Thursday, September 23, 2010

Selling hemp?

Well this is my very first blog ever! So yeah...I hope it doesn't suck. But basically I am a stay at home mom and have way too much time on my hands. So about a year or so ago I started making hemp jewelry. I mainly started because I love hemp necklaces and haven't been able to find any in stores for the past few years. Maybe they are out of style now? I don't care. I still like them. So I started making some for myself after reading a little how to article I found online. I started getting a lot of compliments and people were asking if I was selling them. I finally broke down and started making more and listing them with prices on Facebook. And to date I've only sold one necklace and three bracelets. :( But there is hope on the horizon. On Saturday I will be at Ozark Memories Day in Dover, Arkansas with my friend Teresa, who by the way has some awesome photography and jewelry also. I am hoping to sell out, but I wont get my hopes up. I am asking 10 dollars per necklace and 5 dollars for bracelets, I keep thinking that is going to be way to high but we'll see. Most hemp necklaces I've seen go for around 15 dollars give or take a dollar. It doesn't cost me a lot in materials to make the jewelry but it does take up some time, which like I said, I have a lot of apparently.
In addition to making the necklaces I have just started crocheting. I just watched a youtube video about that and picked it right up. I can't believe it came so easily to me. Just started and couldn't quit. I just finished a blanket for my husband today. It took me just about a month to do. It's a good sized blanket. At least six feet long and maybe five feet wide? Not sure, I haven't actually measured it. But it's pretty and he'll like it. Next I will start on one for my niece for Christmas. I should have plenty of time to do it. That is unless my fingers bend to the point of breaking off. Maybe not break off but eventually I could see them being permanently crooked due to constant crocheting. That is such a funny looking word, crocheting. If you pronounced it the way that it sounds it would be like crotch-it-ing. LOL Ok, I'm getting a little wacky here so I guess I better put an end to my first blog. Let's hope it wont be my last...we'll just have to wait and see if I have anything to talk about tomorrow. ;)

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