So Little to Do, So Much Time… Strike That… Reverse It.

 I’m not entirely sure I initially realized how much work this craft fair would be.  I’m still moving forward making product, but the May 4^th time crunch is certainly sitting there in the back of my brain. Even products that are “done” aren’t really done because they need packaging.  I have about 50 or so packages of upcycled gift tags (made from old children’s books, sheet music, and greeting cards) which need to be packaged.  I have them individually bagged in those little mini-Ziploc type bags, so now I need to come up with a cut bag topper.  Now this is no major undertaking.  It will take a relatively short amount of time to do up a template, cut and prepare said packaging.  What gets daunting is to this of all the “little things” that go into making this craft fair happen.  Just typing that is enough to give me a stress twitch, time to make a list so I can visualize all the projects rattling around between my ears.

I’ve put my etsy shop on the back-burner at least this week so I can throw myself into everything that needs to be done for the craft fair.  I have a small amount of merch ready to roll. 

Ready for immediate sale:

40-50 Monopoly notebooks (property deeds, chance, and community chest)

5 Berenstein Bears notebooks (made from the old children’s book.  A personal favorite.)

1 Scrabble notebook

Completed and ready for packaging:
2 light switch covers (super cute Disney Princesses)

1 set of tile coasters (M-I-C-K-E-Y)

50+ gift tags (various upcycled paper goods)

12 pain chip notebooks that need stamping with my shop name.

Still needing completion:
75+ guitar picks (punched from old gift cards but still could use some sanding)

And that doesn’t include all the projects in my head that haven’t even been started!  I think I’m going to switch my focus from starting new to finishing old.  I can hear my mother telling me to finish one project before starting another.  I’m notoriously scattered and balancing 50 things at once (which I prefer for view as productivity vs. ADHD.)   

So that’s the plan.  Now to just start doing it.  Hopefully at my next post my “to do” list will read more like a “to done” list.