A job well done (if I do say so myself)

In April I attempted my first craft show. I was so excited about it. I planned. I worked. I worked some more to make sure I had enough inventory. I was ready. And anyone who knows me, knows I'm never READY for anything. I tend to fly by the seat of my pants until the very end.

This is picture of my booth at the show. (That's my beautiful friend Brandy posing.)

I had lots of different stuff to sell, and I was really proud of the display, especially the banner I made for the table.

THE SHOW WAS A TOTAL FLOP. There was a torrential downpour ALL DAY. I really think the only people who came to the show were the little old ladies that didn't have anything else to do that day. The traffic was pretty much non-existant and most of the traffic that did come to see my products were other crafters with too much time on their hands.

However, it was not a total loss. I made some really nice contacts from other crafters that were way more experienced than me. Especially the ladies of Wire Alchemy. They are craft show pros, and were more than willing to share their wisdom of the business with me. They were so open and inviting and gave me all sorts of tips for making it to a show in a semi-compact car. They paid me a huge compliment by telling me that my booth didn't LOOK it was my first show. Yay, that's what I was going for in all my compulsive and obsessive planning. They even went one step further by asking me to make them a banner for their booth at shows. I WAS FLATTERED to say the least.

We made a deal and I made the banner. I enjoyed it so much, just knowing that another crafter asked me to do this for them. (Did I mention that they're craft show pros?)

I'm super happy with it, and I got a fabulous email from them letting me know how much they liked it as well. Thanks ladies for the fabulous 7 hours of chatting and learning, hope to see you in the craft show circuit soon!