Take 2 because people felt sorry for Drax in the video I posted last night, which I've decided to include to provide video evidence of why we call him Drama City Drax. He answers to the name "drama". He wasn't sad, he just wanted to be outside and he's impatient. 😂 Nobody feel bad for this dog.
(sorry there's no sound. IG didn't let the audio come over too)
Shweeewwwew Harvest Fair.
More than SEVEN HUNDRED handmade products sold this weekend (contrary to what the one lady who said "$20 for a collar is outrageous. And $12 for a bow tie? Get real" before leaving told me would happen) and your girl is capital T Tired. Here's the best video recap I have because I typically remember to get video content at the most inopportune times like when I pull up to my house and see my taco order already by the door or when I'm struggling to put together my very simple table 🤷🏽♀️
Whatever. If I'm capital T Tired, I'm all caps GRATEFUL. Some of you took the time to find me not even to buy anything but to tell me how much you love products you've previously purchased. That stuff really does mean so much to me.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank. You. I know I'm "self employed" but this business doesn't exist without y'all too. And thank you to @wistatefair for having me.
And now, goodnight
Hi from me at my home for the next 3 days, Harvest Fair at @wistatefair !!!
Not including setup and takedown, I'm actively sewing products for 24 hours this weekend (6 hours tonight, 12 tomorrow, 6 on Sunday) so like 30 hours of work and drax wants to act like this at 7AM. 🤣
Disrespectful CEO.
Check out what's back and what's kind of back but kind of new but not really new but also new 🤣!
I have gotten soooo many requests for the resin "used poop bag" carriers but here's the deal: I don't like them.
I bought more resin and tried to make them again, but they're just not durable enough to meet my quality standards.
Sooooo enter these silicone dudes that I've been testing out for a bit. I *did not* make these because I don't have something that cuts silicone.
But I also don't sell things if I don't have my hand in making or designing some part of them, which means, welcome back to the refillable "unused poop bag" carriers!
These will be sold as a set and include the used bag carrier, the unused bag carrier, and a full roll of bags for just $15!
And yup! They'll be at this weekend's events. ☺️
THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Etsy is open!!
I just put 17 products up in there and only ONE has ever been seen on Etsy before.
I put a few cute "all season" collars up (enter lyrics about world peace 😉) and I'll be adding more at some point but let's be real... You're here for the spook.
Etsy.com/shop/fortheloveofdrax
Every. Single. Piece ☺️
The result? Less fabric waste, more attention to detail, more care, better quality.
When you buy from me, know that every piece of fabric, every bit of collar guts (webbing), all the harness straps, each piece of interfacing for bows... They're all cut right here, individually, by me. And if I wouldn't put it on my own dog, I wouldn't sell it to you either.
Even as recently as yesterday, I missed out on a sale for telling someone they were about to buy the wrong size for their dog (a 50ish pound pittie and the person wanted a Very big but I told them a 75 pound drax wears a big). Instead of choosing the size down, they decided not to purchase and that's ok! It's hard for people with big dogs to realize their dog doesn't always wear the biggest size with me- stay tuned for a post about harness sizes featuring Brutus, a real big perfect boy.
A big corporation wouldn't care about you buying the wrong size as long as you spend your money.
But for me, it does absolutely no good if I sell you something and it doesn't fit your dog. I want happy customers who come back.
Money is tight for everyone right now and I want you to feel good about the money you spend with me, so I'll keep cutting my fabrics individually with my little pizza cutter lookin rotary blade, keeping my eyes and hands on every individual product for the best quality, and making sure you get the right size for your dog.
And as always thank you for shopping your local handmade dog accessory business
Y'all remember the ghost from last year?! WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE, and this time it's a 😱skinwalker😱
He may look like Drax, but don't be fooled. Nobody is safe at spooky season (which I still hate but I'm trying my best to change my attitude).
Really this post is to tell you I got some new halloween muscle tee fabric in and it is capital C Cute. I threw the ghost (fabric) in the washing machine right after it chased me into the basement, so I should have even more spooky tees at the Menomonee falls Festival of The Arts this Saturday since the real drax goes to daycare tomorrow, leaving me a full day to sew!
No harnesses this time- I need to get some more "rated G" fabric before those can make their way to such an event- but I'll be stacked with collars, bows, bandies, bandanas, and muscle tees!
And, seemingly as soon as it started, it's over.
The longest shortest consecutive working days of my business owner life (so far 😉) are done and I'm emotional. You never know what kind of booth neighbors you're gonna get, but I had the BEST ones. We've spent approximately 135 hours together in the last 11 days and tomorrow I'm not seeing them? What? 😭
Every single day for the last 11 days, I've been awake before 6 AM to cut fabric and/or make muscle tees, at the fair to get organized and start sewing by no later than 9AM, and selling/sewing until 9PM. Home by 10, wash, rinse, repeat entirely by myself.
It's weird that tomorrow I'm not doing that. I do have a billion loads of laundry and SO much cleaning to do, fabric & supplies to order, most definitely Jiu jitsu class to attend, and- get ready for it- SEWING to do. Your girl is at the @mkenightmarket this Wednesday and Holy Hill Art Farm Thursday but.. isn't it time for the fair?
My booth didn't win any awards this year, but maaaaan my customers made me feel pretty great. Every time something bad happened, I'd question if I should even keep doing this business (all small biz owners have been there and I was exhausted ok) one of my people would show up and say something nice out of nowhere. So for that, THANK YOU. The fair was successful for me because of you. More than SEVEN HUNDRED handmade products went to new homes in the last 11 days. 🥹😭😍
And now I have a tired naked ginger named Drax in my bed and he needs me to be the big spoon. Goodnight world.
Y'all there's been a *ghost sighting* at @wistatefair ! 🤭👻🤠
Listen. It's the start of day 6 and your girl is t i r e d. Cut me some slack. This is the most creative content I got right now. 🤣
Check out my ✨new sign✨
I was planning to debut this at @wistatefair but it's gonna be pretty hard to keep this thing home for my events between now and then 😍
Brand clarity ✅
*Side note: I will not be at dog days at Drexel this weekend*
I have 3 events before state fair, which starts in 2 weeks. And Drax thinks we have no responsibilities.
