New Opportunities

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I love it when I can use "card parts" from my stash to make a new card. This background, stamped with Versamark watermark ink, worked nicely with this newer embroidered piece. Unfortunately I left it in the scanner and didn't take it to last weekend's show. Oh well.

(I'm told next year's Valentine's Day Fine Art & Craft show will be held at Webster Schroeder High School instead of Schlegel Road Elementary School - much better visibility because it's on the main street - and probably room for more vendors. All good news!)

I'm this close to putting a whole new batch of cards on the website - should be done this weekend.

I had a call last night from this past weekend's show organizer, asking if I'd be interested in doing the Webster Village Days show this summer because she's thinking of accepting an offer to run it. The deal on rent she has advised them is unbelievable. The thing is that it's an outdoor show so I'd have to invest in a tent. That's not really a big deal to me now that I'm bringing in money more steadily/year-round than in previous years.

But I had decided not to do outdoor shows, because of weather considerations with my paper. Actually, I realized, my plan has been to do indoor shows for a year and see how that goes, then think about branching out into outdoor shows. I did 6 craft shows last year, which isn't a lot by craft show veteran's standards (did I mention I work full-time besides??) but enough to tell me that I'm going in the right direction. So maybe that time is now. I package my cards in cellophane sleeves now so that's a plus. And I'd obviously have a tent with sides. Other crafters deal with the weather - it's not like anyone is immune to it, no matter what they create.

This opens a whole new world to my business. Exciting stuff!

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