Made to Order

Lately, I am so busy with my Made to Order small business.! I just made an order about crochet. I started with this last year a month of October I think, not exactly I forgot it. I feel that I am addicted to this kind of new hobby because I kept doing this when I woke up and I slept late sometimes. But of course, I don't like to get sick I have a curfew and I need to sleep 8 hours.

If there is a trend in our group or there is a new design they Introduce I don't like it if can't do it and post it to the group. Of course, I am so proud of myself because some people will appreciate your work.

My very first MTO was a phone sling bag, next to a sling bag, a dog sweater, and a facemask lanyard it was a trend in our place earlier.

I have a lot of sales of it. I price it 50 PHP each as our SRP. and also I made a flower bouquet, there is someone order one sunflower and two roses for the birthday of her daughter. And I am so sad because I don't know how to wrap a flower bouquet. I am struggling too much so I am asking for help from my friend who have already tried flower arranging and flower wrapping. Until I have learned a little on my own.

I know this is not a perfect flower wrapping but my client was happy with this, this is my second bouquet the first one doesn't look good than this. Hahaha. The price of this was 270 because the lavender price is 60, the tulip is 100 and the sunflower is 80. I add 30 PHP for the wrapper. And u made also a lot of flowers and I practice doing a perfect rose because I think and hope some people will buy a rose for this coming valentines day.

I made this one rose for almost 3 hours excluding the leaves. There is a lot of processes but it's worth the price of 250 each. This will not wither and most especially it is not plastic. Hahaha, I made a lot of practice with this until the person I watched his tutor told me that I made a perfect one. I am so happy and more inspired doing more crochet to be sold. Hoping also that there will be a lot of orders coming.

And I also currently made a mermaid tail, a bralette a headband for the pictorial of a 2-month-old baby.

My deadline with this is this coming February 1 but my client was so "makulit" she keeps charting with about the progress and what it looks like so that I finish it the week before the deadline. And the headband was to follow.

This is the starfish headband I deliver late not together with the tail and brunette because I told her just to fit if it's fit to the baby and I am glad that it's good so no need to alter.

And one of my former officemate orders and an Alcopouch with me, it's 100 pcs because she will be making it a gave away to the 18th birthday of her daughter. I hope this will continue and a lot of people will order from me.

This is the sample pouch that I need to make this coming February because my deadline is March 4, I din not started it yet because my yarn is not yet shipped because my supplier is still busy. And also I made a bandana, I don't have an order with it but it's trending because Julia wears it on social media.

After making the bandana the next trend was phone cord vine. So I made it immediately because I have a little time to make it. Hahaha.

And also there is a friend who requested to make their holder lanyard so made one for her and she order again.

I made 3 of these because also my husband requested to make a Relx lanyard for him.

And also I made a centre table centrepiece crochet and a mini dress key chain.

I prayed to God that this small business will continue until I get old. I know it's hard and it's time-consuming and can make me feel tired but I need extra income to feed my family.

• January 26, 2022

• Wednesday(Dawn)

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