Saddlerock Yarnbomb

And now, for the yarn bomb of the week:

https://www.facebook.com/events/209332805857050/  Saddlerock Yarnbomb near Santa Barbara, CA. It may be old news, but it is still a colorful example of fun public art.

Over the weeks I'll share some of the best examples of yarn-bombing, knitting, crocheting, and other fiber fun. Expect some alpacas, too.

For the last few weeks I have been focused on getting ready for Comic-Con. There is a marvelous energy to it. The con-goers are excited to be there. They want to see everything. They want to buy treasures that you can't find anywhere else. They want to see presentations about their favorite comic books, shows and movies. Even when they are exhausted, sore, and shuffling along, they keep going. It's a fun- and eye-candy-filled 4.5 days and I look forward to it all year.

My preparations are almost done. Tuesday I lay the flooring and the first load to the booth for set up. To help the massage therapists at The Massage Booth survive helping the con-goers survive, I lay down the cushy puzzle-piece flooring over the existing booth carpet, then lay an oriental run over that. It helps create the relaxing atmosphere and a more comfortable floor for everybody.

The doll hats/fascinators are all ready. The steampunk products are packed into their boxes and arranged for easy loading into the wonderfully spacious Prius. All that’s left is adding 9 hats to the Etsy shop, Etsy.com/shop/NancyHay. At least the hat portraits are done already. 

I intend to show shoppers what is available on my Etsy shop, in addition to what is there in front of their eyes. Let's hope there is a good signal for my Kindle to pick up. It’s amazing how many little things need to get done before the big show.

Every year I try a couple of new products to add to the steampunk accessories line. This year I’ve added adjustable decorative hat bands to add to an existing hat, some lovely pins to add to clothing, hats, or whatever. I also picked up some bags of gears and some medals to try. We’ll see if any of these catch on.

When the sore feet feel better, the accounting is completed, and the remaining products are put away, then I will get back to writing my book, Miniature Millinery: Making Little Felted Hats. I have the majority of it drafted, but learned after talking with my mentor, the amazing Dawn Devine, that I have a long way to go to make it the outstanding book that knitters and hat-makers will want to buy and use. Watch this space for progress.