The Board Chronicles is an ongoing series of articles about the adventures of Mrs M’s Handmade as a vendor at community festivals & craft fairs. Mrs M’s subsidiary, Mr M’s Woodshop, has been approved to create this chronicle for the good of vendorkind.
New Ideas
- In the “we’re still crazy” department, we are doing this event on a Sunday in December. It’s a 3 hour event … so I’ll spend as much time setting up and taking down as I will, uh, eventing.
- The cost for the event is a voluntary contribution. Happy to tithe from our sales, as is suggested.
- Given the forecast and the short window for the event, we downsized to a 10 x 10.
Observations
- After last week’s Best. Event. Ever., this week promised to be a comedown. Zero expectations for this event, actually. It will be what it will be.
- Rain was forecast throughout the event. It never rains in Southern California, but girl, let me warn you….
- Last year’s event was a success, I was told. But this year’s forecast….
- It started misting at 4:30, and it rained more every hour. There was no saving this event. No one’s fault … but it was raining. No shoppers.
Worst. Event. Ever.
- No one’s fault, really. But, it was raining. We were done before we started. Setting up was a mistake, in the end.
- Broke down in record time with Velda’s help, and then we came home with wet containers, a wet shade structure, and wet table cloths. We don’t think that any product was damaged, but it may have been. Only time will tell.
The Food
Sunday Dinner: A ham & cheese from The Grilled Cheese Truck. And tater tots. Mmmmm.
The Facts
- Total miles driven: 16
- Booth cost: $1
- # of people we met during the event from the producer: 1
- Total sales: $11
- # containers of product taken: 15
- # boards available: too many
- Sunday alarm: No problem. Load in was at 3:30p
- # transactions: 2
- # soap & lotion vendors: just us
- # woodworking vendors: just me
- Edge grain vs. end grain: 0
Boards sold: 0
