Grand Old Done

I mentioned some time back I was gearing up for Grand Old Day… June 7th. While I suppose June 8th I should have done a blog post featuring this event, I got into talking about my grandmothers’ things at the fair and… really wanted to write about that.

Grand Old Day was kind of a flop for me. The other artists who have done the event in the past said it was a lower turn out than they usually see and they saw a third of the sales they would usually make. I got many compliments on my set up from possible customers and the other artists- many couldn’t believe it was my first “real” show.

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I wasn’t expecting a whole table to myself, so I was glad I made a ton of masks the two weeks prior!

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The earrings, rings, and wire jewelry section.

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I should have taken a close-up picture of the “bracelet totem” since you can’t see it very well at all…

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So many hours of work! I’m really starting to love making masks. The bookmarks were also fun to make but garnered next to zero attention.

Bonuses: the show was free because I’m part of Mims Artists’ Collective. Lots of people saw my things, a couple picked up business cards and mentioned they wanted specific things. I really hope the lady who runs a masked gala event contacts me! Mims fed us food and snacks and was an awesome host. I look forward to continuing this partnership.

Cons: I sold one thing, to one of the other artists. I wasn’t expecting the level of wind and had to pick things up a couple times. I left my extra safety pins at home.

Lots of experience and I look forward to building on it at Music in Mears Thursday nights during the summer. I’ll save that for another post, since I won’t be attending until at least the 24th! Overall, it was a successful learning venture. One of the other artists told me it was good I got a “zero” show out of the way right off the bat. It’s only up from here then!

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