17 posts tagged “craft2.0”
today was a bit of a mission at the mac
first i sorted the poster for our march version of Craft2.0, it's no easy task and i believe so far I've spent 6-8 hours on over the last few days. And that's working with some pre-supplied images I've brought over the internet.
Then came sorting out and updating the Craft2.0 website. now as i am on no level whatsoever any kind of code girl, this takes me an age and includes many many mistakes, some very simple changes took me about 2 hours.
then i ran my budget and worked out what sponsorship i need for the fair so i don't loose money - oh scary. Add another 2 hours
So while the poster looks shiny, the website looks super shiny, I'm an itty bitty bit tired. but oh wow is it worth it. well i think it is, the jury is currently out on that one.
For personal reasons i love it, love it all.
but
For financial reasons, how much longer i keep going is another thing entirely, as keeping track of my time on this part of the fair alone makes me realise how much i put in. And honestly, if i worked longer hours at my job instead of making a Craft2.0, financially i would be a pile more independent.
of course, would i feel so fulfilled with my life?
How do people do it
I'm processing all the applications for craft2.0, recoding them
and all the work, and every fair it gets more and it gets harder
for the admin side of it alone sometimes like right now i feel like giving up
giving myself a free table, i'm just not sure if it's worth it
and yes there are some offers of help, and those precious few people i ADORE
but this part, the admin stuff, well icky and not easily shared
it's a little over 2 months till the next craft2.0
have i done anything to prepare???
no!!!!
eeeeek!!!!!
i was up at sparrows getting myself ready for the day ahead
i can tell you i was as nervous as anything
but thanks to a Sarah i kept my cool and focused on important things, like looking pretty.
It must have paid off becuase i sold more than i ever have at any other fair./ I had a pile of fun, and the numbers of people through the door, waay exceeded anyone's expectations. We didn't run a count but it felt like about 2-3 thousand people came through between 10am (an hour before official start) and 3pm. In fact people were still buying and selling at 3pm which is usually a good mark of success.
another mark for me is a treating myself. i never used to do this at fairs, but since the last Craft2.0 if i have a good fair i put a little of my profit into treating myself. this time i went for double treats because i could.
So to match my Nikki B button ring from the first Craft2.0 i sorted my self out with a girl guide ring and a soaring swallow.
Now i am tired but very happy.Only complaint heard throughout the day, was that the gift bags were crap. To which i say fuck you they were free- awesom e piles of free stuff. since when did 2 magazines, a chocolate fish, licorice all sorts, a zine and 4 badges for nothing be a bad thing.
yes i'm nervous about Craft2.0 , how can i not be it's one thing to dream up an event like this.
it's another to put hours upon hours of work into and event
but now it's all about sitting back and hoping people turn up and they spend money.
Craft2.0 is a total labour of love for me.
So it's important to me that
- people turn up
- people who turn up enjoy themselves
- My crafty vendors have fun
- My craft vendors make some money
and i make some money, on thing about labours of love, they don't pay well.
Thankfully they cover your costs but not your time, so i need my little stall to do well
and once this is all over, I'm going to build me a shop thanks to some lovely lovely people at work who are going to spend some time doing some building for me
YAY
Well I've been kind of silent here, well a bit louder if you are friends or family.
but i have been chugging away somewhere else over at my world of Craft2.0 I'm now writing a blog, which i am attempting to update every second day and ideally every day. But I've yet to reach this place called the ideal world however i hear unicorns, diamond fanged bunnies and people call Larry hang out there every day.
and why am i there every day?
well maybe becuase all those crafty people just inspire me to write, and write and write.
something i'm rather fond of doing but never seem to find enough time to do
and with the lovely Martha making another Craft2.0
We are Hanging out at TheNewDowse on Saturday August 18th. In addition to all the help and support we get from TheNewDowse this time the lovely folks at Hutt Valley Community Arts, and The Creative Communities New Zealand Scheme helped make it all happen.
and check it out people, due to my genius html skills i present to you -
a cutie tiny image, small enough to fit on your sidebar, but because VOX BLOWS here's a linky to the Craft2.0 blog and the code
do i tidy up my craft crates
- this would be a good thing, becuase i have bits and bobs all over the place, I craft in my lounge so everything i make and all my supplies live in various crates scattered around the house.
- the messy creepy from homeless items is beginning to dominate more than my alloted corner of the lounge, and despite mostly being ok with clutter, even this is getting beyond my tolerance levels
or do i get creative an make stuff
- making stuff makes me smile
- and while I've been creating on my imac doing things for Ponoko it's not the same as getting crafty with my hands
- Craft2.0 is less than a month away and it might be good to have stuff to sell at it
speaking of Craft2.0 we are finalising those last few spots, so maybe i better head over there and start announcing who's in.
no matter when
but if i plan to take a break i suddenly have a billion zillion things crop up.
at
the
last
minute
I delayed my holiday start from Saturday to Monday to make room for much frivolity with my new blog posse and a a special invited guest
then i shifted departure from Monday to Tuesday to head out to TheNewDowse to fix their badge machine. After which the real reason for my northward travel is to do official review type things of Craft2.0 with Martha and plan our next move. Obviously Craft2.0 returns to TheNewDowse, but in what form? and when? Also the lovely Megan is going to join our Craft2.0 brains trust, because we love her, she's rather good at things Martha and i are not so good at and i can't devote half my life to Craft2.0 anymore because my heart is elsewhere.
