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Port Alberni Crafters Market

I need to get up at 7AM to be at the grounds by 8:00 when we are required to set up. At 9:00 the customers will be coming in droves....wouldn't that be nice.lol I hope I can snag a table in the shade as it's supposed to be sunny and warm tomorrow. I have three large totes of inventory. Two totes contain knitted items all priced and ready to sell. The third contains all the wool, hand spun and/or dyed also priced and ready to sell. The car is already packed with totes, chairs and table covering (sheet). I think I've thought of everything; cash float, lunch, knitting, book, snacks, water, hat and Tylenol in case of headache if I end up in the sun, camera, smile and pleasant attitude for those who stand in front of my table saying things like, "I've made that." and "Can you make this for me in green and size XL and different sleeves?" and "I can buy that for less in Walmart/Zellers." The Crafters Market lasts for five hours (9:00 - 2:00). I hope I can. Wish me luck.

posted on June 4, 2011 11:47 PM ()

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Will spend the rest of today thinking of snappy comebacks for the obnoxious onlookers who can't keep shut when they don't have anything nice to say. If I hit on some winners, I will let you know.
comment by tealstar on July 23, 2011 5:43 AM ()
The good comments, like, "That's beautiful!" and "Did you make All of these?" and "What a good idea!", far outnumber the bad, which I choose not to remember.
reply by nittineedles on July 23, 2011 11:00 AM ()
Can't wait to hear how it went. Well, I hope. There was a woman with a knitting and yarn table at our Saturday market this weekend but I didn't have a chance to look up close since we had the 3 and 5 year old with us (are nephew's children called grand-nephews or what?).
comment by islander on June 5, 2011 2:01 PM ()
I'm hoping things will pick up as the summer progresses.
reply by nittineedles on June 6, 2011 12:59 PM ()
I think the hardest thing about manning a booth at a craft fair is all those obnoxious people who stand there and say "I could make that." Yeah, right, so why don't they make it, then? Best of luck selling, and hope you meet some interesting new people who share your interests. The 21st annual Estes Park Fiber Market is next weekend, and I might go this year. It covers all the fibers - alpaca, llama, sheep, rabbit, goat, etc. They have a 'sheep to shawl' contest involving shearing, spinning, and knitting. You would be good at that. There is something called Llama Games - leaping and limbo. And they have performances by alpacas and llamas. Considering alpacas are kind of wild, I wonder what they do to perform.
comment by troutbend on June 5, 2011 12:58 PM ()
Oh how I wish I could be at your Fibre Market.
No one said, "I could make that." At least, not to my face.
reply by nittineedles on June 6, 2011 12:58 PM ()
Hope you sell a lot of your nice knitted items and wool.
comment by elderjane on June 5, 2011 11:44 AM ()
Maybe next time.
reply by nittineedles on June 6, 2011 12:55 PM ()
Good luck!!
comment by jerms on June 5, 2011 7:14 AM ()
Thanks but maybe I should have asked you to pray for me.
reply by nittineedles on June 6, 2011 12:55 PM ()
Best wishes!
Maybe bring a big golf umbrella in case you can't snag a shady table....
comment by marta on June 5, 2011 6:44 AM ()
Yay!
reply by marta on June 6, 2011 1:11 PM ()
I got a shady table.
reply by nittineedles on June 6, 2011 12:54 PM ()

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