Show's Over

This is all that's left of that extreme effort to get a great booth together.


Gratitude and love (in no particular order)

• Pearl
• John
• Toni
• Kim
• Joan
• Jean
• Mike
• Kate
• Brett
• Circle Craft Volunteers
• The carpet guy

Now the real work begins. I have one enormous wholesale order for Colorado and then my custom orders from the show. As well, I have one day of experiencing the Culture Crawl with Joan and a vendor advisory meeting on Wednesday. It's a full schedule without including putting the studio back together. But these are all things I am really looking forward to.

The evening ended beautifully at Tropika... You have to try the pineapple rice.

Show Stopper

It's the last day of the show!!!I am looking forward to getting back into the studio to start all of this amazing custom work. Yes, I know what I said about doing custom work, but this is all things I loved making and just sold out of.

There was a lot of playful dress up in the booth. Sometimes you just have to try it all on.


And here's some late night studio work.


I guess it's time to throw myself in the shower. It will wake me. Then I can have my coffee, complete my resign application for next year and get myself to the show. There will be a lot of helpers today so I may even get a chance to shop from some other vendors.

Show me the Money

You go to shows to make money and pay the rent. It's intense and a bizarre way to earn a living. In production most of the year and then rolling the dice for the big payoff.

The show has been incredible this year and I can't deny it. But something bigger than having a good show has happened for me this year.

It makes sense. All of it. The hours, the stress, the late nights......are because I love this.

For every hat that is tried on, for every knitter that has the perfect project for my yarn, my heart grows just a little bit bigger. I have an incredible sense of pride in how much happiness my small items can bring to people and this year it all came together like a giant fuzzy hug.

So, I did not knit anything last night when I came home. I did not spin. We had a nice late dinner and talked about the show. I read some beautiful emails. Even went to bed early.

Sweet.

It's Show Time!

Exhausted, elated....I feel like I have been beaten with a bag of oranges. I can't even think today as I did not leave the booth once yesterday in 11 hours.

Not sure if the four hours sleep I got last night will do the trick. Here's hoping.

A Real Show Stopper

Molly's furniture has made me love designing the booth this year. The spinning has made me love filling in all those shelves.

And now a few peaks at what is on those shelves....

This shelving is so amazing, I feel like I may need to keep it....Here's hoping the show goes well enough to justify the expense...And the dresser, oh my the dresser..

What does one do after such a long day of merchandising? Behold banana fritters and coconut ice cream on Main Street's Chili Garden.....

Show starts tomorrow at 10:00am. Come visit me at my booth #140. It looks like a great show this year.

Hail Caesar!

The drinks are on me. The booth is set up. Not set up, but everything is there. Today will be a long day of merchandising. I will appreciate it as I haven't seen some of this inventory in months. I will tag it, price it, fondle it and remember where I was when I spun or knit it. What I was doing, and who I was with. Each piece has a sensory recollection for me.

The start of something good. No, the fuschia curtains do not stay in the booth....Just covers for overnight. I do remember once upon a time when the pink was my booth backdrop for a show.

What was I thinking? This is more like it. Vintage and antique furniture soon to be contrasted with modern design. The gridwall ( a necessary evil) is nicely tucked away behind the drape.

This is THE best part of any show. Putting it together and seeing all your work displayed in one place. Thank you, thank you to everyone who helped with the set up last night John, Kim, Mariegold and Mike. It definitely would not have come together without you.

No More Visitors!

You all know I love guests at the studio, but I am officially up to my arse in boxes packed for the show.

Last minute details are still ongoing, but now checked off the listed..

• wire mannequin painted
• tree branches glued
• pussy willow scarves done
• commissioned sheep (long story)

Not completed.

• new wireless
• finishing felts
• receipt books
• ball bands printed
• tomato yarn

On a separate note...must clean the house before it reaches toxic levels of blek.

Oh, and the dress up at the studio was fun. Lisa (already a convicted melonhead, now brings her sister into the group)


My apologies for the quality of the IPhone pics and my wobbly hand.