I'm back from market and scrounging around for pictures- I swear next market will be different- I'll come prepared with a fully charged camera and stop what I'm doing long enough to take some pictures!! I PROMISE!
Thankfully, I work with great people who came through once again!
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All Smiles
2nd place award for multiple booth category! L to R: Sandi Henderson,Christine Osmers, me, Paula Prass, Michael Steiner, Patty Young, Deb Buchanan, bk row: Becky Bennett, Susan Day, Jennifer Storey, Debi Porreca, Ben Rubin.
that's the icing on the cake
now for the behind the scenes view of market- start to finish
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A birds eye view of our booth (the Aqua row 2nd from the bottom) note the sunlight streaming in! Pittsburgh is my all time favorite convention center! Natural light- a huge plus at a show!
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believe it or not - this stage has taken hours
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it takes a village to raise a booth
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somehow this will all come together
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order through the chaos
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showtime!
(note quilt pile-up- these are hard working show pieces, too many to hang, pawed through over & over)
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and then it's over
what goes up- must come down- dismantling of the hidden kitchen
(yes, a well fed crew is...a well fed crew)
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hard to believe this part goes quicker than set up
reverse construction
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we all place bets predicting the finish time - imagine the antics- by this time we're all punchy
sorry- too exhausted for the empty booth photo
next post - show pics!