Zibbet Blog Feature!

So we were featured in the Zibbet Fantastic Five Blog that was all about eggs! Our little egg-shaped needle felted chick was the one featured in it!

Honestly, I was a little late on the posting about this because I was busy moving, but it doesn't make me any less excited about it!

Holiday Wind-Down

Well with Christmas over and the new year coming up, things are winding down a little. I say a little because there is quite a list still going for the Glitch butler plushies. For those that don't know what those are, here is a quick update on that:

Glitch was a game that I (Monica) really loved to play, sadly, it closed down the beginning of December and I received permission to create some plush dolls(? not sure what else to call them lol) that resemble the house butlers from the game. Here are pictures of some I've made so far:

Each is completely unique, as there are probably more than 8 choices for each body part. So each is a custom worked piece where I hand paint the fabric before sewing them together, then there is tons of hand sewing on details, even needle felting and crochet on some of the details. It's been really great to work on them, and I have a list so long for orders right now I'm going to be busy for the next two months! Crazy!

On top of that my fiance and I are talking with some friends about opening a store (that is completely unrelated from the online shops we sell in) where I would be running the cafe portion. I've always loved the idea of running a cafe, but part of me worries if my crafting will have to take a back burner- which I really don't want to happen.

Which brings me to my reason for writing today. I've felt like this for quite a while and wonder if sometimes other full-time crafters feel the same way. I chat with friends about working, or am introduced to someone new and explain to them what I do and I get the reaction from them that they think I really don't actually work. When in reality I end up spending anywhere from 5-7 hours each day working (usually with only 2-3 days off a month). I'm either taking care of household work, or I'm crafting for the online shop, there isn't much time for anything else. Yet for some reason people who aren't really into crafting think that I just sit around and do nothing all day. Why is that? Do others that craft get this from people they know and meet too? Maybe I'm just not really explaining well enough what I do? It's pretty frustrating. I do tend to be sparse with details, especially if I know the person I'm talking to insot into crafting (I figure I will bore them to death). 

And now knowing that in just a few months I could be running a cafe full time, what happens if I'm forced to choose between crafting and the cafe. Ugh. Not a choice I ever want to make. I hope I will be able to find a good balance between the two.

Anyways- back to talking about the online shop. Hopefully there will be some cute little crochet things popping up. I really want to find some time between the plushies to crochet on a more regular basis. Not that I don't love making the plushies, but I've found that I miss being able to crochet on a regular basis a lot. I'm also considering making other kinds of plush critters with the technique I've been using for the butlers. It really opens up a lot of options for design.

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More new items!

Check out some more new items posted just today :D

The Love Painting:

A Hand Painted Bistro Tray:

And this little Egg Shaped Baby Chick is still looking for a home :)

More Christmas themed items coming soon! Start your shopping early this year and get the special people in your life something handmade! 

Copach Flur on Facebook

Well I got what I hope is a working facebook page for the shop! Copach Flur on Facebook I'm hoping that it's all set up right, just working out a few small details and trying to get the ad thing to work how I want it to. But be sure to stop over there and say hi (and maybe "like" us!). This ads just one more way to choose how you like to keep track of what's new and going on in our shop!

Zibbet: http://www.zibbet.com/CopachFlur
Etsy:    http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtFromOurHouse
           http://www.etsy.com/shop/CopachFlur
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/copachflur141
And of course, Blogger: http://www.copachflur.blogspot.com/
                                     http://www.mythographerskeyhole.blogspot.com/


Now onto new items! We have some new wooden puzzles up on the shop now :)

Like this Giraffe Tray Puzzle:

There are also more paintings like this Celtic Knot! 

Enjoy! And thanks for stopping by :)

More new listings on Zibbet!

Most of these items that I'll be listing are probably repeats, I'm moving a few of my items from Etsy over to my new Zibbet shop. But they are still as cute and still looking for new homes :)

Do you love cardinals? This needle felted red bird could be your new buddy-

And I hope it's not too early to see some christmas cuteness for you, because this little guy is feeling a little left out and lonely. Needle felted red-nosed reindeer-

As always, more to come! I have some more things planned for christmas and holiday items. 

Also, have you seen this great game? Glitch? I think people who are creative maybe enjoy this game a little more. But anyways, I like it so much I've been working on a couple little things from the game :)

Back again!

I know I haven't been on here in what seems like forever, but I don't understand why ALL of my pictures in my past posts have been deleted. Kind of frustrating. I'm not sure if I am going to try and go back and fix them all or not.

But- in other news- I'm going to be trying out Zibbet. It says that it has a free user level, so I will be giving it a go and adding some things to my shop shortly. Personally, I decided to give this a go because I'm a little frustrated with Etsy's lack of advertising. And while I have read that Zibbet requires even more self-promotion than Etsy, I figure that it's just yet another place to put my work, the more the merrier.

New things for my Etsy shop include:

A soft and fuzzy crochet baby size blanket:

A little needle felted turtle that has beady eyes:

And a set of needle felted hearts that have cute white dots across them:

So since I will need to be doing more self-promoting, I will be trying to keep up with this blog again :)

The First Christmas Item!

Here's the very first Christmas item that I have put into my shop:

A chubby little reindeer!

Seems he put on a few in the off-season this year, and he'd like to just hang out with you for the holidays instead of traveling the world this Christmas Eve. He sits about 3 inches tall, and has tiny little antlers. I used just a little bit of glitter fiber for his nose, so it's just the slightest bit sparkly!

I wanted to also let everyone know that pretty much any of my needle felted items can be made into Christmas tree ornaments. I can add a little embroidery floss loop to hang them with for no extra charge! Get your cute needle felted fix over the holidays by having them as ornaments. And after the holidays if you love them too much to pack them back up, but don't want the hangers left on them, you can just snip the floss and they can reside on your shelf or desk year round!

There will be plenty more holiday creations to choose from soon. Including some red and green acorns!

Hearts and Animals

 In this addition, we have a group of animals, and a few hearts, some old, some new, all needle felted. The link before the pictures will bring you to the listing for them at the shop.

First we have this little turtle:

 Next we have a purpley kitten: