So I decided to open my Etsy shop, and I had a Saturday craft market at Port Elliot, and the Hahndorf doll and bear show was on this weekend.
Follow this link if you would like to see some gallery pics of past shows
I actually enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the markets. I always take projects to work on , I am always stitching a teddy bear or embroidering a dolly jacket in between customers. People have such kind comments and there is no pressure to reach a sales target. If they love it they buy it, if they do not, they move on. Admittedly, my prices are very low. I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that people don't expect to pay a lot at the markets, but they really appreciate a bargain! I factor in that the materials at the moment have cost me nothing and it is just my time and incidental costs that I want to cover, At the moment, I guess you would say I am not making anything from my sales. (I just spent my income at the doll and bear show). But it is more about having my work acknowledged and appreciated so I know I can make a business from my craft, part of the future plan.
Aliyah (pictured) has found a new home with a lovely customer and I had to take down my doll for sale on Etsy because she sold at the market.
I also had a big surprise today because the Cloth Doll Club returned a couple of dolls I had lent them for display. There is the little one in the foreground of the picture below, and two others. You cannot imagine my surprise when I saw the dolls I had made and forgotten about! Tomorrow I will show you pics of these girls. If you scroll down to the post made in 2013, you will see the makings of a doll which was to be part of a challenge. Wait till you see what I made. I am still in shock!
Till tomorrow then ......
Follow this link if you would like to see some gallery pics of past shows
I actually enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the markets. I always take projects to work on , I am always stitching a teddy bear or embroidering a dolly jacket in between customers. People have such kind comments and there is no pressure to reach a sales target. If they love it they buy it, if they do not, they move on. Admittedly, my prices are very low. I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that people don't expect to pay a lot at the markets, but they really appreciate a bargain! I factor in that the materials at the moment have cost me nothing and it is just my time and incidental costs that I want to cover, At the moment, I guess you would say I am not making anything from my sales. (I just spent my income at the doll and bear show). But it is more about having my work acknowledged and appreciated so I know I can make a business from my craft, part of the future plan.
Aliyah (pictured) has found a new home with a lovely customer and I had to take down my doll for sale on Etsy because she sold at the market.
Till tomorrow then ......
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