Here is my display from last Saturday's "Christmas in the Barn" in a nearby suburb(Avon). It's an 8 foot table & I tried using every inch, even scattering pine cones around to make it more woodsy. I had the same spot as last year, but my table was arranged better this time.
There was 56 crafters in the show, more than ever, but the crowd was not as big as last year, nor were sales as good, though most of us got our table fee back. A couple people did really well; the lady to one side of me selling sewn towels & sweatshirts face and the one across from me selling doll clothes. I think they were for the American Girl dolls, since they were much larger than Barbies. Her stuff was priced at $10-$20 per outfit & she must've sold a couple hundred dollars worth. I keep reading that people are only buying the essentials, but doll costumes certainly don't fall into that category. The last hour of the show was dead, because a big snowstorm was moving in & driving home in it was a challenge. There was no traction at all. My sister had arrived to help take down and pack my car & was supposed to come back with me to carry stuff up to my apartment, but she began sliding & so went straight home.
Though I barely made more than my table cost, the people who run the show are nice & it's a festive atmosphere.
Comments (5)
Everything looks so nice, Jackie!
It looks like you have both large and small items such as cards. That's a good idea to have variety.
Looks like you had some nice things-I missed our local craft show this year
Glad your sister helped and made it home safely.
I haven't been to a craft show in years. I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of so much I have.
Contrarily to what the comments above say , it seems to me you hoped to sell more of your artwork Jackie . But all in all you have been defrayed of all your expenses . The economic situation becomes hard and people take care to their despenses .
. It ' s true those station's names are historical names for the most part ( also quarter names sometimes for instance Pigalle , Jardin des plantes , Boulevard St Michel , Gare du Nord etc ;..).
I read your previous posts and one of the, attracted my attention . You have commented in Vulpus libris blog , a book about the metro stations of Paris . Your analysis has been quoted by Reuter agency . Compliments . This increases your notoriety . By the way you know Paris better than me
I wish you a sunny weather in Cleveland and a great week end .
Love
Michel
ps : in the blog Vulpus or on the Reuter site they say you are a free lance and you have a guinean pig called Rufus !!!
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