Show Report

I have decided to do a little report after each of my shows, because it's that entertaining for me. In case you have never seen me at one of my shows this is what part of my display looks like, and it is usually set up different every time.


I did a show in my home town last weekend at a city festival, and it was a success. I saw a lot of people I knew, some didn't recognize me at first, and some said they wouldn't have recognized me if I hadn't said something. Do I look that different?

When I graduated from high school...

last Sunday...

Okay, maybe a little bit...


Anyway, here's some highlights:

1. As always, my dad was great helping me set up, take down, feeding me, etc. I also had two of my nieces to help me too. After walking around looking at all the other booths, my oldest niece, Laurajane came back and said, "I felt bad looking at all those booths and not buying anything." "Why?" I asked, "Because you know how much work goes into it now after helping me for two weeks?" She nodded her head yes.



2. My market has tripled. When I started making hair clips and bows I pictured mothers, and grandmothers buying bows for their little girls, but this past weekend I made the most money off of teenagers. I didn't know it was so "in" for teenage girls to wear baby hair clips in their hair. I am so behind. But, they were "in heaven." I also had a lady wanting to buy hair clips for her dog, that's a first for me.

3. I introduced some new products...

Molly Makeover Dolls, made from recycled sweaters

(when I made the first one, I thought I might have to call her Creepy Cammy)

and I made some new quiet books, here is one of them, a Halloween counting book.

4. I heard the name Aniken used in real life and not just in Star Wars. Really? Seriously.

5. I enjoyed the flattery when people asked where my store was located, when they walked around my booth with a smile on their faces (that's my favorite), when they took pictures of my stuff with their cell phones (not always my favorite).

6. Did not enjoy the people that would say to whomever they were with, "Oh don't buy that, I could make that for you." Or the people that would say TOO loudly, "We aren't going to buy anything, I just come here to get ideas... that's just a piece of wood painted... that's just a ribbon... that's just a patch sewn..." Yeah, I get it, it's not rocket science, but I'm selling it, if you don't want to buy it, please exit.

7. You would have thought I had a "No men allowed" sign posted. There seemed to be this invisible line where the men thought they had to stand behind. Probably only a few men actually came to peruse my little booth, the rest stood right outside and waited for their significant other. It was pretty funny.

8. Why do we as women ask for our husband's or significant other's opinions? I think it's so funny watching women ask men about hair bows, clips, or hair bow holders, "which one do you like better?" Usually I choose the opposite of what John suggests. But, a lot of women have to do it before they decide on a bow.

9. I like people watching while doing these shows. I always bring books to read, etc., but I end up watching people. One evening I was watching a 13 or 14 year old boy try to make out with his girlfriend, and all of a sudden I thought about Trevan and Mallary dating, and my stomach literally did a flip, I felt sick!!! Ugh... Then my dad came back and I told him about it, he laughed and he said, "Do you feel the same way about me dating?" I said, "YES."

Overall, it was a good show, good times, good money, and fun observations.