As mentioned below, I decided to give the Young Designer's Market a go last Sunday. I was equally nervous and excited as I drove off to South Bank at 7.30am. Nervous about trying something new. Probably excited for the same reason. But also excited at the opportunity selling at a market allows for meeting new people. something that doesn't happen when you work alone at home. Seeing a couple of familiar faces is always nice too, so thank you to friends and fans (always a little embarrassing to say that), who made their way down and said hi.
Since I'd never visited the market before I wasn't really sure how the day was going to pan out, and if in fact I thought it was a good market to be a part of. So my expectations weren't really that high. Also my goal weren't that high, I wasn't expecting to sell too much, and was looking at it as more of a marketing exercise. It was the end of school holidays after all.
After spending the day there I'd have to give YDM the thumbs up. I thought the market was lovely and had a great atmosphere. I felt completely comfortable there. Also it didn't hurt that I sold well, and got a lot of new people signing up for my mailing list.
My only regret for the day was that I didn't get the chance to walk the length of the market and look through all the other stalls. Guess I'll have to do the market again come November.
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Hi Liana, I was planning on checking out the YDM all week and then realised that I was going to be out of town for the weekend... baby brain. I was looking forward to checking out some of your new stuff! I ran into Joan at MoB the other day and she said that you have an opening coming up at Southbank very soon??? Can you pass on the details please?
Thanks
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