How could you,would you, do it better the next go round.
It helps if we sit down with a clear mind and talk through what worked and what did not.
The new set up worked wonderfully.
The shelves held plenty of pots, the frame for tiles brought folks into the booth to look at them. The lighting, having them hung up and in groups meant that many folks could see how 2 or 3 would work together.
It worked well, I was very happy with it.
I would like for us build a second set and carry this around the other side of booth , leaving the last side as all check out.
The thing that just seemed awkward for us all, was the side where we had the check out.
I had another table of pots on that side and it was too crowded for me and Leslie or whoever else was helping check out.
On Sunday I condensed the pots and moved the check out over using just the end of the 6 foot table for a few tall pots.
That was much better.
We had been using side curtains at the show.
This year it was decided that we would pay for the sides, but they had not shared that with us.
It was an unexpected expense.
We figured we could just do without them since on one side of us the potters had backing to their booth.
We had set up on Thursday, then back on Friday morning, but when we came back we found that the other side was filled with a lot of hanging Christmas tree ornaments that seem to take over.
We ended up going home and taking curtain down in the house, bringing them back up and sliding them very carefully into place between their booth and ours.
It was good to have that separation, but it was tricky and I sure don't want to do that again.
For next year we will plan to have sides.
Overall, with a few snags here and there, it was a good show, about what we expected.
The fun part is unpacking and restocking the store.
We took the new tile grid and put it in the store. It is looks great!
I'll get a picture today to share.
Best get to working.
M
