it was... good.

Wow.  The day.

What began so early this morning is now winding down.  I am so pleased with the new things that transpired today.  OK, so we didn't make much money.  We barely broke even... and we accidentally gave away a onesie by forgetting to charge... and there were lots of crafty crafts and poofy Christmas ornaments... and tank tops for women made out of.... hanes...for men.  There were people with REALLY bad taste.... but those are almost ALL of the bads.  Now.  NOW.  Let me list the goods.

1.  Grandma Bonnie.  Grandma Bonnie, aka Grandma, was in the booth behind us.  Never mind what she was selling (ehem...hanes!).  Right when we got there she showed us the ropes.  Introduced us around.  Gave us her dolly to bring in our stuff.  Later, she gave us the low down on all of the craft fairs and gave us her number to keep in touch.  You go, Grandma Bonnie.

2. Our display.  Looked BEAUTIFUL.  Props to Erik for building one of the most amazing displays in the entire boutique. We got SO many compliments from those putting on the show as well as other crafters.

3.  Teens in touch.  The lady across the aisle was so inspiring.  She runs an outreach to troubled teens where they get together and make bottlecap jewelry, bracelets and other fun little things.  Then, they sell them at local places and the teens take home the cash.  Isn't that cool?  I thought so.  What a great idea.

4.  Rachel.  Eva and I decided that Rachel is a kindred Spirit.  She makes really REALLY cute necklaces.  You can buy them HERE!  She has 2 little girls who *loved* our ribbon swirls.  I am excited to get to know her better.

5.  Cute old lady #2.  OK.  So, this one was a little scary.  But this lady was SO cute that I just HAD to tell her.  "You are so cute!"  I said... before I knew it I blurted it out.  But she was!  And so sweet too.  Even though it caught her off guard, she may have appreciated it.  Who knows.

6.  Personalizing a bib for a BRAND NEW BABY.  She was born at 1:43.  Lilly Ann.  And she is A for adorable.

7.  There was a man across the aisle who made the MOST beautiful wooden toys.  So intricate and detailed.  He had a Circus Train that looked like something out of an old children's book.  Gorgeous.  And as it turned out, the man was from Alaska.  And he loved Gov. Palin.  Loved her because she was the babysitter and friend of his daughters!  And apparently he watched her hunt with her dad when she was 6 years old.  Pretty sweet that old man was.  Eva got to talk with him more than I did, but it was so exciting to meet all of these different people with all of their many different talents.

8.  As I was sitting in our booth, a lady came around with some fliers for other craft fairs.  This one is tomorrow, she said.  You may as well come, you've got all your stuff together already! she said.  I was not completely sold.  As she looked around our booth, she began to get excited.  So, she said- OK.  I have to give you this too.  What?  An invite to participate in ANOTHER fair.  But this one is a bit less crafty she says.  She names people.  I don't know them.  It is really an honor for me to ask you, she says.  OK, I nod.  Your stuff is really great, she says.  So, we will see.  We may be entering another craft fair NEXT weekend.  

9. Hanging out with EVA.  And making fun (in the nicest possible sense of the words) of the ridiculous things people think are cute.  Example?  Picture a onesie with an picture of an ipod.  Only it says "iPood".  *SO cute.  Maybe they should just make a onesie with an actual picture of some poop.  That would be SO cute.  The only thing that would make it better would be if it could be scratch and sniff.  That would TOTALLY sell.*       *excerpt from actual conversation.

10.  Now we feel like we are totally and completely qualified, if not more, to be a part of craft fairs.  In fact, because we had a great time, we ARE going to do the one tomorrow.  So if you are anywhere near Templeton, CA tomorrow, come on down to downtown for some Founder's Day fun.  They have a really cute old feed building, some tractors and free pie.  How can you resist?

11.  At the end of the day, Grandma Bonnie forgot her stool.  So I called her house.  I guess it was Grandpa who must've answered.  Later when she called back, I said.  Bonnie, you left your chair!  But do you know Sally?  She has it.  She'll bring it tomorrow.  See you there!  mmm. hmm.  Grandma Bonnie.