I’ve been up all night making stuff for New People, and I’m still going!! I wonder how much I have left in me?
While crocheting some cherry dangly zipper pulls, I decided to make a crocheted strawberry ring. Marissa introduced me to the idea of making rings, and I’m kind of into it! They really are comfy! And washable!
I’m not sure I love the strawberry on a ring. It’s really 3D and sticks out kind of awkwardly, but it was a fun experiment.
Back to the grind!!
Hoping to pop out a few tissue box cozies in the next 24 hours!!!
1. zambicandy says:
oh I think its a really cute ring
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
thank you!!
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November 19th, 2009 at 6:42 am
2. Cat @ xenosdesigns says:
You’re commitment is awesomely inspiring. Seriously.
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
aw, well when you like what you do, it’s not too hard to commit
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November 19th, 2009 at 7:53 am
3. anne says:
I think it’s really cute, too!
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
thanks so much!! i’ll keep experimenting!
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November 19th, 2009 at 8:01 am
4. Rachael says:
Super cute!
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Thank you!
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November 19th, 2009 at 8:21 am
5. Brandy Von Doeren says:
when do you sleep?
it’s moments like this taht make me nervous when i finally do make the transition to my store being full time and saying good bye to sleep.
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
well, I usually sleep! but if i pile up too many events/projects with deadlines…that’s when sleep goes out the door.
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November 19th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
6. Jules Chan says:
Yep, definately cute!
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November 19th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
7. Tamz says:
Loving the strawberry ring. Nothing wrong with it being a bit 3D. He’d probably make a cute brooch too (hint
)
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November 19th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
8. Stavroula says:
Wow its super cute to be true
I think i just found the ring i want to be proposed with lol 
On a side note, i thought you had your hair cut cause on the second pic, its quite dark and i couldnt distinguish your pig tails and i must say that it would really look good on you that kinda haircut lol
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I always try to hold off on hair cuts as much as possible to save money!!
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:04 am
9. jessica says:
Once again u r an inspiration! Love the ring! Good luck w the New People event-sounds amazing. Wish I wasn’t all the way on the east coast. I’m gonna ask a question – feel free to ignore! How long did u craft before u could do it full time? Is it a struggle to live off ur crafts? This is the crossroads I’m at and I just can’t see how I can afford to quit! But if I don’t I’ll never get this stuff off the ground. Would luv any advice or just to know how u did it! Keep up the awesome work!
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 20th, 2009 at 6:42 am
This is kind of a long discussion
. I think it also depends on what your product is. With very labor intensive work like mine, making a living is kind of hard. Time is not my friend! Even while I’m focusing on it full time right now, I’m struggling, because I’m also doing a lot of “free” work, or “investment” work, to build the company, so I end up doing lots of side projects that make no money at all. You have to give yourself a goal, and consequences for that goal. I got myself a manager and a licensing agent, and I told myself I’d give us a year to get some kind of production deal, or else I’m back to a full-time job, because I have too many bills to pay!
You need to be prepared to live off a cushion, I think, unless you can finagle a way to build your business and keep your full time job!
I kept at my day job for three years after I started selling Twinkie Chan stuff. For some of that time, I did half and half, which was really the worst thing ever because neither thing was getting done correctly!
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November 20th, 2009 at 6:36 am
10. Emily says:
I think that ring is totally cute! But I love fruit with eyes! LOL!
A crochet flower one would be awesome too!
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I have seen beautiful crochet flower rings, but I think I gotta stick to my foodie tendencies….. fried eggs!!
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November 20th, 2009 at 9:09 am
11. Bettina Meyer says:
Hallo from Germany,
i’d like to leave a big compliment for all the cute things that you make.
I love all of them, at first your beautiful scarfes.
Best wishes and a lot of good ideas for your future.
Bettina
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Thank you so much for the lovely note, Bettina!
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November 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
12. Pam says:
what a wonderful ring.
I have a hug plaid flower one that stick out like a sore thumb as well.
ohh I yearn to learn how to crochet but I’m a lefty so we’ll see.
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
good luck with the lefty crochet!!!
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November 20th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
13. chinamommy says:
i’m also a fan of the ring idea! My tip for not working: marry an older (rich-duh!) man with 1 foot in the grave & the other on a banana peel!
love,
anna n. (not really… it’s me- chinamommy)
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
HAHA thats weird, I was totally watching the Life and Death of Anna N on TV.
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November 24th, 2009 at 6:55 am
14. Sare says:
Hello from Perth Western Australia! Your stuff is so gorgeous and creative! Who said crocheting was for old nannas?
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Twinkie Chan Reply:
November 24th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
HI Sare, thank you so much!!!
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November 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
15. Lelaina/Rach says:
Yes!! i think rings are a fab idea!! i have sushi and lolly rings but they are made from resin.
i want one >_<
CUTE X
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December 3rd, 2009 at 7:08 pm