Thursday

[susandennis]

Last night my back and other parts just itched so much they hurt. I took a non-drowsy allergy pill in hopes of getting some relief via antihistamines. While it may have been non-drowsy, it was not non-coma. By 9:45, I couldn't keep my eyes open so I turned out the lights and went to sleep. At 6 am, I was out solid when the radio went off.

But, my first thought upon waking was ahhhhhhhh nothing itches!!! And so far nothing has. Whew.

My swim was good. I listened to my book which is really absorbing so the hour flew by.

Now I'm home, the cat is fed. I think she's coming off her needing to be fed every hour phase which is good because the cat food bill, at that pace, would be an issue.

I'm on the way back to the sewing room...

Several people have suggested I sell my dolls on Etsy (or Ebay). Selling involves so much more than making them. The logistics of packaging and mailing are nothing I want to be involved in but an even larger barrier is customer satisfaction. I make my dolls to satisfy me. I have -0 interest in spending time and energy to make them into what I hope customers might like enough to buy. Oh and No interest in marketing.

I hope that the bear lady will take them all off my hands and get them into little hands. I would hope that lots of little folks would love to have one but I have, again -0 interest in drumming up people and/or organizations for taking doll donations. The very idea of calling around to various groups and places to beg them to take the dolls, makes me cringe.

I guess I should have thought of that before I started cranking them out...

Comments

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I've given up on ebay, people are SO needy and full of complaints. BAH.

[susandennis]

OMG yes. I meant to type Esty!! but I think the needy and full of complaints people shop at both and life is too short.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

Even on Listia, where everything is FREE, people are a gigantic pain in the ass. And packing stuff to wait in line at the Post Office is a huge hassle as well...

[luzclarita.livejournal.com]

Esty is fun if you need money, but giving them away is way more awesome. :)

[susandennis]

:)

[rosegardenfae.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad to hear your itchiness has improved. I seriously loathe itching.

Oh I had an Etsy shop for a few years selling jewelry, fun at first but not so much later. I never want to make things for $$ ever again.

[susandennis]

It's so horrible. Still, so far today, so good! What a relief.

[zippybeta.livejournal.com]

I think if you sold them, it would become more like a job and wouldn`t be so much fun anymore.

[susandennis]

yup

[brendamom.livejournal.com]

Here are the good places I have heard that take and want new bears and dolls.
Children's cancer hospitals, police department for gifts during calamities (Like domestic violence, fires etc;) when kids must often leave parents and homes all at once. Women's Shelter where they and kids have left home with nothing.
I am thinking that they might be used as a group of bears or dolls in situations for a child psychologist or just that in hospitals or other centers they might be more used as a group so children can act out group stories.
Those are best ideas so far. They are too beautiful to donate in mass in charity stores and they were made with love. This tells me that they can teach love by acting it out in small hands.

[susandennis]

Lovely list. I wish you were here to take them all off my hands and distribute the to your list. Here's hoping the bear lady will.

[letmesaythis.livejournal.com]

I would buy one, no special requests no complaints. You could be like the soup guy on Seinfeld..take your product and go. Ban people who are a pain in the tuckus. "No dolls for you!!"