first craft fair report

[my table at the craft fair]

Participating as a vendor at a craft fair has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. And now I have. And I will do it again.

Some details:

+ I had a 10′ by 10′ space. We paid the rental fee for the tables and chair which ended up being worth every penny.

+ Our space was at the end of the row next to the windows looking into the mall.

+ I followed Katie’s expert advice to plan out my set up before hand and I’m so glad I did! We set up in record time because I knew exactly how I wanted everything to be.

+ I made the “Book Bound Bindery” sign myself which saved me tons of money and I think it looks awesome.

+ Even though the yellow fabric on my table is the same pattern (different colors) as the wall paper we had in our dining room in the 80′s, I love it.

+ I packed everything in rolling suitcases. Awesome. I pulled those and Chris carried the furniture we brought. We made very few trips to the car and back.

+ I used white bedsheets I had on hand as my table cloths. Perfect solution.

[This display was off to the side. Chris and I sat on the gray folding chairs]

Some other details:

+ I made some really great connections with other vendors at the fair. We’ve got to stick together!

+ It’s a good thing Chris was there helping me. I had someone to talk to during the slow times and we could trade off sitting at the table and wandering around.

+ A really akward pre-teen boy came up to our booth and said, “How far along are you?”
Seven months, I said.
“Oh… you can tell. You. Can. Tell.”
He never made eye contact – he just kept looking nervously at my belly.
So funny.

Now that the show is over, I will start getting ready for Baby Brother to arrive. And I hope to paint our bedroom. We’ll see.