Yes, that title is pretty accurate. Two weekends ago, Kinsey and I did a local craft show in the area - Summerfair in Carlisle. We never did the show before and weren't sure how it would go. It was a little bit different than the shows we usually do, but the space was cheap and it was close.
The weather was the hottest day of the year...103 degrees! Luckily, we did have a little shade from our tent.
While we didn't sell out of our art/crafts, this was an excellent time to try out using a canopy tent. We never really needed one before, but knew we'd eventually need one as we were planning to do more and more shows. What I didn't realized was how expensive they are! After much research, I was able to find an amazing deal on Sears.com and purchased ours for under $50! ( And free store pick-up.) We wanted one that was quick to put up and didn't involve trying to fit together a million poles. This one is the Ez-Up brand and literally goes up in minute. So nice!
This also was the most space we've ever had at a craft show. We brought all the folding craft tables we could fit in our car (3!) and each had one and a half tables for our work. This was such a huge change! We're used to trying to squeeze all our stuff on one little 8 foot table! While I would have liked to bring more props for height, I think this was definitely our best looking set up to date.
I made map banners to hang around our tent and on some of the tables. Kinsey made some chalkboards for his display, which turned out really nice.
The sun is really glaring in this picture, but I really like how Kinsey attached some of his prints on the outer side of the cube shelf. This really caught attention from people.
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