Last sat signified lunabliss’ comeback in the local craft fairs. Again,this was at the school where I first held court more than a year ago. After spending all Friday night organizing, decorating cupcakes and making hampers (with bacon baking all night) I was dead tired come Sat morning. DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT!

It was a horrible poorly-attended fair. Only 30 pax actually managed to show up in the 3 hour space..and it cost me £10 which made it worse. We only sold two baskets out of 8 that I had made, 1 cake loaf out of 6 …but half of my prettily decorated cupcakes went for £0.40,which was quite cheap. Well, seeing that stupid bacon being cheapskate had not put enough dough in each cup (preferring QUANTITY) , I was surprised that any of the cupcakes went at all.Must be due to my decorating skills.

My pretty cuppas

Loafing around

Cakes and earrings

Pretty easter baskets – that no one bought:(

The chandelier that no one bought:(

Corner display

(and that was when my camera died on me…so ta da no more pictures!)

As the punters slowly trickled in, a husband bought a pair for his wife, which I thought was really sweet.My second customer was a little girl buying herself a basket..I actually felt bad like as if I was conning her out of her moolah.And then my neighbouring stall discovered me. She actually runs an accessories shop somewhere north of Leeds, and seeing that I was selling my stuff for cheap, bought some earrings and necklaces from me to sell at her shop. Me being really clever, went over to her stall and suggested a couple of designs that might go with her existing necklaces…and promptly sold another 3 pairs of pearl & crystal drop.

Then my neighbour from the other side (selling to-die-for bodyshop stuff – I bought a lipbalm) popped over and requested a made-from-scratch pair of seagreen crackle glass earring.And then suddenly I got loads of attention from kids re: cupcakes and started to do a suprisingly roaring trade – I think I sold more than anyone else in that fair.Seeing that there was only like 30 customers walking around.

I’m glad I was neighbours with the shop owner (which did not sell a thing by the way) – will try to sell stuff to her via her shop..as she charges £30 for a necklace whilst I only charge £10.But it is so tiring baking and going round to fairs, I think I’ll only do this again in Christmas. At least I recouped the £10 rental, most people did not even have that and it is sad.Oh, also realized bacon is a useless salesman. He tried selling off my baskets below cost to customers towards the end..after spending ALL 2 HOURS reading newspaper and chatting whilst I was trying so hard to make a living.GRR.

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