Great Weekend!

Wow. I had such a great weekend.

Crafty Wonderland was great! I did really well and I got to see so many of my friends, and so many wonderful artists. I laughed, and sold, and said hi to tons of people. Great times.

I think there were a few factors to a more successful fair. Like I mentioned in my last post I limited the amount of items I sold on my table. Last year I had a ton of stuff and I think it might have been overwhelming my buyers. The other factors had to do with the date and the time. Last year it was the weekend before Mothers Day and it was a two day event. This year it was the day before Mothers Day, and it was only one day.

The next day I spent relaxing, mostly. I took a nap! We also went out to see Mirah and Thao at the Wonder Ballroom. Video here! I love them. It was a very fun show, and a great way to end a good weekend.

Over Prepared or Under Prepared?

Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Sale is this Saturday!!

Normally at this time I would be freaking out and trying to wrap things up as quickly as I can. I'd have a ton of things to sell and I'd have a million things left to do.

Now, I'm not sure if I planned really well for this, or if I am just really not ready, but I have nothing left left to prepare for on Saturday. Nothing. I'm done!

It's a weird feeling. I feel like I should be doing something. I feel like maybe I'm missing something. Like, maybe I'm not really as ready as I think I am? But, really, I don't know what else can really be done.

I'm bringing about half the amount of items I normally bring to a craft show. Now, I know this might seem strange, but I haven't had a very successful craft show in quite a long time. So, I'm taking a different approach. I'm going to test out limiting options and keeping things simple. I think maybe people might be overwhelmed not only by the amount of items I have, but maybe the atmosphere of the venue is also a factor. It's a huge venue and there is so much to see! I'm hoping that by keeping my table simple, and clear cut, people will be able to shop from it with a bit more ease.

I'm looking forward to the results of my "experiment." It may, or may not, be successful, but either way, I am looking forward to showing my work, and seeing many of my fellow crafty friends.

If you live in the Portland area, you should come by! It's this Saturday from 11-6 at the Convention Center. :) Here is a full list of the other sellers that will be there.

Work!

Still working on my craft fair show for Crafty Wonderland.

These are some of the things I made last week.
I'm in love with the Polaroid camera that I drew and painted.

If you live in Portland come by the Convention Center from 11-5 this weekend. I'll be there with 200 other artists having a great time at the Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal sale :)

Thank You!

Thanks everyone for the great comments on my previous blog!
I'm feeling so much better about them and I am totally rocking them.
(Thanks for that, Megan!)

I was so excited and nervous about the glasses situation that I forgot to blog about my great dinner with my friend Mary!

We went to a Pizza Scholls over on Hawthorne last Wednesday.
a Pizza Scholls isn't your typical pizza place...

They make all of their own dough, by hand, there. Because they hand make all their dough, they can only make so much at a time. So, if you want to get a pizza there you have to show up right when they open. Often times they run out of pizza dough while you are still in line too!

So we made sure to show up early. I was the first in line!
and yes, it was totally worth it.
It's some of the best pizza. Ever.

Next week we're doing a Tarot Card reading at Secret Society....ohhhhh yes! Looking forward to it.

Well, on another note, Craft Wonderland Super Colossal sale is in a week and a half. am I freaking out? yes. Oh yes. Yikes! So, if you don't hear much from me in the next week or so, well, it's either because I've lost my mind, or I'm just too busy to blog.