Arte en el Parque
I just realized I haven't posted anything in about 10 days.. and that's a lot! I hope you haven't forgotten about me. I have a good excuse for being absent: I was preparing for my first selling booth at a local event called Art in the Park. It is hosted the last Saturday of each month from April to September in a park and there a lot of events for people of all ages. There are crafty things to do for kids, lots of yummy food, music and an array of different vendors. I've been a visitor to those events for many years and this one I finally decided to be part of it and invited my cousin who make the bags to come with me. We didn't know how much work it is!
There were lots of difficulties and we weren't prepared for everything but it was a great experience to be our first. The main problem was that we were told we were going to get a 10x10 feet space and we got a 7x5... the canopy didn't fit. Do you see the tree? Well, from there to the bush to the right was all the space we had.
We had to move everything to the side because other person was going to use the space next to us and we used the tree to display most of the bags and the person next to us was very rude :(
But luckily everything fit in that small space!
We're going to ask for the promised 10x10 ft space for next month and we are already planning how to decorate better and add a banner (which we couldn't use because of the space). There were lots of things we didn't consider even though we planned it very well and we're going to be prepared for next time. Things you only get with the experience.
I was a little nervous because nobody knows me here and it was so nice to hear the feedback from the people and the nice comments. Everybody had a great time and I was dog tired by the end of the dead but very happy!
Now I'm going to resume my normal activities and I'll be back next month. If you have suggestions or ideas please share!
Have a great week!
There were lots of difficulties and we weren't prepared for everything but it was a great experience to be our first. The main problem was that we were told we were going to get a 10x10 feet space and we got a 7x5... the canopy didn't fit. Do you see the tree? Well, from there to the bush to the right was all the space we had.
We had to move everything to the side because other person was going to use the space next to us and we used the tree to display most of the bags and the person next to us was very rude :(
But luckily everything fit in that small space!
We're going to ask for the promised 10x10 ft space for next month and we are already planning how to decorate better and add a banner (which we couldn't use because of the space). There were lots of things we didn't consider even though we planned it very well and we're going to be prepared for next time. Things you only get with the experience.
I was a little nervous because nobody knows me here and it was so nice to hear the feedback from the people and the nice comments. Everybody had a great time and I was dog tired by the end of the dead but very happy!
Now I'm going to resume my normal activities and I'll be back next month. If you have suggestions or ideas please share!
Have a great week!
Comments
seems like there's always some glitch to deal with when i do one ;)
your space looks good anyway!
I used to do that show many years ago when it was a twice/year event and always had a great time, but the directorship changed as did the quality of artists, as my daughter said, tables full of sand monsters and pine cone goonies!! LOL It sounds as if it's returning to it's old glory!
Love,
Helena
Your space at the park was very small, but it's better that way I think, it looks more intimate, full of colors, I visualize it at night with garland of lights and soft music hehe
Congratulations again!
Georgina, I used to go because of the food vendors hahaha...just kidding...