Kerry is at a new school this year and her school arranges a craft fair each year. The organizers had expressed the need for some wooden crafts so I volunteered to help out. I had low expectations when I discovered that the approach was that each table paid a $20 entry fee which was how the PAC made their money. An okay deal for the sellers but it did mean there wasn't much incentive for the PAC to encourage people to attend. They had their money already and their other income was from selling pop and chips at the door which they could always just sell later if no one shows up.
I felt this would be a good family event so Callie made toques and Christmas ornaments, Carter made Christmas ornaments and I made wood crafts. Attendance was what I expected and most of the attendees appeared to be other vendors or family members. I had made sure we all made things we could use or gift to others after the event which worked out well because we had very few people attend our booth. Those that did though were quite interested. Callie managed to sell two of her Jughead toques and Carter did okay with ornaments. I had zero sales for the first half but managed to see a few items. I was also lucky our friend Brenda came and bought a few things. We did better than most vendors though. Some of the people near us didn't sell anything. I don't think we'll be doing this craft fair again next year.
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