It's the Little Things (aka Melissa and Monica) made its' debut at the Erie Town Fair on Saturday! I took Friday off from work so I would have the whole day to run last minute errands, pack up the car and check over my list a million times.
I woke up Saturday at 6 AM and snuck out of the house while my boys were still sleeping. I had been nervous for several days about the weather. We don't have a lot of cloudy, rainy days in Colorado but last week was intense. I don't think we have had that much rain since we moved here. I just wanted it to be sunny and warm out so people would want to roam the streets of Erie and buy all of our stuff!!
I have attended many craft shows in my life, but this was my first time being on this side of the fence. I wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't really have expectations. I knew Monica and I had spent countless hours designing our products and our booth. Now was the time to sit back and relax...right?
We arrived a little after 7 AM to find our booth marker:) We were lucky to have Christian (Monica's husband) there to help us unload. I didn't think it would be that much, but once you start unloading everything you quickly realize this would have taken forever with just me! BTW - Monica is pregnant and has been ordered by her doctor to not do heavy lifting. Didn't want anyone to think she was a diva and didn't want to help me unload/set-up;)
We were done setting up by 9:30 - which gave us 30 minutes to relax. Um...nope. I swear, the clock struck 10 AM and the wind hit. It was fast and furious. I spent so much time worrying about the rain that I didn't even think about the wind. Silly for a CO girl. I should know better! We tried everything to keep our display in tact, but we had to cave an hour into it and take all the cards down. Fortunately, I was able to place them in their labeled containers but I can't blame anyone for not wanting to rifle through them. Our stationery, notecards, tins and caddies were secure enough for the most part. I was just praying our poster or boards didn't come loose and strike someone in the eye. Not good PR! I was disappointed, but not discouraged. We kept smiles on our faces and tried our best to sell, sell, sell. We both walked away from it knowing we did the best we could in the conditions we had.
It was an experience and a good one despite all the challenges Mother Nature brought. Now we must look at the lessons learned and see how we can improve for next time. We need to get our website complete and probably start a blog. We need to continue making product and come up with new ideas (I already have a couple of great ones brewing...) and shop ourselves to local stores. There is so much to do and as soon as I recover from Saturday I will get on it:)
I will keep everyone posted on our progress and in the meantime, feel free to drop us a quick note!
Monica and Melissa
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