As I mentioned (not sure if I did actually, let's pretend), I did a craft show last month in Katy, Texas. Setup was all day the Friday before the show started. My craft show adventure weekend started out pretty stressful. It was a really busy week at my day job, and my husband ended up having to work late on Friday (and all day Saturday) so I was flying solo nearly all weekend. I left work as quickly as I could to go home to grab my tables and inventory and head out on the 45 minute drive out to Katy, during rush hour AND during a terrible thunderstorm. Of course when I finally got home, my puppy had peed all over her crate.
By the time I made it out to Katy, I had about an hour to set up as much of my booth as I could all by my lonesome. After check-in I found out my booth was not actually IN the main arena, but in a hallway...directly outside the MEN'S restroom! The show director promised me this would be a preemo (primo? premo? is it even a word?) spot, so I decided to put a smile on my face and make the best of it.
Anyway, it wasn't a super wonderful show, but it was my best yet (out of 3, still a craft show newbie here), and a great experience. I met some other wonderful vendors, made some good sales, and handed out almost all my business cards.
Plus, I got to debut my new and improved show display! I graduated from 2 to 3 tables, with the addition of my vintage china plate tiered displays (that's a mouthful!), and all my new titanium post earrings. I also made a handful of colorful yarn wreaths to sell. AND I got to try out my new VistaPrint banner!
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| One side of my display |
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| Oh hello, men's restroom! |
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| Antique shutters, antique plates, yarn wreaths... |
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| Handmade earring card display for my plated stud collection |
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| Birdhouse display and antique printer's tray display |
Check out my tutorial for how to make my DIY ring box display
here, and also an explanation for how I built my DIY earring card display
here.
I'll be setting up my display again May 19 at the Friendswood Fine Arts Institute's Art in the Park!
1 comment:
Oooh you will be in my neck of the woods! Good ole Friendswood :) I may have to stop by that day!! Love your display, looks like so much work though, good job!!
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