MIA

So, it's been a while since I posted. I've basically been going insane.

We had our second craft show over the weekend. We were planning to go back to Wimberley, but found a different show, closer to home, on the same day, so we did that one instead. With the same barely breaking even outcome.

We're seriously starting to question the sanity of this.

The problem is that it's really expensive to join these fairs. Wimberley is $75 a day! And people want what we make at below cost of making them, which would mean losing even more money than we're currently losing, which really defeats the whole purpose of a business.

Case in point: I make these double dream catchers that are pretty darned cool, if I do say so myself, and I've never seen any like them anywhere else. The cost to me of making them is around $20 for materials, plus the callouses and blisters that comes with doing crafts. These are one of a kind, hand made, unique pieces. Last month, there was lots of interest, but the $36 price tag put a lot of people off. So this time I tried it at $28, basically losing money after factoring in all the incidentals of craft marketing, and people still wanted them for less. In fact, one woman was a little insulting about it. So you know what? Next month, it's back up to $36.

If there is a next month.

I just don't know what to do. This is isn't working, just like everything else. The fates have apparently decided that I don't get to earn a living anymore. I'm so tired of the "you're not what we're looking for" response form letters from applying for jobs. I'm tired of spending money trying to make something work only to end up further in debt. I'm tired of rude people who are completely incapable of realizing that times are hard and I'm running out of options. I'm just tired.

I need something good to happen soon, but I don't think it will. Good things happen to other people. I just hope this wave of failure stops soon.