I still hate you, Catcher in the Rye!

 Hello friend, 

Remember in high school when you were forced to read certain books for English class?

I don't know about you, but I LOVED reading books~ any and all books~ right up until that moment when I was told I HAD to read a certain book. That took away any enjoyment I got from reading.

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This past month that same feeling crept over me, but this time it was over...QUILTING....EEEKK, I know! 

If you are here reading my post, I suspect you are as addicted to quilting as I am. Petting fabric, finding a new pattern, finishing a project...all these are any quilter's dream. But somehow, when you MUST make a quilt, the fun disappears. And that I what happened to me....

Let me explain what happened: One organization in our town holds an annual Winter Fest, where makers and artists display and sell their wares. When I saw an ad come by in my Facebook feed asking for applications I thought "why not?"  So in the heat of summer I applied for a spot and started working a bit half-heartedly on some Christmassy projects to sell.

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You know how some people can do that whole Christmas in July thing? Well, I CAN'T. I need chilly temps and the smell of wood smoke in the air before I can get into the Christmas spirit ;). Plus, I wasn't going to find out until end September whether or not I was accepted so really didn't want to invest too much time and effort into making.

September 30th arrived and I received the long -awaited email: I was in! I might have squealed a little with excitement, after all this was going to be my very first show. But now it was time to get down to the serious matter of making products! 

So for the past 6 weeks I have been making and making and making some more! After all, it is important to have lots of wares to display ( and hopefully sell!). But when you must always be making something, and every spare minute is dedicated to that, it somehow takes the fun out of creating...

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I cannot even explain how giddy I felt when I finally packed up all my goodies, ready to transport them to the venue for setup. I was DONE, yippee, hooray! And I realize that I don't ever want to feel that feeling of relief again....not about my beloved hobby...

( all of my makes gathered together)

( my booth, all set up)

So this may be the one and only vendor show I ever do, unless I make beaucoup bucks....then I might have to do some serious thinking ;)

Until next time~ happy creating....and not for craft shows! ;)

Monique

P.S. These days I love reading again ;)

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