Tomorrow is the start of the spring craft show season for me. I am so glad I enjoy doing them.
I spend all winter making things for the spring shows and my Etsy shop. The first show of the season is a good one for getting feedback on what I have been doing over the winter to see what is working and what is not. It is also a good time to promote my shop.
Another good thing about the early shows is they are more relaxed and it's a good time to network with other crafters about upcoming shows and meet local promoters looking for vendors for fall shows. I am being a lot more choosy about the shows I do now; I use to do any show that asked when I first started out. I do mostly juried handcrafts only shows; there are less of them but I do better at them.
So I need to go to sleep now so I will be bright and cheerful for the morning.
2 comments:
ah - craft shows! I love doing them, even though I've yet to have a really good one, income wise. but interacting with the public, and meeting other crafters draws me back time and time again!
That is what draws me to them as well.
I like doing the local ones when people come to me and say; "You were here last year and I bought __ and I was hoping you would be here this year so I can get something else from you." That can make my day.
I am looking forward to the ones I have coming up.
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