We've been on island for almost 4 months, and one of the BEST things about being on an island is word of mouth! Before I even posted on any of the local social media sites I had people asking about things! Orders started coming in and it was great, but I knew eventually I would need to get out there and make a name for myself here. One bad thing about being on an island is what is limited, there aren't a lot of true or big craft fairs here. I found one at the local elementary school, it was small but the perfect debut!
Little did I know that would mean stress and late nights haha! You see 98% of my business is customized items. See I hoard fabric like crazy but not pre-made creations! And what would clients on island want? I didn't want to make a bunch and no one like it and order something else! (Yes, I'm big at over analyzing things!)
I picked 2 dresses, some short sets for the boys, and some other random items. Here's the stack of fabrics that slowly became awesome creations over a couple weeks!
There were plenty of "burning the midnight oil" nights to keep up with both orders and new market creations.
Coffee makes the world go round!!
It wasn't all sew sew sew though! I did get to go out and buy some new display items! Like some chalkboard signs. I only have the big one pictured here, but I also got a smaller table top one!
This will definitely bring in people at any fair! Definitely need to work on some cool chalkboard fonts!
My oldest drew me a picture to break in the chalkboard!
It was a long couple of days, but when I staged everything for the next day I loved seeing how much I was actually taking! It was going to be a good debut!
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