Life is good right now. I have rolled out a new line of bracelets, the fabric cuff! I am really pleased with them so far and I am enjoying designing them. They are made with aluminum base so they are adjustable but not flimsy. I have been adding different fabrics and embellishments (flowers, cames, rhinestones etc) and I really enjoy how creative I can be with them. I think they will be popular sellers. Guess I will just have to wait and see! My legs are killing today. It's for a good reason though. I recently started riding again after a three year interruption. I absolutely love horses and I never thought I would be on the back of one again after havung broken my knee very badly. Horses are good for my heart and soul though and I am really happy to be around them again. Business is good. Of course this is the season for gift buying and I have been quite busy! My biggest seller this year is the customized, stamped jewellery. I have been making dozens of pieces a week. I am thrilled with how many repeat customers I have been getting as well. Over the years I have really tried to pay attention to what wasn't working with my designs and how I could improve my craftmanship. I will never say my learning is done in this area but I know I have come along way. It is really nice to have customers keep coming back because they are satisfied. I would say that is one of my favourite things in business! I want to take a new direction in 2012. I am thinking that I would like to change the types of shows I am doing. I like the Maker's Market/Art Crawls in Hamilton and would like to participate in the Handmade Market in Niagara but outside of that, I may look at a few Art in the Park shows and that is it. The smaller craft type shows tend to attract vendors who aren't actually crafting, they are importing goods and calling them hand crafted. The ones that are actually making their goods tend to be in categories that don't compliment what I am selling. For that reason, I don't think I am reaching my target market with these events anymore. I think I will sit down early in the new year and really make a plan of action for my show calendar. With a few changes, I am sure it will pay off.