Thursday, April 4, 2013

One of a Kind Spring Show and Sale 2013

After months of build up and preparation, the five days of the One of a Kind Show finally came and went last week/end. It's so hard to include everything that happened because it seemed like every day was packed with visits and exciting events but I will do my best!



We set up the night before the show started at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. Made some quick changes to my display when I saw the space in person finally but I was happy with it in the end!




This was by far the biggest show I've ever done and being a part of the new Etsy section was a big honour! I think all the customers were just as excited as we were because our little packed section was packed with people the whole week! 



It was a busy busy week of driving in to and back from the city every day but the customers and visits from my super supportive and wonderful friends and family helped keep me going!



I'll have to do a separate post of my outfits for the show! I always have fun trying to match my booth so five days of it in a row was fun for me. I'm also currently working out the details to start making the custom Needlings illustration skirts I make for myself available for purchase so watch out for those in the future!

My dolls had their own little fashionable moment when they were asked to be a part of the kids' fashion show on the weekend!




Pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen! The little (human) ones did an amazing job and it was fun to scoot away from my booth for a little bit to check out the show.
I wouldn't have been able to do it without the help of my amazing mom who helped me throughout the entire show. Every day! I can't even say how much I appreciate her and everything she does for me. And my family and friends too - who visited me, took care of my puppy, and generally made me lucky I know so many amazing people! I won't post all their photos here but if you hop over toInstagram you can see all the photos I took throughout the show including some of my lovely visitors.




The show was pretty amazing and my little table was packed with goodies; front, back, side - everywhere! I'm excited to do One of a Kind again in the future and move everything around again! My trunk worked perfectly, too, which made me pretty happy!



On Saturday morning, I was happy to hear that my little ladies had been featured in Toronto Life as one of the top 15 picks from the One of a Kind Show! One of the vendors told me in the morning and then I heard the same thing from customers throughout the day which was exciting! I was happy that a few of them found new homes and shed a tear or two when they head off with their new owners.



And it seemed as quickly as it started, we were packing up and heading out!



All gone! Well, a lot of it! 

Thank you again to everyone who came to visit and if you missed me this year, don't worry! I'll be back again!

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