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There is a large craft show in Atwater, Ca that is happening on the 1st of November. It is our 22nd year and I am the chair this year.
If you make handcrafted goods, please let me know if you would like to attend. I am email you an application. Spots are only $50. Hurry! Spots fill fast. Email me at info at SIAtwater.com
Anyone from surrounding areas like Turlock, Merced, Modesto, Patterson, Gustine, Los Banos are welcome. Its not far!
With fall coming rather quickly, it is time to gather all of the rainly day items needed for your craft show. A friend of mine told me she was at a show in the fall and it started sleeting. YAY
But that is something we need to be prepared for. If your canopy has sides, get them cleaned, check for repairs needed and put them in a tote. Also include extra bungee cords and zip ties to hold the sides. If you don’t have sides, get to pricing them now and order them before you need them.
Protecting your product is a biggee as well. Extra tarps can help protect your stuff in a downpour as well as being used on the ground to protect from wet grass. Make sure to have spikes or something similar to keep them in the ground. If you have extra product, think about using plastic totes instead of cardboard to transport your items to the shows. Wet grass and rain will make moving things messy.
Also don’t forget your personal rainy day gear or if it cools down quickly where you live, your sweaters and gloves.
Being prepared will make your show a winner even if you get a bit soggy. Hard core shoppers don’t mind a bit of rain, so be ready and keep that smile on your face!
I love the way these moms are making the darling hair bows now. It makes me wish I had a little girl, or at least a neice to spoil. These princesses are getting so cute!
A friend of mine has her Shop Open and will handcraft you any type of bow you want. Custom colors, custom designs, you name it. Give Beth a shout out. Oh and she has great prices!
I found this great blog with some awesome examples of beadweaving. So many beautiful things to buy through her store on Etsy and a real treat for the eyes. How could you even choose one? Oh and check out her special this week! You can get lost in her Etsy site as she has over 3,000 items listed there.
Time2cre8 is the blog site. MaryLou has visited my site tons of time and I wish to thank her for that as well as applaude her magic fingers and eye for design.
Enjoy!
I found these great DIY blogs tonight while surfing. If you want some tips on getting started on craft projects, you need to check out The Best of DIY. Its a very cool site!
Another one that was very helpful and full of info on Ditigal Scrapbooking is Scraps on Mind. Ooohhh Love them. I am going to have to get busy creating instead of surfing and dreaming!
I ran across a great blog the other day thru EntreCard and it was all about these great giveaways and contests. Chic Giveaways is the site and you can enter the contests by commenting on the post.
Great traffic for you and you make win some awesome jewelry and neat things. Gotta love the free and appreciate the awesome work done by the artists.
Thanks ladies!
Believe it our not, fall is right around the corner. Even with the heat that we currently have, we still need to be thinking about fall colors, harvest themes, and the start of the Christmas selling season. It may even be a great time to start hunting for some pre season deals and sales that will be popping up very soon.
Also on tap will be the changing of your setup, whether it be through color, display pieces or decorations. Keeping things interesting is key to a great event. You don’t want to look like a plain jane when your competitor goes over the top.
Happy hunting!
Each year I go down to the local parade in town and happenings and it is usally ok. This yr the parade was extremely well attended. I wonder if less people went out of town because of the gas prices. Regardless, the amount of booths set up was about the same as usual however there were more craft booths and home based businesses there, I was pleasantly surprised and happy.
There was this fabulous handmade, wheel thrown stoneware and porcelain pottery creator there. Wow, What wonderful colors, textures and creations he had. He is local to me, but I had never seen his work before. Unfortunately he has no website, so I cannot show you his work. Too bad.
Another great crafter was a lady that grows gourds and then paints them into awesome angels, pumpkins, and other cute and wonderful faces.
I went into a childrens clothing creator because I was with my friend and her 2 girls and they had the cutest girl clothing and bows. So sweet. Sometimes I actually wish I had a little girl to dress all fru fru. Pretty sure that’s ok that I don’t. HA! Anyway3 Freckled Frogs is the site. Darling stuff and great bags and bows. Check them out.
There were a few tshirts artists there as well as several iron work decor booths of note. The home based business that made an impact on me was a great nut and honey company that combines local grown nuts with homemade honey. She had some great combination boxes that will make great gifts to send home.
My friend had her interior decorating shop open Sensible Interiors and with all of the people lined up in front of it, I sure hope she got some sales. She has Awesome taste and a great eye for color and decoration. Stop by her location when you are in lovely downtown Atwater.
Well, I could have spent a small fortune but thankfully I resisted. Hopefully I will see many of these folks again as I am sending out invites to the next craft show that my club is putting on in Nov.
I have been browsing the craft pages and have found so many professional beaders lately. I am so jealous of your beautiful artwork and eye for color. I used to play with beads a lot when I was a kid. It might be time to try out that craft again. Oh, ladies, your work is Gorgeous!
If you have something wonderful to show me with the craft work you do, leave me a comment and I will come check it out. Free advertising is always the bomb!
I had to pleasure of meeting the owner of a great chime business today and I knew I had to share their product with you all. These are not your normal grocery store tinkling chimes. These are harmonious, beautiful sounding musical chimes. Grace Note Chimes is the name. What an awesome small business this is, starting from craft shows.
Do yourself a favor and check out their site. What an awesome gift for someone special, like you!
A lot of towns do big 4th of July events where booths and tables of homemade items are encouraged to be displayed. What a great time to get your name out in the community when so many are out and about for the festivities.
My town always does a big parade with food booths, craft booths and info booths as well. The whole day has festivities, concerts and fireworks at the end. Some of the best sellling items used to be the princess tiaras with tons of ribbons floating down the back as well as princess wands too. Things eveole and our crafters always have some great new ideas each year so it will be interesting to see what is the hot items this year.
Wow. I found another awesome local gal working on tatted jewelry and is it fabulous! Also on Esty, you have to check out TotusMel and her amazing craft. Who knew how beautiful handmade jewelry could be.
This crafter lives in my town and has some awesome products she is making. Her site is at Etsy and she does some local shows and sales. Check out Ashlee Nicole’s Trash Bags. I love the red tote! Also the diaper bags and bookbag. Super Cute!
I thought I would show some neat products that some of my friends are creating out there in the www. Stop by and see their product lines.
My friend Marybeth has been creating her awesome Island Girl items. I just love her.
Check it out!
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