ready for shows, but since I missed the one 2 weeks ago, I'm not feeling the usual pressure to make a million more things. I would like to get all the blankets stitched (and sold!) that are in my stash, plus clear out more purses and other things, but I'm also pacing myself and taking breaks as I need to. This week I'm packaging up the doodle dolls, plus stitching up more blankets and hand towels, but at this point I feel like anything I finish is bonus!

I wonder how many doodles it will take to fill this giant bag...

I'm sure next week the panic will hit and I'll try to finish up the stacks of pre-cut and prepped things, but for now I'm just trying to get things organized to see what I still have to do, and trying to do a little de-stashing. My goal for December will be to clean and organize the craft studio, again. I'd love to be able to walk ALL the way around my cut table, but right now it's more like a parkour or obstacle course...

Current Projects and Orders: (in no particular order)  

• Sample Plague doctor NCW - Maybe I should just create a listing with some sample pics, I have the pieces cut out and need motivation to move them up the line!
• Red Maps NCW
• Modified Puck Crossbody bag in Vinyl - In progress!
• Strike project (not due until next year, but I keep forgetting about it so I should put it on the list!)
• Mouse Amari Tote bag
• Taylor Amari Tote bag
• HP Amari Tote bag
• Ravenclaw Cross my body bag

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

• HP Nora Handbag
• (4) Moondance
• Phone sling

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

• ITA messenger style bag

Embroidery Orders/Projects: 

• Gingerbread purse - Only the strap left!
• Coffin purse

Craft Show Projects (and RTS items): 

• Embroider peekers on hanging towels - (8/30)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 (4/25) - 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 - (6/10)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 - well, that didn't happen
• February -- Ninebark Backpack  It's not cheating, that IS a new pattern!
• March -- Dandelion Double Zip - Where did March go?
• April -- Triskele Wallet - Nope.
• May -- Samaren Purse Another new pattern!
• June -- Purse Pal Done in September, just a little late...
• July --  Shade slayer sunglasses holder (Traudy Triangle Bag)
• August -- Julep Tote (started in August so it counts)
• September -- Amari Tote (also counts)
• October -- Rae from Bag of the Month
• November -- Hiraeth Purse
• December -- Brooklyn Bag
• 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 - Just going to add this to March...er, April. I meant May...July?
• 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 -- pass
• May -- Precut Moondance - 2, Crayon rolls - 2
• June -- ??
• July -- Random LoTR pouch I found while organizing
• August -- ??
• September -- ??
• October -- more Precut Moondance, crayon rolls, and possibly the Mav pack I prepped...
• November -- ??
• December -- ??