A New Year a New Start

First I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year! Yes I know it is almost the end of January and I haven't been very active in the blog for the past few weeks. Things have been kinda hectic around here. I have been working quite a bit, and for those of you that know I work in retail so my schedule changes from week to week, which can be a bit of a pain when trying to plan time to do things. My daughter sprained her foot a couple weeks ago, so most of my time off I have been taking care of her. She is doing a lot better now. So now I have a little more time to get back to knitting, sewing and crafting.

There are a few things I would like to talk about in this little blog post/update I guess you can say. 

New Years resolutions.

I have a few I hope to keep this year. 
1. Knit my first pair of socks.
2. Open my Etsy shop.
3. Start a knitting/Sewing/Crafting Podcast on Youtube.
4. Turn one of our rooms into a crafty room.
5. Learn to Crochet.
6. Learn to dye yarn.
7. Build my yarn stash. lol 

So It is Jan. 24th and I haven't done any yet. lol I am working on one though. I have been getting ready to open up my Etsy Shop. I will be selling project bags and other knitting/crocheting accessories. I hope to expand it to other sewn items a bit later in the year and I might sell hand dyed yarn if It all goes well in learning how to do that lol 

I ordered some business cards and they arrived in the mail 2 weeks ago. YAY!  I kinda went a bit crazy and bought a ton of fabric for bags. I might put a few of each in the shop to start with and then add a few every other week. 

Here are a few pics of the fabric soon to be made into project bags.

 
 

and my newest stash I picked up last week.

Here is a preview of one of the bags that will be listed in the Etsy Shop Grand Opening! I love this fabric!!

What are some of your Knitting/Crocheting/Crafting New Years Resolutions?

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Some of the other things I have in the works:

My Etsy Shop: 
I have my shop set up I just need to finish sewing a few more bags before I start selling anything. I am hoping to have it open by the end of the month, if all goes as planned. *Fingers crossed*

The Facebook Page:
I made a page for my Etsy shop but I haven't finished setting it up yet. It will be a place to get shop updates as well as some of the free knitting patterns and other crafty stuff I want to share with you.

My Ravelry Group:
I am planning to open a Crafty Momma Designz Rav group soon. In there, will also be shop updates and fun knitting, crocheting, podcast and crafty things to talk about. I am planning on doing some giveaways as well. YAY! Who doesn't love giveaways! 

I will update you on the links to all those as they get finished. 

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The Blog: 
I am hoping to keep the blog more up to date and continue to share free knitting patterns, tutorials, tips and more, like I have before. There will just be some added things to the mix. That being said, I don't think I will be able to continue with the pattern a day but I will still be sharing them weekly if not more. 

I am so excited about all the new things I have planned and I hope you all will continue to join me. This is going to be a great year, I can't wait!!


Happy Crafting!