Hello my friends!

• decorated post it note covers- made 36, sold 10
• decorated notepads- made 34, sold 22
• gift tags- made 115, sold 60
• decorated candy boxes- made 30, sold 4
• decorated paperclip bookmarks- made 140, sold 70
• cards- brought approximately 100, sold 25

In closing, here are the presents that my little brother wrapped and put under the tree for me. You’ll see that it’s Star Wars wrapping paper {both of my brothers are obsessed!}. Did you notice the light pink grosgrain ribbon on the top, and the little scalloped circle he used as a gift tag? Such a cutie pie….I love him to death!

Hello sweet friends!

I’m sorry that I have been MIA for the past few days. With the craft fair(s) behind me, I have already jumped head first into my next project {ie design team cards}.

Before we start, I need to forewarn you, this may be a long post….you can just look at the pics, if you’d like. :)

The craft fair started at 10AM on Friday- we started setting up around 8:45. The fair was at a upscale retirement home, in a nice area. {Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus were just around the corner} I was hoping that with this high-end stores nearby, my items would go over well and I would be left with just a few items. Unfortunately this was not the case.

The majority of the customers were residents at the retirement home. A few commented on my items, but quite a few just walked right past. Thankfully, Amy, Ginny and Cecelia came by and brought along some cheerful smiles and also some sales! {Thanks, girlies!}

Overall it was a good experience….however I don’t know if it was worth all of the time and effort. I was working overtime getting all the merchandise ready and purchasing supplies- I wish I knew that I didn’t need to put in that much effort. I didn’t make back my supply $ which was REALLY disappointing. I was hoping to at least make that back, if not more.

Since my sister and I had SO much merchandise left, my mom encouraged us to participate in another fair. I was so exhausted I didn’t even want to think of doing another one. Both my sister and I went to bed in a heartbeat- I don’t think we could have stayed awake another minute!

Come Saturday morning {8AM}….my mom wakes us up saying she found another local craft fair. I was so groggy I didn’t even get up. She asked if I wanted to participate if they had room- I told her to call if they did. Well, she ended up getting both of us a table. The fair was 10 minutes from our house, so that was nice and convenient. After scrambling to get my merchandise back in my car, I scurried off to the location. Fast forward 6 hours….I sold some more merchandise and made back my supply money. {yay!} Altogether my sister sold about 2/3 of her yummy goodies- oh wow, were they yummy! Yes, I’m supposed to be on a diet, but I just couldn’t resist! To see pics of ALL her goodies, visit her blog here. {Warning: don’t visit on an empty stomach!}

I’ll have another post with the breakdown of what sold…..hopefully that will help others who are thinking of doing craft fairs in the future.

Well, thanks for sticking around for the whole post. Hopefully you enjoyed the pics!

Okay, I feel like a little school girl right now. My stomach is all jittery- just like it used to when I had a school test! Why, oh why, am I so nervous about my first craft fair?! It might have to do with the fact that I spent hours and hours working on these items. Oh yes, and I’m such a people pleaser….I’m hoping people will like what I have! Come 12 hours from now, I’m hoping that I’ll have a Christmas fund, not very many products and a settled stomach. :)

I’ll post pics of my table, products and also my sisters yummy goodies! {She also has a table at the craft fair} Oh my word, my sister is an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G baker- how did she inherit all of the cooking/ baking skills?!

Talk to you all soon!