Tramway Community Church Craft Fair

Howdy! and welcome to my little piece of blog-land.  I enjoy making paper crafts.  Very much enjoy it.  I love the whole process of creating and altering.  I also find encouragement from the positive feedback I get from folks who have seen my creations, and from those who have purchased my creations.  I have an Etsy shop, here.  But, I also sell my creations at holiday Arts and Craft Shows in Albuquerque, NM.  

This past weekend, I was at the Tramway Community Church, selling at their annual holiday Arts and Craft Fair.  I really do enjoy their show.  The folks there are just so nice, helpful, and polite.  The other crafters there are just as personable.  Well, I didn't go home with empty boxes, but, I did get quite a few of my crafts into shoppers hands.  

I changed the way I arranged my tables early yesterday morning, before the shoppers came-in.  I think that helped.  (I sat/stood, behind the tables)

My home-made food table: (left to right) on the cake stand, I have my home-made Vanilla.  In front of that, I have my home-made Pumpkin-Cranberry Bread.  The middle cream-painted tray, I have my Cinnamon-Spice Nuts, and Double-Chocolate Brownies.  The third cream-painted tray on the right, has my Vanilla, and Chocolate Cupcakes.

My craft table:  left to right, back row - I have my hand-made cards in the card carousel, and in the wicker basket, right next to the carousel.  I gave a price break (discount) if you purchased 6, and then another one if you purchased 10.   I had my magnetic letters on a framed metal sheet.

On top of the white shelf: I had my snowman poop, Santa's magic key, and some magic Reindeer food.  In the white shelf:  decorated Gift Boxes, Gift Card holders, and Food-Safe gift bags.

Left to right, front row - decorated gift bags, covered notepads, and altered mini notebooks.

So today I will be unloading the car, and taking photos of everything I haven't sold, and get those uploaded into my Etsy shop, here.
At this moment, I haven't heard back, if I have a space @ Eisenhower School, for their Arts and Craft Show, Dec. 14th.  If I don't have a booth there, I am planning on having an Open House Dec. 7th, at my daughter's house.  I will keep you all posted.

Holly Days

Whew, what a busy weekend.  I am spending today getting caught up on chores, and carving out an hour to 'put my feet up' {smile}.  I spent a lot of time last week paper crafting, to increase my inventory of products to sell at some up-coming arts and craft fairs.  I know that my husband has 'missed' me, seeing as all my waking time was spent in my craft room.  Poor man.  But, that commitment and focus hasn't changed.  I have another arts and craft fair this next weekend, and I need to make some more items that sold out yesterday.

On a bright and cheery note, the folks who did stop-by my booth and take a look, did say how pretty my things were (smile).  I even have a few special orders that I need to start working on, too.  Busy little bee, I am.  But I do enjoy the whole process of paper crafting {smile}.

I took a photo of my booth just before the start of the 18th Annual Holly Days Arts and Craft Fair, this year.  However, the photo was taken with my phone, so it isn't the best, and the morning sun was shining right onto my display booth {frown}.  But, all in all, it was good.

Right to Left and Top to Bottom:  the carousel holds hand-made cards that I have made this year.  Just in front of that, is a gray wooden frame that is holding magnetic letters.  On top of the white shelves, is a white 'basket' that is holding snowman poop, in the black wire 'basket' is tubes of magic reindeer food, and the last wire basket holds magic Santa keys.  In the cubbies of the white shelves are (right to left) gift boxes, then gift card holders, and small gift bags.  In front of the white shelves (right to left), are altered mini note books, then covered note pads and then food-safe bags with vintage/shabby tags.

At the end of the table, I have 3 rows of canning jars with Blueberry Spoon Fruit, Vanilla Spiced Peaches, and Cranberry Relish.  On the vintage white cake stand, I have my home-made pure Vanilla extracts made from different vanilla beans from Mexico, Indonesia, Tonga, and Uganda.  These different regions, with their different soils and climates, create unique tasting vanilla beans.

I had a sweet time talking with other crafts, and meeting folks who stopped by to chat.  If you are in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area this coming weekend, please stop by my booth @ the Cleveland Middle School.  And if you received a post card of my craft fair schedule, don't forget to bring it with you, to receive your exclusive gift {smile}.