Yesterday’s craft show was in a local high school.
As a show with a long standing reputation, I was
anxious to participate.
After all was said and done, I have a thumbs up in
one regard, and a thumbs down in another.
We all know how imported cheap crap can invade
a show and tick us real crafters off to no end,
especially if the contract says it HAS to be hand
crafted only! Yesterday’s show was void of all
obvious unprofessional booths. It was nice to be
part of a show that lived up to it’s contract and
obligations.
Even better than that, and one of few shows that
I’ve ever seen do this, was the form given to each
crafter to fill out and report obvious violations.
Such a novel idea!!! Crafters policing their own
industry. It’s about time and finally someone is
doing what I’ve been suggesting for years.
Better we police one another than to depend on a
lone organizer to be knowledgeable enough to be
able to separate the wheat from the chaff in every
category. Or to depend on a jurying group which
doesn’t know their ass from a hole in the ground.
Kudos to the organizers for this one.
A big thumbs up!
The show wasn’t without one thumbs down though.
The heat inside the gym was nauseating. Every
crafter and shopper complained of the heat. Hard to
think about shopping for winter holidays when you
are damn near suffering from heat stroke inside.
After a little bit of math, an estimated total of
As a show with a long standing reputation, I was
anxious to participate.
After all was said and done, I have a thumbs up in
one regard, and a thumbs down in another.
We all know how imported cheap crap can invade
a show and tick us real crafters off to no end,
especially if the contract says it HAS to be hand
crafted only! Yesterday’s show was void of all
obvious unprofessional booths. It was nice to be
part of a show that lived up to it’s contract and
obligations.
Even better than that, and one of few shows that
I’ve ever seen do this, was the form given to each
crafter to fill out and report obvious violations.
Such a novel idea!!! Crafters policing their own
industry. It’s about time and finally someone is
doing what I’ve been suggesting for years.
Better we police one another than to depend on a
lone organizer to be knowledgeable enough to be
able to separate the wheat from the chaff in every
category. Or to depend on a jurying group which
doesn’t know their ass from a hole in the ground.
Kudos to the organizers for this one.
A big thumbs up!
The show wasn’t without one thumbs down though.
The heat inside the gym was nauseating. Every
crafter and shopper complained of the heat. Hard to
think about shopping for winter holidays when you
are damn near suffering from heat stroke inside.
After a little bit of math, an estimated total of
$8,000 in rent fees could have surely provided a
little bit of air conditioning for a few hours. Couldn’t it?
So that was my Saturday show. How was yours?
So that was my Saturday show. How was yours?
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2 comments:
Ok SUNSHINE ! .. Be careful what you wish for .. even IF it for your OWN good. Have I ever mentioned that outside shows are just not my favorite. With hopeful belief in Accuweather I traveled to my OUTSIDE show ( eh hem .. ) and set up. I didn't do bad for 2 hours of a misting rain, I can't imagine what it would have been like if the weather had been nice ... like the WHOLE TIME. So I stayed long enough to make rent and after 2 HOURS of harder rain I gave up.
I did however get a page of my masters paper done, have lunch with my oldest daughter and get to be in my comfy clothes just a bit sooner.
And by the way WHO THE HECK goes to craft shows at 8 am on a Saturday .. is there a reason shows start so stinkin early ?
Maybe it is just me.. lol
Sorry I was praying for a little rain on Saturday Selene. LOL...you know that I didn't think God was listening to me. I only wanted a little bit of gray clouds and a little bit of cooler weather so my indoor show would be well attended. Certainly didn't want people doing yard or housework.
So you got stuck with some rain for your outdoor show, and I'm hiding my head in shame. LOL LOL.
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