Thursday, March 5, 2009

Procrastination + Looming Craft Show = Madness



I happen to be the Queen of Procrastination. I know that I have many counterparts in this arena as well! I cannot think of a time when I wasn't a procrastinator, even when I was in school. I remember one time in college I actually tried to write a paper ahead of time, as opposed to the night before. I felt so accomplished until I saw that I got a bad grade on it. My conclusion, I put forth some of my best work while under pressure. I am not sure why but that is how I operate. My productivity and time management skills improve when I have more on my plate. Even though I have come to accept and embrace this aspect of my personality, working this way really stressed me out!

For some unknown reason, I had a brain lapse after my last not so successful craft show and decided to sign up for another one. Wait, forgive me, I know the reason. I am unemployed and have been trying to grow Purplelicious because I honestly love it and craft shows are a good way to get the word out. I received my acceptance e-mail about 3 weeks ago and I just started building inventory Monday. I have been quoting the Three Amigos on my facebook status joking that I am in the Village of Santa Poco. As you can see from the picture above I am doing pretty well. My plan is to finish most of the sewing today that way tomorrow I can put the tags on everything and make my inventory list.

I bought some new display pieces for this show in an attempt to take my products vertical. The last two craft shows I did, I took a lot of time to observe people and what makes them approach the table. The one thing I realized is that people have no idea what I am selling. The second is when you are walking around, having my headbands displayed flat on the table doesn't make them visible. Since I have no carpentry skills I was forced to by some stands but I think they will really help. So also added to the list for tomorrow is setting up the new displays and rearranging my table setup.

I am keeping my fingers crossed for a successful show. I am hopeful that the addition of a Bridal/Special Occasion Line, a Sorority Line, and an expanded Kids Line will help attract the various consumers that come to craft shows. I also made a series of headbands to match the High School colors for the purpose of attracting the students that are only there because their parents made them come and also to showcase that I can make customized headbands for just about anything!

Ok enough procrastinating!! It is time to get back to sewing!

2 comments:

  1. All of your stuff looks great!! Good luck with the show. I know you'll do fabulous.

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  2. Nice work! Good luck at the show, I wish I lived closer, I'd come and say hi.

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