Laughs, Connections and Good Samaritans

This weekend one of my friends and I attended a craft fair in Belleville.  I spent almost every moment of the past 2 weeks making items, creating displays, and designing signs.  I was true to Southern form….go BIG or GO HOME!   I wanted everything to look professional and, well, perfect! 

There was next to no traffic through the show and I didn’t make much moola, BUT my friend and I had a blast together!  We laughed, told stories, made some more stuff and enjoyed having a morning without kiddos.

I had several people ask where the name Southern Belle Frills came from and as soon as I started talking they figured it out!  People are funny…we want to make some kind of connection with people – find some common ground.  When I tell people I’m from the South, I get a story about an uncle in Florida, a friend in Kentucky or a movie with a bad accent!  I’ve heard some interesting connections, but none as hilarious as this one lady who came through.  She asked where I was from and when I told her originally from Tennessee she said, “Do you know Tara from Tennessee??”  I wasn’t sure how to respond!!!  What do you say to that?  My friend and I did get to make a lot of connections with other vendors though which was a lot of fun!

My favorite part of the show was this morning…a lady was talking to my friend about jewelry and I noticed her purse…it was super cute and I had been looking for one similar to it for a LONG time!  I asked her where she got it and she said it was a 31 bag…surprise surprise…cute bag from 31!  J  Anyways, she told me she hated the bag…she liked bigger ones and this one wasn’t doing the trick.  Then she asked if I wanted it…I told her I had not made enough money to spend money…then she said “You can just have it!  I really don’t like this purse!  I’ll put my stuff in a bag and you can have it right now!”  Again, I was speechless…twice in one day…that doesn’t happen often.  So I handed her a paper bag, she emptied the purse and gave it to me.  I was able to talk her into taking a key fob/wristlet which she did.   She walked off and my friends and I started dying laughing…who does that?  Who walks up to a stranger and gives them something like that?  As silly as it sounds, it truly made my day!  She was a crazy good Samaritan!

 

I hope to do many more shows…and hopefully actually make some money next time!