'May the 4th be with you' Haha, I am such a Star Wars geek.
Anyway, I just had my first show of the season yesterday. It was a smashing success, this was the best one I did in the five years attending this. I interacted more with people stopping by. Some people stopped and signed my guest book to sign up to my fan page on Facebook. Those who don't go on FB, I'll still send little newsletters. Perhaps invite them to my blog. When they asked "Do you teach?" I was happy to say "Yes!"
Teaching. This is a new thing for me. Even though I have taught before, to special needs children in camp, this is different. It's going to be more focused on one or two hobbies, crochet and stitchery.
I was accepted to Crochet 1 and Crochet 2 by the Craft Yarn Council. Everything has been e-mailed to me with attached files and lessons. So first order of business is to buy a new printer that's compatible to this laptop. Wireless for convenience.
I have to draw up lesson plans, and conduct a mail, email, phone correspondence. As time goes on, I mail my binder to my teacher who lives in South Carolina, once I pass Crochet 1, I will be "Instructor" level. "Teacher" is Level 2. So right now, I need to plug Michael's in Levittown, and Westbury. These would be ideal places for the beginner courses. As they move on to bigger things, perhaps Levittown Library would be a potential spot for advanced beginners where they are fully aquainted with crocheting, and can now move on to a more social atmosphere. The lower level in the library have great meeting rooms.
Meanwhile, Steve asked me when will my next show be. Well, if I want, I will do nearby shows over the summer, but do want to focus on my schooling. So there might be one or two during the summer, and then in September I will attend the Festival by the Sea.
