What a fantastic and very successful day today!!!
The Christmas Fair at Chickerell today was amazing. From 1pm - 4pm, I SOLD SOLD SOLD! Loved every minute of it. From talking about the handmade candles to encouraging people to sniff and buy! It really was a great day had by all. And to top it off, we made £45.75!! Our biggest day ever for sales - I am so very very pleased! Plus, it made packing away much easier at the end of the day! ;)
So thats all of the fairs and events that I booked now, so if anyone knows of any fetes, fairs, bazaars etc within Dorset, please let me know! Also, if anyone local knows of any shops that may be interested in displaying a few of my products then I would be very grateful for any info.
Thank you all for your support! x
HANDMADE CANDLES WITH A VINTAGE TWIST. Fourteen Candles is a small homebased company in Bridport, Dorset and has been running since January 2010. Inspired by my love of candles and delicious scents, I make handmade candles using recycled jars, teacups and other items I find on my travels, making my candles both unique and environmentally friendly.
Sunday 28 November 2010
Saturday 27 November 2010
Royal Manor Christmas Bazaar, Portland
Last night Fourteen Candles attended the Christmas Bazaar at the Royal Manor school in Portland.
Although we were apprehensive about the school fair when we first arrived, I must say it was very enjoyable and much more worth while than Wimborne Market.
The stall cost £5, and I sold £9.75 of candles - it doesnt sound much, but its an improvement on last time, and I enjoyed it which is important. Things can only get better. Plus, I'm starting to get the company name out there, recognised and my products on display.
BREAKING NEWS!!! - I sold my first Candle hamper, which felt great - someone likes my hampers! Woohooo!
Tomorrow we will be attending the Chickerell Christmas Fair, I'll keep you posted as to how it goes!
Although we were apprehensive about the school fair when we first arrived, I must say it was very enjoyable and much more worth while than Wimborne Market.
The stall cost £5, and I sold £9.75 of candles - it doesnt sound much, but its an improvement on last time, and I enjoyed it which is important. Things can only get better. Plus, I'm starting to get the company name out there, recognised and my products on display.
BREAKING NEWS!!! - I sold my first Candle hamper, which felt great - someone likes my hampers! Woohooo!
Tomorrow we will be attending the Chickerell Christmas Fair, I'll keep you posted as to how it goes!
Sunday 21 November 2010
Onwards and Upwards!!
So, after some great feedback (Thank you followers of my blog!) and some time to think, I'm feeling quite positive again. I have decided to continue with the original name of Fourteen Candles as I have spent nearly a year raising awareness of that name online so it would be a shame to have to start again.
Please feel free to visit my facebook page, the more the merrier! Just type Fourteen Candles into the search box and there you should find me.
This week I shall be setting up a dummy table at home to practice the layout of my stall, hopefully I can get it looking very proffessional and inviting to look at - I want everything to look great and scream BUY ME!
I have two christmas fairs to attend this weekend which is very exciting! I will be at the Royal Manor Christmas Bazaar in Portland on Friday 26th Nov from 7pm to 9pm. Then on Sunday 28th Nov, I will be at the Chickerell Christmas Fair from 1pm - 5pm. If there are any local people reading this blog - it would be great to see you there!
Please feel free to visit my facebook page, the more the merrier! Just type Fourteen Candles into the search box and there you should find me.
This week I shall be setting up a dummy table at home to practice the layout of my stall, hopefully I can get it looking very proffessional and inviting to look at - I want everything to look great and scream BUY ME!
I have two christmas fairs to attend this weekend which is very exciting! I will be at the Royal Manor Christmas Bazaar in Portland on Friday 26th Nov from 7pm to 9pm. Then on Sunday 28th Nov, I will be at the Chickerell Christmas Fair from 1pm - 5pm. If there are any local people reading this blog - it would be great to see you there!
Sunday 14 November 2010
Wimborne Market
Last Sunday I attempted to sell my candles and gift baskets for the first time, at Wimborne Market.
I was massively excited to do this, as I had never attempted to sell any of my stock before and a great deal of planning and effort went into it all. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the customers at Wimborne Market.
Having got up at 6am to set off to the market, set up my stall at 8am and stand in the freezing cold all day, it turns out that no one was there to buy candles.
Paying £14 for the pitch, and taking only £3.75 in candle sales means I was £10.25 down on the day, which also happened to be my mums birthday. She had very kindly given up her day to help me on the stall. Bless her, my mum is so very supportive of my candle venture.
So my first sales opportunity turned out very unsuccessful. Which leaves me with a dilema - should I give up? Does no one want to buy candles? Am I pursuing the wrong thing?
On the other hand, should I just see it as a bad day and try again? Perhaps Wimborne Market isnt the right venue for me, but somewhere else might be?
I have two christmas fairs booked to attend, so I will pursue those next. Portland School Christmas Bazaar on 26th November, and Chickerell Christmas Fair on 28th November. Hopefully, fingers crossed, these will be better. Until then, all I can do is keep praying.
As for the great name debate, I'm still confused. The name I used for Wimborne Market was 'Candles by Tanya' although I am not entirely convinced. My Fourteen Candles website expires in January and I am unsure as to whether I want to continue with it....
I was massively excited to do this, as I had never attempted to sell any of my stock before and a great deal of planning and effort went into it all. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the customers at Wimborne Market.
Having got up at 6am to set off to the market, set up my stall at 8am and stand in the freezing cold all day, it turns out that no one was there to buy candles.
Paying £14 for the pitch, and taking only £3.75 in candle sales means I was £10.25 down on the day, which also happened to be my mums birthday. She had very kindly given up her day to help me on the stall. Bless her, my mum is so very supportive of my candle venture.
So my first sales opportunity turned out very unsuccessful. Which leaves me with a dilema - should I give up? Does no one want to buy candles? Am I pursuing the wrong thing?
On the other hand, should I just see it as a bad day and try again? Perhaps Wimborne Market isnt the right venue for me, but somewhere else might be?
I have two christmas fairs booked to attend, so I will pursue those next. Portland School Christmas Bazaar on 26th November, and Chickerell Christmas Fair on 28th November. Hopefully, fingers crossed, these will be better. Until then, all I can do is keep praying.
As for the great name debate, I'm still confused. The name I used for Wimborne Market was 'Candles by Tanya' although I am not entirely convinced. My Fourteen Candles website expires in January and I am unsure as to whether I want to continue with it....
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