Not a bad little show.

Post about the craft show I did last weekend at Sweet Home High School.  Not a bad little show, even though I only had about 260 customers walk by my table (I counted), my sales were $184 for a show that only cost me $40.  Not sure if I am going to do it again, but if I do I know what to bring.  The good thing about the show (in the gym) is you can park close to the door and unload and load back up since they close that door during the show as the customers enter from the middle of the school.  They have a fall show and if the price is right I may do that one too.

I did get asked about teacozies so I started making some this past week.  I am making the "hat" style cozies for now but I ordered a bunch of teapots so I can make some that cuddle right around the pot too - those you do not remove to pour your tea.  The pots arrive right before Easter so I may make one for my daughter since she drinks tea and not coffee and send it to her, oh Amanda if you are reading this do not remember it!!!

I did sell one table runner! and my sister sold one too!  Very happy for those two sales, and I sold alot of bowl cozies.  Next show is Greene in July, I think I already got the application so I should send it in soon.

Until I craft again, Coleen

First Craft Show of the Year

Hi!

My first craft show this year is at Sweethome High School tomorrow 3/21/15.  I have never visited this show so I am going in blind - that is I have no idea if even people show up to this show.  I am keeping my fingers crossed since it is a parent organization that is running this and they have notified probably most of the students families about the show.

Bringing mostly table runners, potholders, micro bowl cozies, my sistas dammitdolls and towels, and a few other items to fill up the table.  I'll be there alone so I hope I have nice neighbors I can trust to watch the table when I have to go potty!  I'll probably bring a lunch and drinks to save a little money just in case I don't sell anything...  Luckily it only cost $40 for a 12' table.

I did make some Easter/Summer hot pad table runners, my mom made some Easter bowl cozies, and my sister had lots of dammit dolls from last year.  She was helping her husband through a disease last year that claimed his life early so she has not made too many things lately.  I'm hoping she gets into crafting after she cleans out her basement of clutter.

I should be starting to make some tutorials and suggestion posts for everybody to follow.  I already have a bowl cozy tutorial on another blog that I can't remember how to log into it so I will  link it to this page somehow.  My first suggestion post will be how to set up a craft table to sell crafts.  My tables always look too crowded so I am going to section off areas and take a photo of my table this show to remind myself what it should look like.

Until I craft again,  Coleen

Ended up doing very well in 2014

Had a great show at St. Gregory the Great.  We (mom and I) sold more at that craft show than any other one since we have been crafting.  We definitely will be doing that show again.  We were in the first building a type of ministry center and it was fantastic.  Lots of room, lots of help, lots of shoppers, and lots of sales.  I wish we would have had more of one of our items and we would have sold even more.  Not many lulls, just at the beginning since we were at the back end of the building and it took people time to get back to us to shop. 

Etsy has been great for me this past year.  I doubled what I sold in 2013 last year.  I know where to improve my items and I know where I need to prepare ahead of time for next year's sales.  I was sewing every night from November to December 15th when I closed the shop for the holidays.  Don't get me wrong I loved the $$$ but if I prepared a little sooner for the sales I would have left the shop open a little longer and might have had a few more sales.  I know better next holidays.

If you do happen on Etsy, my shop is ColeenO.  Hope you enjoyed this post.  Happy Crafting everybody.