Sanpete Fall Festival {DoodleBug}

Our first craft fair was a small local craft fair called "Sanpete Fall Festival"  It was its first year, so booths were not too expensive, and we were excited to try.


So we got some pegboard, made a few crafts, and arrived early.


We were the only craft booth and we felt okay about it when we started.

Then, we sat... and waited, and waited...  And no one came... and then Keith's grandma came and bought something (I can't even remember what it was!)

And then we sat, and sat, and sat... We didn't sell one other thing the entire day.. but that could be because it wasn't very busy... We didn't give up.  We signed up for another craft fair... a BIG one, in Gunnison.  We must have been crazy!

A few things we made for the first fall festival.

We sold these online after the show

This is the front (I sold 3-4 of these after the show too)

This is the back

Some cute little candy corn

This was a favorite of mine, it never sold, so it is still part of my halloween decor at my house!

More on Mistletoe Mall next :)

Kayla

A strong foundation {DoodleBug}

Ha, look at that title, aren't I punny. :)


So... a few things we've made.

We started simple, the first year we were married, I was determined to be a cute little crafty homemaker. Pinterest had just gotten big, and I was into it deep.

Christmas time came rolling around and I had been to a craft show and seen the cutest christmas tree made out of a wooden pallet, it looked something like this 

Cute right, I thought so too, so I went home, sent Keith to my parents house to get a pallet, and began designing.

I drew lines, and made Keith cut them with a jigsaw.

I loved the one I saw at the craft fair, but I didn't want to copy it exactly, and I had seen another craft that was a christmas tree made of song lyrics.

So... 

I cut the vinyl on my Cricut (which I have since abandoned cause I hated it... more on that later?)

and finished product.....

I loved it, thought it was perfect... but then Keith told me we should make more, and sell them or give them as gifts... I made another one...

But this time... I added lights!

I thought it turned out great!

I posted it on my facebook page and listed I was selling them $25 for no lights $30 with lights.

I sold 15.

That is when I knew...  I could make a little extra cash on the side, doing something I love...

And DoodleBug was born... of course then, its wasn't called doodlebug designs... it wasn't called anything, I just made stuff and sold it on my facebook page.

Wood stuff with vinyl on it.

I loved it.

TO BE CONTINUED