Holiday Crafts at Morristown wrap up

The second (and last) craft show I did this season was Artrider’s Holiday Crafts at Morristown.
I usually exhibit at Artrider’s Holiday Crafts Park Avenue, but the show was canceled this year (major bummer). I exhibited in Morristown once before, back in the spring of 2006. I honestly had no idea what to expect this time [...]

Craft Vermont 2009 wrap up

I can’t believe that I haven’t written a blog post in two weeks. I think I’ve had a longer than usual recovery time after my craft shows ended. Even though it’s nice to be past the stress, I still go through a period of loss when my shows end.
Last November I exhibited at my first [...]

Countdown to Vermont Hand Crafters…

In four days, I’ll be attending my first craft show of the season, Craft Vermont. The show, hosted by Vermont Hand Crafters (a.k.a. VHC) is in its 57th year. I joined the VHC board earlier this year and have enjoyed pushing my social media agenda on the organization.
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Stowe Street Arts Festival

Today I am breathing a big sigh of relief.
For the past several months, I’ve been working as a consultant for the Stowe Street Arts Festival in Waterbury, Vermont. This was the first time that I’d worked on an art show where I didn’t exhibit. For weeks, I’ve worried about the fact that our weather has [...]

Artrider Holiday Crafts Park Avenue Show wrap up

I know it’s been a month since I did the Artrider Holiday Crafts Park Avenue Show, but I still felt it was worthy of a wrap-up.
Load-in starts at 6:00 a.m. at the Lexington Avenue Armory. We usually drive overnight to get to Manhattan at the start of load-in. That night was spectacularly crappy as we [...]

Vermont Hand Crafters show wrap up

It’s been a week since the end of the Vermont Hand Crafters Fine Craft & Art Show and I’m finally getting around to doing a recap. With the economy the way it is, I expected to have fewer sales than in previous years. I did, however, hit my anticipated income so there weren’t any surprises. [...]

Last minute crazies

This evening I packed up my van for the Vermont Hand Crafters Fine Craft & Art Show. I have a packing list that I’ve developed over the years and it has proven invaluable. Right now my van seems to have a lot of extra room leftover. And I have more stuff now than I did [...]

Countdown to Vermont Hand Crafters…

As I mentioned in my post earlier today, I’ve been working like a mad woman, trying to get ready for my first craft show of the season (this weekend) – Vermont Hand Crafters.
I just tallied up my recent work and here’s what it looks like:

23 photo albums of various sizes
18 journals
37 accordion books
1 custom order [...]