Enjoyed my first venture as a vendor at Farmers Market at Clear Lake Shores. I opted for the big tent in order to get the benefit of more foot traffic. Pretty good traffic, but other vendors said the crowd was more sparse than usual. My main focus was on set-up, to see what would work and what wouldn't. There are some things I will change for next time. Farmers Market is a lot different from craft shows. The u-shaped format appeared to discourage lookers, so I may opt for bins the next time and front tables only. I'm thinking that over. Here's a pic of my set-up.
I sold one of my favorite bags, the red, white and blue Macro Hobo that I made from a hoodie. I have toyed with the idea of keeping it for myself, but held out. Sure enough, a very nice lady bought it. I hope she enjoys it and ALL THE POCKETS inside, eight roomy ones.
The neighbor to my left was Helen of Cloth & Ink. I wrote about her last week when I visited FMCLS, but hadn't taken any pics. I'm making up for it. Here's a couple of Helen and her booth. She really does have lovely lovelies. Check her out at
www.cloth-ink.com and
www.etsy.com/shop/clothandink.
The weather was perfect. A little cool in the morning. It warmed up, but was still quite pleasant. I was fine in a long-sleeved tee. The wind whipped through, some pretty good gusts. I'm happy to report that my set-up survived the winds. Nothing fell over. Just a sign flipping up here and there.
The neighbors on the other side of me were super nice ladies, retired school teachers raising money for a scholarship with a bake sale, homemade goodies. Yum. Yum. One of the nice ladies, Fran, who also has a word-of-mouth embroidery business, gave me a kolache for breakfast and then sent me home with the leftovers. I bought some peanut brittle for MSH; they're one of his favorite desserts. I must confess that I also bought a chocolate cherry cake - or is that cherry chocolate cake. It's a chocolate cake with cherries in it. Super moist. Super good. Triple YUM. Back on the wagon Monday!
I also sold some market bags. Specifically, several MarkeTees and a MarketCase. And a couple of GiftBags.
I am proud to report that Charlie the FMCLS fearless leader has invited me back after the holidays to ply my wares - my Market Bags. So I may go once a month or so after the first of the year and offer my MarkeTees and other Market Bags to the public. I'll be at FMCLS twice more before Christmas, December 10 and 17.
Speaking of Market Bags, the ones shown in this last pic are lined. Very nice bags.
First Day at FMCLS, I'd rate as successful. Ending with a great hamburger at Joe Lee's just down the street from the farmer's market, accompanied by MSH. A nice day all around.
