Things have been a little on the crazy side at our house this past week. We found out that we have family coming to visit during the week of Thanksgiving, so we have been in overdrive trying to clean out, clean up, and all those "fun" things you do when relatives come for the first time in several years. To add to the confusion, I am helping with a craft fair booth on Monday and Tuesday at a local YMCA. I am not at all ready for this thing, but I am at least trying to package up some of my items for sale at the fair. I asked myself, "What are two things you want to sell the most?" The answer is retired stamp sets and some of those big, bulky items leftover from previous workshops. I decided to pair the two and this is what I came up with...a bucket o'stamps.
I have many new-in-the-box retired sets that need to go, so I trimmed (yes, these are from the old days), and mounted them. I decorated a clear paint bucket with vinyl that I cut from with my snowflake die and snowflake punch. You can also use Decor Elements "Flurry" or even the "Icicle" rub-ons in the Holiday mini to achieve similar results. I am short on time, so these have to be easy and cute. I love the way these turned out, so I am off to make a few more.
I have only done one craft fair in my 10 years as a SU demonstrator, so I am a little overwhelmed. Thankfully, there are three of us in this together. I know that I would never have enough items to sell on my own. I know ladies (and gents) who work all year with the intent of selling their items at these things, but I am not one of those people. So wish me luck.
