I had a booth at our school's craft/vendor show last Saturday. It was a beautiful booth!
The biggest reason I thought about doing the fair was that Dad's Starkress Woodkraft shelves didn't sell on Etsy, and I thought they would sell so much better in person. I bought this closet door from DI for $8 to display the shelves in all their glory.
I put together sets of my greeting cards and thank you cards.
I printed posters and I framed some and had some foam-mounted.
Katie helped me fill up the booth with wreathes, paracord bracelets, and the MOST adorable pinecone art.
I even printed up Grati-Dude card sets for MEN. There was a whole set of antlered animals because this is Idaho.
From 10am to 4pm, I sold ONE set of cards. Katie sold ONE bracelet. And no shelves. It was a long day. Very educational, not particularly profitable, but not the worst Saturday I've ever had.
I adjusted and fiddled with the displays every 45 minutes or so to look busy and feature different items.
And I made friends with my booth neighbors. They agreed that business was slow.
Evan was really sweet and supportive of me. He helped me setup the night before, watched the boys all day, and helped me take everything down at the end! He told me he was proud of me for the effort I put into it. I don't often experience ambition, so doing a project this big was daunting and stressful. But now I can add this to the list of things I've done.
