Thanksgiving

So on this day of giving thanks I'm lucky to be giving thanks with good friends and thier family. I'm very thankfull to be include as family. If I was at home I would be working so this or that most be a sign this is a day to just be, in the day. It's the first time I haven't been one of the people cooking. I almost don't know what todo with my time. It truly was a great day of time with good friends and food. After all it hard to have a bad day when playing with a happy heathy baby. I hope that we all stop and think before we shop about what the holidays are truly about. It's not the things that we give and get but the people that we share this time with that it's all about.

What's new In the work room

Here's the newest thing that I'm working on. This great knit dress with 3/4 sleeves  and a pop of color on the top, with the skirt that falls just about the knee or will when the hem is in.

Look for this and much more in my etsy shop, at misschastains.etsy.com

Craft fair

for the first time in the 3 years that I have lived in AZ,  I had my shop at at craft fair! This weekend what a great day it was. It was great to talk with so many young women that want to learn  this art that I love so much. It was also in for me to see so many people buying soap from my mom(I love her soaps but then she is my mom) the one thing that I didn't like care for is how people for some reason believe that if it's not mass made it should cost nothing. If I sell a sweeter for $40 I'm that's me taking a cut most of the time that's just the cost of the yarn, not my time for making or designing it. I make no two the same it's a art! Same with sewing yes you can go to a big box store and buy a top for $20 or under but if you want to have something custom made for you it's going to cost you more. If for no other reason then the cost of fabric. Take the football shirt I made a few mos. back for my boyfriend the fabric is $10 a yard then add in the cost of my time. I just wish that people would understand that it has a value that something hand made is not the same as home made.
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