I'm so happy that my first wholesale experience is with someone as nice as Angelina. She has been super-enthusiastic the whole time. She's made the process so pleasant that I'm totally not worried about it at all (should I be? I hope not).
She and her husband run
Dustpan Alley in Oregon and they have an
online store full of all sorts of great things - from handmade aprons to the Ahava bath and body line. Angelina also has a
blog that I look forward to reading daily.
Angelina picked the styles for her order. I think the ecru, brown, and teal handbags are going to look great arranged together. These pictures are some of my favorite details from each of the styles. My pictures really don't do them justice. I'm super proud of how they came out ... but I'm really dying to know what other people think of them. I wish I could tuck myself into the pocket of one of the bags so I could hear people's comments. I think I could learn a lot from interacting with shoppers. Which has me thinking ...
Craft ShowArt Star Bazaar is coming up June 2nd. Last year I forgot about it and missed it (ack!). This year I'm definitely going to check it out. But, I want to start planning *now* to attend as a vendor next year (if they'll have me).
As a (sometimes) socially-awkward hermit, the whole idea is intimidating, but I really want to see people interacting with my creations in person.
That means I have a lot of work ahead of me. Let's say I get about 10 hours of crafting time a week. That means I have 520 hours of craft time between now and next year's show. That's -- 65 days OR 13 weeks OR just over three months -- to prepare. I think I can do it. Well, I'm going to try.