Clearing out Books!

 

Clearing out a large number of books by January.. so I am having a sale now.. buy 2 books, get one free.. Lowest price one.. This is any books!

https://www.ebay.com/usr/catsmeowmichelle/Books/_i.html?_sacat=261186

Get some books for winter reading today.. Ends January 6th.. if you wish to order on Ebay.. please request an invoice so I can send a proper price.. or you can order them directly from me by email.. catsmeowcrochet67@gmail.com

Merry Christmas!!

 

Things have been busy.. Christmas shopping, wrapping gifts, visiting with friends.. and working on making some crocheted gifts for people.. I hope that your holiday is as peaceful as mine.. I will be with my son and his family for Christmas.. so am sending this tonight.. 

Once the holidays are over, I will be focusing on making new items for my store as well as adding new items to eBay.. Just will need to get inventory done so I see what I have.. and where I want to sell it.. So look for my updated sales and items coming!

Craft Shows Are Over!

Am done with my craft shows.. think I took on too many this year.. but survived it and they went well.. now on to Christmas gifts.. and then working on inventory.. I dont have too many Christmas items left to put up.. will probably make a post this week.  For now, life has to be caught up.  

Today I went for lunch with my daughter as it was her birthday.. well.. actually tomorrow, but tomorrow is her working day.. so we went today.. it was really nice to spend some time with her. 

So expect some messages this week as I start to clear out items and also put up new items both on eBay and Bonanza.. and starting in January, I will be willing to take on some custom orders.

Holiday Craft Show at YMCA - Southtowns

My last show at Ten Lives went so well.. I have had to make alot of new stuff for my next craft show.. It will be at the YMCA - Southtowns.. on Sunday.. Dec. 3rd.. 

1620 Southwestern Blvd, West Seneca, NY 14224-4500 and will be held from 10 to 5 pm.. so come and check me out.. and also that Y.. it is the best Y I ever belonged to.

been working on Hanging Towels.. all Christmas.. these are the ones I have left from the last show.. 

These are the ones I completed this week.. I hope to get more done.. first I am working on Coffee cup cozies.. both Bills and Sabres and some Christmas ones.

Ten Lives Holiday Bazaar

My new vendor show will be at the Holiday Bazaar for Ten Lives Club.. I will have hanging towels, coffee cup cozies, catnip toys and maybe other items if I have time to make extra items.. I hope to see you there.. 

More photos coming during the week of items I will have up for sale.. 

Adoption and Pre Holiday Pet Expo..

 I am currently at the Pet Expo.. hope to see you there.. We will be here until 5 pm.. so come on down.. #PetExpo

If you cant make this one.. my next one is in a week.. I will have more items.. though I cant guarantee the same items at this event.. #TenLivesClub #TLC #HolidayBazaar

Christmas Hanging Towels

 

These are some of the Christmas Hanging Towels that will be available at the Pet Expo.. I will have more than these as I am working on many tonight.. so do come and see what ones I have.. 

I hope to see you there..

Some Coffee Cup Cozies That Will Be Available..

 Been crocheting my little fingers off.. smile.. I finished a bunch of cozies for the first event.. These will be available for $3.50 at the Pet Expo.. I cant guarantee these will be available at the others.. some I only have one label.. I will be working on items straight thru all my events.. so there will be other items at different shows.. 

Here are the cozies.. These are cat ones.. both Christmas style and plain.. just too cute.. 

And for the Sport minded people.. I made some Sabres cozies to go along with the Bills ones.. 

Hope to see you there.. #PetExpo

Thanksgiving Hanging Towels Will Be For Sale!

 I hope you like my designs.. these are the ones I currently have made for the Pet Expo.. These are all Thanksgiving Day Hanging Towels.. Perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday coming up.. 

I am going to try to get more done.. currently working on cozies.. 

Pictures of them soon.. 

Hope to see tons of people there!

Some items that will be at my shows!

I have been working on many things.. now I got to get pictures up.. These towels are pet related.. figure it would be good for a Pet Expo.. These will be $3.50 each at the Pet Expo..

I put them on my fridge so I could get all the photos up at once.. 

Putting up where the Pet Expo is.. 

#PetExpo

Shipping updates

I havent been online as I got a vaccination that really gave me a hard time.. so I am days behind.. just updating everyone just in case anyone is ordering from me anywhere. Some of my postage is gonna have to go up still yet again.. sorry.. This was copied from PirateShip.

USPS is increasing some rates on November 18th

While the Postal Service is not adding any Holiday Surcharges this year, they are increasing Priority Mail rates everywhere you can buy postage online 

• Priority Mail Flat Rate is increasing up to 6%, because USPS is removing this service from the Connect eCommerce program that provided deeper discounts, so the rates are returning to the Commercial Pricing levels.
• Weight-Based Priority Mail is increasing up to 10% in zones 1-4, but it'll still have discounts that are cheaper than Commercial Pricing 
• Dimension-Based Priority Mail Cubic is increasing up to 23% in zones 1-4 for tiers 0.40 and 0.50—so the largest package sizes for this service are getting more expensive in the lowest zones. But the rates are still cheaper than Commercial Pricing 
• Ground Advantage is decreasing up to 16% in zones 1-5, depending on the size and weight of your package.

Rest assured Pirate Ship will continue passing through the cheapest shipping rates available for USPS with no hidden costs or monthly fees 

 Read more about the upcoming USPS rate change here

Holiday Shipping Deadlines

If you need your packages to arrive before December 25th, here's the shipping deadlines:

• UPS® Ground & UPS® Ground Saver: Delivery times vary—use our Rates calculator to get an estimate!
• UPS 2nd Day Air®: Ship by December 20th
• UPS Next Day Air®: Ship by December 21st
• USPS Ground Advantage: Ship by December 16th
• USPS Priority Mail: Ship by December 18th
• USPS Priority Mail Express: Ship by December 20th
• Shipping internationally or to/from Hawaii, Alaska, or a Military address? Here’s the full list of dates you’ll need to ship by 

Remember these are estimates by the carriers, not guarantees! It’s always best to ship as early as possible 

My Two Next Vendor Shows

 Just letting everyone know my two next ones.. hopefully you can come to one of them and see my great stuff.. 

This is a All Pet Expo. so I will have both cat and dog items here as well as hanging towels and cozies.. 

This one is for a cat rescue.. so my focus here will be both cat items and toys as well as my hanging towels and cozies.. 

Making items for the Vendor events..

 As I make groups of things I will send photos.. so everyone can see what I am making for sale at the events.  I hope to see you there.

I made a number of Buffalo Bills Cozies.. the price will now be $3.50 each.  I had to buy extra fabric, yarn and glue to make these..   That will be the permanent price for now to January.

I am currently topping hanging towels.. pictures in a couple of days..  

Just a reminder, this is my first event.. hope to see you there.. 

Adoption and Pre Holiday Pet Expo

I will be attending several shows Nov to Dec and there you can get all my items on sale there.. I wont be taking any custom orders during this time and going into Christmas. Hope to see you there... come and help a good cause!

Books I read in September

 I think I probably did alot more reading this month, and will be doing alot more next month since I am doing that fundraiser.. Books I read:

Valentine By Elizabeth Wetmore

This book was good.. it was an action novel about a man raping a young girl. I am not sure where I got it from.. but I read it and put it up for sale. 

You can find it on eBay.. here.. It has a different cover than this, I copied this from Goodreads.. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145316091270 

Mini Christmas Crochet by Val Pierce

I got this book out of the library so I can copy the patterns. I have to say I copied alot of them.. 

Take Up Crochet by Sue Whiting

I took this out of the library to look thru for patterns.. to be honest.. I didnt find much because this ended up a beginners book.

Crochet Me by Kim Piper Werker

This book was filled with patterns for clothing, except all of them werent my size.. I probably would have copied more if they were.. 

I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres, Dave Navarro (Foreword)

I also got this from the library.. I remember reading articles about her, so when I heard about the book, I decided to read it.. 

The 5th Wave #1 - The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

I actually own this book, and I will be putting it up for sale along with Book 2 later this month.. lack of time right now.

Doing a Fundraiser for American Cancer Society...

 

I am doing a reading fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.. so if you want to make a donation.. you can donate on my Facebook page.. 

https://www.facebook.com/catsmeowcrochet67/

Everyone can see it, so you can just donate there.. I still need a bunch more donations.. 

Currently I am already on book 2.. lol.. go there to see more about it.. 

Update on my crocheting..

I have received many orders.. esp for the Bills coffee cozies and can cozies.. I am not taking any more orders currently.. as I am doing craft shows next month and need to focus on items to sell at the sale.. After the sales I will update what I have left made.. so you can see what is left to order.. am sorry.. no extra Xmas sales this year..  you can see what I have available now on my sales site.. 

https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Scented-Christmas-Sachet-Ornament-11-scents/602788483

My Newest Scent for Sachets!

My Newest Scent.. Christmas Wreath Pine.. Some spice and cinnamon with pine.. perfect for your holiday sachets.. both hearts and NOW.. ornaments.. This would make a nice gift for a friend, coworker, babysitter, mail lady, pet sitter, teacher or as a tree ornament.

Scented Christmas Sachet Ornament - 11 scents - $3.50 each

Perfect for a small gift, a decoration on a package, or even for your tree.. These sachets are 3 - 4 inches in width and are crocheted either with Simply Soft or a glitter yarn and have an essential oil inside cotton..

You get to pick your color and your hanger and scent.

I have alot of small holiday buttons I can add to these.. candy canes, santa, santa's hat, snowflakes, angels, christmas trees, stockings, snowmen, etc... you can pick the color and the button or just even have plain if you want..  I will match your choice of button to the color of your yarn.. 

I have scented oils.. Lilac, Jasmine, Apples & Cinnamon, Ylang Ylang, Rose, Orange Blossom, Vanilla, Night Jamine, Sparkle & Shine, and Lavender, AND NOW CHRISTMAS WREATH.. pine mixed with some spices.. .  You can also get plain cotton to add your own scent. I will email you to see what colors and design you want.. I have tons of colors.. both plain and glitter.

You cannot mix scents for this order.. as these need to be mailed separately.. if you wish to mix scents.. please request a custom order.. You can wash them after the scent is gone and change scents too.. as they are cotton filled.

These take about 5 days to make and mail..  Buy two or more items.. for only an additional $.15 postage per item.

Sachets make nice stocking stuffers..

These sachets are 3 - 4 inches in width and are crocheted either with Simply Soft or a glitter yarn.. You get to pick your color and your hanger.. all mine are edged in white.. unless you request a custom order.. you cannot mix scents for this order.. as these need to be mailed separately.. if you wish to mix scents.. please request a custom order.. You can wash them after the scent is gone and change scents too.. as they are cotton filled.

I have many scented oils.. Lilac, Jasmine, Apples & Cinnamon, Ylang Ylang, Rose, Orange Blossom, Vanilla, Night Jasmine, Sparkle & Shine, and Lavender, .  You can also get plain cotton to add your own scent. I will email you to see what scents you want.

This would make a nice gift for a friend, coworker, babysitter, mail lady, pet sitter, teacher.

https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Crocheted-Heart-Sachet-comes-in-10-scents/769985534

These would also make wonderful gifts for showers, weddings, Christmas Parties, etc.. I give special prices for large orders.. Email me (catsmeowcrochet67@gmail.com) for info.. and request a custom order. You can also order bulk orders on here:

https://www.bonanza.com/listings/20-Crocheted-Heart-Sachets-comes-in-10-scents/602028721

EBay Clearance.. Final sale on these items..

 I am working on clearing items out of my eBay account.. I dont like to have more than 100 items up as it is just too much items to concentrate on.. so I am having final sales on these items to clear them out and put them on TraderKat.. 

LAST TIME LISTED: The Dog I Loved: A Novel - Paperback By Wilson, Susan

$3.99 free shipping

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145146549510

LAST TIME LISTED: Dark Brown Ribbon, 3/8 inch x 5 yards

$3.99 free shipping

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145154744504

LAST TIME LISTED: The Ribbon Boutique - White Grossgrain Ribbon 7/8 in x 2 yards

$3.79 free shipping, mailed with NO tracking

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145163432127

LAST TIME LISTED: Flower headband for girls - Neon Yellow Green

$4.39 free shipping or best offer..

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144750849648

LAST TIME LISTED:

A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans by Cameron, W. Bruce (Paperback)

$3.99 free shipping

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145066616818

Fall or Halloween Coffee Cozies..

I made one for a demo.. and it ended up selling immediately.. I at least got a photo of it.. this is topped in brown glitter fun fur.. I also have Green/gold glitter yarn which I havent used yet.. if you want one.. you can order either in my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/crochet.cats.meow or in my Bonanza storefront - https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Fall-or-Halloween-Coffee-Cozie/1538569199

New Coffee Cozies.. Halloween

I am currently working on orders and a few other designs.. trying hard to keep up.. but I made these two Halloween designs.. with ghosts.. not sure if I am going to put them up for sale.. or as game prizes in my Facebook Groups.. we will see.. 

I have been so busy

 I have gotten so many orders.. will be putting up some pictures here.. I dont think I have ever done these many orders at once in years.. 

First I started selling Bills Cozies on Facebook and the orders just took off.. seriously a ton of orders.. Here are some of the photos I took.. these are NOT all the orders.. just a couple.. 

These are just a couple of the ones for coffee cups from shops like Tim Hortons or Starbucks.. as an example.. 

I am making other designs too.. soon I will have them up.. 

https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Buffalo-Bills-Coffee-Cup-Cozie/1527065403

Then on Listia I had 2 auctions for these Christmas Star ornaments.. I also sell these in my store.. 

https://www.bonanza.com/listings/Christmas-Star-Ornament/769985375

Books I read in July and August

 I was just too busy to read much, and didnt do a blog entry.. Summer is my time to go out.. so I dont do as much reading.. I was just too busy to get this done.. so this covers both July and August.

 Germ Warriors: Stories of Men and Women Fighting the World's Worst Plagues by Clint Willis

I do like books like these.. I just dont get alot of them.. this one is really good and up for sale on eBay.. 

Alan Gregory #12 - Blinded by Stephen White

This is also on eBay.. A series I really like.. 

Avalon #4 - Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson

This was the last book of the series and the last book by the author before she died.. Paxson had to finish it 

The Dresden Codex #1 - Doomsday Match by Jeff Wheeler

This I downloaded on Amazon.. was free, but the next book in the series isnt in my price range currently.. 

Holly Gibney #1 - The Outsider by Stephen King

I saw the tv series.. so had to read the book.. just as enjoyable.