Time for online!

This past year I've been focusing more on making products to sell at stores and craft fairs. Now that craft fair season is coming to an end, I will be working on making my online stores more active for customers nation.-- wait, I meant WORLDWIDE. I currently have an Etsy and Artfire store that I've been neglecting and they both need love right now. I'm also still in the works of bringing a website to life and do more advertising to bring traffic onto the online ramp.

As much as I am on the computer with emailing, surfing, and Facebook, it's not as easy as it sounds to actually post things to sell. My products are all one of a kind so that means I have to take individual photos and write each description. Another problem I've been having is how to take nice photos of my work to make them appealing online. Lots of work for this small time purse maker but it will be done!

I know Sudoku can be hard but this is ridiculous!

After finding new fabric that might work well for the Sudoku collection, I've come to see that it doesn't cut on the machine as well as the original fabric. I'm beginning to think this collection may never come to life but I'm not giving up hope yet!

Another collection I need to get started is the Artist collection. I want to create a purse with the sides from actual canvas boards and real art work from real painters. I'm currently in the prototype stage right now to see how the purse will turn out so I hope to have products for sale by the holiday season.

In my re-branding and redesigning stages of my current collections, I am revamping (pun intended) for the Mercury collection as well as making more variety in sizes.

It's been a busy summer but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Tags, boards, and signs... oh my!

Tags: Been making side tags with my slogan and brand name on them to give each bag a little more special love. The tags are made of remnants from previous materìals used in making bags and and eyelet closure to finish it off.

Boards 'n' banners: I got my hands on a sandwich board sign that I need to clean up and repaint. I can't wait to fix it up and make it all my own. I also need to make a banner for the canopy tent... big signage, here I come!

Signs: On a smaller scale, I'm making signs to describe each collection along with pricing. I think people don't get my concept and need some literature, and prices-- just in case they are too afraid to ask.

Sudoku got me stumped again

Just like playing the puzzle on a difficult level, I've hit a wall in creating my new collection. I ran into a product malfunction when the fabric I was experimenting with was discontinued. After reanalyzing and erasing some numbers, I think I can go at the puzzle again.

With a new fabric, possibly even better than the last one I found, I have also redesigned the pattern of the bag. I'm falling behind on my schedule for finishing a prototype but at the same time, the Formal collection is selling well so I've been focusing on making more. I'll probably push back the unveiling of the Sudoku collection until next year. Keep your eyes out for it!

Trizanh.com

I'm currently in the works of getting a website set up for Trizanh. I've used computers for over a decade and a half now yet I have no idea how to create a website. After having a couple of consultations with web designers, my brain turned into mush from the technical terms and coding. Since the website I want is not very complex, I know that it will turn out the way I want it.

I also am in the works of getting logos made for the different collections under Trizanh and that will be very exciting to have. Come back to see the unveiling of Trizanh.com!

New adVentures in Pike Place Market!

A store that I currently sell at, Ventures, which is location in Pioneer Square is relocating into Pike Place Market! Pioneer Square is already a huge tourist attraction but the store operators felt that they were located if a slighly off the radar for more foot traffic.

With this new move, the wonderful staff at Ventures advised me to make more inventory and be ready to produce purses since I've been doing steadily well at the current location. New and exciting sewing adventures await as the summer continues.

See you all at the Market this fall!

Handcrafted, just for you

A new collection came to mind since working at Starbucks. So many gift cards are tossed daily and I began collecting them to make a collection out of them. As the wheels in my head turned for ideas, I decided to line the bags with the green aprons baristas wear. However, that turned into another dilemma because I don't have much access to the aprons to continue making the purses as with the gift cards. That idea quickly was shut down until recently, when my store manager requested an iPad bag for her new toy. Not really feeling her as a Formal collection kind of girl, I suggested the idea of the Starbucks gift card bag. Upon receiving confirmation that she loved the idea, I am moving forward with the limited collection titled the WaShu SB collections since that is the name of our Starbucks location.