Saturday 11 June 2011

Home from the fair

I don't know why I get so over excited about selling my knitting, I just do and now I'm home from the craft fair I am tired and emotional, well maybe not too much of the latter but still a bit wound up. The craft fair was open from 11 am till 4 pm, the longest event I've ever done and gosh it really did feel long though I managed quite a bit of knitting whilst sitting behind my stall. Nothing really happened until around 1, I sold about £60 worth of work in total which was fine and bought some delicious home made soaps from another stallholder and a necklace from Lesley, who had the table next to me and was great company.
As I mentioned the craft fair was part of a weekend music festival, quite a few of the stalls were music related and the front of the large function room was used for an open mic event where anyone could get up to sing and play. I wasn't looking forward to this but it was surprisingly good in parts, helped to pass the time and probably brought more people in. Then there was a song writing competition where musicians were able to perform their own pieces. This absolutely blew me away, such beautiful moving songs, it was a privilege to be in the midst of such creative people. I already have great admiration for makers but this was a timely reminder that writers are wonderful crafters too. I'm quite pleased I don't have any more sales planned though I am running a Sit and Knit event at our village market in a couple of weeks where I hope beginners and experienced knitters will help to produce squares for a charity blanket. Tonight I plan to chill out with a ready meal, a glass of wine and maybe some knitting that isn't destined to be sold.

9 comments:

  1. I think it's about time that you did a bit of 'selfish' knitting! Enjoy your wine!

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  2. well done! I really must do my crochet which has been sitting there for months! thanks for the nudge!
    xxx

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  3. I bet that ready made meal and glass of wine slipped down a treat. These kind of events are totally draining. How right you are about writing being a craft too......

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  4. Sounds like you had a pretty good day. You certainly deserve a bit of 'down' time and a nice glass of wine. Have a good week. Ros

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  5. Hope you got a well deserved rest now, Jenny. What great event... and so exciting your sold a good bit of your knitted wonders. Well done! Relax and enjoy now... :o) ((HUGS))

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  6. I am impressed by your sales figures, I am enjoying some blog reading this am to calm my whirling mind. Thankyou Jenny for your kind words on my last post they do help and mean so much to me.

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  7. Glad it went well - hope you enjoyed your well-deserved wine!!

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  8. I wish we had such fairs here. Ours are all agriculture or people selling generic things that one could buy anywhere.

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  9. Glad you had a good fair, and hope you are fully recovered now!

    Pomona x

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