Sorry about the long silence - has it really been over  a week?  In light of that, I am attempting to write a post using our very sketchy wireless during my lunchbreak.

So, the big excitement of last week was…the craft fair in Spokane.  I was all ready.  I spent hours making the cards, folding the cards, fixing up my display, printing cute little paper bags…

And there was the setup, which I thought turned out pretty well for something so low-budget.

In the end, everything was there.  Except the people.  The venue, a lobby/gallery next to the administrative areas of WSU-Spokane, was really lovely but not a great place to sell stuff.  There just weren’t very many people wandering through, and the ones that were there were on their way to do their jobs and not very much in the mood to shop.  $11.00?  That’s how much I made - not even enough to cover the table fee.

I felt kind of humored by the situation on Wednesday (hey, the lady across from me only made $5.00).  On Thursday it was less funny and I felt more rejected - am I the only person who likes my cards?  But now I’m back to the what-a-terrible-venue perspective, and I’m really hoping that the next/final fair on December 9 will go better (’cause I really need the money for Christmas presents).

So that’s the amusing/sad story of my first craft fair and its lack of success.  Next time, eh?

Still to come: photos of the dolls, which actually turned out pretty well.