When Opportunity knocks

They say that when opportunity knocks, you should be ready. Well, opportunity is knocking on my door this week, and I'm scrambling!

Some PR opportunities popped up this week. My husband and I are going to an 80's party this weekend (yes, I will be posting photos), and the hosts suggested that we film a short commercial for sophie says go! that could be aired during the evening's band and video entertainment. Can we get it together? Do we have any ideas? Hmmm... Whether we can get the commercial together or not, we will find a way to get a bit of publicity for the business.

Separately, A friend called to tell me that the wine store where she works is having a "Women's Wine Tasting" event during the Super Bowl. She mentioned my bags to her manager, and to make a long story short, they would like me to be at the event, with some bags in tow.

Both of these are great opportunities for me to get some exposure. Am I ready? We'll see what I can pull out of my hat this week; I have made considerable progress on my website, but the going is definitely slow. Provided that I can get to a stopping place on that today, as well as get promo postcards and hangtags designed, I'll be in a great place to do some sewing for the remainder of the week.

Woo-hoo!

Web Authoring 101

Tim and I returned from a wonderful Hawaiian vacation rested and ready to hit the ground running (look for more about our trip in upcoming posts). I'm so glad that sophie says go! has been accepted into the March Appel and Frank show; it provides focus for me and the tasks that I need to accomplish to get ready. Number one on my list of Things To Do is to get a functional website up and running. To that end, I met with my friend Orion this week for a web authoring tutorial. It has been years since I created websites, and things have changed. After getting pointed in the right direction, I'm spending the next few days getting a page written. My goal is to have a site up (with a viewable collection) by February 15th at the latest.

A New Year

Happy New Year, everybody! Although I've been quiet in terms of posting on the blog, I have been very busy, both with work and with holiday events. I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's, and I hope that you all did, too. I was lucky enough to see many family members and friends, and share wonderful meals with them. I even made a few Christmas cookies!

I'm looking forward to a great year. I have many plans for the next few months: getting my product on line, designing a handbag and cosmetics pouch, and hoping to participate in my first trunk show (Appel and Frank, in San Francisco) in March. Of course, I'll be taking you along with me! I already know that it's going to a great year since I started off with a few orders, which I am fulfilling (and which I'm very excited about).

Here's to a great year!