7th Craft Show: The Enterprising Moms Holiday Biz-aar

This was a fun show to do! Great vendors & customers!!! People who lived in the Mt Vernon area who braved the rain, they came to Spill The Beans Coffeehouse & Chat to shop!! Look for another show just like this in January ;)

NEW SHIPPING RATES!!

As of October 27, 2009 this is our current shipping rates. We ship via USPS Priority Mail. (Other carriers UPS GROUND, FEDEX GROUND are available by special request ONLY. BEFORE ORDER IS PLACED EMAIL TO ASK):

• Let's keep life simple! FOR ALL BOWS, CROSSES, SIGNS & ACCESSORIES THE SHIPPING RATE IS 10% OF THE ORDER TOTAL.
• ALL BOWS, CROSSES, SIGNS & ACCESSORIES ORDERS TOTALING $75 AND UP THE SHIPPING IS FREE!
  
• Diaper Cake Shipping is quoted BEFORE the cake is made. Cake shipping can be pricey, we do our best to find the best shipping carrier to provide the lowest cost to your specific destination.

4th Craft Show- St James Episcopal

It did get rained out in the afternoon, sooooo happy I was indoors! So glad the weather was clear enough to have a few shoppers in the morning. Hopefully I met a few new loyal customers!

3rd Craft Show - MOPS Marketplace

Met some great Moms at this show! And hopefully some vendors that know people that might want to crochet a new style of beanie hats for me to customize. Looking forward to more "Mom" focused shows in the future.

2nd Craft Show - Art On The Avenue

This was a LOT of fun!!! So glad I did this show. Here are a few photos. The rest are in this Facebook album:

http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=133041547970#/album.php?aid=113557&id=133041547970

Art On The Avenue - Arts & Craft Fair

Art On The Avenue - Arts & Craft Fair

When:	Sat Oct 3, 2009, 10 am – 6 pm
Where:	Del Ray Neighborhood On Mt Vernon Ave Mt Vernon Avenue - Alexandria, VA
Description:	Our "Handmade By Amanda" booth will be located between Oxford and Uhler Streets on Mt Vernon Avenue - Alexandria, Virginia. This is a VERY Large Arts & Craft fair. VERY Kid & dog friendly! Del ray Neighborhood of Alexandria near Old Town. Handmade Artisans only. www.artontheavenue.org See U There! Amanda www.handmadebyamanda.com

1st Craft Show: St Lukes

A great time was had at our 1st craft show yesterday!! Now I am wiser and more experienced to tackle our BIG show on October 3rd. I learned so much about what our customer base is looking for, talked to many people about diaper cakes, and just in general made some new connections by networking with other vendors. Excited to have been extended an invitation to a private MOPS Market for a local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) holiday market.

Even, Remus, the dog loved the booth!

I can't thank my lovely assistant and best girlfriend Jessica enough for her assistance with this show!! She's being promoted to Assistant Design Innovator... as long as she's okay with her pay being in hugs & kisses from my kids and getting freebie stuff from HBA!!

Thanks to all my customers and I hope to see some of you again at Art On The Avenue.

Ciao!

p.s. - you'll notice the in the photos the tables look bare... it's because the stock that was made for the infant bows and clippies went flying off the tables!!