Thursday's Treasure

 I'm trying to think of one word to sum up last night's event.  Something honest and positive, or if not positive at least not negative.  It's a tie between "eh" and "slow". 

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On the plus side, we got there with plenty of time for Sophie to eat her dinner and get set up.  Since I had stashed all of my stuff at the school earlier in the day, it was pretty easy to round everything up and set it out. 

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On the minus side, we had over 20 vendors in one half of a school gymnasium, so we were pretty crammed in.  I had asked to have a bulletin board behind me so that I could hang some stars.   That put me in a back corner, which would have been a nice little nook... if my "neighbor" hadn't pushed her table out by about 3 feet.  I couldn't push out more without blocking the person on my other side, so I was kind of stuck.  It didn't keep people from being able to come over, it just interrupted the natural flow of traffic and more effort had to be made to get close enough to see my stuff.

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I was pleased that the people who did stop by were interested in my goodies and complementary in general.  Cards were asked for and given out, so there is the potential for orders down the road. 

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So, bottom line, I sold enough to cover my space fee ($25), and made $37 over that.  Was it worth the time and effort?  No.  Am I disappointed?  Slightly.  Yes.  Did I enjoy myself?  Not so much.   Did Sophie enjoy herself?  Definitely yes.  She loved the atmosphere and seeing her friends.  She loved to go shopping by herself over at the kids section.  She loved picking out cookies that the teachers made from the bake sale section. She loved wearing her apron. 

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Did I learn anything?  Yep!  Next time I would not want to be in a corner.  I would put prices on individual items versus having a comprehensive price sheet.  For this venue, I would bring only smaller ticket items and more child friendly wares.  Will I do it again?   Highly doubtful.  Am I glad I did it?  Absolutely.  Now I don't have to wonder how it would have been.  Or be disappointed in myself for not giving it a go.   I suppose Thursday's treasure is "I did it, and, it's over".

Wednesday's Works

Tonight is the big night! My second ever craft show! It's taken me three years to get over the trauma of the last one. Just kidding- mostly. It wasn't bad, but I had a LOT of anxiety leading up to it. This time, the stress has been lessened by two things- one, this isn't my first time, and two, Sophie is super gung ho to help me. Things are always less scary when you have someone you love beside you.

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So, I've been busy this week filling my little card holder...

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 ...arranging and tagging items...

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...making cute little signs and decorating little trees...

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... and making stars.  LOTS of stars!

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These photos were taken of my mock set up in the living room.  I will take pictures of the actual set up tonight and give you a full report tomorrow!  Have a happy day!