Whew, early morning today! Dad came to the house at 7:15 AM to help me pack the car and unload for my first summer craft fair. I was a little nervous about the weather because showers were in the forecast. Fortunately, the market coordinator put me under the permanent canopy and I didn't have to invest in a tent. It worked out great since it did rain for a little bit in the morning, but my cards and I were safe under the shelter. I had 3 co-workers and 1 friend come to visit me at my table which was nice. I was able to make half my table fee before the market even opened, so I was off to a strong start. The farmer's market at the next block over helped bring people in. I'm glad that I was able to reserve a spot on this day because my Mother's Day cards were very popular. I was able to reuse the 3 dish platter (?) that I bought for the New Orleans exhibit booth: 2 spots for candy and 1 spot for my business cards. The candy that I got were these Morph Starbursts, which change flavors (orange to orange strawberry and cherry to cherry lime).
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| A co-worker snapped this picture of me...look, customers! :) He posted it on Facebook with a caption: "The best street vendor ever!" One of his Facebook friends commented: "Yeah right, you're not looking at anything at the venders, your freak ass looking at that Chinese lady." My co-worker replied, "Thanks for insulting a very good friend of mine." And promptly deleted the comment. Seriously??? The comment definitely rubbed me the wrong way when I read it on my phone, but more than that, I was just saddened by the ignorance. Not all Asian women are from China. DUH. This one was "Made in USA" (although my parents are from Taiwan). |
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| Check out these Grand Pyranees dogs! They looked like polar bears. Everyone wanted to pet them. They drew a crowd everywhere they walked. |
I got a text message from my friend Laura while I was at the craft fair. She is in New Orleans with her husband, and they decided to take a tour of the city,
using the same tour company that I did. She even got the same tour guide! Glad my trip report helped someone out ;)
Whew, early morning today! Dad came to the house at 7:15 AM to help me pack the car and unload for my first summer craft fair. I was a little nervous about the weather because showers were in the forecast. Fortunately, the market coordinator put me under the permanent canopy and I didn't have to invest in a tent. It worked out great since it did rain for a little bit in the morning, but my cards and I were safe under the shelter. I had 3 co-workers and 1 friend come to visit me at my table which was nice. I was able to make half my table fee before the market even opened, so I was off to a strong start. The farmer's market at the next block over helped bring people in. I'm glad that I was able to reserve a spot on this day because my Mother's Day cards were very popular. I was able to reuse the 3 dish platter (?) that I bought for the New Orleans exhibit booth: 2 spots for candy and 1 spot for my business cards. The candy that I got were these Morph Starbursts, which change flavors (orange to orange strawberry and cherry to cherry lime).
2 comments :
Your table looks very neat and orderly,hope you had lots of sales!!
Hope you had a great craft sale. Looks like you had good size table space at this craft fair. Oh, those dogs look so furry. I can see why everyone wanted to pet them. I hope you have a nice Mother's Day with your mom.
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