Category Archives: Shop Talk

ONS Name Game HINT

The O* S* L* part of the name that you are guessing has absolutely nothing to do with stitching. 😉 Carry on.

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One Flew Into the Cuckoo’s Nest

At least that’s how I felt last night at 1 AM as I was installing the trial version of the 3rd accounting software package that night. You see, QuickBooks has failed me. In a very BIG way. Thankfully, they have … Continue reading

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Guess My ONS Name Contest

Sparked by the comment Coral left to yesterday’s post, I have decided to have a contest to see who can accurately guess the name of my ONS. Here are the rules: The contest will open immediately and will run for … Continue reading

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Today’s Mantra is…

“The stash is for the customers!” As I was entering into inventory the items that arrived from Wichelt Imports last week and looking through the order of Dragon Floss that came in today, I found myself having to repeatedly say … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Slow Down

We were working on the basement today. Sorting through boxes, making piles of things to go into the trash, things to go to other people and things to go into the attic. Then, we moved things up into the attic. … Continue reading

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You’d Think I Was Starting a Business…

or something. I arrived home on Wednesday night to find 100 lbs worth of shipments waiting at our garage doors. Yes, I said 100 lbs. The lightest box was 13 lbs and the heaviest was over 50 lbs. 1666 sheets … Continue reading

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We Have a Date!

I have set an official date for the grand opening of my ONS. Mark it on your calendars – March 1st. If I’m really good, I will even have everything ready to go at midnight and will post the store … Continue reading

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The Ball Keeps on Rolling [Updated]

The tax ID number for my soon-to-be ONS arrived this week, and so did nearly all of the supplies that I ordered. I’m still waiting on some more shapes and sizes of Priority Mail boxes and the confirmation of my … Continue reading

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Floss Clubs – Addendum

Okay, so Zohrah brough up some information about the price of Dragon Floss relative to its length. So, I will need to carefully consider having a club for that as opposed to just carrying a few of each of the … Continue reading

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Dragon Floss Club – Interested? [Updated]

Hi Ladies, I think that I might actually have to define a category for ONS shop talk since I seem to be doing so much of it. 😉 I have determined that Dragon Floss is going to be one of … Continue reading

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