Today I drove up to the old hotel...and what a beautiful day it was with the sun out and the colors in full bloom.....to retrieve my unsold items and a big check....well, I was hoping. It turned out to be a nice sum...about what I usually do. Unfortunately, my paper mache items didn't sell. Maybe I had the prices too high and that put people off. Those items are more labor-intensive than the cloth dolls, so I priced accordingly.
So the paper mache santa pictured above will be the only one I do for the Christmas show, and I'll step up production on the cloth dolls. I like to think I'm a smart businesswoman; I understand supply and demand. Just don't ask me about stock options, pork barrels or hedge funds.
I get a little tired of making the same old dolls, but I do have fun changing them up now and then. I have another morning lady in the works. Remember the last one?
I found some flannel with a martini-glass print, so she'll have some jazzy jammies, and some neon green slippers with jewels of some sort.
I still haven't decided about the gray-or-no-gray issue, but I'm leaning strongly toward the gray. I decided to mention it to Mr. Gadget, since he was looking down on me from his 6-foot height and noticing the roots. He wasn't too receptive at first, but he softened...probably because he knows how I am when I'm in the throes of chipmunking.
He started separating strands of my hair--not unlike a chimpanzee grooming his significant other--and discovered it wasn't all gray, but rather salt-and-peppery. I told him I would do a little research to see what my options might be for helping me through the awkward months. I guess I could get some of that Halloween spray-on color--maybe something in a purple or hot pink. Do you think I could get away with that till Easter?
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A nice bright lime green strand through the salt and pepper? Kidding! Am enjoying your pix!
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