shameless self-promotion

Around this time last year I discovered a hidden talent: I can decorate the ass off of some Christmas stockings. Noe and I decided to give everyone stockings at our Christmas party - not only would we fill them with lots of sah-weet dollar store knickknacks, but we'd buy plain red ones and have at them with our crafty selves. I bought lots of felt, a glue gun, and some of those poofy ball things.

And now I'm wondering if maybe I could sell them. What do you think?

I don't know who exactly I'd sell them to or where I'd advertise. I suppose I could set up a website and link to it on the blog...to think I might already be able to use something I learned in the web design class! If I'm feeling really brave, I could send some pictures to a few bloggers who have websites dedicated to finding cool new products on the internet. Or is that ridiculous, because they're not that cute? Cute like your friend made them for you and you know it took her awhile but that's about it?

I like the idea that they could be custom made, say if someone had a daughter who loved trucks, I could make something like that happen. I could have standard designs to choose from, too. Hmmm. How do I decide what they're worth? What would you pay for one of these? (If you'd never buy something like this but you happened to receive one last year from us, please be nice and just give me an approximate value.)

I think now that I know my way around decorating stockings I could get even better and more complicated this year.

So? What do you think? If I'm outta my gord, it's your duty as my friend to tell me.

p.s. There are several people who are getting a stocking this year, including one who reads this blog. I hope you know who you are!

p.p.s. I'm hoping I haven't offended Noes because she made some dang cute stockings, including mine, which I love. I think I just...got into it more. Ok, fine, I completely geeked out on it and was really sad that stocking making season had to end. But here it comes again. I can smell it.