2007 - We thought we would be deluged with requests to be a vendor after we had distributed an ad for participants. We even got a post office box to handle all the mail we were going to get! After getting absolutely no mail and pleading with our friends and relatives to be a part of our bazaar, we resorted to visiting craft shows. We discovered it was harder to get good vendors than we had ever thought, but we were determined to keep our standards high, accepting only those people who were really good at their art or craft. I'm forever grateful to our first vendors for making us look good! Aren't these things fabulous?
Teddy bears in the German tradition by +Anita Kelsey (Astoria Sunday Market), Seaside, OR
Lampwork beaded jewelry by +Vicki Perkins (Carol's friend), Portland, OR
Stuffed turkeys by +Lori Wagner (my daughter's high school friend), Temecula, CA
Crocheted baby clothes by +Kathy Magee (my friend), Boulder City, NV
We finally ended up with 23 vendors, and had about 100 customers, though we didn't start keeping track (real data) until the next year. We brought in a little over $6800 (we did keep track of this), but the vendors kept 90%, so that meant we only had $680 to cover expenses and provide a decent donation to the Clatsop County Women's Resource Center in Astoria, Oregon. Carol and I covered most of the expenses ourselves and managed to give the Women's Resource Center $300.
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