Worst show ever

Live and learn. This was to be a 2 day event; I only stayed yesterday. To start off the weather was not on our sides. I was soooo windy. I would rather have rain than the wind. I got to use my new weight bags for this show, but these were not enough.
I even had my husband come back by the opening hour and bring me another 27 lbs. to attach to the middle of the tent to stabilize it.
Two tents blew completely over, papers and brochures were flying everywhere. Tree pollen was all over the tables and jewelry.
I had a nice location to set up my booth, on the corner, in front of a "new age" type of book store, but being on the corner, I caught alot of wind.

I was doing "double duty" also. My friend Carol, who was to share the booth with me, hurt her back and could not come, so I offered to set up all her stuff and sell for her too.
Now this event was suppose to be a "white tent only, juried items only accepted", but turned out that was not the case. This was a very small show of only 2 short blocks long, and probably only less than 15-20 booths at best.

A "promoter show" as these are called, and not a true "art show". But where was the promotion? I found no advertising for this event anywhere; on the Internet or locally. When we arrived in the morning all I saw was some hand drawn art festival signs, that looked like garage sale signs. (I think you know what I mean.)
Not a well attended show, I barely made my booth fee back. I will not be doing this event again.
As the day progressed, the winds got worse, the weather forcasted for gale force wind and rains overnight, and a cold front and winds for today (Sunday). I quickly decided that I would not stay, or come back for Sunday. I was not alone in that decision. A couple of folks, who were new to this event were afraid to leave, as they feared they would not be asked back to the show. My opinion, which I did voice openly, was "who cares", I was not coming back anyway. I have too much money invested in my booth, supplies and product to risk getting it all damaged in the weather overnight. Come on, get a grip.
This was not the right venue for me.
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Since I will not be at the show today, I will be honoring the 10% discount to any purchases made in my shop today only, thank you!

New earrings, show ready

Here's some more new earrings all ready for my show this weekend.







So if you find yourself in old downtown Palm Harbor this Saturday and Sunday, stop by on Florida Ave. and say hi!

Life Promises for Couples~ a book review

Life Promises for Couples by Gary Chapman
Dr. Gary Chapman brings us another wonderful book on improving our relationships. In this book he offers to the reader, “God’s promises for you and your spouse.” With Dr. Chapman’s years of marriage counseling, and pastoral studies, he interprets love, as written in Bible verses, and how we can apply them to our relationships.
I must admit that I am a big fan of Dr. Chapman’s teachings. I do own a few of his books, including his highly acclaimed; “The Five Love Languages”,
which describes how each person has his or her own way of feeling loved by another, and how one can learn to express that to their companion’s, in other words, to “speak their partner’s language, thus bringing a relationship closer together.
He teaches amazing information that I have used in my own marriage.
“Life Promises for Couples” would make a great companion book to others in Dr. Chapman’s series on love, and it would also make a nice gift book for couples. It is a beautiful hard back edition.
Written much like a day reader, one page offers a few scriptures, and the opposite page offers a reading that hits right on the topic of the topic of the Bible verses. The author offers simple and easy suggestions, that one can use on a daily basis to improve relationships. They could be as simple as giving your spouse a compliment, to taking out the trash or doing the laundry.
The book ends with a scripture index. The only thing I wish it included would be a topic index, so one could return to a particular topic when such things come up in our daily lives.
I do highly recommend this book.
I received a copy of this book through Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for my honest review.