You all missed it and I want to thank you. Your loss is my gain. I didn't win an initial prize and had forgotten about the grab bag for the remaining prizes. I had wanted to pick something remaining on that Monday(?) morning when Connie would post the remaining prizes. I remembered it in the afternoon and when I went to the list of what was remaining, everything I wanted was gone. However, there was one thing that I always wanted for my booth, but, had always put off, and that was a banner. I was surprised because a banner is a very good accessory to have. It was the last thing left that was useful to ones booth. I'm really glad I grabbed it.
If you don't have a banner for your booth, I want to recommend getting one from CanopyBanners.net. Chris is great to work with. I sent them my artwork on Friday. They tweaked my banner and sent me proofs almost immediately. Their banner idea was nicer than my idea. I had the finished product in my hands the following Thursday, only seven days after I contacted them. You can't get better service than that. I can't wait to use my new banner at my next show in Des Moines. I may not hang it on the outside of my tent. I may put Velcro strips on my back wall and hang it inside.
Again, I want to thank you all for not picking this and thank you Jeff for donating this to Art Fair Insiders. I am very happy!!
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Very rarely do I get excited about anything show related, except maybe doing a top show like Ft Worth or Des Moines. However, I am excited to be doing the Des Moines Arts Festival this weekend. I'll be using my new banner from CanopyBanners.net for the first time. I'm hoping it will make my display look a little better resulting in increased sales. I'll take a pic and post it here next week, sometime.
Thanks for this plug for canopybanners.net, Barry. Jeff Christlieb has been a supporter of this site for several years and his banners are very nice. Will you post a photo of your booth looking fabulous at Des Moines? and I am assuming you'll be painting that booth to look very sharp!
Seems like a lot of friends are going to be in Des Moines this weekend. I hope the weather is wonderful because we already know the show and the Iowans will be welcoming. Good luck.