Vacations To Cabo San Lucas

After going through so many craft shows during 2008, I thought it would be good to write about the events of the year. How was it for the craftspeople? And what areas needed improvement? What steps could we take?

Here’s a short history lesson, first: This is our thirteenth year of selling stuff at local craft shows; time passes by in a blur! In 2008, we were able to sell items at five different craft fairs: A church organized one of them, the local schools handled two, and the other two were the ideas of charitable institutions. The last one was held during December last year, and four were held in November. We were thinking about running another show also in December, but decided against it, in the end.

The fair that was held at the church was very slow. Perhaps it was because we’ve never set up a booth at this location before. We’ve been to the previous fairs as shoppers in years past, though. So it could probably also be bad timing on our part. Attendance has dramatically decreased from the years that we’ve been attending.

As it happens, it wasn’t just me; fellow craftspeople have been going to the show for some years were saying this as well. Most of the purchasers were people who were from the congregation, and there’s a theory that the show was held a bit too early in November 1. People may also have been saving up, as this is the time when the recession had started to become quite apparent.

All in all, I think these two, combined, made the craft show less appealing to potential buyers. People were just not yet in the mood to buy crafts for the holidays, and those that were thinking ahead were being careful not to spend too much. So profits were low; but that’s just how things are in a business. Unless the economy gets dramatically better, we will avoid this show next year around.

Imagine that. I’ve written so much. You must excuse me for being so chatty; I’ll try to limit my writings to shorter summaries next time. Until I blog about the other four fairs, I’ll see you around!