California Strawberry Festival

Dear Cherished Patrons,

If you are a strawberry lover or just waiting to see my new work (ha - ha), please join me at the California Strawberry Festival at College Park in Oxnard.  The event will be held this weekend Sat. and Sun. May 21st and 22nd from 10am to 6:30pm.  For more information on the show, visit the web-site at http://www.strawberry-fest.org/

Stay tuned for a review of the show....

Cheers,

Naomi        

Review of Las Damas 44th Sunset Beach Art Festival

This past weekend I had a booth at the Las Damas 44th annual Sunset Beach Arts and Crafts Festival held on Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday was overcast, but after the morning fog lifted on Sunday, the weather was sunny and beautiful.  The venue is lovely, and the festival is nestled under trees in the parkway between the beach and hip beach houses.

Being Mother's Day weekend, I was hopeful that the show would be a success.  Many of the show goers were mostly interested in low priced items.  The booth next to me, selling mainly $5 and $10 feather earrings and hair pieces, was doing a brisk business.

This was my first time doing this show, and I was frankly, disappointed both in the amount of my sales and the quality of the items being sold by other venders.  More than a few of the booths were selling items ($1 to $3) that belonged at a flea market.  The show was expanded this year and that may have been part of the reason for my lower than average sales.  There were some artists who said that this show was good for them but the majority said this show was down by 50%.

Las Damas 44th Sunset Beach Art Festival

Greetings,
My next show is the Las Damas 44th Sunset Beach Art Festival May 7th and 8th.  The location of the show - Greenbelt (Pacific Ave. between Warner and Anderson) Sunset Beach, CA 90742.  My booth number is 504.  Hope to see you there... Have a happy Mother's Day.

Carlsbad Village Street Faire Review

I was loving reminded today that when I am in gratitude, I am not in self pity…That is where I aspire to be…With that said, on with the show…

This is my 4^th year doing the Carlsbad Village Street Faire, which is held twice a year, the first Sunday in May and the first Sunday in November.  This show is not a juried show and consequently, brings in all sorts of vendors, many selling imports.  In the past, this was my busiest show of the year, but this time it took a major hit for me, and most of the vendors I talked to.  If it were not for my returning patrons, my sales really would have been down

One of the artisans blamed the disappointing sales on high gas costs.  I know one thing for sure; there were certainly enough people walking around and the weather was beautiful.

To add insult to injury, two of my most expensive designs, a sold silver hammered ring and a solid silver hammered cuff were stolen.  With the price of silver soaring to almost $50 an once, you can only imagine how upsetting this was.  I can only hope the November show is back on track with great sales and no theft.