Month: September 2012

The Last Burton A Day in the Country Market is Tomorrow

The Last Burton A Day in the Country Market is Tomorrow

I was looking for photos of last month’s market and realized I had failed to take photos of the booth, and the event.  So here is an old picture of the sign advertising the event. What:  Between 20-30 vendors, selling everything from Amish Bakery and 

Analysis Part III-  What sold?

Analysis Part III- What sold?

If the current snapshot of our etsy site is any indication, the majority of the products listed are soap and scrubs.   Our company’s strongest seller is soap… by and far.  Soap Sells!  But the truth is that it depends upon where we are as 

Analysis time – Part II – Where have we been

Analysis time – Part II – Where have we been

Another aspect of the business is where we physically set up our display and sell our products.  In our full year of operations we have been quite busy, with summer and fall peaking our time spent out there at shows, festivals and events. I love 

Analysis time

Analysis time

Every once in a while the last vestages of a public administration degree creep out into the art business world…   Good public administrators understand their market and their audience.  With that said, i have reviewed our sales data, and generated a map of where 

Burton A Day in the Country Market

Burton A Day in the Country Market

The last “A Day in the Country Market” for this year will be held this saturday in Burton’s town square from 10a to 5p and we will be setting up our tent for perhaps the second last time this outdoor season. What a fun mix 

Pinned and Pined For – Handmade Jewelry Gallery Show

Pinned and Pined For – Handmade Jewelry Gallery Show

Pinned and Pined For is a gallery show featuring hand made jewelry from artists around the area.  The show is being curated at the Dovecote Gallery, located in Lakewood’s Screw Factory located at 13000 Athens Avenue.  The event is orchestrated by the group “Cleveland Handmade” 

Birmingham Country Harvest of Antiques/Crafts Weekend

Birmingham Country Harvest of Antiques/Crafts Weekend

The fall air is crisp, the leaves are turning color, the rains have come, and you definately know it is fall because the Birmingham United Methodist Church has set up their huge circus tents in preparation for the throngs of festival attendees coming to buy