So.. the weekend after Thanksgiving this year was my very first SOLO arts/craft fair. I've done a few in the past, but it was always with a fellow potter, or other Maine artisans. With the type of ceramics I make.. nearly ALL of them are personalized, so I make the orders as they come in. That being said...I had virtually NO inventory to speak of. So for the end of October and all of November, I was busting my @$$ trying to make sure I had inventory for the Christmas show. I made a bunch of earrings and ornaments, thinking those would be big sellers. Lower price points, great gifts for the holidays, etc. Needless to say, they weren't! I had a smorgasbord of sales. My goal, was to bring in enough profits so I could replace my iPad that I got two years ago. 
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Monday, December 16, 2013
First Solo Art/Craft Fair
So.. the weekend after Thanksgiving this year was my very first SOLO arts/craft fair. I've done a few in the past, but it was always with a fellow potter, or other Maine artisans. With the type of ceramics I make.. nearly ALL of them are personalized, so I make the orders as they come in. That being said...I had virtually NO inventory to speak of. So for the end of October and all of November, I was busting my @$$ trying to make sure I had inventory for the Christmas show. I made a bunch of earrings and ornaments, thinking those would be big sellers. Lower price points, great gifts for the holidays, etc. Needless to say, they weren't! I had a smorgasbord of sales. My goal, was to bring in enough profits so I could replace my iPad that I got two years ago. 
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