I am still here.

So October has proven to be quite a busy month.

It was my birthday... so I was required to spend a lot of time running around in this:

My friends are super and I am grateful to have had lots of love and attention this month in honor of my birth!

There have also been significant changes rolling out at my day job that have required lots of time and attention from my brain.

And... one of the coolest things this month: Etsy posted a link to one of my cozies on their Facebook page.

Candy Corn Coffee cup Cozy

It brought quite a bit of traffic to my shop. I am so grateful and the influx of orders has kept me quite busy! I am currently on vacation from the day job.... I wasn't sure about taking the extra week before my trip to NYC but it was completely meant to be. I am so glad that I have had the time to fill all the orders and not get behind. It's been a lot of fun. So if you are wondering where I have been.. I have been on my couch with yarn streaming Netflix!

Hope you all are enjoying fall!

Cozy love...

Check out some of these super cool blogs that have shared the cozy love!!  I am so very appreciative when people feature my cozies.

Jen over at Harper Street wrote a lovely post about some of the cozies here.

Sarah of Cerlandia talked about the Fall Swap package I sent her (including a cozy, and some of my favorite items that are also made in the Pacific Northwest.) Thanks to Carissa at Kissed a Frog for organizing! It was super fun and I have a post coming on my super package too! Sarah's post about her package is here.

Mayra of In Flight Ideas wrote a lovely post about candy corn. YUM. She included my candy corn cozy. Check out her post here.

Candy corn are so popular right now... Another post following that theme here thanks to Brideblu.

Liz over at  Blue Eyed Owl Boutique wrote a lovely Halloween themed post right here  featuring my vampire cozy.

Thanks everyone. I really appreciated being appreciated!! 

Crazy 8's!

This summer I was asked to complete a custom bulk order. Heather asked for 8 cozies with 8's on them. I was totally curious but went about creating some cute cozies for her. I finally asked and she told me that she had a group of 8 friends that she has known for almost 40 years. They get together periodically and she wanted to bring something that would be used and remind them of each other and their friendship.

She just sent me a pic of their table setting. Judging by that, it looks like they had a great time. I am glad they enjoyed their custom cozies and some super great quality time with friends!

Picture by Heather

You can check out my bulk listing here.  If you have questions, shoot me a lovely convo or an email: thecozyproject (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Thanks Heather for sharing your picture!

A Giveaway for Fall

Guess what? In exactly one week, fall officially begins.

This means I will stop feeling guilty for staying inside with my yarn and drooling over pumpkin flavored things. Who doesn't love pumpkin? (Anyone claiming not to would positively swoon over my families pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. So just accept everyone likes pumpkin, okay?)

And not only does fall mean pumpkin flavored everything. It means pumpkin colored everything... including leaves!!

So in honor of the change in season I am hosting a giveaway featuring the work of the fabulous Christine of dela chic.

Here is what she is giving away:

Check out this AMAZING chocolate brown ear flap hat with lovely leaves. The stitches are immaculate and its so soft and comfy. It is gorgeous. And for this lovely give away I am contributing a coordinating coffee cup cozy!



To enter... you must comment on this post. You can comment one time each for the following reasons:

1- You follow my blog.
2- You follow Christine's blog.
3- You like the dela chic facebook page.
4- You like The Cozy Project facebook page.
5- You follow @delachic on Twitter
6- You follow @thecozyproject on Twitter
and last but not least:
7- If you tweet about this giveaway! Don't forget to tag us so we can see it!

The winner will be announced on the official first of fall September 23rd at 1200 PST.

And in the meantime... Make sure to enjoy your last week of summer. Cram in all the summery stuff that you can! On that note, I am going outside!

MY 40th SALE!!

Green cup cozy with red apple.

I am happy and excited and grateful to announce that I had my 40th sale on Etsy!

Keep an eye out on my shop. I have some new items that will be going up early next week.

Thanks to my fabulous yarn colleague Christine of dela chic for being my 40th shopper!

I need a wallet...

I am tired of lugging around my wallet and my huge iPhone case.... I am not a construction worker, just slightly paranoid and I brought the super durable one that would protect my phone even if I dropped it off the 30th floor of a building. I want to find a pouch or pocket or case that I can use to carry my phone, bank cards, a business card or two, some cash and a lip gloss.

Does anyone have a suggestion? I have been looking for a month.

Meanwhile... I am pimping my bulk cozies.



10 cozies made just for you!



Strike a cozy pose.

 Some new product photos.... They turned out so lovely. If you click on them it will take you to the Etsy listing and even more lovely pictures.

 

Super Rad PDX; My First real craft show!

Oh Super Rad...

I participated in my first real craft show a few weeks back! I was up until 2am every night the entire week before hand. It was a lot of work. But it was my first time and I wanted to be ready for ANYTHING. I read the section in my Handmade Marketplace book  and I read these two posts I had seen on  INDIE FIXX :  Post #1  and  Post #2   to help give me an idea about what I should do to prepare.

Here is what I did to get ready:

• I created lots of product and affixed them with the official Cozy Project label
• I made copies of care instruction cards (that I forgot to put my website on!! Next batch!)
• I made magnets to give away in my booth..    
• I printed out my ad to create a sign to display.
• I got Cash! I was working at my day job the day before and I completely spaced going to the bank. I ran around Sunday morning trying to get as many 1's and 5's as I could. (And in the end I had way too much cash. But better safe than sorry!)
• I gathered supplies like tape, scissors, string, tablecloth, a bowl for business cards, cups for display
• I cut hearts out of cardboard and strung them together with recycled cotton yarn and made a garland to hang in my booth.
• I drank a 6-er of PBR to use for display as beer coozies... (I thought the PBR might woo some hipsters. I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would. Seriously don't tell. It's embarrassing.)

Oh my.. what else did I do.. it felt like there were a billion things.

The night before the big day, my super cool friends, Lizzy , Chelsea , and Ansley  brought me over dinner and hung out while I finished some last minute tasks and kept me company. Ansley even helped me finish the last minute bits on my magnets. It was a great way to spend the night before... it distracted me from thinking and worrying  too much and it was so great to feel supported!!

And then came the rains. You all know it is July, right? Mother Nature doesn't seem to!! Could you tell her please? TORRENTIAL downpour.  For hours!! I was sooo so sad. (I know all of you in the midst of record heatwaves might have been a little jealous... I would have traded you for 100 degrees. And that offer still stands. You just let me know!) Did I mention the show was outdoors?

The show started at 1 pm on Sunday and we toughed it out. My super friend Desi came along as my sidekick and we arrived at the location (Portland Nursery) around 11 am. We pitched our tent and moved the tables into the middle. Luckily I had brought a towel... which was dripping wet by the time I had wiped things down for the 18th time. When the show opened at 1 there were a few folks wandering in with raincoats and umbrellas. It continues to rain at least lightly until about 2:30. People came out anyway. Bless you Oregonians!! You are in my heart! I suppose the live music and offer of FREE Hopworks beer helped reel a few people in! At some point the sun did finally come out and grace us with its presence. 

Despite the weather it was a great show! I made enough money to cover my booth fee and then some. In total I sold about 20 cozies. Not too shabby considering the conditions. I figured out that I could sell at craft fairs for my Etsy prices. I had a bad experience at a previous Street fair, so I was glad to know that was possible. I got to practice using my Square card reader, I handed out business cards, and I got some new Facebook fans. I also met some SUPER RAD crafty peeps. I deem the event a complete success!

I was so busy that I didn't take any pics of my booth. Here's a lovely pic though of my gifty magnets!

I am looking forward to details on the Super Rad Christmas show!!

While I am on a roll...

I recently sent some cozies off to Georgia that were being given as end of year teachers gifts.

What a great idea, right?

So I decided I should probably work on something that looked a little like this:

You can find it on my Etsy shop right here.

Hope you are all enjoying a lovely weekend!
Jen