Happy New Year, everyone!
(Like every year before this) I declare that 2012 will be the best year ever. 2011 was mostly taken up by apartment-hunting and CCE, but this year I’m leaving myself room for some new creative and business pursuits. New stuff for 2012:
First up, the Deep Creeps will FINALLY hit stores. It has literally been years since I started working on this new line, but the packaging finally got approved this week, so the little buggers should arrive in stores sometime around April 1st. Leonardo the dumbo octopus … Read more »
This past weekend I participated in my very last craft fair. When I first started Sweet Meats, craft fairs were invaluable. The direct interaction with thousands of potential customers allowed me to collect a ton of feedback about prices, popular products, displays and marketing: deli wrapping was a hit and often served as the tipping point between browser and buyer; when it came to products, “I love you more than bacon” was the big winner in buttons, but the ham always came out on top in the toy category. At last week’s Bazaar Bizarre, however, I … Read more »
Now that we’ve got first-floor, street-facing double windows, I plan to do a lot of window display practice. Since we just unpacked our last box today (woo hoo!) I think I’m a little late for Halloween, but next year I am definitely creating a set of creepy silhouettes a la Jeffery Rudell. I just love how simple and ungaudy they are — not to mention inexpensive and recyclable! I’m thinking of going with a Hannibal Lecter dinner scene (with a nice Chianti).
If you’d like to make something eeevil for the trick-or-treaters ringing your bell next week, Jeffery has a … Read more »
