I Wanna Be Rich! :D

Jesthar

Just wanted to say I bought one of Ice's sheepsking rugs the other week, and it is GORGEOUS! Although it does mean I have a new problem with getting out of bed - once my feet hit the rug, I don't wanna move anywhere else! :rotfl:

Looking forward to reading regular updates, hon - and don't forget to drup by if you need a hug, too.

Now, where's the 'subscribe' button - I need to keep track of this thread...

~Jes

kittyscarlett

I really like the idea of buying one of your sheepskin rugs too.. I was thinking of buying one from Stuart Peachey's place but I'd far rather buy one from a fellow MSE'r, not only would I be getting a nice item but it would be good to think I'd be helping out in a small way Let us know when you are up to shipping them again.

Hope the flu b... disappears soon.

Ember999

Icewytch wrote: »

Well, what I really want is to be comfortably off, which means not worrying myself sick about being able to pay basic bills, having enough food in the cupboards, being able to heat the house without having to wear so many layers of clothes I have to roll myself from the livingroom to the frosty bathroom....:D
So I saw that others keep a `debt free diary` and thought it might be a good idea to record my progress or lack of it, so I can see what I do right or wrong and how it works or doesn`t.
Um....ok...that made sense to me...:o

As I stand now, I`m around £3000 in debt, most of that to the bank but also catalogues, local haulage firm (coal, stock delivery for my business, etc)
and because I`m permanently in overdraft I can`t afford to buy anything, really.
My business is self employment making sheepskin rugs but thanks to the brilliant folks on here, I now have other idea for making other products (which I`m going to list here) which are cheaper to make and sell and hopefully might appeal to a wider range of customer.
It took a lot to admit I`m in trouble....I`m one of those older folks who still feel being in debt carries the stigma of shame, and for the months it began to pile up and affect my life, I hid it and worried so much I literally became ill with it.
But finding this place has been a godsend, and the wealth of advice, and support, is helping me to stop wallowing in self pity and pull me socks up, so to speak. I was in that `paralysed` stage where I couldn`t see what to do or which way to move, but felt so trapped by the situation it felt smothering.
Pretty damn scary.....:eek:

So...baby steps first...
Thanks to the good folks on here for these ideas, as well as keeping making the sheepskin rugs (which folks can`t really afford to buy at the moment due to the recession)
I`ll be making...
ipod covers....little sheepskin ones, cream wool inside and soft caramel suede on the outside with perhaps little duffel coat style buttons to keep it closed...
mobile phone covers, pretty much the same thing as the ipod covers..but bigger!
Dog beds and coats (starting by using my own elderly but bouncy border collie as the first template )
wrist warmers and back belts...soft sheepskin belts like those boxers and wrestlers wear, held around the lower back and waist with velcro, especially handy in cold weather I think!
Insoles for wellies and boots.
Crafting packages of sheepskin squares and patches for folks who want to make their own stuff.
Driftwood packages ditto.

And anything else that crops up I will try.
So today I start on the first of those, the ipod covers. Doing so gives me hope....it keeps me busy, I`m always doing the sheepskin rugs but they have become so `routine` now that even when I`m working them, I`m always still worrying.
The ipod covers are new..I`ll concentrate on them. Might sound silly but such a wee thing forces me to look towards the future with hope, to be more positive.

I`m sitting here typing this early in the morning. I`m an insomniac and always wake around four am.
But right now, the dawn is rising outside the window, over the fields of the island. The sky is soft rose bleeding into slate blue. The winds have dropped and the isle is hushed and peaceful.
I`m the only one up.
It`s quiet and peaceful, and flocks of wild geese fly into the fields outside for their morning feed.
And for once, after such a long time feeling nothing but despair and hopelessness, I feel hopeful and resolute, and pretty much ok.

Hello!

I really enjoyed reading your post. I would love to see your sheepskin rugs....and chat some more, you sound a fab lady...

PM me with details of how to see your rugs and how we can chat when you are not able to sleep x

Jesthar

Ember999 wrote: »

I would love to see your sheepskin rugs....

Well, I can help with that one - behold mine



I can lose my (rather long!) fingers down to the knuckle in that fleece!

Ember999

You've not got a website? One of those would look real good in front of my fire

Jesthar

Ember999 wrote: »

You've not got a website? One of those would look real good in front of my fire

She does indeed:

http://www.orkneysheepskins.com/

Wish I had a nice fire to put mine in front of! A radiator just isn't the same... :rolleyes:

~Jes

Ember999

Ah, The Orkneys - I stayed there for a week couple of years ago, had a wonderful holiday

Scenery was stunning, the ferry over from John O'Groates area not so stunning (very choppy seas :eek:)

Ember999

Jesthar wrote: »

She does indeed:

http://www.orkneysheepskins.com/

Wish I had a nice fire to put mine in front of! A radiator just isn't the same... :rolleyes:

~Jes

I just might do a bit of shopping on that site

kittyscarlett

Thanks Ember and Jesthar for the pics and linky ! definitely going to pop along and have a look

Tashja

Hi Hun

Just subscribed to your thread !!!

I am going to go on and have a look at a rug in a mo - would look fab in my living room - also can you let me know when the i-pod covers are done - I might need 1 or 2 for family pressies !!!

Look out for a parcel next week.

T xx