All Us All the Time...Spring-time Felted Goodness

Now that spring is officially here, most of us are packing up our wool sweaters and tucking them away until the next snowfall, which hopefully will be no time soon. Of course my sister is not most of us and any wool sweater she got her hands on during the cold months of winter, has now been felted. That's right, she has learned to felt wool herself, and our closets have not been safe ever since!



It is hard to argue though against felted goodness with her latest creation.... "Felteteen" Rabbit. Nothing is more adorable hopping down the bunny trail than our Pink Fuzzy Wuzzy Rabbit. Our little cotton stuffed friend is hand-sewn with blanket stitching from 100% wool felt with a matching pink corduroy backing. At 5" this little fuzzy creature makes a precious gift on its own, will fit perfectly in to any Easter Basket, or perhaps you would just like to keep it for yourself. Quantities are limited.





The felted goodness continues with our Easter Egg Wool Felt Gift Tags. Bunnies, chicks, lambs, and spring flowers, these 100% wool felt eggs are embellished with hand-sewn details and a ribbon for hanging. Done in a spring pastel palette, each 3" wool felt gift tag has a small pouch where you can insert jellybeans, small chocolates, a sweet note or a small trinket to accompany your Easter gift. They add a touch of playfulness to any gift or a special keepsake just on their own. If you are not an egg sort-of-a-person, she also has delightful wool felt heart gift tags with matching note inserts.

Pink Bunnies, Easter Eggs, and Hearts, the felted goodness is overflowing at All Us All the Time! Which come to think of it, where is my pink wool sweater?!?

Building Creative Businesses Expo

In looking for ways to always improve our business and serving our customers, last Saturday my sister and I ventured out to the Denver Building Creative Businesses Expo. We were very excited that an event like this was taking place in Denver. They had around 30 exhibitors from art, music, and film organizations and then offered a variety of workshops on starting your own creative business. You could choose up to 3 workshops to attend, and best of all (especially for small business owners) it was free!

In hindsight, we probably did not do the best job in selecting our workshops. Both my sister and I thought they needed to have done a better job with the names of the workshops or provided a short description on each of the sessions. Since we already have our business established, things such as business plans, licenses, branding, etc., have long since been in place. However, for those who truly were just starting a business, it was a great place to gather that type of information. From our 3 workshops, I would say we came away with 3 main key takeaways:

* Know the demographics of your customer base
* Seek out the trends of your target audiences
* Don't be afraid to put yourself out there, or in the words of that commercial, "Just Do It".

There were other important points that were stressed too, such as consistent branding and a web presence. Our suggestion for future expos would be the next step "Running & Operating Creative Businesses" with workshops on marketing for on-line businesses.

Overall we enjoyed our day and hope the expo will be offered again in Denver as well as other venues for the creative community.

Meanwhile, the Easter Bunny is working hard in the studio to bring you our fun-filled Spring-time line with Easter Cards, Stationery, Gift Tags, Felted Goodness, and more. Arriving soon at allusallthetime.com