Off to the Holiday Races

Today was the first of the holiday shows.  Held in my new hometown of Whitney Point NY, the Fall Festival was a resounding success.  http://whitneypointfallfestival.com/  I met so many local folks, making connections for future ventures.  One person talked about buying the old railroad station here in town that's been for sale since I've been here to make it into a year-round market.  Another vendor is opening a handmade shop a few miles away and wants to carry my line of Essential Oil candles.   So much energy in the handmade markets around here, and I want to be part of it!


This is the first time I vended with my 4 table set-up.  It gave me more space to spread out my wares to make it look less cluttered.  And I got my new Director's stool just in time.  I ordered brown to coordinate with my booth and it looked great.  Comfy too!  I could sit and be eye level with my customers at the same time, but of course I usually got on my feet when they were present. 

So here's my schedule for the next 2 months!

Norwich Pumpkin Festival October 29-30

http://www.norwichpumpkinfestival.com/PFestBrochure2010Pg2.jpg

MayDay Underground in Rochester NY November 6

http://maydayunderground.wordpress.com/

Holiday Family Festival, Corning NY November 20-21

http://www.holidayfamilyfestival.com/

Holiday Traditions, SUNY Binghamton NY November 27

http://www.qualitypromotions.org/

Old Tyme Christmas, Weedsport NY December 11

http://www.iloveny.com/What-To-Do/Events/Weedsport-Old-Tyme-Christmas/15061.aspx

Indie Garage Sale, Utica NY (pending) December 18-19

http://www.indiegaragesale.org/

It's gonna be a rockin' holiday season!  Hope to see you!

marty

Color matching success

I've been quite the busy candle maker lately. I swore I would never do teal/turquoise/aqua ever again, but I'm not one to give up, ever. After many stops and starts, I finally got it right. The problem was trying to keep the brightness.  I sent off the color samples to my customer last week and feel so incredibly proud.  Color matching is an art, for  sure.

The Pink wasn't a problem, but as you can see, the blue isn't even close to a match.

And this was a perfect match, no problem

But here's the order - violet and pink.

As you can tell, I take color matching very seriously.   It's often and long and labor intensive process, but my customers deserve the best.