Showing posts with label working a craft show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label working a craft show. Show all posts

Sunday, October 26, 2014

What to do with craft show earnings

At first it's wow, look how much money I made at the craft show....... and then reality sets in.   Bills have to be paid.  There is rent, insurance, and credit card bills.  Damn, somebody has to pay them.

So I wrote checks for those expenses but made sure to save out a little to put back into the business.  (I usually do.)

Come next spring I plan on buying carrying bags for the tent poles (those are heavy suckers!)  But for now I bought a rolling jewelry case that holds fifteen trays.  I bought divided inserts for the trays and foam covers.  I figured the case is something I can use now so it took top priority.

Before this I was dumping everything into nested white boxes and clear shoe boxes and small white jewelry boxes.  It was a hunt and peck method, often leading to tangled or missing pieces.  It will take longer to load this up, but at least things will be more organized.

I have to admit though at first I thought I got ripped off.   I pulled up the side zipper and un-velcroed (is that a word?) bottom.  The flap would only open wide enough for me to get thirteen trays in.  What?  Why doesn't it zip across the top so it opens wider?  So, I went to bed perturbed and thinking about how I could alter it to make it work.  I'm glad I didn't do anything.  A couple of days later I found another zipper on the left and now all fifteen trays slide in so easily.  Another senior moment!




Saturday, October 25, 2014

More AppleFest musings

Haven't posted anymore musings lately and I felt it was time to finish them up....... so here goes.

If a show says it opens at 10:00...... be open by 9:00.  Or better yet by 8:30.  Each day of the show brought visitors long before the starting time.  On Friday the pancake breakfast was over at 8:30 and no one wanted to go home and come back.  On Sunday the car show brought cars in early...... some before 7:30. And what do those people want to do to kill time before the car show starts?  I'm not sure why people were there early on Saturday but they were.

Those vintage cars are noisy!  I was in my tent setting up and the noise as they roared down the street was stifling.  I'm glad I don't live on the incoming street.  (I'm basically not a morning person unless I really have to.)

Having someone to help you out is a must.  (I guess it can be done but it sure is easier.)  Pee breaks and food runs are much easier.  I never did get out to just walk around and look but that was okay.  I might have bought something.

Want a good laugh?  Just sit back and listen to the husband and wife teams go at it as they set up.  Now, I'm not saying that my husband and I didn't provide some laughs too.  I'm sure I barked out orders too (it seemed the wife usually was the one) and then we all made sure our men knew we loved them.  (Hey, we needed them to help take down!)

There is a lot to be learned from your craft show neighbors.  Listen up and pay attention.

Damp air accelerated tarnishing on fine silver.