"When the muse is with you, work with it."
Needless to say, looking at the date of my last post, my writing muse went away for a while. In one respect, I am almost glad that it did, as it created time for new discoveries.
After meeting Sarah Mutrix at the Vermont Crafts Council spring marketing event, I visited her at The Art House in Craftsbury. I had gone with the intent of finding out more about their new fiber studio. I left with an opportunity to teach a class on Etsy!
The crochet muse struck hard shortly after that. I became so obsessed with a pattern I was working on, I even special ordered the yarn! It was well worth the effort, as Mary Maxim purchased the pattern.
I also started working tech editing for a couple of new clients. The crochet muse helped immensely there, especially with patterns that did not have pictures to reference. It is amazing how many talented designers there are out there!
On the crochet design front, I have had more ideas and subsequently made more submissions in the past couple of months than I ever have before. All of this hard work paid off when the CGOA approved my application for professional membership!
Now I have to dedicate some serious time to creating product for Open Studio Weekend in October. This will be my first year participating, and I want it to go well! Come visit me if you are in the area!
