Today EmmieJay enjoyed it’s first sale – a successful day and hopefully the first of many.  Keen to get launched before Christmas I booked into the Chedworth Pre-School Group’s Christmas Fair about a month ago with plenty left to do.  Working towards a booked event certainly focuses the mind, and seeing the advertising posters with my logo gave me a real buzz.

I approached the whole day as a learning experience, happy just to come away having covered my costs and learnt a few things ready for next time.  I achieved all that and more, heading home having had a fun day and with reasonable sales for a first time out.  Other stall-holders were friendly and helpful, and the turn out was better than I’d been expecting.

Now I just need to re-stock a few items, work on some display ideas taken away from Saturday and get ready for next time.  I’ve got four more events before Christmas, two public sales and two shopping parties – last week that felt quite scary, now I can’t wait!

Not a great picture, but here's a snap of the stall

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