Whirling & Wonderful

Those would be the best words to describe this show!  Blogger after blogger, reader after reader, came up and introduced themselves.  The words of encouragement and support mean more than I can possibly convey in this post.  It's lovely to me how we can connect with one another through posts and comments, and how we can meet and feel as though we've known each other long before.  Don't you think so? There's an instant connection that occurs when you find that someone is a reader and/or blogger.  I can't explain it, it just is.

First Monday was a huge success for us, Thursday was our best retail day ever....I'm talking in 5 years of business ever!  We even surpassed sales at the Nutcracker Market and that's almost unimaginable to me!  In the end, it was our most successful show to date since our beginning in 2005!  How 'bout that?

These were a few of our biggest hits at our booth in the Arbors, we sold out of many of these very early in the show.

Burlap ribbon with fringed edge and the garden sandal holding a pie server....how fun is that?  I love the quote on the metal paperweight since little things are what big displays are all about!

Okay, so the crew was not "feeling" these happy face planters when we unboxed them, but after I gave him hair with a planting of sweet basil, and put him in a tablesetting with his feet in the dirt, the crew had happy faces too!  Apparently our customers "got it" because these were gobbled up inside of 4 hours!  Not sure I can get these again, but I'm trying!  However, the china and hourglasses are available online although supply is currently limited!

These iron garden shoes came to life when I placed silverware and napkins inside and used them at place settings!  The shoes can also be hung on the wall - these too were a huge hit!

And our biggest hit, this $6.95 simple square glass vase filled with flowers and adorned with burlap ribbon!  Among the many other things that she does incredibly, she's also the designated floral arranger in the crew!

No doubt about it, shows are pressure filled, grueling work.  But, how I do truly love this business....the beautiful things, the decorating, the displays, and most of all, the wonderful people with whom I get to work, and the customers I get to see every month!  I feel so very blessed!

"If you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come."  -Oprah Winfrey

Have a wonderful week!