08/01/2024
So much love to everyone who stopped by at ALA! It was an amazing con that just made my heart happy. (And my bank account, but we'll get to that.)
I know ALA counts as a big con these days, but somehow it had all the vibes of its years back in a hotel where we all just got to know each other. Two of y'all dropped by my table with the express reason of giving me yummy international candy. Eight (!!!) people dropped by to tell me that they bought scarves from me around 10 years ago. Some of those scarves are still in use. Some are happy memories now. But yeah, just so many community vibes and the feeling that we all kinda grew up together or something.
Now, in my defense, in the week leading up to the con, I was sleeping until 1 in the afternoon due to late night crafting binges. So I started sleep deprived on day 1, and it only got worse. So how was Thursday? It was very Day 1. No I will not elaborate, but if you do a lot of cons, you just know. Saturday was extremely Saturday. Saturday night, I did a quick count on my sales and realized that I had just matched my sales for the entire con last year. So I was pretty hype for Sunday. I juuuuuuust missed setting a new personal record for the con, but it was a really high bar. So thank you to everyone who bought anything from a single surprise egg to a long minky scarf. I couldn't have hit those numbers without each and every one of you.
So what sold well?
Y'all kind of grazed the soaps evenly, to the point where I had an amazing good selection left at closing, but my overstock bin was nearly empty. There was a standout runaway bestseller, and that was Gamer's Choice.
On the scarves, y'all had some kind of 6th sense for whatever I had just finished, y'know, finishing. No one called dibs while I was sewing, but it was usually the next thing to go after I got it into the display. Black and gray kitty scarves sold best, but I also was sitting there working on those the most.
And for the rest of it, only one set of butterfly ear cuffs found a new home, and patches didn't have anything stand out as best, but they sold steadily.
So, again, thank you for the amazing start to 2024!!