My First Neighborhood Craft Fair

Disney Character Filmstrip Weekender / Carry-on Bag. The filmstrip is a pocket.

My mother told me that her neighborhood has an annual Craft Fair in December, and that it's so busy and well-visited, that you can hardly move.

Sounded like a good place to launch my bags to the public, so we 'bought a table'.

Running up to the fair, I finished as many bags as I could, so I would have enough stock to be sure I had 'something for everyone.'

When the fair day came, it was not at all what we expected. We learned that the folks running it had decided that they didn't need to advertise. In years past, there were signs everywhere you looked, for days and weeks ahead, but not this year. The only signs posted could be seen only if you entered the neighborhood. Needless to say sales were really disappointing for all the 'vendors'. The only attendee's were retirees who lived in the neighborhood. Many stopped, looked and commented, and then moved on to a 'Flea Market' stand at the back of the building, where they would buy used things for a quarter.