4.12.08

The (Craft) Show Must Go On!

Sorry for my absence over the last little bit - just recovering from the craft show! I had a really good show this year - lots of great customers and fellow vendors. Unfortunately, I didn't get much of a chance to visit and shop. I was on my own most of the time, and when Martin did pop by to give me a break, it seemed to get busy. If I did get time to shop, I would have loved to buy a painting from Lynn Rotin (especially the "Broken English series) or anything from the brilliant Sleeping Forest Studios.

Unfortunately, my photos all turned out crap, but the booth was pretty much the same as last year, with the addition of "the Lady" - above. I made some paper and resin necklaces and displayed them by hanging off her skirt. They were really popular, as were my pocket organizers - I have none left!

Perhaps the most interesting thing that happened was we had a major snowstorm hit us Friday night, leaving over 30 cm of snow on Saturday morning. The drifts were well past my knees in places! The road was completely impassible - especially since we don't have snow tires on our car. This photo was taken after some of the snow was cleared away - it was actually worse than that. The craft show wasn't closing down though, so I broke out my parka, long johns and boots, and hiked down to the ferry. On a nice day, this walk would take about 15 minutes, but on this particular day, it was a harrowing walk down an icy road which took at least half an hour. It was a beautiful sunny morning though, and I made it to the craft fair in time - after another half hour walk once I reached the other side of the harbour. It was a quiet day at the show, but Friday and Sunday were so busy that things turned out just fine.

Now - back to normal life - as normal as it gets anyhow. I'm taking lots of photos of my work to do a big etsy shop update over the next couple of days. I just want to finish off by saying thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth and offered their support!

2 comments:

Austen said...

Brr! You know, I *almost* miss that weather. The satisfaction of being inside when the snow starts, the excitement when you wake up and see the thick layer of fresh snow on the ground in the morning... but I haven't been quite away long enough to forget the shovelling and the traffic jams! :) I'm glad you made it to the show and that it was a good weekend!

Shona~ LALA dex press said...

CONGRATULATIONS on getting through the BIG SHOW. And "the lady" is a great touch to your booth- paper resin necklaces??????

Ug, I wish SOOOOOO badly that I could have gone but I have never bothered to get a passport (last time I went to Canada they just asked a lot of questions to see if I was smuggling drugs into BC- nope- so I got to drive right on in).