Hawaii Women's Expo

My husband, Landry and I had a great time at our first weekend expo. Expos are a lot different, in my book than the one day craft fairs I have been doing. First of all at this particular show I was one of the few vendors that made all my merchandise. It was hard for my prices to compete with other big companies that are not making their things. The next expos I am looking to do I will try and see what type of other vendors will be there. Also the days are long, so I think it is important to have a friend or your spouse to keep up your spirits. We packed snacks and waters which helped us not spend money eating all weekend.

Friday night was from 5-9pm and it was really slow. We did not have much traffic and I left feeling discouraged because the booth fee was pricey and I was wondering if I would be able to break even. I had stayed up late all week sewing inventory for the show, because I was not sure how much to have since it was a 3 day show and I was exhausted. So friday night I slept good and woke up Saturday morning with a fresh outlook.

Saturday was much busier and we had several friends stop by to see us, which was very encouraging to me. About mid-day we made back all of our booth fees, so we were excited that the rest of the weekend we would be making a profit. My husband Landry was a huge help to me. He watched the booth a lot so I could just go walk around and take a break.

I am so thankful that my husband supports me chasing after my dream of sewing and selling my things. One time when I was walking around I saw a cute booth where you can buy stamp kits for cards, table settings, banners and just about anything you could imagine. I met a lady running the booth and we really connected. She said she had seen my booth and liked the display. She sent several of her friends throughout the weekend to my booth. Also after the weekend she introduced me to her daughter who does videography and photography. I was able to exchange some of my goods for her to take some photographs of my things.

 I say all of that to say it is important to keep your head up because even if your sells are not what you had hoped meeting people can be just as beneficial for your business. Don't just sit in your booth, get out and meet the other vendors. I applied to be in 3 events in the month of November so its time to get back to work. Thanks for following me as I follow my dream.
Aloha