I was in a craft sale a while back.  It was a fundraiser for the Grand Philharmonic Choir, the 5th annual so I figured it would be pretty busy.  I was very wrong.  We had perhaps 30 customers.  The parents of the little choir singers and the teen singers came to drop off their kids but they didn't shop.

I sold 6 cards in total and 5 of those were to my sister-in-law who insisted upon paying me and one to another vendor. So, the table rental cost me $50, I sold $25 worth of cards and I bought 2 books at $15 each (autographed by the author). 

Not a good day financially.

Not being busy gave me lots of time to think about these sales, this is only my second and I have one more booked.  If I get the same results, I will quit craft sales. But in the meantime, I'm going to do the best job I can.

First I need better signage, signs that tell people THESE CARDS ARE HILARIOUS!

Ashley told me and I think she'd s right, that I need to engage people (being nice to strangers - ick!) and just say hi and make small talk.

The lady who was behind me and selling Tupperware was very friendly but also didn't sell anything.

I heard that people liked my business name and they like Mrs. Treefarts herself.




I had a 6-foot table and that's not big enough to also sell Dad's stuff.  8 feet would do that.

The place stayed DEAD all day, what a waste of time and money.

Maybe this needs to be a wholesale business. I should do some research into how I make that happen.

I have about a dozen stories "out there" now, hoping they will be adopted by someone with superb taste. I've written a short bio to go with my stories and essays.

Sharon Gerger is an award-winning writer with work published in New Yorker, Glimmer Train, Harpe…okay, that’s all balderdash.  She writes a lot and sometimes people publish her work and that fills her with bliss.  If they happen to pay her; well, good-gosh-galoshes, she gets sorta delirious.

Here's hoping I get some good galoshes!