Temperatures are warming up and antique shows/fairs are found almost every weekend around the country right now...it's my favorite time of year! Spring is normally a
crazy, busy time for me and for the first time in 7 years, I'm not working night-and-day on a gazillion projects for back-to-back antique shows that I'm normally a vendor at in April/May/June. I have to admit that it feels strange not to be stressed out with piles of inventory in the garage and around the house and weirdly enough, I miss it! I sort of crave the pressure, but with the house being for sale and not knowing what the future held, I didn't sign up for the
Luckett's Spring Market this year. I had been down that road before...back in the summer of 2010...house was for sale, 6 big shows, packing, moving, a baby that never slept...not fun, never again! I had learned my lesson...
So instead of being a vendor, I'm a shopper at the shows this year and long before I started selling my own wares, I was a die-hard shopper at some of the biggest shows like
The Farm Chicks Show, etc. for years. By being both a vendor and a shopper, I've definitely learned a few things along the way, so I thought I'd share a few tips for navigating these shows/fairs that have worked for me over the years...
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