At Penrith Dolls Bears Craft & Collectibles Show, June 30 and July 1. |
The name "BanaBaka" comes from my mother tongue, Sesotho - a language of Lesotho and South Africa, and it means "my children". I had been working on my Mondie Dolls and as I looked them all lined up in a row on my dressing table, I thought, 'Oh, look at all my little girls.' But most importantly, the name signifies the LOVE and ENCOURAGEMENT and INSPIRATION that my children give me in all that I do.
Sunday, 1 July 2012
You win some, you lose some!
I'm coming down off a high after a dud weekend at the Doll, Bear and Craft Show at Penrith. As ususal, I stayed up too late making fussy litte preparations and as a result, have come home both days totally drained.
It doesn't help that I didn't sell one single doll :-(
I sold a few small owls ($8 each) but that was it. Considering that people were paying several hundreds of dollars for reborn dolls etc. I was in the completely wrong setting, but I did meet some lovely ladies and enjoyed being around artistes. I also learned something about the Zonta Club, which I had never ever heard of before.
So anybody with ideas about what the best venue for my style of dolls is most welcome to give me advice.
It doesn't help that I didn't sell one single doll :-(
I sold a few small owls ($8 each) but that was it. Considering that people were paying several hundreds of dollars for reborn dolls etc. I was in the completely wrong setting, but I did meet some lovely ladies and enjoyed being around artistes. I also learned something about the Zonta Club, which I had never ever heard of before.
So anybody with ideas about what the best venue for my style of dolls is most welcome to give me advice.
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