Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
Yesterday I participated in my first holiday fair. Β It was the VCSC Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair in Vilseck, Germany on the military base. Β I spent weeks preparing and the 4 days prior, I shopped and baked like a crazy person.
23 dozen cucpakes
4 handmade cupcake stands
25 packages of handmade cupcake wrappers

It was a hot mess of baking and crafting supplies in my house. Β But... I did it! Β I set off yesterday morning for the venue and set up my table with my handmade awesomeness and delicious cupcakes.
The fair began at 10am and we started selling quick! Β By 11am we had sold at least Β β of our cupcakes and sales continued steadily until 2:15pm when we sold out! Β The fair wasn't over until 4pm, so we were out of there early!
I heard later that people came after we left looking for cupcakes... I'm sorry we sold out!! Next year, we'll make MORE!
I cupcakes I had on hand were:
Orange Candy Corn
Sweet Strawberry
White Chocolate Peppermint (topped with Hershey Kiss, Andes Mint, candy cane or a snowman Peep)
Cookies n' Creme
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Pumpkin Latte
Click on the pictures below to see all the fabulous cupcakes from the day!
I seriously had a ton of fun at the fair. Β I was able to meet so many of the other crafters in the community as well as meet some new people and make some great connections! Β It was a great opportunity to get my name and brand out there!
I need to send a very special thank you to my husband and daughter who helped me so much getting ready for this big event! Β They both stepped up and did dishes, loaded the car, helped set up and were just amazing! Β I truly appreciate everything they did for me and how much they helped make this a huge success!
And THANK YOU to everyone who bought cupcakes. Β I can not thank you enough for your support! Β So many of you have already helped spread the word about my cupcakes and have increased my sales so much! Β THANK YOU!
Like I said, next year... we bring 300+ cupcakes!
















Wow, that is a lot of work! But I'm sure it was worth the effort, they all look lovely!
It was a lot of work!! But it was worth it!!! π THANK YOU!
I love your stuff! You're so crafty and every recipe I get from here is absolutely delicious. If only I knew how to market like you π Good luck! And congrats on such a successful fair!
Market? What do you mean? My cupcakes speak for themselves!! (PS, Facebook and Twitter help too!) and THANK YOU!