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The Allure of Craft Shows By Linda Griffith
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| Friday, January 23, 2009 |
I prefer to give gifts that are made of. They do not need to be done by a fellow-craftsman from the U.S. of A will do just fine! Throughout the year I attend many local craft shows, and I prefer to give my business to crafters in the community itself. I've been a quilter for 10 years, and want to create a curtain wall as a small gift. But, as happened in all of us, we left behind in our projects because of crap like that work for life, children, and their activities, doctor appointments, etc. Good goals are not running well. So, I always rely on craft shows to save the day. Each time I find something that is too fantastic to pass up, I'll buy extra and store them. Sometimes I'll hang up on gifts for several years before I give to the right person for the right opportunity.
One time many years ago, I thought I would try and make some extra money and sell some of my quilts in the sale. What in the world I think? My marketing to the wrong audience. Yard sale Attendees want to buy goods cheaper (and I do not have exceptions). If I have more thought into it, I realize that there is not working. Chalk it up under 'Learning Experience'.
The largest craft shows I ever attended a quilt International Festival in Houston. Now, I know I'm doing it a grave injustice to call this event a craft show. Because if you did not attend this magnificent show, you do not have instructions on what you're missing. People come from all over the world, and the presence of the estimated number of 50,000. I went for the first time last year, and it is very huge! After three days, I still can not see every corner and exhibitions. It is an incredible experience-so much so, that on the first day I realized I'd focus my redefined as Professional Organizer.
Let me explain. In my business, I set the home-based business, residential clients, and small commercial accounts. I'm with all the hand-cleaning out of the garage, to make the system more efficient filing. I have also organized craft room, but when I attended the Houston show, I knew I wanted to specialize in organizing ALL types of crafters: Quilters, garment sewers, the house in December sewers, embroiderers, scrap bookers, beaders, artists, and others better to help set the crafters of a Professional Organizer also a crafter? I'd found my niche! And now I'm also for the Speaker quilt sewing and Guilds.
So now I have come full circle-I started on buying small gifts, local craft shows, and finally made to the granddaddy of all craft shows, quilt International Festival. I love quilting, hobby-craft I've driven without a new focus with my business. I am truly blessed.
Linda Griffith, owner of Organized Option, is a Professional Organizer & Speaker based in Phoenix. The Messiest Sewing Room ContestTM, Linda has helped tens of sewers, crafters and home-based business owners to achieve the disruption-free, efficient, and the return of their lost energy. National speaker, Linda presentation blend of practical tips for how to manage with motivation and humor. He was also in regular columnist international publications, the State Register. Linda can be contacted at 480-755-3991 or through her website, http://www.organizedoption.com where you can sign up for her free monthly e-newsletter. |
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