I can't help it!!!!

Sometimes I just like the bling...

NBC and 1,2,3.

A friend of mine called this my "aha" weekend (and she doesn't even like Oprah - at least she says that she liked her better when she was fat)!

A few of my "aha's":

AHA #1. When a show advertises 25,000 buyers, you also have to check how many vendors will be there. In this case there were 1,000 vendors. That means that over 3 days I had an opportunity to sell to 25 people (8.35 people per day).

Another caveat, "buyers" doesn't really mean "buyers", it means bodies through the door, even bodies who are too little to walk or have a bank account, or people that like to play with turnstyles.

AHA #2. The money is always with the organizer. 1,000 vendors paying an average of $500.00 is $500,000.00. No wonder this organizer was eating malasadas everytime I needed a question answered(and she's getting pretty fat I might add!)

AHA #3. I already did my market research and I know my buyer. They were not at the Neal Blaisdell Center (NBC) last weekend. They were in Kailua, Lanikai, North Shore, Kahala, Maui and probably Rancho Santa Fe and La Jolla. I should try to remember this.

AHA #4. These buyers didn't really "get" the Betty Tags, but they sure got my Queen and Princess goodies. I wish I had had 25,000 of them. I probably would have sold them even to people who couldn't walk or have bank accounts and liked to play with turnstyles.

Celebrate and be Grate...ful

Thanksgiving is almost here and boy oh boy am I thankful for a kazillion things. The list is long. I keep a little book called "my thankful book" where I write all of these kazillion things down on a daily basis but I just wanted to acknowledge it here.
I'm also thankful that we're going over to the Orme's house for T-day dinner. I'm finally at the point where I don't feel like a total sinner for not cooking on the big day. No doubt Sal will cook up one of the turkey's in the fridge just for turkey tacos. His form of leftovers are to cook an entire bird and eat it!
Meanwhile I'll be making more of these glass blocks (not Betty Tags I know, but I love them just the same). There will be about 30 of them at the NBC the day after Thanksgiving so if you really really like them...come and buy one! That way I can afford more turkey tacos!

Something New

Almost finished with a few wine glass charm sets. I really like them - I especially like the way they close...with some super dooper magnets! So easy, just wrap them around the glass stem and WHACK! They close by themselves. Cheap thrill, minor crowd pleaser, hours of self absorbed entertainment. What more could you ask for?
If they sell well at Blaisdell, I'll make more. I made 7 sets with 6 charms in each, all different, but all Hawaii themed.
Also new...Wine/Martinelli markers. This one says E Pili mau na pomaika'i me'ue! (May you always have good fortune)



Way more where that one came from. Come see for yourself at the Islandwide Christmas Craft Fair, Booth 627!

Last Hurrah

I've got a million and one projects up in the air. My Cone 10 gas kiln at the YWCA is undergoing major refurbishing and will be out of commission for at least a year (!) so I have had to go to plan B...wait...there is no plan B? Oh yeah. I'm switching over to a lower cone because I picked up a little jewelry kiln for at home. The one good side is that the colors will be brighter.

Meanwhile the Blaisdell show LOOMS large w/not even my display built yet, let alone the product that I'll need.

Auwe...I'll think about that tomorrow. Today I think I'll just go to the beach.

NBC Thanksgiving Weekend

3 days, 25,000 people 2 weeks from today.