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was wondering what ya'll's experience has been at fairs where no admission was charged versus a fee to get in.....in my experience you get more serious shoppers when a fee is charged, however those tend to be more expensive booth fees and even though i make more in sales, i spend more for the...

i got an order on etsy saturday nite for 6 bars of soap. one was a mix and match sale for 3 bars, they were supposed to tell me in notes to seller which bars they wanted. no instructions were left. then they ordered 3 bars separately. they have not paid for the order. it's monday morning. late...

i went to what i thought was going to be my last craft show of the season, as i'd gotten a late start enrolling in area shows. i did not have high hopes for this show, as it was a rural elementary school. not only did i quadruple the booth cost, but i got invited to participate as a vendor in 2...

i was asked by two nonprofits to donate product for their fall fundraisers which i was happy to do as i strongly believe in their 'cause' (end to animal cruelty/promotion of vegan lifestyle etc). i gave very generous shipments of my product and wished them well on their fundraisers. i am...

i had my car all loaded up for a craft show tomorrow at a local church. i happened to check the church web site, for no reason in particular....to find that there was an extensive fire in the church earlier in the week and it was closed until further notice! :shock: i know someone who is a...

since end of october ...nadda. how about you?

i like how the photo of these soaps came out. used natural lighting. they are made with soy milk which i make at home for extra creaminess. i soaked the lavender buds in boiling water and let seep, then drained and dried to see if i could prevent them from going dark on me. they didn't stay...

well here's my report on my 1st craft show....i didn't quite double my booth fee.....booth fee was $165 and i took in $420 (less $50.00 i paid my daughter to come w/ me and stay at the booth w/ me for all three days, basically bathroom breaks, helping load and unload etc) the first two days i...

fri sat & sun. so much to do so nervous!

i got a write up in examiner.com dallas. the writer has been a repeat customer of mine.... http://www.examiner.com/x-18166-Arlingt ... n-products

anyone ever used brambleberry's ginger orange fo? does it fade? smells great but i'd hae to have it go south on me....

i used usps click and print for the first time. i was trying to print postage/label for a medium size box i was sending out got through all the pages....charged my credit card....and then clicked print. well the label wasn't printing. it asked me if the label printed and i said no.....and then...

i got a knuckle buster (credit card imprinter) for my craft show next weekend. i tested it today and the customer copy prints nicely, but merchant copy doesnn't make a very dark imprint no matter what i do and it doesn't line up very well, part of the top of the numbers gets cut off.....so i end...

i had applied for quickbooks credit card processing, before i realized how much more expensive it was than propay. i signed up for propay and figured when qb told me my processing was approved, i;d cancel it. well, i never saw the email (if they ever sent one) saying i was approved. i just got...

i'm trying to use the small flat rate boxes you can get at the post office. they say the cost to mail in them is 4.95. i am trying to mail something that weighs 1 lb 3 oz. and fits inside the flat rate box. when i try to print out a label/postage through paypal click and ship label...

this soap is colored w/ pureed carrots, pumpkin, has pumpkin pie fo and about a 1/2 tsp of both ground nutmeg and ginger. also has some homemade soy milk for extra creaminess. it smells good! it's fresh off the mold, has a bit of ash, i'll wait till it firms up and get out my pantyhose to give...

finally tore myself away from brambleberry, but not until significant damage was done......getting ready for the holiday's, right? :oops:

Frankincense and Myrrh EO and soy milk, lye, coconut oil, palm oil, castor oil, shea butter, poppy seeds on top thanks for looking!

leaving early tomorrow to see my mom....nervous and excited....she hasn't been well these last few weeks. can't imagine how i'm going to get through NOT soaping!. i'm bringing her 8 of my best bars......i'll try to check in once in a while....but it will be HARD......

about the unloading part....can anyone give me tips about loading and unloading? it will be me and my daughter (who doesn't drive). we have a sedan where the back seat will drop down, it's sort of like a hatch back but not exactly. should we have some kind of cart? if so .....what i have no idea...