Alstead PTO Christmas Bazaar Recap

On Saturday, I had a booth at the Parent Teach Organization Holiday Bazaar. The event was held in Alstead, NH (my hometown). This was a trip down memory lane for me, since the show was held in my junior high gymnasium. A lot of my former teachers stopped by my booth to show support. It was wonderful seeing such important figures from my childhood.

All in all, the day was a success! I met a lot of new people and reconnected with familiar faces. There was even a charity raffle and an adorable young girl went home with one of my framed prints.

I've posted some pictures of my booth above. This was the first event where I tested out new packaging for my magnets and nightlights. I was pleased with the end result.

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Mia

Pet Expo

Wow. It's been a while. I don't have a decent excuse as to why I haven't blogged in weeks. I was hit with nasty spell of illness. I'm still recovering.

Enough of my horrible excuses, though. Back to business. This Saturday, Nature Tyme in Syracuse is holding their annual Dog Days of Summer Pet Expo. The expo runs from 10 am to 3 pm at the Nature Tyme store in Syracuse. It will be outdoors with a tent. Bring your pets and say hello. I will have a table with some brochures, business cards, and samples of my work. All attendees that commission a piece will receive a 20 percent discount. Nature Tyme employees will also receive a discount.

Also, I mentioned above that I will be bringing printed promotional materials. I finally splurged and had professional business cards and brochures printed. I am quite happy with the end result. For the past few years, I have printed my own promotional materials and always felt that they were missing a professional polish. I still designed the cards and brochures, but now I don't have to be conservative with colors, ink, or the amount printed. Yeay!

I promise to blog more frequently over the next few weeks. I plan on throwing myself back into my artwork full force. Hopefully, I will have some adorable animals to draw from the pet expo!