The Sandy Springs Festival was this past weekend.
Sunday we got rained out. But luckily Saturday made up for that.
Here are some pics.
The view from up where I was.
My ring display.
Ingenious little design, makes it so that people can touch and try on rings, but the rings are tethered so they can never actually grow legs and walk away :)
Cards.
Antique cast iron displays
got quite a lot of positive attention.
My 2 lovely lady friends trying on jewelry.
The best part about doing festivals is:
1) the face-to-face interaction with people.
2) meeting Etsy customers or blog readers in person for the first time.
3) the immediate feedback that I get about my designs and the wearability of my jewelry.
4) hearing that you've come to the festival just to see me.
Gosh, that one gets me every time. THANK YOU.
Thank you Rose, Katja, Claire, and Nancy. Thank you so much.
5) Seeing people walk around wearing my jewelry.
6) meeting other artists. I always marvel at the talent out there.
Artists such as Jennifer Friedman, Mary Sweeney Mary's going to teach me how to sew in a couple weeks (can't wait for that), and Tom Chambers - such creative work.
7) Trying out new booth layouts ~ it's an ever-evolving thing.
Sure, doing festivals is tiring work.
You're at the mercy of the elements - the sun, the heat, the rain...
It's a lot of physical labor.
But it's also so rewarding.
And I get to do it all over again next weekend at the Norcross Festival.
:)
9 comments:
A beautiful booth setup! I'm in the process of trying to change mine as I've had the same setup for a while now and it's getting boring.
Glad you enjoyed the show. It's great you have found a venue that suits you. I just spend two days at a show where nearly 20,000 people came, but they were all looking for cheap 'craft' stuff, not art. I paid a pretty penny for the booth too. It's a learning process, and sometimes not a fun one.
I love your business cards--very unique!
Enjoy your week!
Beautiful displays! So glad it went well for you!
Your display is just perfect! Eye catching and it shows off your beautiful creations so well. I love doing shows for all the same reasons you mentioned, they are tiring but so worth it to see and hear peoples reactions to your work.
Have a great Monday!
This looked like heaps of fun....what a clever idea about those rings, and I love your cast iron mermaid..Have a great week Alice! xoxo
I really wanted to come out to finally meet you and see your jewels in person. I've been an etsy fan and blog reader for awhile now. My second show (ever) is this coming weekend and, I am just overwhelmed by everything I need to do. Hope to get out to see you soon! I missed the Midtown Mile, too. :)
Great set up Alice! I have a show at the end of November and I have been trying to think of ways to display jewellery so that it looks pretty and doesn't grow legs and walk away!
Gorgeous booth setup! Very clever way to display the rings. Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend :)
Your setup is gorgeous! Now, I regret backing out of an upcoming craft fair.
I love those little displays ! How sweet they are.I am glad it went well.
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