♦♦♦♦ Alberta Street Team CHAT THREAD for November 9 ~ 15, 2015 ♦♦♦♦

[#1]

Hello and welcome to the Alberta Team Chat Thread for November 9 ~ 15, 2015. Posting here counts towards your team participation and is the main place to get up to date on what we are doing as a team!

Post your New Listings in our promo thread:
www.etsy.com/teams/5084/alberta-street-team/discuss/17008534/

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www.etsy.com/teams/5084/alberta-street-team/discuss/17008566/

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If you have any questions about the team or how to get more involved please contact Ann, the Team Captain, at www.etsy.com/shop/MagpieQuilts.

Previous thread:
https://www.etsy.com/teams/5084/alberta-street-team/discuss/17015752/

[MagpieQuilts]

Canning is a great way to get DIY gifts done for others - lots of great recipes out there!

[Former_Member]

hi everyone!
Really grateful right now that i am not committed to any more markets this year... I broke my index finger sunday and no yarny things for me for a while :(
stupid thing is that i don't actually have a clue how i broke it. thankfully its a minor/simple break and its right at the end of my finger so it should heal well and quickly but its super annoying having to wear a splint and typing. my office work is a bit tricky now. and slow... oh well i guess.... its not like i can do anything about it.

[Former_Member]

Oh dear, Amanda, hope you heal quickly and completely!

[Former_Member]

Hi everyone!

Sorry to hear about your injury, Amanda! I hope you get better soon!
Just sending a greeting from snowy Lethbridge. It was very foggy this morning on the way to work but now it looks like the sun is coming out...the sun will always come out here, at least that is a bonus for being down South!

I hope the move goes smoothly for your mom, Donna.

[Former_Member]

i'm hoping!! it feels better just having had it immobilized for the past 24 hours so i'm thinking it should be ok :)
i miss yarn already though. hehe

[Former_Member]

guess that lets out crocheting for you Amanda..

Donna I am guessing you are at NAIT? Welcome to Edmonton's newest LRT disaster. too bad we couldn't connect while you are here.

Kellie, no worries - your paws are ready when you are.

[Former_Member]

Margo, the conference was at Concordia, but yes, I was right in front of NAIT at the neverending traffic light.

This was a super quick trip - drove up yesterday morning, meetings all day yesterday and today and drove home tonight. I thought about coming up on Sunday, but with mom moving on Friday, I thought I needed to be here as much as possible til then.

Proud mom moment... my son got employee of the month at his job today. The recommendation from the client and his boss both talked about the fact that he goes above and beyond and his attitude no matter what happens. Those traits are what make me really proud of him.

And, opinion poll - I'm doing 5 markets in 4 weeks. I have the opportunity to add one more market. I know it's a good location for me, but it means 6 markets in 5 weeks. Go for it or not?

[Former_Member]

The 6 market question? Do you have (1) time, (2) inventory, (3) extra help if needed, (4) the desire to do it, and, (5) will you have fun?! If you're thinking about it, you must want to do it...what will you be trading off if you do do the show?

[Former_Member]

Just when I thought I was finally getting past a health scare of a couple weeks ago, I have a new pain to deal with. Picture it, middle of night, can't sleep and working on computer, and I sneak a piece of leftover Halloween candy, and wham! Hard crunch to a taffy like candy, and when I look to see what's up, I find my lower bridge and part of one of the teeth it was mounted to stuck in the piece of candy. Who would have thought an innocent little Milk Dud could trigger so much chaos! Guess I'm calling the dentist latter today.

Definitely feeling sorry for myself...

[Former_Member]

ah, Donna. you do lead a busy life. maybe you should say no to the 6th market.

Kellie brings up good points, if you have the inventory, time and desire, why not? it is only your sanity you have to lose!

I have the kiln full of Christmas trees again today. yay!

[GreyGhostNaturePhoto]

I don't really see a better place for this, so I just wanted to say thanks for accepting me to the team. My wife and I are Edmonton-based photographers who just started trying to sell our works on Etsy. Glad to find a little community like this among the million+ Etsy sellers. :)

[MagpieQuilts · Accepted solution]

Please welcome the following new members!

Harry from Grey Ghost Nature Photo https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreyGhostNaturePhoto

Kathleen from Treasurama
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Treasurama

Diane from Not Just Alpaca
https://www.etsy.com/shop/NotJustAlpaca

Laura from Confettimade
https://www.etsy.com/shop/confettimade

Chrissy from String N Things Canada
https://www.etsy.com/shop/stringNthingsCanada

Kathy from Kathylyckastudio and Kathylyckaart
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kathylyckastudio
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kathylyckaart

Please check out these awesome shops and give them a warm Alberta welcome!

[MagpieQuilts]

Welcome Harry! You will be getting a welcome email soon with all the ins and outs of our team, but in the meantime, this is the main chat thread where we usually hang out! I love your photography!

[myCorabella]

Re: the 6th market question:
...6) does the market have a proven track record? 7) do you want/need the dough?

[Former_Member]

Tracey, yes to both questions which is why I was considering it. Margo and Kellie, energy and inventory were the questions for me too. But the decision was made for me as they are already full for jewelry.

[minibytes]

Yay lots of people chatting this week! Happy to see all the posts, it's been quiet around here lately. :)

Welcome to all the new teamies! Don't be shy, introduce yourself, we're a friendly bunch. :)

Sad that I'm not doing any markets this year, but I also need to save me from myself sometimes, I always tend to overcommit and then I am a huge ball of stress for weeks on end.

Anyone participating in the Vixens of Vintage sale this weekend at Red & White Club? Looks like it's going to be a good'r if any of you can make it out there.

[Former_Member]

Donna - my husband works at Concordia! :)

We're not doing any markets either. We thought about it and had hoped to do one in October but we just couldn't get enough stock made (lots of custom orders!) and the Christmas markets aren't really they right ones for us I don't think except for the doll quilts. We're hoping to try for one of the new family oriented ones in the spring.

[lampworkbyjulie]

Welcome new team mates! Off to look at and fave your shops.

[BubblegumSass]

Morning all. I'm not doing any markets this year either. Just on the tail end of my recovery from some major surgery and it's probably best to keep the holiday season low-key. This year is one I want over & done with. While in bed recovering, I put together some Holiday Gift Guides for my blog (local shops & made in Canada goodies). First one is up:

http://www.bubblegumsass.ca/?p=11071

[nanabrowns]

I am headed to Edmonton for the weekend. Free day on Saturday and CFR Finals on Sunday :)

Any shows with teamies I should check out?

Good looking gift guide Sarah!

[hopnflop]

Re: canning. Thanks Ann and Kellie! Know it's just a matter of finding the time in between my holiday markets. :)

Amanda - Sorry to hear about the finger. Hope it heals fast!

Regarding 6 markets, eeek! Haha. I can barely handle two weekends in a wrong but I also have a day job. Good luck to everyone that have holiday markets lined up. I think I'm actually going to shop at all 4 weekends of Market Collective and I'll try to check out some other ones.

[Former_Member]

Hey everyone!

I'm doing the Vixens of Vintage market this weekend, it's my first Vixens event and I'm super excited! Hope to see some familiar faces, I know there are a bunch of ladies on this team that are going to be selling there as well.

This is the kick off to my christmas market season, 4 markets in total this year! Happy making everyone!

[BlueWorldTreasures]

wouldn't you know it? - Here I am, sitting out in the desert with all kinds of time on my hands to list my pieces, and I have run out of my high speed data limit GRRRR. I am struggling along with 2G data speed until the 15th when my new month kicks over and I am back up to 4G again. I can barely list one item a day it's so slow, and I am just about ready to throw the laptop out the RV window. Anyhooo - I will be late making my treasuries for this month since it's just about impossible with the slow data speeds. I will be making them on Monday probably. Hope everyone has a great weekend. At least I can catch up on taking my photos :)

[Former_Member]

this is the treasury blitz weekend, right? here is one https://www.etsy.com/treasury/ODc1NTEyMXwyNzI4MDA0Nzgy/time-for-a-sweater-and-a-book and welcome new members!

[Former_Member]

hi everyone :)
still rocking the super annoying splint on my finger but it doesn't really hurt any more unless i do something dumb so that's a step in the right direction!
making treasuries today... haven't done one for SO long.
i actually couldn't even find where to at first. ha!

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTgyMDkyNXwyNzI1NDQyNTQ1/falling