I organized a craft fair in aid of my church yesterday. It was our first. We have only a small hall and could fit in 27 vendors each with a 8 foot table. It was highly promoted through posters in the malls and anywhere else that allowed me to pin a poster. It was advertised through free PSA's on local radio and TV stations. I started all this about 6 weeks ago. We had signs through our town and neighboring towns and on the by-pass roads. It was our first craft fair, the tables went quickly and we had a wide assortment of crafts. I advertised for crafts only, no flea market or re-sale items. I thought after that this may be a mistake but in the end it was a good decision. Our ACW ladies sold soup, sandwiches tea and coffee. It was a big undertaking for us. At the end of the day we sold all 27 tables, we had 115 people come through our doors at $1.00 each. I would have really wanted to see many more customers but it was a good start. I spoke to the vendors later in the day and each one said they enjoyed their day and wanted to book tables for next year. This tells me a lot about the crafters. Sometimes it is not about the money. To look at the people there yesterday and see the vendors interacting with each other and customers, and dispite not selling a lot, some didn't cover their table ($10.00) and tells me "I hope you do it again next year, I want to book my table now." I am thinking did the ACW put something in the soup or are these people crazy? I made $80.00 but spent $60.00 and I am happy with the day.
