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Yesterday’s 4th of July sale was another surprise! As I’ve been doing every day, I had to see Michele Plunge for good luck. Since it was 4th of July, I thought for sure it was going to be super busy. Turns out, I was only able to sell a few cards. Although it was better… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 8 – 4th of July)

Yesterday’s sale was a wild one! About an hour into the fair, one customer immediately bought cards without hesitation, which was by far the quickest sale ever! During my break, I returned to Michele Plunge to get more luck and she mentioned that this would be the busiest day. Turned out she was right because… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 7)

The second half of the “Celebrate Summer” Sale was off to a good start! Before the fair opened, Michele Plunge came to the booth to bring me good luck. At first, I thought was going to get no sales during the day again. About an hour later, one lucky fan came and bought three cards… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 6)

Yesterday’s sale was another surprise! Just like the previous days, I had absolutely no sales. So once again, I had to turn to Michele Plunge for good luck. Then, it started getting worse as no one bought anything at all, marking it the first time I was going to get completely shut out. Just when… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 5/First Half Recap)

Yesterday’s sale was a slow one. As with most days, no one bought anything. Once again, I had to see Michele Plunge to see if my luck would continue. Still, nothing yet. While I was at the Elton John Concert, a greeting card was sold. When I returned, someone bought six greeting cards and a… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 4)

Yesterday’s sale was a real surprise. Right when the fair opened, some family members pre-ordered calendars which I calculated. For the majority of the day, I had absolutely no sales! Once again, I had to go see Michele Plunge to see if her good luck continued. During my break, I happened to run into former… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 3)

Yesterday’s sale was another good one. Before the fair opened, a Vendor Breakfast was held for all the vendors including a raffle for several prizes. One person got a Kevin’s Cards Calendar in which I donated. There were four baskets with Alameda County Fair merchandise in which I wanted to win. Sure enough, I ended… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 2)

Yesterday’s “Celebrate Summer” Sale got off to a little slow start. Even though I’m there for 10 days and the weather’s nicer than last year, I thought for sure I wasn’t going to sell anything at all. Two and a half hours later, I was able to sell two paintings done on oval canvases. While… Continue reading “Celebrate Summer” Sale (Day 1)

Yesterday’s demo was an improvement. Just like on Wednesday, it started off slow and I didn’t think I was going to get anyone to watch or get raffle tickets. While I was able to give away a few tickets, Social Media Coordinator, Grace Skinner was able to advertise my demo, which led to a slight… Continue reading Painting Demos (Day 2)

Yesterday’s painting demos was slightly better than the last two years. Even though it started off a little slow, I managed to distribute a lot of raffle tickets for drawing at the end of each demo. My only complaint was the easel the fair staff provided was a little wobbly, but thankfully it didn’t collapse. … Continue reading Painting Demos (Day 1)