12/05/2022
I crawl out of my mountain of fabric and batting scraps, picking thread bits out of my hair, to bring you what I’m going to generously call a newsletter.
~Etsy~
The Etsy shop has been booming with orders as well as ones I’ve taken from family and friends including one that’s a whopping 43 cozies! All this support is absolutely amazing and I thank each and every person who has ordered from me ❤️🥹
The flip-side to this amazing news is that stock is running low 😞 I’ve been pulling 60+ hour work weeks lately and it’s been difficult to keep up with demand. If you’ve put in a order directly with me, I promise that it is my top priority to get them finished and to you before Christmas. As for the shop, well, some of the listings will simply have to be sold out for a while. If you were hoping to order from the shop but the item you wanted is out of stock, add it to your liked items and keep an eye on it. When I fill an order I try to make a few extra to fill the shop and I may add more of what you are looking for 😉
~New Designs~
I do have several new designs of cozies I’ve been trying to add to the shop since before Thanksgiving but I haven’t had the time to do my photo shoot for them. I’m hoping perhaps sometime this week I get the time before work one day to take some pictures and get them uploaded. So continue to watch for new listings! (Especially if you happen to be an NFL fan. I’ll be adding several new team cozies!)
~Seasonal Designs~
How I managed to get out my Halloween cozies in time for the holiday, I have no idea 🤷🏻♀️ Did I have any planned for Thanksgiving? Yes. I even had them made….a mere week in advance. Christmas? I haven’t even shopped for fabrics so that would be a no. And with as many orders as I have there likely won’t be a New Years either. I’ve thoroughly dropped the ball this year (no New Years pun intended) on holiday themed cozies. I do hope to be more prepared both for holidays as well as tte Christmas rush next year🤞
~We Care~
Since I was small, We Care has been a seasonal tradition in my house. For those who lives outside the scope of Howard County, Indiana, We Care is a weekend long radio/televised telethon held in Kokomo, Indiana every year. While they also do many events throughout the year including the Trim a Tree festival, the telethon is the main event of the organization. Hundreds of volunteers come together to help run the telethon which auctions items donated to the organization in the weeks leading up to it. All of the money raised goes into a number of local charities.
I’ve watched this event every year and attempted a few times to do something to help or donate something that might auction well. Last year during the telethon I was making cozies for family as Christmas presents and decided to donate three sets to We Care. To my surprise they brought in a combine $165. Seeing that gave me the courage to open RoseScarBoutique and now we are here a year later!
This year was the 50th anniversary of We Care and I wanted to do something a little more special this year. I got permission to use the 50th anniversary logo, did some digital magic and sent for custom fabric to be printed. The picture is the result of a few weeks worth of frantic sewing between work and blinks of sleep. I did 3 sets of 4 and 6 sets of 2 for a total of 24 cozies sold as 9 separate bundles. I only had the chance to see 3 of them sell and heard about a fourth. But between those four they brought in $170! The last one that sold at the tail end of the broadcast alone brought $75! Maybe if I get the chance I’ll re-listen to the full telethon and see if I can’t spot the other 5 bundles to see how they faired but even $170 makes me happy 😊 I may make this a yearly project I do for the very charity I owe my business’ existence to.
And that’s all I wanted to share with everyone. As always if you have questions, thoughts or ideas don’t be afraid to get a hold of me.
Happy Holidays everyone!!
