Craft Show Drama!! Recap of a 3 day show and the Drama that Ensues
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You are both valid in your feelings. I think people commenting miss the point. You don’t care if there are other vendors that sell similar items, you care if there are people there that are cheating the system and deceiving all the purchasers. Shady business practices at these events are common but the event coordinator failed at their role. Their role is to remove these people breaking the contract and cheating the system. Having a small business with similar competitors, I completely understand. There are vendors that follow the rules and those that don’t. For those that said they wish they saw you first, my biggest rule when shopping at markets is seeing everything first and then going to the places that stick out to me. I couldn’t purchase something without seeing other options first. Wishing your both and your business all this best.
Boom. Mic drop. Thank you so much💕
I agree with you 💯 do it the right way way don’t be shady what that other crocheter did was not cool I’d be pissed myself
I would be mad myself because of the broken rules. Especially if you HAD to have a seller’s license for the event. That would have been the way to make her leave just because of that. You were in the right to be mad when the person was NOT honest.
Someone should turn in her name because she's avoiding paying state taxes...and probably federal. That's a crime. Doesn't hurt you or I, but if she has to be use a public defender, we pay for it and her jail housing stay. @@sylviaesposito4757
I agree with you one hundred percent. A contract is a legal binding document and yes the coordinator definitely could have taken the unauthorized person out of the venue. I am really enjoying the videos of the shows you go to hearing about the going ons.
Thank you!
I am a henna artist. I used to have a table every year at the Theosophical Society annual festival. I always had insurance, plus submitted my henna recipe to the event coordinator to prove I used only safe, natural ingredients. One year, another booth that had Indian ayurvedic items had one of their people start doing henna with cones purchased from a store. Those cones are known to be chemical nightmares. Plus, the booth in question had not listed henna tattoos as something they would be providing. I immediately emailed the event coordinator. I wasn't really upset that there was another vendor doing henna. It did upset me that she was using a product known to be unsafe. If someone had a reaction to their henna and could not remember which booth they had gotten it from, my booth may have been blamed. Luckily, the event coordinator took care of it very quickly.
And that is how an event coordinator should have handled it. I'm glad it was taken care of appropriately for you.
I was an established vendor at a particular show that happened 2x a year and there were other crocheters but I did stuffies, one did wearables and another did flat work. After being there for 2 yrs, 5 events I showed up for the 3rd year and there were 6 crocheters. All of us selling the same things. I had signed up in the pre sign up to past vendors before going public. That was always my best show. Selling in the thousands. That 3rd year when there was all stuffy crocheters, I didn't even make my 100 event fee back. I had so much time and money into inventor, and I packed almost everything up to go home. Its been hard trying to get back into doing them again after that. All those vendors were sweet and talked and shared stories. But the Coordinator dropped the ball hard. And it was heart breaking, not only cuz Ididn'tt do well and lost money for the even, but I also took 2 days off of work for this event. Keep your head up and don't let this stop you. I am now working on getting back in the swing of things. Good luck and keep up the good work.
I am so sorry that happened. Did you talk to the coordinator about why that happened? What the deal was or if they could do something about it like a discount on a booth the next year? I’m glad to hear you’re getting back into it.
I highly suggest setting up the table space at home before packing for events. We do vintage clothing and accessories so we just set up the racks (not putting out individual items) to have an idea of how i want to sort of set up at the event, eases a lot of stress at set up.
I love doing mock set ups I think it’s super helpful. I had no idea we’d be allowed to still go as far out as we ended up going for this one. Never in my wildest dreams.
I totally get where you’re coming from and how you wanted to respond. I’m much like you and want things to be made right. I’d have done the same as you did, I feel your justified in how you felt and had every right to ask for the third crocheter to be removed. I recently found your content and I’m loving it. Keep it up! ❤
Thank you so much💕
I'm so glad that you had some sort of support system in addition to Ben during this. You're always so supportive of other creators, and I love that you got that back in your time of need.
Thank you so much Viv.
Can completely relate.. I was told at my last market that there was two more crocheters.. and they would spread us between three rooms.. well😅 nope we had four crocheters in two rows in the small gym at a school.. and one booth had everything I had, and the other two had all in one booth.. made all of $34
I’m so sorry 💕
I love you work
In your boots, I would have (you most likely did do this) pointed out the rule in the contract that they are breaking the contract doing this. If the coordinator ignored you I would see about going higher up. With them breaking the contract, if someone had gotten hurt and the insurance didn't cover them the entire event could have been sued. Otherwise, you handled things amazingly well. I'm so glad you did so well on that Saturday. So hope to see you at an event someday.
OMG I LOVE YOU GUYS! I am originally from the east coast (the shore area) moved to Las Vegas, Nv over 28 hrs ago. Sara I know exactly where you are coming from regarding what happened to you at the show with that “other vendor” I’m so glad the other vendors were there for you and helped you get thru the 3day event that must have been hard I know exactly what you were thinking and going thru.
On a better note. I LOVE YOUR CREATIONS GIRL! You are so talented. I will be watching you a lot and your husband is so sweet. I love watching you guys!
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we do shows here but they are organized by local organizations, therefore not juried. personally, I don't care if there are a dozen other crochet booths at the event. I feel each individual's work stands out for itself. I ran into a fellow crocheter last Saturday at an event hosted by our local fire department. We chatted for nearly 15 minutes about youtube tutorials and how we must be neighbors from living on pinterest lol. We wished each other well and went about our day. I hope she did well. She was inside, I was outside. Got rained out big time and had to leave a good 3 hours early. Lightning, trees, you get the drift. I always tell them it's a shared booth, I bring my stepdaughter who sells 3D printed goodies, as well as another friend who sells bracelets. I welcome the company so I'm not by myself. We are very rural, all events welcome anyone. Doesn't matter if 10 people sell crochet or whatever. Everyone has their own style. Although some vendors are only allowed one booth per event - because that's what their representative companies allow, like Tupperware and such. Still a good time for all.
I completely get that and don’t normally mind when there are other crocheters. This was a juried event though. Thats the problem. They broke the contract and then recorded me and made me feel like I had to watch my back for the rest of the weekend on top of stealing from the charity that this event goes to help.
I am glad to hear your side of this I always invite my son to join my booth ( he never joins) but never thought to include him in my paper work but I totally will now if he ever dose I do not wanna be a rude vendor thank you for the insite
Read the contract. Obviously this show required it per vendor. Others may not. ❤
It’s always better to be safe than sorry💕
yeah it's a pain. But it'sreally important to keep a good vibe at markets/festivals so you have to put up with it on the day. In the future I would ask how many other crocheters there are before I signed up.
I'm confused. The contract stated how many were allowed. The two spots were already filled. The third person wasn't approved.
Exactly
Yes. There were only supposed to be 2. The third person wasn’t approved. This was a juried event. And the vibe was off after she deliberately recorded me and made me feel like I had to watch my back for the rest of the weekend instead of talking to me. It was so unnerving.
Just Subscribed. Happy to have found you. You are so right about making friends with other venders. It helps in so many ways. Quick story..... I used to do really big fairs, many years ago. I had a smaller ornament that could be personalized on the spot. We were usually quite busy. So at one of these fairs, I looked up at my line and there a was a guy in a top hat (part of his costume) that was obviously a vender. He gets close and is towering over me as I was sitting to personalize. He proceeds to accuse me of copying most of his stuff. I had never seen this guy before and it was before the internet was like it is now, so no way to look him up. The booths were separated by curtains and one of the guys behind me (and the curtain) went to the coordinators office and told them I was being harassed. They sent someone down, but the guy had already left. Thankfully, because he was upsetting all my other shoppers and people in line waiting. I did later send my daughter to find his booth nd he had totally different stuff. Not even the same sort of thing at all. We also did ten + fairs with these coordinators and they didn't want to lose us. It would have been a big revenue loss to them. They did go and talk to the guy and tell him to leave us alone. In the end it blew over. The guy was a bully and not allowed back. I just do not know what I would have done with out my friends that I knew from previous shows and the sweet guy on the other side of our curtain. It was great to have the coordinators as friends as well.
THIS!!! I can not say it enough how important it is to make friends and just be nice to your neighbors at show. You never know who your neighbor is or who they're friends with, what show they run, or what help you might need.
I personnally usually visit all the market, to see everything first. I purchase after, in case I see something better.
I wish everyone did this
I hate that you had to deal with that! I’ve been dealing with a really similar situation! Last year I was at an event that had inside booths, and outside booths. I was the only crochet booth inside, and there was another vendor beside of me who did a totally different thing - they bought multiple things from me, and talked to me ALL day. I ended up selling out the first day of a two day event and didn’t come back for the second day.
The very next event I set up at, where the year before I had been one of only 2 vendors, this person shows up with crochet stuff - but not just crochet stuff the exactly same stuff she had bought from me at the first event.
And they very obviously went out of their way to avoid me at that event. Then on a third event, we were side by side and again they avoided me all night.
I probably wouldnt have been so irritated by it if they hadnt been so obviously avoiding me.
They also register for events under one craft but have different ones and it gets under my skin so bad because they do it to avoid the rules about only having x amount of each craft at an event.
I’m so sorry that is happening to you. I don’t have words. It just gets under my skin.
I am soo glad you have that support to help you stay sane through that. Definitely need someone that will hold people to the rules.
Kids are awesome for the funny things they say and do. I know you mentioned something about "you know how i feel", i am new so dont know yet. Its why i love them though.
Thank you so much. Kids say the darndest things.💕
Well Sarah I'm glad you had people there to calm you down. Because as a new Yorker I would of flipped my top😮
flipped. Completely over. Knocked over tables and anyone in my way XD
Oh my that’s one of my pet hates with shows. When you walk in and see stall after stall of the same type of product I feel so devastated for the vendors. My mother has just retired from coordinating a market held 4 times a year. She’s done it with my dad for 8 years. It’s always a juggling act to make sure there is the right mix together.
And yes there are people that split their stall, that’s okay if you know in advance. My mother has been known to get people to pull product from their stall if it wasn’t declared and it causes a conflict. It sucks to be the “tough” person who forces adherence to rules. But often the other stall holders are very understanding because at some stage they will experience the same situation as you.
I haven’t seen this mentioned but check out your event/coordinators prior to shows. Many just want to sell a booth space. Especially if there’s not an admission cost for customers to enter. I stopped doing shows for another craft a long time ago and will never sell crochet
I did look into it and scoped it out the year before. It’s an expensive juried event. And a very extensive contract that should have been upheld and I’m really disappointed that it wasn’t.
This is business. It's not personal. Can't let it get to you. There's always gonna be competition. Especially in crochet right now, because everyone and their brother is crocheting. Rather than letting the other crocheter get under your skin... just focus on how you can set yourself apart from them. Probably should start looking for/creating unique patterns that other crocheters won't have access to. Or branch out and do more than crochet.
I've done markets for more than 15 years and always assume there will be another vendor selling similar items. They may not have my style, esthetic, or be as good of quality. But similar enough that the general public won't see the differences. Especially back when I was making rosaries and wire wrapped jewelry. It just is what it is. I never waste energy on it. Sure, it sucks when people say they wished they'd seen your stuff first. But you can't control that. Can only control your display, items, and response to it. To those people...give them a business card with links to your social media and/or website. Ask if they want to be on your email list so they can attend your future shows. You may not get that sale today, but you absolutely can turn them into future loyal customers.
As far as the contract goes...the vendor who violated it by sneaking in another vendor who wasn't curated should be banned from future markets. At least for a year, if it's an annual market. If she routinely splits her booth with people who aren't on the contract, then she needs to be banned or whatever for a year or something. Maybe for x amount of shows if it's a weekly show. There have to be repercussions. That's the only way the soap lady will learn.
Hopefully, you'll get a resolution on that. And hope your future markets go better. 😊
The only reason it got under my skin is that she wasn't supposed to be there. She's the one I had a problem with. Most of my items are my own designs. It just bothers me she wasn't thrown out when she wasn't supposed to be there. Thank you so much
I’m the only person I know in my life who crochets 😅 but it does seem there are a lot of crochet channels to watch these days!
The problem with brazen people is that they bend/break the rules and then play victim if called out. You’re not the bad guy for pointing out the violation of the contract.
These fairs are business. Particularly with a juried event you have a reasonable expectation of knowing who is participating and where they’re situated. You aren’t complaining about the fact that there is another booth selling the same wares, but rather that they violated the contract.
The organizers should have banned that seller in the future, or they’ve set a precedent for ignoring the terms of their contracts.
❤ Love watching you!
Thank you 💕
Okay, coming over here due to your other post regarding the haters. I completely disagree with the people here commenting that you are the drama or are causing the drama. I do events where the contracts specifically state that the tables/booths are for the main dealer only. That person can have assistants but the assistants are not there to sell their own goods. The contracts explicitly state that in order to split a table/booth, you MUST HAVE prior approval from the event coordinators or the entire table/booth will be asked to leave for the duration of the event with no fee refunds AND will not be invited back. The rules are there for a number of reasons and you are not at fault for bringing it to the attention of the coordinator or for being upset about what happened. First, no matter how nice the coordinator is, they are at fault for accepting separate payments. That was a huge red flag that the booth would be split. Second, the coordinator is at fault for not addressing it at the time. They may have thought it too much to ask them to leave, but they could have spoken with them and told them that it was unacceptable and that it would be on their record. Whether that means they wouldn't be invited back or they'd be looking out for it in future. It is perfectly acceptable for there to be many vendors selling the same sort of thing (especially if the event is big). However, the coordinators need to have that information up front so as to spread them out (unless they request to be side-by-side) or to limit the number for the event. You go into an event knowing who's there and how many people might be marking the same sort of goods so that you can prepare both equipment-wise and mentally. To have people breaking the rules throws everyone into a tail-spin and isn't fair for everyone else that abides by the rules that were agreed upon. Sorry for the long-winded comment. I hope that you manage to resolve the situation.
It’s one thing to have a valid grievance about a vendor; it’s another to go on RUclips and slander and try to shame a vendor. Deal with the contract, deal with the event coordinator, and follow through to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Business is business and it’s not for everyone. I hope it works out for all vendors involved. If not, then learn from it as it may turn out to be a cheap lesson that will save you so much more at bigger events in your future. PS…. You asked to let you know how we would have handled it……..my response is the first thing I would of done is to approach the other two vendors and professionally and respectfully communicate your grievance and ask the the crochet vendor to finish the day, but not return for the remainder of the show. Then return to your booth and keep the situation to yourself and carry on and focus on your customers. If the crochet vendor does return the next day then report it to the Event Coordinator and let that person handle it and eventually follow through with the event coordinator to find out the outcome.
Simply speaking badly about someone on a public platform isn't automatically slander, the statements have to be intentionally untrue and damaging.
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Your seahorses are SOOO cute!!!
Thank you! They are my own design.
Wow. Love these candid vids.
Thank you!💕
I'm so sorry you had to deal with that kind of nonsense. That was not cool of the crocheter that wasn't supposed to be there. I'm hoping she won't be allowed back, along with... Soap? Or whatever you said the other person's name was that they split the booth with.
I'm hoping that's the case as well. Fingers crossed
I am here in South Africa. I sell Mandala Art and ever since i have started selling the diy dot art kits they fly off the table. I am the only 1 that sells this combination of finished product and product that they can create for themselves.
Perhaps put bags together with the instructions on how to do it with all that is needed and I PROMISE you they will sell....oh and I bet you NOONE else will be able to touch your sales
Thank you for the advice! 💕
My question is who looks after all the stuff over night, or do you pack everything up and un packet in the morning?
They provide overnight security. They close the tents and shut down the park overnight. The cops are there. Yes things can happen and it is at your own risk but this event was very secure.
Holy moly. This is the first time I've ever seen you and the first I've heard of that market, yet I crochet a lot and live only a few miles away from that exact spot. The weather was terrible for sure and I was working those days, but I would have loved to have seen your booth and to have spent some time talking with you about your business. There's SO much in just this one video that I didn't know and have never thought of! I'd love to meet some time and talk crochet business with someone who really knows and understands.
Thank you for your comment
When you sign up for your events can you ask if this person has registered for the event? Either way, if she has registered you need to let them know that she always splits the booth. If she hasn't registered then you can warn them about her so they can stop her from splitting or shut her down. The event is loosing money as well when she splits, they could be getting 2 full booth spaces instead of one.
I will be asking in the future. At least for this specific event.
🤦🏼♀️Now I remember why I stopped doing shows!
They can most certainly be a major stressor.
Buying a turtle and naming it Danny Devito now.
Don't forget about Donna Shell-o
Love the passion you guys have.
Thank you so much💕
Great event!! Where do u get spinners from?
While I'm with you on the rule breaker, bc rules are important, I'm turned away from the nasty comments you made about someone else's craft. Doesnt matter if it's a kit that was just slapped together or not. It's something they are proud of. I'm a crocheter, soap maker, resin artist, i do paintings and canvas art. If i see something interesting, I'm trying it out. Most of the things i deem worthy of selling, it's because i worked at developing the skill. And i have every right to sell, at a booth i paid for, everything i do.
When i first started doing booths as a soap maker, every show i went to, there was at least one other soap maker there. You wanna know what i did? I talked to them, shared stories. I bought their soaps. Took them home and tried them out. There is room for all of us and being nasty to someone's craft is unbecoming.
Advice is worth what it costs to give, but I'll share some anyway. Always try to be the bigger person. Because if you are out there bad mouthing someone else's craft, you will be a problem in the future. You'll become what you are complaining about.
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i am also from NY ... i applaud your restraint lol
😂😂😂😂 I feel so seen. Thank you.
I'm not from New York but I am an Irish Portuguese hothead and I can totally relate! Great job keeping it together. I probably would have exploded. Lol
I find it hard to believe that the coordinator did not ask the other vendor and her friend to leave (and gave poor reason why she/he did not). The coordinator should have known that this is a breach of contract. The question is: Is this a juried event? if so, then only one crocheter of amigurumi should be there and another crocheter should be allowed if making other nonrelated items (wearables/household). But the other crocheter, on the other side of event, may have done the same as you by scoping out the event the year before also. Your other vendor friends are correct on talking to the coordinator afterwards by letting you process your thoughts and cool down. I hope this does not happen to you again at other events and have great success.
Even juried events now have been having multiple ami vendors. Most of the events I do are juried and it's a normal thing now. With everyone learning to crochet there are so many crochet vendors. It's almost like jewelry. There will be more than one.
@@crochetvision Did not realize this. When I did shows years ago there were only one person doing a specific type of handmade item(s).
@@sherryrobinson9602 I wish it was still like that
I have done craft shows where the other crochet vendors actually came up took pictures of my things and checked on all my prices.
Copying is the highest form of flattery. But I would have stopped that immediately.
@@crochetvisionone lady we could hear her complaining about my prices. We have had 3 total do this in the last few months. It's crazy
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Thank you!
I don''t understand why the coordinator couldn't do anything about the situation! They were breech of contract!! Both should have been made to leave and banned!! No excuse for that especially since it was a charity event, it's SAD how shady some people can be!! I would have talked to someone over the coordinator and insisted they be removed, sounds like to me the coordinator just didn't want to deal with it!! Rules are rules and had a contract to boot, they had full right (in righting even) to make them both leave! Disrespect at it's finest!
You hit the nail on the head.
I enjoyed your early excitement, the behind-the-scenes segments, seeing the struggle be real on the cold and rainy days, your doing the fair, even with your migraine on Thursday, creating nights even after a full day, but you showed your joy to be operating your booth.
The drama around the crafter, who broke the rules, took a lot of your positive energy away. After reporting the rule-breakers to the event-coordinator, you should have just gotten your mojo again, concenrated on the good things. You had a great Saturday. Maybe next time hand out flyers pushing your stand / location, make little freebies, make a deal with the other legal crocheter to co-promote the other stand.
Btw, I‘m thinking you could totally sell kits for those who‘d like to crochet the stuffies themselves, branch out to amigurumis, offer themes like maritime animals, desert objects, other than cacti, … the skies are the limit. Also, a cute husband and wife team is a great selling argument, especially when they are friendly and smiling and giving a positive vibe.
I look forward to your future adventures.
I really appreciate your comment. The reason for the drama portion of the video was that I felt like I had to constantly be watching my back to see what she was going to do next or hearing from customers they were upset they had already purchased something from her but wanted something from me instead. It’s also soul crushing to see a 5 year old start to have a temper tantrum because I have *insert animal* and she didn’t but they already got their one item of the day.
Gosh I can see how angry you are and to be honest we as vendors pay a lot for our booth and licences and certificates and put a hell of a lot of work in creating beautiful handcrafted products...so I can understand how you must have felt jaded that someone could swoop in and sell Tumu stuff or pay a lot less for a stall and no paperwork.... especially if they effected sales too....I'd be livid too! I think the organiser was really at fault and probably didn't want either a confrontation or an empty booth but in my eyes they have broke the rules and should therefore pay extra get the right paperwork and move onto separate booths or had been told to leave....Hope the next event goes better and isn't it nice that your fellow vendor family stepped up and tried to help you xx watching from the UK and I don't even crochet lol I sew and knit but I love your set ups etc and it gives me ideas for my own. Keep smiling ( ps I'm stealing the line of tap it jiggle it swipe it I do it all I just don't take kids or pets .. lol well perhaps the pets) hugs from the UK
Thank you so much for your comment it truly means a lot 💕
Yes!! You are more than free to steal my line 💕
I went to an event the day before mothers Day, and there were 4 crochet vendors. I had crocheted flower arrangements and amigurumi. 2 of the other crochet vendors had amigurumi also. I completely sold out of everything. I am okay with other crochet vendors being there if I do well. Lol
I don’t have a problem with other crocheters being there at all. My problem is the rule breaking, cheating the charity, and the shady business practices after that.
i glad that have you have other people that you have their to. that suck drama happens so proud for cool so be able to go back if want to i glad that it did work out it end for you. i do agreed with you that was some bull crap for other lady she should not be allow do craft show if she cannot follow the rules if ask me
I'm very very grateful for the people I met. It was insane
I'm so sorry to hear about the drama.
Thank you 💕
Im really sorry that happened, I've only been to two markets and they weren't very big, so nothing like this has happened to my knowledge. I know this is something that would get under my skin and keep me up at night.. just knowing they're getting away with it everywhere. The event coordinator should have removed them, why else would you need to sign a contract? I guess everyone is allowed to break the rules!
Thank you! I wish I could like this comment more than once!! Exactly
Considering y'all had contracts, I don't get why the coordinator didn't ask them to not come back Fri or at least sat
Exactly! 💕
@@crochetvision I understand not being a confrontational person, but as someone who has run large events and has several friends who have run vendor markets, I have no doubt that we'd all agree that AT LEAST the extra person would have been told to leave when that day was over (I doubt they'd want her to pack up and load out during the show itself). It's a liability issue, if nothing else, and could be so damaging to the show and its ability to be held at the same location next year! I know you and Ben both said that the VC is a super sweet person and all, but it sounds like the event honestly needs someone who can stand firm on the policies and contract and enforce them.
@@LaraStarrFyre I completely agree
Saw the hate comments first but rather then helping push then to the top by responding directly to them......why are you here? I know im here because i enjoy the content....if you're so offended by the drama, dont watch! Anyway.....im an event coordinator and have had this happen many times. It would piss me off and id want to kick them out but the people above me always made me allow it....super frustrating.
I wish I could like this comment more than once.
So, my first thought was "oh this nasty comment must be a friend of soaplady or cowbagpinkjacketlady". OR they themselves with a throw away account. No real artist would ever think it's okay to buy cheap crap off Temu and resell.
I’m so sorry you had to deal with this. There are rules and procedures for a reason. If they’re not going to enforce the rules then you don’t need to participate in the show. IMO.
It was a good show. It should have been a great show. Thats the problem. I don’t want to just loose the show when everything else about it was so great.
the soap lady posted on her facebook about it, showing the split booth etc.
I know 😕 she’s also done it at events since. Karma will find its way.
I hate shady ass people like that…. Love you girl stay positive and proud of your hard work
Thank you so much💕
Sarah, sorry this happened. I would have lost it!
Thanks love. Believe me. I wanted to
I've sold at a lot of craft shows for over 40 years, and owned and ran one for 25 years. So much can happen when you put 80 creative people together. There's usually one or two who behave like prats in every market, from using more space than they allotted to bringing stuff they didn't apply to to wanting to photograph your stuff to copy it. I expect you'll find that they don't get in next year. It was all a bit of drama, but as you said, you don't want to burn the bridge. The one piece of advice I would give you is that if there were no crochetters last year, but 3 this year, it's time to think about introducing new things, maybe like cows and cats and the things people are asking about because if you don't develop the tide will pass you. I met a woman who made such a lot of money from macrame for about three years but then just stopped and moved on to something else, right before the market for macrame disintegrated and you could buy it in gift stores and places like Temu. You do it by introducing new items gradually and letting the changeover be seamless. Don't let the success of the last day be overshadowed by a couple of prats. If she tries to use your images on youtube you can lodge a privacy strike against her channel, because you did not give permission to use your images. I would be asking a lot of questions of the co-ordinator when you register for next year. There's always going to be competition, concentrate on staying ahead of it.
Ben says,"there is so much good information in this one comment. Thank you"
From me ... Everything Ben said and I love the use of the word Prats
@@crochetvision thanks...good luck and keep going!
Boy did this bring back a memory! Only it wasn't another vendor who was taking videos it was a group of ladies with a running commentary on ooh I could make that type of comments. That was my last event. Not necessarily because of them but the general vibe was off and then they doubled the price and decided they would make everyone buy a city license and between everything all together I decided I was done. Oh and I got heat stroke one day. Had to have my friends husband drive me home. I still have a few of the the items and that was 14 years ago....
I’m so sorry that that happened to you. It’s always a weird feeling when people comes up and says that they or someone they know can make something you have spent a lot of time and energy perfecting.
@@crochetvision Yes, and what I made I had not seen anyone making. I took jean pockets and beads and created different freeform art on them. One was using some scrap lacke, one was a scene of mountains, a stream and trees, others were just playing with colors. They took many hours to make and I was very proud of them. That group destroyed my love for beads. I finished the one I was working on and never picked it up again. I gave some away. One lady came up and she wanted the lace one but she said her husband would never let her buy it, but that she thought it was beautiful. Those were the only comments I got. I did better with my cards I made years later., but those were sold at the salon I worked at. I decided that our area was fickle when it came to markets. And we live in a very artsy little town.
can you share where the cactus pattern is from?
It’s mine. I will make a tutorial soon
Oh the horror. How have you recovered?
With a juicy steak and a nice glass of wine. Thanks for asking!
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I feel for you guys
Thank you
Do you have the link for the alligator pattern?
www.etsy.com/listing/1384136268/
Very middle school
Thank you for your comment
I don’t like drama. I don’t envy you at all. Get with the other crocheter talk to her about it, maybe you can brainstorm on what to do. Peace and love.
I would demanded that the woman be removed from the event
I really wanted to
Ok this is just weird , I feel like I am watching a high school drama movie . Just make your stuff and sell your crafts, It’s also creepy on your behalf. To fallow her and look at what the other vendor was doing . Two wrongs don’t make a right .. ever think maybe they won’t want you guys back due to the drama . If the other table does not have insurance how does that even affect you ??
There is NO reason to have drama in the craft world . Totally a bad vibe from this video.. so better guys . Take your issues to the coordinator of the vendor! I go to many markets and there is always multiple tables with crochet and usually same things being sold .. it’s truly by chance on what gets sold .
She seems annoying 😅
And you’re such a peach😘
At a juried event it’s hand picked vendors and extensive contracts. It’s not by chance what’s gets sold. We had to list every single item we were selling for this event. There was no by chance. They were purposely breaking the contract. It’s business, not a game.
@@crochetvision thank you I just happen to love peaches .. the Song to peaches for every one 🍑
Rules are made to be broken and if you said something to the coordinator and they said that they wouldn't ask themto leave you should have just dropped it personally and just had a rant to my family and friends
She’s stealing from a children’s charity and committing fraud. That’s not “rule breaking.”
Contracts are legal documents, and breaking the terms can have consequences. The organizers failed by not asking the surprise vendor to vacate. The organizers are setting themselves up for a lawsuit from the other vendors who followed their contractual obligations.
This happens all the time at events. I think you got too upset over the circumstance. You have to rely on your quality. No way to know which way people will walk through the event. Enjoy your time and appreciate what you did make at this event. You yourself ruined your time there. Relax.
I agree . There's no need to go on and on and on about it.
This was a juried event. The vendors are hand picked and had to list all the items we were selling. It should not have happened. They purposely broke that contract. It’s plain and simple. It’s business, not a game.
Obviously you are valid in your opinions & feelings, however I do think a lot of this drama is caused by you. You also potentially hurt your chances of coming back because you’ve now approached the coordinator at least twice, they’ll remember you as the “drama booth”. Sometimes it’s better to just ignore & move on even if other people aren’t following the rules, you yourself also stated you didn’t follow the rules by moving your booth around & being outside of your “square.” While she’s not in the right, you technically weren’t either. It’s a fine line, but rules are rules 🤷🏽♀️
With the fee for this even there was no leaving it alone. It hurt my business and as per the contract it should have been taken care of. It’s as simple as that. There would have been no drama had they followed the contract. The coordinator loved that I went outside of my square and said so and the other vendor who told me to do so has done this event for 15 years and told me to do it and has been the coordinator in the past. It’s the only reason I even considered it.
@@crochetvision like I said, you’re entitled to your own opinion, but not everybody is going to follow rules. It’s just a fact of life & unfortunately I don’t see that changing. Even if they liked it, you still broke contract & risked your reputation with the coordinator.
You need to understand that.....who cares. If your stuff is good & priced right, itll FLY!!!!!! If not, well, maybe you need to re-evaluate you & your business. To watch both of you, is rather embarrassing, TBH. Sorry, but I did TONS of Cloud events, i would absolutely NEVER get on here and act like this.
Funny because you WOULD act like that in the comments 😂😂
OMG I can’t believe you are this dramatic! Your products look beautiful but i wouldn’t buy just because your energy. I have done craft shows for over 30 years and I can tell you this happens all the time and is NOT a big deal. This is the first and last video I will be watching of yours! Byyee
Thank you for the view and the engagement via your comment. Breaking a contract is a big deal to some people.
Same here. Been participating in and organizing events for over 25 years. This is not a new thing. If the event coordinator refuses to remove someone, either make a decision to never do a show with that organizer again, or be quiet. the over dramatics are something else. If I was an organizer and saw this, I would think twice before renting a booth to this vendor because of the dramatics. Bad mouthing other vendors is a no no. there is no way to know that you would have made the sales that the other vendor made. I attend an event each July where there are always more than 2 crochet vendors but we all do well, and root for each other. and its a juried event.
Absolutely right. We've been crafting for 30 years. We've met some lovely people aswell as a few cliques that are a total nest of vipers.
You are the one causing yourself so much drama. It happens all the time and it’s easier to just ignore them. Not your place to be judge mental or be event detective. Get over it and enjoy your event. I hear things like that all the time and I just smile and say maybe next time you’ll see our booth first. Best to be cordial than be upset.
If it's in the contract, they have every right to be upset. People not being held to the rules is why the world is going downhill.
Contractually, the person had no right to be there. She already said she didn't have an issue with them there just generally you are aware of those in your same scope. Plus the others blatantly broke rules. Rules have consequences that the event needs to adhere to as do vendors or what is the point. Yes it was possible lost revenue and that is not okay.
My gosh such drama
I couldn’t agree more! Very immature behavior.
Thank you for your comment
😂😂 we don’t take children or pets.
Wow. So much anger over a craft show. Maybe you need to just make your stuff and let people buy what they like best. Make more things that not everyone making plushies has made. Be creative and make them unique in some way. I'm sure that the event coordinator heard drama about that other vender and will try to do better in the future. It's that persons job and if venders aren't happy about that they won't come back. You need some "hakuna matata!" in your life.
This isn’t “just a craft fair” this is my business. They are stealing from a children’s charity. You should be angry too. Hakuna na na na ☝🏻
Tired of people posting their drama on RUclips 🙄
Kinda tired of keyboard warriors in the comments.🙃
I'm sorry but you seem to be just a little drama yourself boo hoo.
I’m sorry I’m not your cup of tea. This is my business and I take stealing from a children’s charity and breaking contracts seriously.
You tried to have them removed from the event and you're wondering why they came up and recorded you like what the hell you started it. You started it. You were Petty first. Clearly this lady thought I'll just be Petty back
I reported it to the coordinator there was nothing petty about it. The contract was broken. What is petty about that? What’s petty is stealing from a charity and “breaking the rules”
From the organiser's side, they're pretty much obliged to take the *first* complaint with a pinch of salt.
We've been selling at craft fares for 30 years and some of our family have been on the organisation side for 5 or 6 years.
The first problem that you have is that new crafters will *always* try to cuckoo one of the other crafters. So stallholders won't automatically be believed if they're the only one to complain, or just the first to complain. This always happens! It might be a complaint about the quality of craft, boundaries of the stall, or whether the seller is making all of the work themselves. Some crafters will take a dislike to someone who pays less because they're doing more demonstrations. Other crafters will focus on changing location with another stall.
This is all while the show is going ahead. The organisers take into account the negative impact on other people, if the stall next to them suddenly starts packing up to leave and is empty. The best that the organisers can do is not to take that person for future events. There's nothing more that they can reasonably do.
Another problem with this particular situation is that you have crafters who are trying to undermine the organiser. As if telling other people how to do their job is going to be well received? Part of the "work" of crafting is building relationships with the people who are helping crafters make their livelihood.
Well i always walk around to ALL booths before buying anything so I can make sure I get exactly what I want. Those people should've dont the same thing. If having someone else there selling ami items is such an issue for you, or you're afraid your stuff won't stand out against others, then DON'T do anymore fairs, etc.!! Hate to tell you, you can NOT be the only one at craft fairs!! Everyone has the right to get a booth and sell their stuff just like you do. Now the videoing was WRONG and she should've been made to leave after that!!
She didn’t sign a contract. She didn’t have the right to be there. She cheated the system to be there. She was stealing from a children’s charity. And the videoing was really creepy.
Y’all sound like karens