Lens Day Challenge: Movement November 15, 2008

 

  

This was a series of shots I took on a recent outing. They aren’t anything spectacular, but they illustrate movement. So here is to moving forward in life. Treat your life like a passenger train, cruising through the scenic parts of life, enjoying the journey. When we let our lives start to be a freight train, we add on more and more cars, pretty soon we have so many things piled on us, its hard for us to slow down enough to switch tracks, we are stuck on one path, being pushed forward by our momentum with no choice of where we go. Keep yourself light, let old thoughts and beliefs off at the station, and pick up fresh ones along the way.

Holiday Season Initiation November 15, 2008

Well I did it, I made it through the first show. It has made me nervous for this holiday season though. People weren’t buying nearly as much as last year. I really hope Pacific Arts does better for us. This was a good show to get back into the swing of craft shows.

Last holiday season was our first selling the photos seriously. We got a lot of kinks worked out of our display. My dad was kind enough to help me build a display and print racks to make our booth look professional. I am really pleased with our set up now, and I think it helps a lot.

Now I need to get my act together and revamp some of the framed prints. We need some fresh material in there to get people buying. I have just under two weeks to get our stock built up. Pacific arts is an expensive one to participate in, but they do a good job with advertising, so it draws a pretty good crowd. I have faith that we will sell lots this year.

My needle felted acorns did pretty well. They weren’t flying out the door, but I sold a good handful of them. So that was fun for me. I love having a new project that people actually like. The acorns are just too cute. At these shows its always the items under $5 or $10 that sell the best, so the more little pieces you have the better. Greeting cards are always our top seller.