First and Foremost: An Introduction
I’m Steph Bense. A 26-year-old, mommy, wife, social worker, student, and in those rare moments of down time: crafter extraordinaire. Life has been good to me; I have a beautiful baby girl, an amazing wife, and all around awesome family. I work full time as a social worker in a nursing home, and I’m working on my second bachelor’s degree in business administration. In my spare time I like to get down and crafty, and that’s what this blog will primarily be about.
I’ve been saying for eons I wanted to do craft fairs and open an etsy shop, so it’s time to cowboy up and just do it. I always loved crafting, and primarily just did things for the house or as gifts for friends. I got super motivated while pregnant with my daughter because it seems everything I went to buy for the nursery was insanely priced, and it left me thinking “why should I pay someone for something I can make myself.” So I made it myself. Follow up thought: “why aren’t I the person making money off my wares?”
Flash Forward: I signed up for my first craft fair May 4, 2013. It is just a local yard sale and craft fair with an estimated 40-60 vendors. Pros: it’s around the corner, and only cost $20.00 registration. Con: I have never done a craft fair before so I’m mildly stressing the process. It’s been a week and a half since registering so I’ve been having fun building up my inventory of items, which is the fun part. I also (at the prodding of the aforementioned amazing wife) settled on a name (Avery Gray Designs) and procured a etsy shop, email, and business cards accordingly.
So that’s me in a nut shell. More to follow. This is just one woman’s humble quest to pedal her wares in the indie craft fair marketplace.
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