Popular Post Iguanadon Posted March 7, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Quick story... My wife and I heard about and attended a local arts and crafts event back in October here in our town. 40-50 vendors in a large open indoor area. Nothing fancy, but very well setup and very crowded. I got there and said "Holy cow, how did I not know about this and sign up for it as a vendor?!?!?!" They do it twice a year I found out. Well, fast forward to yesterday and my wife tells me that she saw that the event is coming up again this Saturday. DANGIT! I missed it again, it's already full! Well, I figure what the heck and I send a message thru Facebook to the organizer and tell them that if they have any last minute cancellations I live just down the street and could fill in. Well, my phone rang a half hour ago and it was them letting me know they had a cancellation. Then she whispers to me "We have a waiting list, but we didn't want any more jewelry vendors and your stuff is so unique and interesting, we're skipping over everyone else to invite you." Quite flattering and always nice to hear. So, my season is starting earlier than expected, which is great and I'm excited to get things rolling again in a few days. Lesson of the day... just because an event is full doesn't mean you shouldn't reach out anyway. Ya just never know... I'll report back after the event to let everyone know how it went. Edited March 7, 2017 by Iguanadon 125 CSL, Scrappile, tomsteve and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Hi Scott: Sneaky but clever... Good luck, we'll wait for the outcome Fab4 Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Congratulations. Sounds like a great thing for you to attend. Clearly they have seen your work and are impressed. This should get you on their key vendor list. hope it goes well for you. Can't beat just down the road. Hope you already had your stock built up! Look forward to hearing how it goes for you. Iguanadon and tuner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Congratulations. Sounds like a great thing for you to attend. Clearly they have seen your work and are impressed. This should get you on their key vendor list. hope it goes well for you. Can't beat just down the road. Hope you already had your stock built up! Look forward to hearing how it goes for you. I've been a busy beaver cutting 5 a day every day for the past 3 weeks in anticipation of what I thought was going to be my first event on April 29. And coincidentally enough, I built a new display stand this morning. Perfect timing. Oh, and a new banner I ordered from Vistaprint will be here Thursday. All the puzzle pieces are falling into place. ;-) jbrowning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Excellent, love it when the pieces of the puzzle fit so neatly into place! Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 That's what I call taking care of business , good luck Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Congrats and hope people there like you work as much as organizers stu Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Congrats on getting in. Keep us posted on the results please. Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Good luck Scott ! Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Quick story... My wife and I heard about and attended a local arts and crafts event back in October here in our town. 40-50 vendors in a large open indoor area. Nothing fancy, but very well setup and very crowded. I got there and said "Holy cow, how did I not know about this and sign up for it as a vendor?!?!?!" They do it twice a year I found out. Well, fast forward to yesterday and my wife tells me that she saw that the event is coming up again this Saturday. DANGIT! I missed it again, it's already full! Well, I figure what the heck and I send a message thru Facebook to the organizer and tell them that if they have any last minute cancellations I live just down the street and could fill in. Well, my phone rang a half hour ago and it was them letting me know they had a cancellation. Then she whispers to me "We have a waiting list, but we didn't want any more jewelry vendors and your stuff is so unique and interesting, we're skipping over everyone else to invite you." Quite flattering and always nice to hear. So, my season is starting earlier than expected, which is great and I'm excited to get things rolling again in a few days. Lesson of the day... just because an event is full doesn't mean you shouldn't reach out anyway. Ya just never know... I'll report back after the event to let everyone know how it went. Bring your camera ,We love pictures! 125 CSL and Iguanadon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Congrat's Scott, hope it's a great one for you. Different win over same old every day. Marg Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 A Great Big Congrats. I have had that happen to me,only once, Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Scott that vacation you took earlier this year may come to bite you in the you know where. I know you step up and over come the shortage of puzzles. When you see all the $$$ signs it will make it easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Scott that vacation you took earlier this year may come to bite you in the you know where. I know you step up and over come the shortage of puzzles. When you see all the $$$ signs it will make it easier. Ha! Don't I know it, no rest for the weary... Yesterday I took an inventory and I have 106 unique animal puzzles for display (and sale) and I have 95 duplicates wrapped and ready. I'm OK for this event, but I need to have a LOT more on hand for 3 big events coming up on April 1 & 2 (assuming I get accepted), April 29 and May 20. I average selling 26 pieces at the Farmers Market each week during the summer which is only 5 hours long and my best event was 45. Now it's just a matter of seeing what's in store for me Saturday which is 8 hours long and how many I'll have to re-make/re-stock. Hoping for a solid day. I get to set up my space on Friday so I'll share pictures later in the day. Edited March 8, 2017 by Iguanadon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Good luck with this new event, Are puzzles the only thing you make for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Good luck with this new event, Are puzzles the only thing you make for sale? Hi Rolf, Yes, I only do animal puzzles. I just started cutting them last June and fell in love with them. I found my niche and my passion. Until I get bored with them I guess. ;-) But, as long as they sell, I'll keep making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Ha! Don't I know it, no rest for the weary... Yesterday I took an inventory and I have 106 unique animal puzzles for display (and sale) and I have 95 duplicates wrapped and ready. I'm OK for this event, but I need to have a LOT more on hand for 3 big events coming up on April 1 & 2 (assuming I get accepted), April 29 and May 20. I average selling 26 pieces at the Farmers Market each week during the summer which is only 5 hours long and my best event was 45. Now it's just a matter of seeing what's in store for me Saturday which is 8 hours long and how many I'll have to re-make/re-stock. Hoping for a solid day. I get to set up my space on Friday so I'll share pictures later in the day. I am looking forward to those pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkey Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sounds good Scott. I hope you do good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Johnson Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Good luck with the show Scott! Hope there is a big turn out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Way to go, Scott. The best to you on the new show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) Setup for tomorrow is complete. Only a dozen or so vendors are there setting up so far, a total of 51 vendors will be in attendance. Booth space is only 8ft wide and kind of screwed up my planned table layout so I'm not thrilled with it, but it'll do. I have 106 unique puzzles on display, not including the colored kids dinosaurs. When I first saw my space I didn't think I'd be able to hang my new banner that arrived yesterday since I wasn't along a perimter wall, but then I noticed the post in one corner and I went home and grabbed my ladder and made-do with my rigged banner hanging system. Now we'll wait and see how sales go tomorrow. Edited March 10, 2017 by Iguanadon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrowning Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice set up Iggy, I really like the use of the ladder. Jim Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice set up Iggy, I really like the use of the ladder. Jim LOL, I looked around my house and garage to see if I could come up with anything else to use, but no luck. jbrowning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 10, 2017 Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 Looks like a "go". A lot there, but all is visible so there should be no problem with that. Good luck. You should be a busy boy this weekend.. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 looks like a great set up, makes you want to buy, very impressive, good luck, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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