What a great 2 weekends I've had at my festival Christmas in the Woods. Everything is closed up until next August for the next big festival that happens there called Shaker Woods.
So this is what I would see when I looked out of the front door of my booth. This land is owned by the people who run the August show, so these booths are permanent. The artists in the August festival own them, and then us artists in October rent them for Christmas in the Woods.
I love my booth!
On the other side, that you can't see, is an L-shaped counter, which is perfect, since they want us to demonstrate our art. And as you can see, it's a pretty big space to fill, which is why I made a lot of Christmas florals and decor to help fill it up. I thought that the most I would get would be compliments on my artwork, but like I said in my last post, I was wrong. My art was selling just as well as the Christmas items on both weekends!
This last weekend's weather was not good either. On Saturday it was cold and very windy, and on Sunday it rained off and on all day--kind of miserable. But if you live in the Northeastern part of the U.S., you know how the weather can be. I've seen it 70 degrees and sunny in the morning, rain in the afternoon, ending up with a couple of inches of snow by nightfall--really!! So whatever Mother Nature is ready to dish out to us, we can handle it. And especially on Sunday--these ladies shopping didn't care at all about getting wet or being cold--they were Shopping!! It ended up being as good a weekend as the one before.
Sad to see it over with, but glad for the break. I have one more show, and that's at the beginning of December, so I can relax for just a little bit--just a little : )
So for the last couple of weeks, I really haven't left the house, and I've missed my other favorite thing to do--shopping.....so..........I went to Etsy and did a little shopping there. This was what was waiting for me when I came home on Sunday night.
This cute litte owl from Cameron. The pictures just don't do him justice--I love this!! Cameron is one seriously talented lady, and you can see even more at her blog Paint Myself Pretty.
And also....these....
....Beautiful, Beautiful earrings from Sharon. Sharon, if you're reading this--these earrings are so special--thank you for creating them! Please visit her at her blog Livewire Jewelry if you haven't already.
These are only 2 purchases of many that I've made through Etsy--most of it artwork for my artoom, from blogging buddies. I've yet to even hang them yet, but I can't wait until I do. I WILL most definitely take a pic and show you all.
And a P.S. to Cameron and Sharon--thanks for the extra goodies--it means a lot to me!
39 comments:
I'm so happy for you you had a successful weekend. :) Looks like a great place.
I am thrilled that you are happy with your earrings...that means a lot to me!
I'm so happy that you had a great sales season Diane, I know the work that goes into doing shows like these...very hard work! You deserve a rest!
art always sell...:)
love that little booth of yours! it's adorable. aren't sharon's earrings gorgeous?!! i own a few pieces of her jewelry and i can say first hand that the artisan quality is amazing. i know you will love them.
I Love following your blog Dianne
it is always apleasure to read what is going on with you..glad to hear you had a cool weekend
Jan x
Great booth! Congrats on all the sales : )
Wow I love those cabins - such a perfect setting for all your gorgeous creations. Glad it went well.
Bet Lenny was glad to see you home :)
Love your purchases too - Sharon's jewellery is very special indeed.
x
You must be so tired!Your booth looks beautiful! At least you get to relax a little! Glad it was successful.
New From Diane, one of my favorite morning things, you have been so busy and you never even said the word tired once.
Good to hear things went well at these big events, you have great things to sell and now people have them and are enjoying them.
You got some great things on Etsy also. I know your giving thoughts to what needs to be created for this last show.
I would be sad it was over too, sounds like a great weekend!
I like your owl too, I am now following her blog also : )
And your booth IS amazing!
Love your booth too and am happy to hear it was a success!!! Wonderful treasures from etsy...so much talent out there!
Sometimes regular art sells better than Christmas art, when given the choice at a Christmas craft show. Glad yours was so well received. And I thought you made that owl. I really like it, as well as Sharon's earrings.
Congrats on your show, your booth looks great.
Wow~! What a beautiful booth space! Looks like it was so much fun. Where is this show at? Shaker in the Woods sounds fun too! So glad you had a great show :) tis the season!~
What a beautiful setup they have!!!!:O) Your booth looked awesome:O) The treasure you purchased are gorgeous:O) I will be visiting them today. Thank You for always sharing:O)
Hi Diane, your booth just looked so great and those cute little buildings remind me of little shops in Gatlinburg or Santa's Workshop.. haha sooo cute and full of character. And hey, a successful show is even better.
I love your purchases! What talented ladies. Enjoy your well deserved relaxing time ;)
Reminds me of the Renaissance Festival setup. A permanent booth is nice. Glad it was successful for you and I know what you mean about needing to decompress from these events. I like the purchases you made!
Beautiful place!! And your booth is great:)
That's great Diane! So glad you had sales like you did. It looks wonderful out there and lucky you. I'm happy for you and love the items you bought. Have a great week.
Beautiful shop.Glad to hear you had success with it.Icant wait til christmas time.Just looking at the shop makes me drool for christmas lol.
I love the owl so adorable,you have a great friend.
So happy for you and your successful show! It looks like such a great place to shop! Wish I could visit! I still want to do the art/craft show thing but need money to start! Jennifer:)
Great booth! Love those earrings!
I am so glad that everything went so well for you! Your booth looked wonderful...so inviting and filled with so many lovely things! :)
That venue is just delightful! I think I could vacation there!
Oh how I would have loved to visited your little magical hut and seen your treasures close up. So pleased you had a successful weekend.
I just bought something from Cameron too - earrings... talented lady :)
I'm so happy that you had a successful weekend despite the weather. It certainly does seem to be a beautiful place to set up shop.
Your booth looked fantastic!
What a beautiful booth, everything looks so lush and inviting. So happy to hear that you've had some great shows.
Hearing that all of your hard work was worth the effort (even though Mother Nature didn't cooperate fully), made ME a happy camper! I'm thrilled to hear that you had a super show.
Love all of the pictures of your booth. OMG! No wonder you had such a good show - it looked amazing!!! And, thank goodness all of your work was well protected from the elements too.
Love your "goodies"!!! After all of your hard work, you certainly deserve a treat!!! Hugs, Terri xoxo
your booth looks ace..love those buildings and glad you did well I am not surprised as your art is fab
I'm sorry I'm a little late! Thank you so much for posting a pic of the little owl! I'm just so overjoyed that you love him so much!
Those earrings are a gorgeous find, also! I bet they are so pretty on!
What a cool set-up there at the show! Looks like my kinda place! How neat is it that they have those little shacks....like having your own little store! No EZ UPs to contend with ;P
Thank you again, Diane! I'm thrilled that you are doing so well!! ...But certainly not surprised!
Biggest hugs,
Cam
Hi Diane, I love the cottage booths! How much fun to sell in a space like that. Congrats on your success!!
It is hard to believe its Oct.!!
Theresa
Hey girl! Love this blog post and the great pics of your booth and the show. I went to tear down with Jim on Monday. It was a veritable ghost town...kinda sad. :-(( . Great show though and so very much fun! Gonna miss seeing you till then next time! Tc, Lila
i'm so glad to finally be able to leave a comment here...
i am thrilled for your success and man what a labor of love you have! i loved how you showed the place all closed up, it looked like...okay, santa is hybernating now! xo
Looks like a wonderful weekend in the woods. What a fun way to spend time. I'm sure everyone loved your art, it is so beautiful.
What a beautiful place, I would like to transport myself there! & how amazing that you get to sell your art there, how proud you must be! You deserve all goodness that life brings you :)
xo
I'm so glad you showed pictures of your booth Diane! What a fun place! Just another reason I want to leave the desert. We just don't have anything cool like that. Love your etsy purchases, and thanks for the links. Have a lovely weekend!
Hi Diane! I love that little area you have your shows in. It's so cute and your space is wonderful! I would LOVE to see it in person! You have some pretty new treasures there from Etsy! Lucky YOU!!
Oh, I love your booth, too!!! Your artwork looks amazing. I'm so glad you had a great show. I would love to attend this show...it's so cute!
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