Since my last post I have more than doubled my fundraising total and smashed through not just one but TWO personal targets!!!
I've been so busy that I haven't had time to thank everyone for their generosity in the meantime but I just wanted to write a quick update before I head home for the holidays to express my sincerest gratitude to everyone who has donated thus far!
First off I managed to complete the Juniper Dream Rustic Shawl in time for Jamie to take home with him to Canada and thanks to a wee blizzard at the beginning of the month I was lucky enough to have a couple of christmassy photos taken with it before the snow turned to sludge:
Cheers again to Jamie for his patience and for being my first custom-order, I hope that the scarf and shawl last a long time and bring a lot of warmth and pleasure.
The next major event in my calendar was my long awaited (at least by me) Christmas Craft Stall. It took me about 3 months to prepare with help from a few fantastic friends and I am thoroughly ecstatic with the result!
Some items sold faster than others, the felted soaps in particular were a very popular christmas gift and they all flew off the table within the first hour! Sadly the earrings weren't as sought after which is a shame because I really enjoy making them... maybe next time, eh!
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| Jewellery tree adorned with hand made earrings and stitch markers |
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| The Highland Heather Collection in its entirety |
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| Variety of hand spun yarns |
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| Chocolate truffles and lots of yummy muffins and cupcakes |
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| Coffee in hand and ready to start |
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| My posse and I in front of the steadily depleting stock |
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| Now that is a sight I love to see - and all to a fantastic cause! |
From a fundraising perspective I made a brilliant profit - £190 altogether - almost double what I had hoped for!
From a business POV there are a few things I could work on for the next stall in the new year: the location in Afie's was good but not as busy as other areas on campus (the best of which was already fully booked till the end of the semester) so I would organise the location and timing much further in advance in future.
Advertising is something which is always going to be difficult, particularly as a student in a city such as Aberdeen. I feel guilty prying my fellow students away from their loans and bursaries as I understand completely how pushed for cash we are, particularly this close to the holidays. It would be lovely if I could get a stall on a local craft fayre away from the university sometime next year but there are costs attributed to running a stall like that which I'm not sure I'll be able to cover but it's worth considering.
In other news I am very happy and relieved to say that I have FINALLY finished the Foxy Hat for my housemate! She was deliriously happy when I gave it to her and I am so sorry that it took so long!
This evening I have also completed another custom order for my downstairs neighbour - a chunkier, thinner and faster version of the Under the Sea scarf for his mum's Xmas present and I have also managed to start the first few rows of a newborn baby hat for my housemate's cousin! As I'm heading home tomorrow I'm afraid that I will have to be posting it up when it's finished but it gives me something to do while I'm back in Nottingham over the festive season...
Merry Christmas
Joyeux Noël
Nollaig Chridheil
Mele Kalilimaka
Current Total: £820!
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