As the holidays and the craft show season approach I’m taking time to bring new items into my inventory, something I like to call “Product Development”.  Many of these new items do make it onto my table at shows or into my Etsy shop, some become Christmas presents for my family and friends, and the remainder go onto a shelf in my studio designated for “future revamping”.  I don’t look at any of them as mistakes, just learning opportunities for new techniques or simply realizing that product is not one that I should be making at this time.