Tuesday 23 May I got to do what seems to come naturally, talking.
Sharing with others. I was “Guest Speaker” at the Mt Maunganui Creative Fibre Open Day Lovely Sue, who did all the organising for me invited me to stay the night before, and as all good creative fibre people do we talked and created (knitted) until we really did need to go to bed if we were to get up in time the next morning. Slept like a log (after discovering some new crafty reading, great what some people keep in guest bedrooms). Tuesday was a lovely crisp day and as a good omen the first pair of pantyhose I put on didn’t have a hole. Sue said I even looked like a guest speaker. (She was great at making me feel relaxed) What an amazing place, the Arataki Community Centre is. In no time at all there were many people buzzing around like bees around a hive and the next thing I realise is that I am on the programme for 10.15am (why did I think 1.00pm), no time for nerves to set in. I had all sorts of fancy ideas about what I may say, but as I couldn’t put any of it down on paper it then morphed into something a bit different. Yes, I did run out of words at one point, but with such nice people it didn’t really matter, they asked a couple of questions and I was on a roll again. I really did enjoy being able to look at people and get some sense of what they were thinking: One man seemed to know exactly what I was talking about when I mentioned some looms were on my “never to make again list”. Also the thoughts when I mentioned some timber split while I was making looms. The shared food for lunch and the time to chat was a good follow up from having to stand up and talk. As all good Creative Fibre people do there was a hands on sharing of some skills followed by a fun afternoon auction of “mystery bottles & tins”. Much hilarity as there was speculation about what each shape contained. Most of the guesses were incorrect – the box of “lego” turned out to contain walnuts, the fancy tin contained a tea towel. Unsure if the “bottle of tomato sauce” was such. All joined in in the fun spirit of the afternoon, and Frank the auctioneer was brilliant. What a wonderful time I had, I felt as though I was part of everything. And what a lovely gift I was given, a Tunisian Crocheted blanket by Phyllis, one of the members, (and chocolates that I munched on my drive home). I am passionate about sharing the possibilities that are around for all to try and I hope this came across. I have come to the conclusion I am not a retailer. Yes I made some sales on the day, but more importantly for me was showing how my looms work and enthusing others and hopefully they will have a go.
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AuthorSue, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend. Living my dream of my own business, promoting local art and craft. Sharing my crafts with anyone who is interested. Inspiring some to "give it a try". Archives
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