Although my last post of 2010 was all about the friends I've made from showing my work at craft fairs in the UK, my last fair of the year was a first for me on the smaller island I call home. The experience has given me a few valuable reminders that I'd like to take with me into 2011.
1) Adobe is great for recreating textures and such-like newfangled visual effects, but Cotton Wool and Crepe Paper are anyone's faithful friend at $1 a pop.
2) It's great to be accepted by fair organisers who appreciate my work, but that's nothing like being invited to a show where my auntie is one of the organisers...
3) where my cousins will promote my Smelly Babies amongst the soon kueh, bak chang and nonya kaya (local turnip, meat dumplings and coconut jam) they've been enlisted to sell.
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| Hey everyone, those are my Smelly Babies at the front there! *BEAM* |
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| I added my own style to these gingies for sale at the bazaar - it was fun, and they completely sold out! |
4) where my mum (and other camera-shy relatives) will help me sew like a factory, make me a spiffy slideshow to show off, help to set everything up, offer me their opinion on how the display looks...
5) where other family and friends could just drop in to show their support, without long distances and real winter stuff like snow to hinder them, aaaand...
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| Making sure my relatives feel surrounded by the warmth of the festive season...haha! |
6) indulge in guilt-free shopping ('cos it's Christmas! And for charity!)
Whaaaaa...it's taken you so long to blog about this...do I hear you say? Ya...well, everyone in my family had decided to buy their X'mas gifts from me this year, friends have loved the smelly babies for office gifts and so have their friends and colleagues...I've been trying to keep up! I've also been on a very special trip recently and will tell you more about that soon...
In the meantime, I just want to say a special THANK YOU to my family and friends for a great Christmas and a rollickin' start to 2011 - I hope you've all had a wonderful start to the new year too! xxx
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