6.02.2009

Highlights from Maker Faire!

I had a great time at Maker Faire this year, although it was all spent behind my booth, hawking my wares at Bazaar Bizarre! I'd never done a show of this size so I was pretty nervous to begin with; but everything ran smoothly. I made a ton of sales, met all kinds of amazing people, and learned a lot about what I'll do differently next time, which will be in a few short months at Renegade SF. Now for some pictures! I got a super-cute necktie cuff from fellow CCA grad and Oakland lady CC Star, who I hope to chill with in the near future. Mine has wee blue whales on it, but I also love this stegosaurs combo.

I traded one of my birdcage necklaces for a gorgeous ceramic cup with an otter on it made by the delighful and talented Hue Yang. Trading is one of the best things about doing shows!



I got a new Chickenpants from Absolutely Small, who is now taking up residence in my work cubicle.


Katy Kristin and I were suprised to meet the supplier of our German plastic mushrooms; I also met the designer of a polka-dot fabric used in one of my purses.



I met a new amiga, Polly Danger from LA. Aside from sharing a name, we have a lot in common and I was so happy to finally meet her! I'll be using this awesome coupon holder to keep my receipts organized.



The whole Conway family was enamored with Archicraft's product line. My mom bought a crocheted cowl for herself, the below bandana for my brother, a plastic doily, and I purchased a handful of charms and rings made from cast-off plastic architecture models.




Here's little old me surrounded by my stuffs. You can play a fun game called "Find the Giant Cup of Beer" in this picture. What a weekend!



5 comments:

Squidhelmet said...

Yay Polly! Booth looks awesome! I saw lots of twitters and Boingboing posts about the Maker Faire and I imaged you kicking ass there! Rock on!

Polly Danger said...

No, YOU are awesome! Yay Pollies! Your mom is SO cute by the way *+*

anna said...

I found it!!! But it took awhile. Your booth looks amazing, I am so proud!! SFBG top 5, too, so great. (ps, captcha word is "probb" as in "no probb, dude, I got all the cute stuff you need right here.)

Minnie said...

hey! it was nice to meet you! Somehow I managed to get NO PICTURES (well okay, a couple of my booth but nothing else!)at maker faire this year. next year...

Jen said...

Found it, too!! What a fun game...you should do this with more photos....