Comments on: all the fun of the fair

By: modflowers

modflowers — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:53:09 +0000

In reply to LINDA D PATTERSON. That’s a shame. I’ve found over the time that I have been doing fairs that only some events have “my people” present. I’m a bit like Marmite: some love what I do, but a lot of people don’t. The tricky part is working out which events are likely to attract the fans, preferably those with some money to spend!

By: modflowers

modflowers — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:50:08 +0000

In reply to katechiconi. Thank you! I usually find that the trials of the event itself are as nothing compared to my dread of disaster in the days and weeks leading up to it. But knowing this does nothing to alleviate those fears. All I can do is to continue to make as much as I can, tick off the things on my To Do list and try to hope for the best!

By: katechiconi

katechiconi — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:45:41 +0000

If I wasn’t 18,000km away, I’d be there… I’ve done regular Saturday morning market stalls, and even those need a quite astonishing amount of work. It’s not just all the setting up, but keeping the thing stocked until it’s time to take it all down again. It’s remembering what people wandering past say, both good and bad, and applying it to next time. It’s buying the mug of hot chocolate, getting a customer, and then another and discovering the hot chocolate is now icy because it’s a chilly winter morning. All that fun stuff. Good luck, I wish you appreciative customers, a steady stream of sales, a fully functional EFTPOS machine and enough bags!

By: LINDA D PATTERSON

LINDA D PATTERSON — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:53:59 +0000

I cannot do local fairs, as my city is fairly small (70,000) and people here don’t appreciate the hours of work that go into even the smallest doll. Anything over $30 doesn’t move. Discouraging to see them all smile and walk on by, to stop at the table next to me and buy a tea towel. So much work for so little!