Lilies: the Shop

I got to Lilies on Saturday morning, checked in, and started to set up. Fortunately a couple of folks came along and offered to help me put up my tent -- I can't put the thing up by myself, a definite mistake in tent purchasing. Once it's up, though, the rest is just a matter of time and hauling things.

My setup was similar to Lilies, though I added a small table -- here's a picture of the whole thing:



And a somewhat overexposed photo of the 'jewelry and stuff' side:



Loiosh supervised the setup from his usual position:



And here's the view from my front door:



I'm pleased with my setup this time -- having the long tables along the side walls allows a lot more space inside, and hanging the sarongs along the back makes for a nice divider between 'public' and 'private' space. I even wound up selling one of the sarongs!

Alas, sales were very low -- I didn't even make expenses. Talking to a bunch of other merchants, it seems that it was a bad year overall for a lot of folks, so I don't feel like I was singled out. I do see improvements I need to make in my setup -- my bath and body table, in particular, needs more 'verticality'. I managed some but I think I just need another set of shelves.

Which is, fortunately, a fairly simple woodworking job, well within my capabilities. Just need to get round to it sometime soon...

More in a few days -- including pictures of a tiny tiny kitten!