Holiday Boutique - This Saturday December 3rd

I will be at Bathgate Elementary School in Mission Vijeo this Saturday. Please stop by if your local.

Bathgate Elementary School - 27642 Napoli Way, Mission Viejo, CA



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Recap of 2nd Holiday Boutique

I had my 2nd Holiday Boutique on Saturday. This one was a bit crazy in the beginning. I arrived what I thought was early but boy was I wrong. There was all kinds of people already there and setting up. This one was crazy for one reason - pick your own spot. Which means the earlier you are the better spot you would get. I lucked out and got a good front corner spot. They provided the table and chair. They table is about half as wide as a regular 6 foot table.  It made my table look pretty full which worked for me.

I also did the one by myself, which in it self is a different experience. Not having anyone to help you does take some of the fun out of it. Luckily my products are small so I don't have lots of bins to carry around. The tables were really close together to fit all of us in one room so I had other vendors to talk to.

All in all it was a good learning experience. I did sell a little more than the last one but still not what I thought I would. I thought more Thanksgiving products would sell since its only next week. I have one more coming up on Dec 3rd. for this year. Not sure if I am going to participate in any next year.

Snapshot of part of my table.

Holiday Boutique - This Saturday November 12

I am going to be at my 2nd holiday boutique this Saturday in Foothill Ranch, CA. If you are local please stop by.

Recap of 1st fair

Saturday was my 1st craft fair. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Larry and I had worked and worked to make inventory for weeks. We arrived early, set the booth up and then waited. We spendt most of the day waiting. My good friend Cindy and my parents came to the event for support. It was really nice to have a group of people with us to make the time go faster.
They didn't get a lot of traffic since it was not the best location. The fair was a fundraiser for a adoption so it was not a regular event. The family did raise money which was a success. I was happy that I did sell a few things and to get my items in front of real people. I have been only selling online for over 2 years now. I also found out about 2 other holiday fairs in the next couple months. Which is awesome since I have all my booth stuff and inventory I am going to try them as well.
I loved hearing what people had to say "cute" was the main word of the day. Kids loved my items, I need to make more inventory in their price range around $1.00 so they could buy some little things.

My booth

Close up of some of the products and displays.

Save the date (if your local)

I will be in first boutique fair on Oct. 22nd (next Saturday). If your in Orange County, CA area it would be great if you could stop by! I am really busy building inventory and get my booth display ready.

Round here. . .business

It's been busy around here for business and I could not be happier. I have had couple great opportunities for Tiffzippy these last few weeks.

First: I contacted a local wedding shop. If I want to grow my business I needed to reach out into the marketplace other than online. The wedding shop said they would love to have my items in their shop! I was so excited, but then I got a little worried. That means I had to create inventory and quick. So Larry and I came up with a game plan and its all coming together. I hope to have my items on display by the end of September. Once I am in I will share photos and the shop information.

Second: A couple I know is having a Boutique Fair to raise money to adopt a child from China. They wanted Tiffzippy as a vendor. Again I could not be more excited. Its a local and it will be my first fair ever. Until now I have only sold online or to family and friends on the side.

Its a new and exciting times for the business. I am so excited to get my items in front of people in real life not just online. I am busy creating inventory, packaging design, wholesale sheets, catalogs and displays. It takes a lot of work to set up a shop under a tent in a parking lot!

I will start sharing photos of the process hopefully by next week. I have already started pinning ideas on Pinterest for display ideas.