Duck Island Enterprises

Actually, for me, I've been working on stuff for Christmas shoppers since June. And somehow, I have no inventory.  I keep selling stuff to Val's Vintage in Excelsior, so I can't spend enough time working on my own store! It's kinda a great problem to have. However, I need to work on more inventory for my store before I open it on Etsy or on ArtFire.  I have 1 neck scarf, 1 pair fingerless gloves (DONE) and 1 fingerless glove waiting for a mate, and one infinity scarf that is OH SO COOL!!!! My brain is broke...

I got my lovely iPad and have been using it for pretty much everything ever since.  I have a lot of stuff to announce including MY ORIGINAL DESIGNS ARE IN A REAL STORE!!! WOOHOO!!!!!! I have stuff to post of ics and suchlike of my work, but I'm kinda really spacy so...I will type the rest of my news up later!

I have an idea!! The knitting I'm doing is really not going to pay the bills any time soon.  I wanted to get into pet portraiture because I know first-hand how people spend an astonishing amount of money on their pets.  I am one of those who will spend way more money on my kitty than I will spend on me. So! Custom knit pet apparel. Awesome, no? I need to get my affairs in order and figure out how to keep accounts and grrrrrrr type stuff before I develop this idea into anything presentable. MY iPAD COMES ON FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woo HOO!!! I'll be using it to keep track of everything and take pictures and suchlike type things. Presentations will be SO much easier when I can show a picture instead of hunting around in an over-stuffed bag for samples.  I'll have samples, of course, but I can show pictures first and then if there's interest, show the sample. Oh and showing off my watercolor portfolio will be a tap! like a snap, but even easier!!! No m...

Anyone who knows me is aware that I'm only interested in money for the things it does.  I love getting things, and more than that I love HAVING things.  Fortunately, I keep my interest and enjoyment of the things I get well after I get them.  I'm not interested in the latest and greatest, I don't need to have any more money than what I need to live comfortably on and maybe pay for a few luxuries. The fact is, money is nice, but I only see it as a means to an end, like possibly to obtain more yarn or paints or...damn I need to start painting again, I have that 22x30" commission to be done by October.... And this is me having taken my ADD meds!!! Anyway! I'm finally at a point where I might actually start MAKING money instead of just spending it.  2b Inspired has bought one scarf, ordered 6 others, and now the owner has a kind of catalog (I put it together) for some scarves priced at in a way that I can't LOSE money by filling the order!  I found a good websi...

Hello Readers! I have a meeting on Friday with the owner of 2 b Inspired, and thought I'd store some links here for reference.  The presentation I'm putting together isn't going as smoothly as I'd hoped, so I'm gonna link up the pages I'm getting info from.  I'm hoping to manage to get a binder (well, 2, one for me to reference, and one for her to keep) together, but getting the pictures to cooperate is...well...labor intensive.  SO! As much as I hate to advertise another business that I'm not getting something back from...er...that doesn't sound quite right.  I prefer to use this blog as advertising for me and the businesses I work with since the other businesses I use get sufficient advertising elsewhere...yeah that sounds right.  Anyway, I'm using my favorite online yarn store for info and links, but I am not advocating it...although I do love the customer service from them. I have a sample of the following knit up as an example: http://...

My Market Consultant is away at her other job this summer. Poor me.  I'll have to figure stuff out alone...which actually hasn't been too bad! I have more work!! I finished my sister's shirt, birthday present in time for her Birthday this past week! Or is it next week? Interweb stalkers, you have been foiled in your stalking attempts, haHA!!! I was looking for the local bead store, and in asking for directions and wandering around like an idiot (which I do oh, so well!) I found this cute little artsy shop called 2 B Inspired.  It prides itself in helping out local artists, half the inventory is from locals.  So of course, being shameless, I ask if there's room for another artist.  YUP!!!! Now I need to work up a biography or blurb about my process, already I have a couple copies of paintings for the owner to hang up with a notecard about what I do. Now I'm also knitting some scarves for her store! WOOO!!!! Maybe market bags too, I just need to make sure I have...

I'm working on a bunch of knitting and kicking Jean's seascape into high gear.  She approved the sketch I made, so I am getting ready to stretch the paper.  I'll be doing studies of palm trees and mangroves and suchlike and may be posting them here. In knitting news, I'm almost half done with my Lace Scarf!!!  Market bags are coming along. Mom's sweater back is done!! Working on her stockings, finished her blue scarf (yay money!) slowly getting her belt done...wow, I'm spoiling my mother with knitty stuff I guess.  I mean, she IS paying for half of it so maybe she's giving me business, but woooooww....I am really scattered today. I have more news to post when I get my head back.  Sister shirt to start, work on cables, work with other stuff...OH!! I found a new local store I can maybe sell my stuff when I get my inventory up!! I have GOT to work on those portfolio pieces again. Since I want this site to ATTRACT business and reassure people that I am actua...