Michael Hall Steiner School Mansion Market

This past weekend was my first craft show of the year.  I have decided to focus on Steiner schools this year.  There is a lot of work that goes into craft fairs.  I am learning as I go, but what I picked up last year was that I needed to make sure I had all financial abilities available.  Often times it is the smaller things on your table that will cover your table fee.  

I love fairs a lot.  The interaction with people really is a fun part of my "job".  I love children who come up and ask to hug the dolls, or dreamy partners daydreaming of buying their child a doll one day.  It is very heartwarming. Although selling is important, in a fair it is mostly about networking and product awareness.  I learn what works and what doesn't very quickly.  In some fairs more than others.  

I had a lot of fun with the root children.  We cut a silver birch into rounds and I had felted a cave which they spiraled.  The idea was the cave held the little children as they were working on their clothing and the spiral of birch was the children slowly coming up onto the earth for spring.  You can see it a bit in the first photo.

While I was selling, Dan went on the Early Years tour of the school.  It was fun to see his photos afterwords. It is an inspirational space full of love.  I can imagine Narina playing, growing and expanding in the world there.  There are a few captions under the photos below.

 

Kindergarten Seasonal Table

Narina's artwork on the left. 

The dolls are asleep in their pram, the playsilks hung on pegs.... don't you want to play?

A grain mill!  Dreams of Narina milling her own grain is enough to make my eggs drop by the dozen 

 

ceiling mural