Swag Bag entry

I donated 250 BookMark Belts back in August to a book signing party in New York City for Fired to Hired by Tory Johnson. Well, here is the link to all the awesome swag that was in the bags http://womenforhire.com/be_gutsy/fired_to_hired/book_signing .

This was a Be Gutsy event. That is appropriate! The experience taught me things. First be bold! I went for it, and it is still to be said what will come of all of my hard work. Second, that I could do it, I made those bookmarks, start to finish in 2 weeks, during the summer with all 3 of my children home and I only stayed up past 11pm one night and that was only until 1am. Not too shabby. Third, think outside the box. They asked for “funky” fabric. OK I was working with florals which are pretty but not funky. I had to really stretch and I gave them half in a red with stars and half in a leopard print that I would not have picked in a million years! But now I see how much everyone LOVES those so I think it will be a staple in my line.

So now what. I have not gotten any business from that. Not an email inquiry, nothing. But I am hopeful. I didn’t put all that work into it for nothing.

And now I am working to be prepared for a craft fair in October. I am also attending a Womens networking event October 1, and could get a table and sell. Still thinking about that.

So for today it is Just Do It!