HUGE Etsy order

This is what I have been doing for the past week - in between school work, being sick, taking care of the kids, letting housework slide, doing some Ebay shipping and updating... No wonder I'm tired.

I got an order for 50 Christmas puppet kits!

Oh my, of course I can get those done for you.

Umm - call out the troops, go buy more felt, get more google eyes, cut, cut cut, and then sew!

Today, we reached final destination of assembly, bagging, and tagging.  They are counted (no, I've counted them 3 times. I am not going to count them again...) and boxed.  I just have to print out the postage and then get them in the mail tomorrow.

WOOHOO!!!!!

She needs them by the 30th and they will be in the mail on the 19th - okay, we are coming up to a holiday and they are going to New York, New York - so getting them in the mail 11 days early is a must!

Phew!

Pile of bagged puppet kits

Nice, neat rows of bagged & tagged puppet kits.

Brrrrr and even more Brrrrrr tomorrow

Wow!  It is COLD out there today.

The windchill is went to about 25 below zero this morning.  Tomorrow, will be even lower than that.

And of course, it wonderfully sunny and deceiving, so Fixit wanted to play outside.  ABSOLUTELY NOT! 

I froze just taking the dog out and getting Bug on the bus.  Dog was so cold that she did everything before we got to the end of the driveway.  I really have to make her a jacket, because she has no fur.  Ok, she has hair, as evidenced by the results of daily sweeping, but it's so fine and thin and short.

Well, had a nice Etsy sale this morning so that is packaged and will be on it's way to International Falls, MN. I hope she enjoys her two Valentines gnomes.

Also, got my Valentine swap present sent out today.  I made my person a crocheted banner of hearts and included one of my regular, but pink, wool gnomes.  I hope she enjoys them.

Back to looking at soup recipes - it's definitely a soup day.

Busy Day with Custom Puppets

Had a wonderful surprise at the beginning of the weekend.  Someone messaged me on Etsy. 

Would I be able to do custom puppets for every child in her class?  Absolutely!

It took a few days to iron out the details, including price - which I was nervous about.

Price was not an issue - phew.  So, I set up my custom listing for 22 puppets! (and received payment promptly!)

So, I am now cutting out circles for felt eys (which is new to me, I usually use googly eyes).  I will be gluing the eyes together for them.  Then, I need to work on some rather custom hair styles - a departure from my normal short hair and pigtails.  Then, I have to sew an assortment of bodies.

Everything needs to be done and ready to be mailed on Friday.  Definitely doable, but I'll be feeling it by the end of the week, especially since I have a 3-hour catechist class on Thursday. 

But, the eyes will be done today, probably even glued.  Then, I can start working on the hair.

If I get desperate, I can plunder from my stock of puppets, but I would prefer to not do that if I can help it.