Brant's Crafty Creations

As promised I am posting about the craft show I had on Saturday, just posting it a little later than I had originally planned. In this post I will tell you when I started preparing, how I prepared, what to plan for (just based on the hiccups I had that almost prevented me from going), and what my turnout and profit was and if anything, what I would do differently. When I Started to Prepare and How I Did I first heard of the craft show at the end of July and at first I wasn't sure if I was going to participate or not. It wasn't scheduled until September 16th, with the vendor fee due September 1st so I had time to decide but if I was going to do it, but if I was I needed time to prepare. The last week of July was spent debating whether or not to go and asking my husband for his opinion. After he told me it couldn't hurt to try, I decided I would do it. Next I needed to determine what I was going to do for it. The first two craft shows I did I had absolutely no sales. I wanted...

    The decision to start my own business took a lot of internal debate, more so in the past six months. I always had the idea of doing so but I couldn't decide what I wanted to do since I wasn't focused on photography as much as I was in years past and crafting is my hobby. I didn't want to burn out on my hobby that I loved and was my way of unwinding at the end of the day. I wasn't sure if I was wanting to use my hobby as a means for income but I honestly prayed over the idea, talked to my husband, talked to my family for their opinions, and finally made the decision to just go for it. So how did I start this small business?     I have always been creative according to my family. When I was little I would sit down with my dad and ask him to teach me how to draw and whenever he was in his shop, I'd go outside and ask him to teach me woodworking skills. In high school, I didn't work on homework during study hall, instead I would draw and since I liked art but wa...