Hello! Yesterday, we attended the fair at Hawaii Kai Retirement Center. It was a pretty short fair, only about 4 hours but the time did crawl at some points! It was kind of a different fair for me and a different crowd. Less crafty people for customers, I think. I'm so used to speaking with people who like to make cards and stamp, and I think I kind of missed that yesterday. But all in all, a good experience.
But someone did ask me how I have the time to make so many crafts. And then she asked if I work. I still have to get used to answering questions like that. Do you work? Do you have a job? What do you do? I'm so used to saying no, I don't work. But really I think I have a 24 hour job. I don't have a regular 9-5 job. I work all the time even in my sleep! As a parent, do you sleep so soundly that you don't wake up when you hear a noise? Ever since having children, I haven't slept well. I'm less sleep deprived now that my children are older but I wake up pretty immediately when one of my kids walks into our room for some reason or another. I can't nap during the day because I think I'm gonna oversleep and forget to pick up one my kids. Plus there is so much to do during the day between drop offs, pick ups, volunteering, running errands, doing household chores & prepping 3 meals a day everyday for five of us. Who really has time for a nap???
Now that I've added my Etsy shop and doing some craft fairs, I have more things to do & not enough time. I just wondered too at that person who asked me that question, What does she think I'm doing at this craft fair? Hello, I'm spending my Sunday at a craft fair selling my crafts. Does that not look like work? Does selling crafts not count as a job? It might seem like a fun job and in a way it is but I do differentiate between crafting for fun and crafting for work. It is different. So I have to practice answering that question, I work and I have many different jobs! On a side note, I have my kids practice answering that question too. They are instructed to say, My mom has an online store, please shop there!
I'm not sure if I shared some of these cards. They'll be added into my Etsy store within the next couple days. I worked as a photographer today and took a million photos and edited them too so I could list them in the store. All stamps by Sister Stamps.
I also added some of these pretty butterfly sequins. These are a bit thinner than the other sequins like the snowflakes.
Pink ones
White ones
Green clovers. These are thicker sliced, more like traditional sequins. I've had all of these for a little while and only got motivated to list because of a customer's interest. So I'm grateful for that little push to get these into the store.
And as always, I am thankful for your comments and support!
But someone did ask me how I have the time to make so many crafts. And then she asked if I work. I still have to get used to answering questions like that. Do you work? Do you have a job? What do you do? I'm so used to saying no, I don't work. But really I think I have a 24 hour job. I don't have a regular 9-5 job. I work all the time even in my sleep! As a parent, do you sleep so soundly that you don't wake up when you hear a noise? Ever since having children, I haven't slept well. I'm less sleep deprived now that my children are older but I wake up pretty immediately when one of my kids walks into our room for some reason or another. I can't nap during the day because I think I'm gonna oversleep and forget to pick up one my kids. Plus there is so much to do during the day between drop offs, pick ups, volunteering, running errands, doing household chores & prepping 3 meals a day everyday for five of us. Who really has time for a nap???
Now that I've added my Etsy shop and doing some craft fairs, I have more things to do & not enough time. I just wondered too at that person who asked me that question, What does she think I'm doing at this craft fair? Hello, I'm spending my Sunday at a craft fair selling my crafts. Does that not look like work? Does selling crafts not count as a job? It might seem like a fun job and in a way it is but I do differentiate between crafting for fun and crafting for work. It is different. So I have to practice answering that question, I work and I have many different jobs! On a side note, I have my kids practice answering that question too. They are instructed to say, My mom has an online store, please shop there!
And as always, I am thankful for your comments and support!
Comments
Love the SS cards, your designs are always beautiful and those sequins are so pretty and sparkly.
Have a great day!
Thanks for sharing your craft fair experiences. Your reviews are very helpful because one day I would like to jump in and do one...but that takes a tremendous amount of preparation and WORK!
Enjoy your time with your kiddos....they'll appreciate it through the years and so will you!