It's that wonderful time of year again. It's that time that we want to better ourselves because it's a new year, a new beginning if you will. My resolutions in terms of Brotz Creations as a business are as follows:
1.) Get my Etsy shop back up to running and keep it up-to-date. That also means doing a lot of marketing to get the etsy shop running. If I find I cannot get too much business on etsy, I may look into getting my own website. But that truly depends on how sales go!
2.) Make more hats than just the custom orders so that I'll be able to get more out in a more timely fashion. I think I can manage about 3 a week. I'd love to have a wide variety of hats for any vending times over the summer!
3.) Use primarily local yarns/stores. I typically use The Knitter's Edge for all my yarn pleasure! I believe it's the largest in the state as far as a local yarn store (LYS) is concerned. Seriously, the first time I went there (on opening weekend) it took me over 2 hours to go up and down the aisles because of how much beautiful yarn they have! Peanut and Bean now love to run around that store so much and constantly ask when we're going to the yarn store.
I also love the other local textile company, Kraemer Yarns over in Nazareth, who makes their own yarn in shop. When I first started really becoming a yarn snob back in 2006/2007, we didn't have a lot
of big craft stores around (or at least I didn't know the area well enough) and I avoided Walmart like the plague. This is located in my hubby's hometown, so when I'd go visit him, I'd stop in and pick up a skein or two!
4.) Attempt to do at least 4 craft shows this year. It's tricky because of the little kiddos but I think it may be doable. Just need to have the right connections (thank you hubby)!
5.) Miscellaneous items, like getting an official logo, updating the blog more often, making a few patterns here and there.
I think these are all manageable goals for 2013. I would love to be able to have Brotz Creations as a full time job! For right now, it's more a hobby. Maybe in a year or two!
