Wow. I can’t believe this is TOMORROW. I’m giddy, nervous, skeered, excited… And do I have everything ready? Gee, of course not. Not yet. So close, yet SO far away. Thankfully it’s a four day event, whatever I forget/don’t complete for tomorrow’s set up and preview, I’ll make darn sure I have ready for Thursday morning.

Dahara Dreaming’s FaceBook Events has this all set up, but here are the awesome details:

Columbus Convention Center
400 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio

Hours:
Wednesday: 4 - 6pm
Thursday: 11am - 6pm
Friday: 11am - 6pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm

And since you’ll be looking for us (hehe), here’s what to look for - COLOR.  Sort of like this (our setup from last Saturday at Yellow Springs Street Fair) - main difference here is that there will be yarn. Lots. Of. Delicious. Yarn. It’ll be everywhere. All the products of Dahara Dreaming, Wildflower Skin Care, I Dye Yarn, KaeBrook Kreations and Angel Squares will also be there - Knitters Connection said to just bring everything. Gotta love that!

Shout out to the hubster too, our tent braces snapped. On three sides. With duct tape and extra bags of sand that poor baby stayed up the entire time. Thanks too, to Yellow Springs who told us just to leave the busted equipment for street cleanup.

So, Knitters Connection 2009 starts tomoorrow, yo!  I so hope to see y’all there, whether you knit, crochet, spin, or just want to see something new.

Oh - and side note, my harvest bag that I previewed in my prior post debuted at Yellow Springs — sold three of them. I am one proud pattern creator. Since each one is unique, here they are.

I must  be crazy because I’m seriously trying to churn out 4 more by Thursday. Crazy. Yep. And lovin it.

Keep dreaming, friends. It’s like hope, it’s eternal, it’s strength, and it’s beautiful.

Monday 4/21/08 there will be new items listed and available for sale!

HyenaCart will have crocheted items from Brandywine Designs, new yarns from I Dye Yarns, and some extremely cute felted food from The Goblin Toybox, and 8 sets  of handknit cotton washcloths with handmade soaps from Angel Squares.
Etsy will have some new dyed play silks and silk gift bags (they’re oh so pretty!), as well as some sample dresses made by me.  I’ll also be listing some cute handmade greeting card sets by Angel Squares.

On  Dahara Dreaming, Ltd. I’ll have some new earrings listed!  Next Monday, 4/28/08, there’ll be even more goodies on DaharaDreaming.com! Kid fabric belts, kid messenger bags, hand painted planter pots (all one of  a kind and painted by hand!), Dahara Dreaming dyed yarn, and some extraordinary jewelry - knit and beaded bracelets, necklaces, more earrings, and some COTTON yarns and coordinating dyed clothes. WOOT!

Nearly every Monday will bring new items - so this year is just gonna be amazing!

Monday 4/21/08 there will be new items listed and available for sale!

HyenaCart will have crocheted items from Brandywine Designs, new yarns from I Dye Yarns, and some extremely cute felted food from The Goblin Toybox, and 8 sets  of handknit cotton washcloths with handmade soaps from Angel Squares.
Etsy will have some new dyed play silks and silk gift bags (they’re oh so pretty!), as well as some sample dresses made by me.  I’ll also be listing some cute handmade greeting card sets by Angel Squares.

On  Dahara Dreaming, Ltd. I’ll have some new earrings listed!  Next Monday, 4/28/08, there’ll be even more goodies on DaharaDreaming.com! Kid fabric belts, kid messenger bags, hand painted planter pots (all one of  a kind and painted by hand!), Dahara Dreaming dyed yarn, and some extraordinary jewelry - knit and beaded bracelets, necklaces, more earrings, and some COTTON yarns and coordinating dyed clothes. WOOT!

Nearly every Monday will bring new items - so this year is just gonna be amazing!

The Open Market was a wonderful success! Any event that has work at home moms who provide services or create goods for other moms, children, women, dads, etc. is just going to be good.

The turnout was nice - although, the two and a half hours the event was open was the only downside to such a great event. We need more time to sport our wares!

I had some new products that I was completely thrilled about - minky blankets with gorgeous cotton print backings; matching oven mitts for mom/dad and child — 2 mitts per adult and 2 mitts per child - all mitts usable to boot! I even got my first custom order to do larger child oven mitts, since the size I did only fit up to about a 5 year old child. I have some fantastic new puppets and felt food from The Goblin Toybox, some amazing new crocheted barettes/dresses/sleepsacks from Brandywine Designs, and hand-knit washcloths paired with handcast soap from Angel Squares, and some superior new dyed yarn from I Dye Yarn. All of these new items will be listed on one of our sites by Monday 4/21/08.

And, speaking of listings for the stores, I’ve been working on an overhaul of what products go where. And where items are found will be listed on all 3 sites for easy navigation and purchasing. So some products will only be found on Dahara Dreaming, others on Hyena Cart, and the rest on Etsy. It’ll all make sense on Monday!

So, with all that updating aside, there’s something new and exciting! A few of us mamas from the 2nd Annual Open Market enjoyed the experience so much, we decided to sort of do a sister event for the holiday season. So keep your eyes peeled, I’m one of the coordinators of what we are tentatively calling the Holiday Mama Market. Picture me rubbing my hands together excitedly - cool details and updates to follow quite, quite soon! Peace, folks!