I LOVE KAILUA...

...but it felt like I was in Kaneohe! Lost applications mean last on the list locations, and alas, that was my fate on Sunday. I like to be in the thick of things, with the food, the music, the dogs and the people. This time I was by the emergency medical center - fortunately for the med people it was pretty slow, unfortunately for me just not enough foot traffic.


Ran into Sami at Foodland. He didn't do the Kailua show this year, but just got back from the biggest POW WOW in New Mexico. He had a very large grin on his face and says business was real good. Maybe I'll hitch hike to that next year. I LOVE POW WOW'S too.

I LOVE KAILUA TOWN (I really do)

Ya...it's been awhile, but I've been doing things - lot's of things which I will disclose in the next couple of months. In the meantime, after lost applications and waiting lists for this block party which I love, Dian finally got some space cleared for me at the annual "I love Kailua" town party. I won't be in my regular spot, more likely in the triangle, but at least I'll be there. Find me! Sunday, April 27th from about 11am - 4pm.

Getting Ready for a Change

BECAUSE...



Stay tuned for the unexpected...

Here's to a great 2008!

We threw our traditional wax on New Years day and I very, very clearly got a money bag that was busting it's seams. What do you think?



On top of that my husband and I share the Sagitarius sign and our horoscope is absolutely FANTASTIC for the coming 15 years!!!

My daughter Amber is here from NYC and she's helping me build an etsy store with things like the new necklaces that will be ready for release shortly. I'll keep you posted on the Etsy address.

Put that glue gun away Pam!

Okay...so craft fair season is coming to a close. I was boxing stuff up at the end of the last craft fair and said to April "Wow! We still have so much stuff!" You can fill in the blanks on that comment. The good news is that I gained new friends, new customers, a new display

AND a new pink Christmas Tree!

On top of that I already have inventory for next Christmas Craft season!

I have family flying in all next week to stay with us for the holidays, so perhaps it is time to clean the house (do ya think?) and put up the tree and start feeling the true meaning of Christmas.


Here's to hoping everyone's season is merry and bright.

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.