Master's Degrees

I'm presenting my master's project tomorrow. 
I'm so nervous I could puke. 
It isn't until 3 tomorrow, so I am going to be antsy all day. 
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Sale Time!

Hello Friends!
For a limited time, my Pursuit of Craftyness shop is having a sale! Use the coupon code "POC20" at checkout to get 20% off your purchase!
You can get cool things like this:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112805370/snowdrift-cowl



or this:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/70332868/gray-marble-cowl-made-to-order


For 20% off!

Check it out! :)

New Winter Listings!

I finally posted some new headbands and a cowl today! I am super excited about the way they turned out. It has been so cold outside in Pullman. Even though it has only snowed for a few days, it hasn't gotten above freezing in a few weeks. Check these out (and hopefully I will be able to post the links as well!)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/120379147/ultimate-winter-headband-made-to-order

https://www.etsy.com/listing/121129010/the-ultimate-winter-headband-in-blue

https://www.etsy.com/listing/121150626/enchanted-color-block-cowl

https://www.etsy.com/listing/121148199/knit-gray-braided-headband-made-to-order?ref=v1_other_2

The Ultimate Winter Headband!

Shamelessly promoting! This winter break, my fiance and I planned a trip to Leavenworth for a few days of relaxing and cross country skiing! I knew I needed something awesome and warm (but breathable) to wear while xc skiing, so I created this awesome headband!

Since returning to WSU, I have received several compliments on this headband and handed out my business cards to complete strangers at coffee shops and bars!!! So, of course I had to put it for sale on Etsy!

Check out this link to check out this wonderful headband! https://www.etsy.com/listing/120379147/ultimate-winter-headband-made-to-order

Well, that is all for now!

Happy Summer Events!

Hello World!
Wow, it has been a million years since I last posted! I can't believe that it took me like... 3 months to post again. Ohh well. I will update you all on the eventful events that happened this summer- craftyness oriented or not. At the end of the post are a bunch of new listings! You should check them all out NOW! I am also having a back to school sale- get 15% off your purchase with the coupon code "backtoschool"! Anyways, back to the eventful summer I had...


1. I graduated from WSU! I got my degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures (Spanish) so that I could start my Master's in Teaching program!

2. I started grad school! I am getting my Master's in Teaching, and I am student teaching in first grade this year! This was one of my assignments for my literacy class:

3. I broke my arms. I crashed my bike while riding on a trail between Pullman, WA, and Moscow, ID, in the middle of my first session of grad school classes. Also put a damper on the knitting front, seeing as I couldn't move my arms. Or lift more than a pound with each arm.

4. I finally healed up enough to start knitting. And knitting. AND KNITTING! You can find all of these accessories and more at www.pursuitofcraftyness.etsy.com . Check it out! NOW!

Well, that's all I've got for now. What do you think???

Cloudy Day Lace Cowl

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96534551/cloudy-day-lace-cowl Here is the link!!! CHECK IT OUT! NOW!!! Muchas gracias to my beautiful sister, Rhianna, who is the adorable model! What do you think? :)

Poor Mitzi, the puppy, didn't enjoy the photo shoot as much as my sister and I did... But she sure is cute too!

Epic Photography Fail

I went home this weekend and had my sister model some things. I made this really adorable turban-style headband that I LOVED and looked really great on my sister. Now, going through the photos, I realized that I forgot to take a picture of the whole headband... oops. All I have are pictures of the left side of the headband. The pictures all turned out great, but I feel like I can't post the headband for sale until I get pictures of the other side of it. What do you think? Can I post it for sale or should I snap a few more photos?

Great Weekend at Home!

Well, this last weekend was absolutely fabulous. I drove home with my amazing roommate, Jerica (the awesome model of my Pumpkin Cowl, found here: ). Anyways, she drove me home and introduced me to the wonders that are Sephora (I'd never been there before because the makeup is just way too expensive!). My mom met me at the mall and we hurried home because... WE WERE GOING TO SEE THE HUNGER GAMES! Now, you may not know me very well, but I am a Spanish major and I am going to grad school to get my degree in Elementary Education. i love children's books. And I LOVE the Hunger Games. It was my 13 year old brother's birthday party, so my mom, sister, little bro, all of his friends, and I raced over to the movie theater to see the movie. It is SO GOOD!!!!! I definitely recommend that everyone watch it, or at least read the book. :)
On Saturday, I spent all day at my sister's track meet where she ran varsity events. After, we drove to Seattle to see MAMMA MIA!! My mom got us tickets months ago, and the show was AMAZING!!!
What does all this have to do with knitting? Well, since the drive from Pullman to Port Orchard is between 5 and 6 hours, I got a LOT of knitting done. I finished a headband and an adorable cowl! Pictures WILL be posted asap, as well as new listings. And, of course, my beautiful, track-running sister is the best model around. So I always bring things for her to model for me when I come home.
Well, I am out of time! Pictures will be posted asap! I will talk to you all later!
<3

New Items and Spring Break!

Geez it has been forever since my last post! I meant to start posting weekly/biweekly, but I guess that isn't really happening. I have been really busy with school lately, and last week was my spring break! I went to Tennessee to visit my dad, which was really fun and helped me to rid myself of my southern stereotypes (although some of the stereotypes I had still remain... Confederate flags everywhere?! Dry counties? Seriously, we are in the 21st century right now!) But now I am back to the grind. I only have 8 more weeks until I graduate with my Spanish degree(AHHHHHHH) and, of course, I have a lot of knitting to tell you about!

I recently did a photo shoot with a good friend and coworker of mine, Katelynn. Here are some of the items I put for sale in the past few weeks!

All of these items and more can be found at:


I LOVE all of these items. I made a bunch of the turban headbands for a wedding party (from a STRANGER!) on Etsy in January, and I really think they are just adorable. Also, if you like any of these items but want it in a different color or size, I love doing custom orders! (nothing like selling myself on my own blog... hehe)

Well, I'll see you all later! Maybe I'll post later in the week! (Maybe......)

<3

Lots of Knitting!

Hello everyone!
I have been knitting up a storm lately and I'll be putting quite a few things for sale on Etsy in the next few days! Stay tuned!

Told you!

This whole blog thing is terrible. I am so bad at remembering to post! I thought I was doing a good job at one point... but apparently I still need to get used to writing regularly.
I have done a ton of projects since my last post. And I have some great news- I made it to 30 sales on Etsy! That doesn't count all of the sales I've done for my friends outside of Etsy, or the gifts I've made for others. I am really excited though! I felt like last semester I was too stressed and had too much work to do to be able to knit and promote my products constantly. But this semester I have a much lighter class load (even though I'm working more) so I have a ton of new products!

Here is a new cowl I made for my friend Anna for Christmas. It is also for sale on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/listing/89456245/plum-berry-cowl-made-to-order

I also made a fabulous cowl that I absolutely adore. It is super adorable and so warm! I am really sad it hasn't sold yet, but if it never sells, I might just have to keep it.. :)

You can find it for sale here! http://www.etsy.com/listing/89456840/wood-fairy-cowl

I've also had some big Etsy sales- I recently made 10 headbands for 10 bridesmaids for a girl in WA. I was pretty excited for the sale. I encountered a few problems with the order, but overall it was a pretty good experience!

I'm also working on some braided headbands. They're not for sale yet, because I need some new models. My sister is the best model ever, but unfortunately she lives on the other side of the state so I don't get to see her very often.

Well, hopefully I will be posting more regularly. We'll see. I hope you are liking what you've seen today! And be sure to let me know if you'd like some custom
orders done!

I am so TERRIBLE at blogging

I can totally write a billion facebook statuses a day, but blogging? I am so bad at it. I know it is a fabulous way to market my items and talk about knitting but really?! It has been MONTHS since my last post. New Year's resolution (starting in October): a WEEKLY blog. Or maybe... bi weekly. I don't know, I feel like that is a bit ambitious. We'll see.

On the Craftyness side of things, my Etsy shop is doing wonderfully. Once it got cold, I started selling Pumpkin cowls like hotcakes. And then the braided headbands. And now, I have two Blueberry cowls to make in the next week. AHHH! I have been relatively successful (just busy enough to take away all my free time when I'm not doing homework) but I don't know if I'll be able to handle a heavier workload/knit load. We'll see. I'm sure I can. :)

Here are some of my items that are selling really well right now:

The Pumpkin cowl. I have made at least 10 of them, if not more

These braided headbands are so popular! And adorable!

I haven't put this hat for sale yet because I don't have a model for it. I LOVE it though, and if it doesn't sell instantly then I am going to keep it for myself :)))

All right, ladies and gents. I will (maybe) see you next week.
Hasta pronto!

Home!

Well, unfortunately, no craftyness to report, but I got to go home this weekend! I am currently living in my college town for the summer because I got a job there, and since I don't have a car, trips home are pretty far and few between. I have been kind of homesick all summer, being alone in Pullman, so I have taken advantage of every ride to western WA I can. This weekend, my mom and I went to Seattle and shopped all over Pike Place for hours, went to Lush (and I got a FANTASTIC conditioner bar that I'm going to start using at the pool!!!), and shopped all around Westlake Mall. After, my mom and I went to a club to see my sister's boyfriend's "School of Rock" band perfrom. He is only 16, and he was AWESOME! He played trumpet for most of the concert because the theme of the night was motown. He had so much energy and was so fun to watch!

Unfortunately, I had to say goodbye to my sister at around 6:30am on Friday morning. This was the last time I'm going to see her until August, due to a month long exchange in Germany she'll be starting in 2 weeks. This weekend, she went to cross country camp so I didn't get to see her hardly at all. I'm really bummed about that, but we'll keep in touch online until then :)

On Saturday, we went to an area around Shelton to visit my grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins, who were camping. It was great to see everyone and to celebrate Father's day with my family.

Overall, it was a great weekend. I hope I get to go home soon (maybe over the 4th of July?) but we'll see if I can get a ride home :)

New hat!

These past few weeks have been super hectic for me. I work as a lifeguard at the local pool and I have been getting a ton of hours. Not that I'm complaining, because I love getting the money, but I hardly have time to knit anymore! Haha. I love my job. I lifeguard and teach swim lessons, and this past weekend the outdoor pool opened so I'll be getting my tan on a few times a week :) The kids I teach are adorable, and the lifeguarding is pretty nice. I've made a lot of new friends there, which is fantastic because I hardly know anyone who is staying in Pullman for the summer, and I've met a lot of fantastic members at the pool who I enjoy talking to.
Anyway... I have been knitting off and on in my free time, and I just managed to finish a pretty fantastic hat! I bought the yarn in a consignment bin at a local yarn shop in Moscow, Idaho a few months ago, and I couldn't figure out what to do with it once I bought it! I finally decided to make a hat, and I LOVE it. The yarn is really bulky and soft, which makes the hat super warm. I don't even care though. I'd wear it all summer anyway, but I am REALLY hoping someone will buy it! There are a few random threads sticking out of one side, so I'm not sure what to price it at. I was thinking around $15... What do you think of it?? :)

Spring and Summer products

I worked on quite a few projects over the past two months that I wanted to post but couldn't due to a lack of models. I always feel really awkward photographing people, so ideally I use my sister as a model. However, since I live and go to school in Pullman and she lives at home in Port Orchard, the six hour commute does not make it easy to have her model my things. So, when I was home for Memorial Day, I photographed her in my new (and amazing, if I do say so myself) items. Check them out! They are all for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/PursuitOfCraftyness?ref=pr_shop_more !!!

New blog!

I have decided to start blogging about my crafts to get my name out. I love knitting and I create really unique, one of a kind items! Who knows if this will work, or if I'll even keep this updated, but here's to trying!