La Befana was a big success. High quality vendors and lots of customers. I grossed more than I anticipated which was icing on the cake. My primary goal had been to get out of my bubble and meet some fellow crafters plus have the opportunity to chat with customers.
The booth space was really small. The [...]
11/21/08: Congratulations to Cara, comment #97! She chose my favorite one. Now off to the show!
Thoughts I had while taking pictures:
I LOVE how the big prints have a fabulous random pattern thing going on when closed.
Definitely need to keep one of the black & white ones for myself.
I REALLY hope the snaps hold up.
Looking for [...]
Tomorrow I’ll be tracking how many minutes I have left to prepare for La Befana. Thank you to everyone that commented on my last post. Wowza. Pure gold. I’m going to share Candy’s comment because it’s that good!
“So, words of wisdom from someone who has done this before? I have many words, don’t know if [...]
La Befana is a holiday craft show featuring Bainbridge Island artists. It takes place this Friday and Saturday (November 21 and 22) at the Grange Hall on Madison Avenue.
I’m very excited to be participating. Selling handmade goods is definitely not my forte but I sure do enjoy the act of making, preparing, and interacting with [...]
First off, I have to say I’m feeling more like writing these days. Not sure what happened over the summer but I completely lost my mojo. Thank you for your patience as I get back on the horse!
I’m going to chat a bit more about topics brought up in the comments from Part I (and [...]
First off: THANK YOU for all the birthday wishes. So many lovely, sweet & kind words. I’m still smiling
Pricing was by FAR the most mentioned topic related to starting a craft business. I think I’ve said this before but I want to make this very clear as I write these posts: I am [...]
Following up on the Craft Inc. giveaway comments, today is my first weekly post on The Business of Craft. Disclaimer:
I rely heavily on my intuition to make decisions about my business. Even in the corporate world I often relied on my instincts and ‘feel’ for things vs. my analytical business education. This column will be [...]
Welcome to Pink Chalk Studio. I'm Kathy Mack. Sewing pattern designer, online fabric shop proprietor and passionate maker of things. My blog is a corner of my world where I sew, quilt, dream and create. I love it here. I hope you have fun too!
