My first craft fair

Yesterday, I had my first craft fair ever at the Victory. I was oh so nervous and the night before I was up late getting my displays ready. I did not have the time nor the money to buy proper necklace displays so I opted for more organic simple cardboard displays. I cut the textured cardboard into different shapes reminiscent of old shop signs and cut slits up at the top to affix the chains. They did their job but I would like to invest in an antique half bust sometime in the near future. It makes my necklaces look more professional. The fair itself was slowwww. I had alot of "ooo that is pretty, lovely work!" but no purchases until the last minutes of the show. A girl bought the Halsey Necklace (The one you can see in the photograph, grey with red buttons) It is a fun lovely necklace. I think I will do another grey and red combo soon. Most crafters at the show was complaining of the slow traffic and concluded it was mostly because of the Black Friday bleedover. Sad. Oh well, it is an experience nonetheless! Lots of my business cards did get squandered into people's pockets and purses which is a good sign!!

My next show is my trunk show at Thea's on Thursday, so if you're free, please come and have some wine and food and look through Thea's wonderful vintage shop down in the Pearl. I'm really hoping I will do much better there!

I am convinced that I need to make more of the double chained necklaces as that got alot of compliments yesterday.

This one is called "Fish on a leash". A guy came up to me and said "I dig your fish"
Thanks dude, I dig it too.

Here are the newly listed items:

I used a bit of the burlap I got for the craft fair table and am using it as a base for Rach's present. My dear friend Rach back in New Zealand just purchased a house with her boyfriend. Oh how fast we're all becoming adults. I'm making a cross stitch for her house, something cute and funky. It will say " Home iz where the *insert cross stitch of science beaker* iz." She's a scientist as well, you see.

OHHHHHHHHH! Plus I got my lovely gorgeous ring from Sarustar!!!!! I wish I have my camera butmy mother has it with her at her art show. Oh it is so beautifully and I love it! It's mine! I'm not a huge ring person, I've only owned 3 in my entire life excluding grooovy mood rings. There was the first platinum ring that my step dad got my sister and I when he and my mother first got married but I lost that! (I'm no good at keeping nice things!!) The second one was a tiny amber gem ring with silver leave frame that I bought in Corvallis but now I don't know where it is. I know it's somewhere in the house but this one, I will not loose!! It's so simple and the colour so subtle but special that it really makes a statement! (Even if it is on my manly fingered hands) Thanks Sarustar, I truly love it!

Kiss kiss kiss kiss!