This next week the Allied Arts Holiday Festival begins and I’m scrambling to be ready. Since this is the first craft fair I’ve entered, everything has to happen from the ground up. I traded a polka dot rug for 6 bifold doors for the walls of my booth, Dick has figured out how to make the walls stay standing. I’m working on a sign and figuring out how to include a table in the display so I can hide my extra merchandise until it is needed (I hope it will be needed!)

I’m feeling like I’m about one month behind schedule. Wednesday, I’m going to spend the day packaging rugs, table mats, and coasters, sticking price tags on them and filling out inventory sheets. I could do these steps earlier but the shrink tube and business cards I ordered don’t show up until Tuesday. Also, I ordered a nifty canvas display rack but I don’t even know if it’s been shipped yet.

Tomorrow, I’m going to put the first coat of sealer on 5 table mats and 10 sets of coasters. 20 rugs are ready to go. I have a pretty good stack of little drawings matted and in plastic sleeves. The show lasts for 5 weeks, though, so I have to keep busy making things so I don’t run out before Christmas Eve.

This process has resulted in much of the house being turned into a studio. The dining room table is covered with paper and colored pencils, the guest room is filled with painting supplies and my drying rack, the garage is the primer application spot and the laundry room is set up for quick paint drying.

Next week I move into my real studio, though! More on that later.

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