Craft Show and Sale | Julie Dawn Designs

I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure where March and April went. How did it get to be May already? Time seems to be flying by and I completely failed to post lately and for that I apologize .

I have been busy getting ready for the Spring Show and Sale at the Craft Guild of Dallas. It starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday. I just hope the weather cooperates because it is outside and we have had a lot of rain lately, especially on the weekends.

I made some true junk journals that are for sale on the Craft Guild’s Online Gallery. They are so much fun to make and it gives me a chance to use up all those fabric and paper scraps I seem to have so many of. Here are some photos of the four that I have made so far.

This first one is called Soar and was inspired by the orange butterfly that I cut out from a tapestry that my daughter was getting rid of. That was a great find for me and there are a lot of beautiful butterflies I was able to salvage from it.

Here is a picture of some of the pages inside. They are truly a random mix of papers. The thing I like most about these journals is that the pages aren’t bound at all. They are folded and then tied into the journal with either string or elastic. This way, pages can be slipped in or out and you can keep the cover for as long as you want.

This next one is called Bunny Rides and I just love the images for this one, not to mention the gorgeous color scheme.

Here is a picture of the inside.

The third one is called Frenchie and I just love how dapper he is.

Here is a sample of a the inside.

Here is the last one and it’s called Soar and features another butterfly from the tapestry.

Here are some of the pages.

That’s all for now. I hope to post again next month with more journals to share and maybe a textile collage or two.

I recently participated in the spring show. Since I sold 40 journals in the fall show, I decided to pay for space for two tables this time and make as many different kinds of journals as possible before the show. I also made two different kinds of bookmarks for the first time.

Here are pictures of my tables. I apologize for the not so attractive background, but the sides of the large show tent are clear so you can see the cars behind it.

I sold quite a few bookmarks, so that might be something I have on a regular basis now. The show organizers told me that it might be time for me to think about purchasing a craft tent. Apparently, it’s cheaper to be in the show if you have your own tent than it is to pay for table space, if you are going to need more than one table.

I’ve started looking at craft show tents in my price range and it really is daunting. It’s always really windy here now and that requires you to have extra tent weights. Many people make these themselves out of pvc pipe and concrete mix. That looks kind of difficult and I’m not sure how heavy those are. Then you need to figure out how to hang them from your tent . I also need a tent that can be put up and taken down by just me. That narrows down the choices quite a bit. I found one that said it was a one person set up tent, but it was almost $500 which is way more than I want to spend right now, especially considering I can only do two shows a year currently.

I think I’m going to find one and purchase it over the summer and then practice setting it up by myself a few times in my backyard. I’m still researching the tent weight issue. Most of them come with four tent weights that you fill with sand, but it’s so windy now that those won’t be enough to keep your tent from blowing away apparently. I guess I better do more research!

Category: Craft Show and Sale

Where has the time gone?

2022 Craft Guild Spring Show