Okay, first let me tell you about my weekend. On Friday we went to set up for the show. It was in the Warren county fairgrounds--of all the fairgrounds that I've been to, this one is my favorite.
Great country setting--this backdrop is what surrounded the whole festival. So this photo is from Friday afternoon and the next shot was taken on Saturday morning.
No, it wasn't raining over even cloudy--as a matter of fact it was clear blue skies--this was fog. It's pretty much like that here every morning until about 10:00. This is a good sign here--the foggier it is, the day usually ends up being sunny. So we had to finish setting up in the fog.
Lots of tents, plus most of the barns were filled with exhibitors--
There was another set of barns behind these also that were filled--I think there were about 180 exhibitors in total.
And I had to show you all this one exhibitor's booth--
This lady was offering hand-spun and dyed skeins of yarn supplied by these guys--
Alpacas from her alpaca farm!!--all freshly shaven, or is the word shorn?
And my favorite booths at this time of year--
I just love what Fall has to offer us.And I had to get some of these--
I making me some peach pie!!
And these--
Look at the background--this was the line of people waiting to get into the show.
Okay, so what was the feeling that I had? Well, I brought my artwork with me--
But I kinda had a feeling that this wasn't going to go over real well with this folk art country type of show, so I made some wreaths to fit in a little more--
But this was only a small part of my display. I did get a lot of compliments, which I always appreciate, BUT I didn't get a lot of sales. This was definitely more of a craft show with a different type of customer base. However, it is an excellent well - run show with a great variety of crafts, great food, and entertainment in a wonderful setting--I just don't think that I fit into this type of show. (always a learning experience with art and craft festivals)
And a little while ago in one of my posts I had showed everyone a piece that always sells when I take it to a show with me, and I kinda had a feeling that it wouldn't at this one, and I was right! AND I said that if it didn't sell, I would be giving it away on my blog---so next blog post--a giveaway--stay tuned!
P.S. BUT....... I did sell my magazine rack on Saturday morning!
