Hitting the Blocks

Alice over at BC Quilter found some excellent advice for being a vendor at a craft show.
http://woodmouse.typepad.com/woodmouse_loves_crafts/2007/11/craft-vendor-bo.html
Thanks bunches, Alice! (oh, and go check out her beading adventures!  Pretty, pretty, pretty!)
Since my next show is only a month away, I really need to get cracking on preparing.  Perhaps now that my crawlspace is all de-moldified, and [...]

Well, I know it’s a bit late, but here’s an update on (and some pics of) my first craft show.
According to all the other vendors, it was a very, very slow day, so I don’t feel bad about only selling 3 items. But I did learn some important things:
Stuff to bring (other than [...]

Am running around like a headless chicken…a nervous headless chicken, no less.
My first craft show is this Saturday. I’m selling the swimming cover-ups I designed, and ten of my quilt designs–Cup O’ Joe to Sew, Acres of Diamonds, China Doll (A New Hope baby quilt), Knot Very Difficult, Blue Flags and Bachelor [...]

So, I’ve been waiting for my non-winning Hoffman Challenge quilt entry to return home. I finally broke down and emailed the coordinators, asking when I should get worried. This was the reply I received:
I’ve researched your entry and your quilt was selected to travel in Quilt Collection “D”… CONGRATULATIONS on being selected to [...]

My aunt works for United Airlines, and gets to travel the world much cheaper than the rest of us mortals. A few weeks ago she asks my mom (her sister), “Hey! Wanna go to Australia?” Of course my mom, being quite sane, immediately said yes. They got back to [...]