tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post343628072828994220..comments2024-02-22T20:47:11.932+13:00Comments on Paper Moon: The Summer Christmas Company - and my first marketLeanne Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13727719061824152169noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-35597682272972949482013-12-15T10:00:04.379+13:002013-12-15T10:00:04.379+13:00haha having helped a friend with her markets recen...haha having helped a friend with her markets recently I can fully appreciate the stress!! and the excitement of it all - there is always someone out there who will like your stuff, and they look pretty darn lovely to me! Your friend's creations are awesome too :)Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450461868340669177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-69508065711398078462013-12-15T04:22:00.713+13:002013-12-15T04:22:00.713+13:00Don't get discouraged! You just need the righ...Don't get discouraged! You just need the right venue. I've been doing shows for the last 2 1/2 years and have had a show where my sales totaled $5 and another where they were over $1000. Good luck!!!Angela Bullardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255361387441358437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-9247794575252192222013-12-14T20:15:31.201+13:002013-12-14T20:15:31.201+13:00Don't get me started on markets... I've ha...Don't get me started on markets... I've had a few flops in my time so I know how that feels. It is a little addictive though. smiliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-52024502298474421512013-12-13T11:42:38.968+13:002013-12-13T11:42:38.968+13:00Your things look lovely Leanne, it is such as sham...Your things look lovely Leanne, it is such as shame that you didn't get some good sales. I think that people are all too happy to claim they could make it for less, but how many of them actually do it - very few I bet - and if they did they would realise that they couldn't make it for less, especially including the cost of their time. I think that this problem is pretty universal though, so don't take it to heart to much. They get used to cheap tat and don't realise that things like yours are good quality that will last far longer than the rubbish they buy. Sorry, cross on your behalf!! Hope that if you have another go it works well for you. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-2287231341930820022013-12-13T08:04:27.349+13:002013-12-13T08:04:27.349+13:00Oh god.... this: "Did that last bit make me s...Oh god.... this: "Did that last bit make me sound quite ignorant? I'm kidding, we all know the Russian children leave out their empty vodka bottles." just totally made me laugh. I live with a Russian (my sister's husband) and I SO want to read that to him and see how he reacts. (He's an alcoholic, a total vodka swilling stereotype, which makes me a bigger a-hole for wanting to do it: my sister might kill me though. Certainly I'd have to find somewhere else to live.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-16668270980165764872013-12-13T06:24:51.127+13:002013-12-13T06:24:51.127+13:00Your things are beautiful Leanne and you have grea...Your things are beautiful Leanne and you have great taste in fabric and design. I tried markets for several months and by the end of it I was disheartened by the whole experience. If you treat markets as a fun experience and enjoy making the things to sell I think they are a great way of socialising with other creative people, but I decided that in terms of them being a money making venture it wasn't going to work for me. Much more satisfying to make whatever I wanted for my family and friends than be up until midnight feeling stressed and making stuff for markets that I wasn't necessarily going to sell much at. But I know that you know all that stuff yourself and if you want to go into markets for the fun of it - go for it!SaraJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137296931269478373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998893288978773699.post-75703261082580836192013-12-12T23:31:01.012+13:002013-12-12T23:31:01.012+13:00Oh markets. I tried them. Once. Got the same feeli...Oh markets. I tried them. Once. Got the same feeling- people want rock bottom prices unfortunately.<br /><br />I think your makes are just lovely and I hope that your next markets (because your stuff is too awesome not to make an encore appearance) are waaayyy more successful! I did notice that people liked to buy smaller things (or you entice the kids in to plead with the parents to buy the awesome teeny pouch or Christmas tree ornament ;) ). Kristy @ Quiet Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676231528874212575noreply@blogger.com