Our First Craft Show

Yesterday, I participated in my first craft show!  My Mother and I split a booth in The Old Fashioned Christmas Show in Castroville, Texas.   My 10 year-old son even made two items to sell…and what a salesman he turned out to be!  These are the “Rolo Snowmen” and Magnetic Ductape Bookmarks that he made:Cute, right?

Santa giving my son a hug before pictures.

The food was great…of course, doesn’t fair food always taste good?  Santa Claus came by fire truck to visit with all of the children, our “neighbors” were friendly, and there were performances by local choirs, dance groups, and cheer teams.  It was fun!

We did okay for our first time out, got lots of positive comments, and I would definitely do it again.  However, I must tell you…it is A LOT of work getting ready for a show.  And, I’m not sure anyone ever feels completely ready…I know I didn’t.  Do any of you experienced craft show participants feel this way?

Here are some more photos of our booth and my items from yesterday:

A Tableleg Dragonfly

Notice my Spindle Angel...I'll do a post on these soon.

Now that the show is over, I am finally going to open my Etsy shop.  Look for me (and some of these items) soon at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyImaginings


Have a great week!









This post is linked to:
http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2012/12/just-something-i-whipped-up.html
http://www.flamingotoes.com/2012/12/think-pink-sunday-no-90/
http://www.niftythriftythings.com/2012/12/nifty-thrifty-sunday-87.html

Chalkboard Pantry Doors

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We did.  My son and I hosted the big day at our house (first one in our own home, although I’ve cooked for years)….and it was so much fun!  There were 15 of us this year.  We ate too much, laughed a lot, cheered a bunch, played some, and even crafted a little.  What did you do for Thanksgiving?In preparation for the big day, I spent quite a bit of time in my kitchen (obviously).  The one thing that I still haven’t been able to do is to replace my pantry doors.  Remember when I re-did the pantry?  I mentioned then that I was looking for some vintage screen doors for the pantry (I just love that look!).  No luck.  They are just an odd size and I would have to have them custom-made…way too expensive.  So I came up with another plan…