I am pretty jazzed about the results...I went in without great expectations- just heartfelt hopes. I ended up leaving at the end of the day with a feeling that I am capable of more than I figured. It was so heartwarming and reassuring to see the faces of folks who bought my products or just dropped by to look. People seemed delighted by the quirkiness of my spread.
I was going to sell both dog and baby items, but I found myself more prepared on the dog end (shocking, I know). It occurred to me that I was rushing to get things for baby finished, so I decided to set them aside and concentrate on all things Fido.
On the menu for sale today: original flavor and carob flavor biscuits, peanut butter dogscotti, and carob muffins, fleece rope toys, barky scarves (that's right! a scarf for your dog!), and collar bling.
I ended up selling some of all of my items!
I was pretty anxious at first, after looking around at all of the other crafters' set-ups. They looked extremely professional! I was so worried that my table didn't look as such, but I received great feedback on it. The photos don't do it justice. It was incredibly colorful and warm.
I loved that the tree that I hung the bling from gave my display some height and depth- and the photos of our dogs added a personal touch and a great conversation piece. (See Moo and Cooper to the left modeling my Barky Scarves? They are my dog niece and nephew.)So all in all, I am ok with the way it all turned out. But of course, I am already thinking about "next time."
I was surprised and tickled to be graced by the presence of a real, live, actual dog during the craft fair! Kip is a five-month-old Chiuaua who was incredibly sweet and sleepy. I had a lovely, long talk with his human. I couldn't resist and had to ask to take his photo. I thought it was the coolest thing that he should show up at my table today. Thanks for the visit, Kip!
Oh, and get ready for this- the day of my very first craft fair- where I had a corner space surrounded by four windows- it began to snow. And for the first time this season. Hooray for New England weather! It was magical.
Thank you to mom and Luke for your help, Erin for visiting and spending time with me, Erin, Brayden, Riley, Jocelyn, Barb, Eric, Becca for dropping by to support me, Jesslyn and Chris for your thoughtful calls, and to everyone else who thought of me. It meant a lot!
'Till next time. 'Tis time to hunker down for the evening.
xoxo
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