Saturday, May 19, 2012

My First Virginia Vendor Night

I participated as a vendor in a local event last night.  For those of you who have ever been part of the "craft show" scene, you know these can be hit or miss.  Some shows have way too many vendors, others not enough (although I prefer the latter!)  They are time consuming, there is usually a participation cost, as well as the cost of the supplies you wouldn't normally need when selling online (shopping bags, receipt books, etc).  Because of this, I tend to stay away from traditional "craft shows", and lean more toward smaller venues or host my own trunk shows with 2 or 3 other vendors.

The good thing about EVERY show is that you meet some amazing people!  Last night I met some of the sweetest ladies since moving to Virginia!  They helped make my evening a success, even though sales were slower than I had hoped.

Here is my vendor table.  Yes, I brought way too many items!  On a brighter note, these will make up my new Etsy inventory!



Here I am waiting for the customers to arrive.  (Thank you PicMonkey!)



A close-up of some of my inventory (these were on the fly with my iPhone, so sorry they are kind of blurry!):





I was able to catch a few snapshots of some of my customers...


There was a raffle at the end of the evening, and I was so excited to see how many people added their ticket to try to win my prize! Congrats Catherine!


I had a great time last night!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table!

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4 comments:

  1. Your table looks A-mazing! I just adore the scrappy table cloth.. I would have stopped by for a peek at all your goodies! Hope you will hop over to my under 300 followers blog hop @ http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2012/05/under-300-followers-blog-hop-3.html
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  2. Your table looks so cute!! I love going to markets and seeing all the pretty tables. I'm a new follower from Happy Hour :) x

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  3. Lovely! Really love the table decor! New follower here! PS, I hold a Tuesday linky each week and I'd love for you to share some of your projects int he future!
    Amber
    www.salttree.net

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  4. Hi Yvette,

    Oh my! These are fabulous! You take great pictures of your work, too! Very fun!

    We would LOVE for you to stop over and link up this awesome idea in our Crafty Saturday Showcase. The Showcase runs Saturday through Thursday. Then our Designers will pick their top linked up picks and feature them on Friday! Stop over and join in the fun! We have a linky for crafty bloggers and ETSY/Business Bloggers!

    Have a great weekend,
    Susie
    http://bowdabrablog.com/2012/05/26/saturday-showcase-craft-projects-3/

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