Please Vote in my Poll!

I was at the CHSI trade show yesterday, getting advertising rates for The Crafters' Barn  for when we're all ready to roll. There were loads of magazines there, and the advertising rates are pretty high - with good discounts available for multiple consecutive adverts, but the cost of 6 consecutive ads is HUGE!. So, it's all going to add up to a hefty amount of cash! So, in the interests of ......... err interest!........ and to help me narrow down the list at least a little. Which magazines do you read? If I've missed any obvious ones off the list please let me know, either in the comments or by email to claire(AT)cmyoung(DOT)eclipse.co.uk 

Now the idea of the adverts in these crafting magazines will be to entice new sellers to the barn. I feel that by offering a £2 flat listing fee per month, many crafters might be interested in selling a few of their excess handcrafted products. It also means they could sell to family and friends and be protected by the websites terms and conditions (yep, even selling to friends can go wrong!)  So initially these adverts will be to gain sellers.  Once we have a good community going, I hope to be able to fund adverts in more "home style" magazines like Country Living and Easy Living. etc.

So, I'd be hugely grateful if you would vote in the poll below, and also spread the word to other crafting communities/forums/friends etc to come vote too so I get a good range of entries.  I (obviously) know a lot of knitters, but I'd really be interested to hear what other Crafters read for their inspiration. The poll will close one week today - 28th Feb.

 

Which magazines do you read?

 

I've missed Making magazine - but i can't change the poll now.  

After the snow walk.......

So one day we walk in the woods in the snow, and clearly the obvious thing to do the next day is:







-Go to the beach!!!!

(Blanket finished, just sewing in the ends!)

Winter Finally....

So a few weeks ago I put some frosty pictures on my blog background in anticipation of a bit of the white stuff - and IT WORKED! (*go me, I'm magic*)

I unashamedly love snow and winter, as previously declared) So yesterday Spot and I set out on a snowy adventure over at Newlands Corner.

Spot is perfectly camouflaged in this weather:

We love getting out and off the beaten track, Spot is hard to stop when she's out there - Generally I'm happy if she's in the same county, but here she stood for a photo call knowing she looked pretty:

We got away from the main paths (which were treacherously icy) and out to the bracken bit where the deer hide (I did see them, but couldn't get the camera out quick enough with all my winter clothing on!) Despite Newlands having been packed with visitors at the weekend when the snow first arrived, we still found that no one had been to our little special area:

The only other footprints were from the deer:

It was perfect, and cold and wonderful. My cheeks ached with smiling by the time we had finished, and when I saw that little path above that was all ours, I might have even *squeeeed* out loud! ;)

The blanket is nearly finished, and in true Rowan style the pattern quantities of yarn are way out.  I have 2 full balls over of 2 of the colours, and am 4 short of the border. It's on order though and should be here tomorrow or Saturday, so this marathon could be over by the weekend. (another smaller *sqeeeeee*!!)

T'il soon, xx

20% off in my shop

There is a 20% discount on all stock items in my shop http://www.thecraftersbarn.co.uk/s/cat_448283-Noos-Knits-other-bits-.html until 10 am Tuesday 7th Feb in case you need something warm to wear. Prices shown are already discounted (previous price is in the description)

Just sayin'!


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She grows......

All squares completed. The joining has begun!



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