Well, Saturday morning I felt like shit. I woke up nauseous and with a sore throat. Those are the two things I usually equate with a night of partying. Nausea from the drinking and a sore throat from the smokes. Neither of those things happened Friday night. I drank iced tea and only smoked two or three cigarettes. I though gee, this is fucking great, I'm getting sick. My stomach calmed down about an hour later and thankfully so since The Cake Lady and I had to set up the canopy for our table and unload her van. It's amazing how much crap you have to take with you to be outside for a few days...
Setting up the canopy took us like thirty minutes and then it was all smooth sailing from there. There was a parade at around 11:30 (an hour and a half late due to the rain that had stopped at around 8am) and after that parade, omigosh, there were people everywhere.
I am no newbie to the craft show scene. My father is a silversmith. (You can click here to see some of his stuff...) My entire childhood was one gypsy run or craft show after another. He usually took Noah with him for these weekend runs, but I went a few times. He is a smooth guy, my dad, he could make conversation with anyone, he knew what prices to ask for what based on the person and he blended in well. He custom made jewelry for biker clubs and remembered people's names and more importantly what they had bought from him before. My mother always said he was a good bullshit artist and that is true. But being able to bullshit with other people is a handy tool and it is one I am glad I have inherited.
It's not hard to get into that groove of making chit chat with people. People who go to craft shows want to talk to you, they are social people. You stand up and start talking to them and they will tell you a story or talk about what they do. You make friends and you make a sale. That's how it goes. It's the same with my job, building a relationship. If I am nice and helpful and attentive when talking to a customer, then they will probably come in and possibly buy a car and then I make some cash.
Ok, some pics...
The Cake Lady makes these amazing candles and bath salts and a ton of other things that smell awesome and that you should buy by clicking on that link to the right that says Callaways Creations...
Here are a few shots of her things:
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