Well, we tried

Cedar City and the surrounding areas have a lot of festivals full of vendor booths that sell all sorts of things.  Well my mom and I decided to give one a try. 

The Parowan festivals are a little smaller, and the entrance fee is less, so we signed up for a booth at their Fall Festival.  We had knitted hats, children's sweaters, a few scarves, some trinkets, and some of Steven's photography for sale.

Here is our little booth.  At first we didn't have an awning.  We were told that if the weather was bad that it would be moved indoors.  Well, the weather wasn't very good, but we stayed outside (much to all of the vendors' dislike).  It rained a tiny bit and ruined some of the photos. We scrambled all over the place.  It was miserable and freezing.  Then, miraculously, an awning was found and donated! Things warmed up (a bit) and improved tremendously.  It was still freezing, but we didn't have to worry about our stuff getting wet.

We weren't expecting to sell much, but we were still hopeful.  I was very excited that five of the hats I'd made had sold!  We averaged about one sale an hour and made enough to cover our entrance fee, plus a little extra.  Steven's photography did get a lot of compliments.

A lot of the vendors said that this was the worst year they've had for this festival.  Because of the weather, there wasn't a great turn out.  The festival actually ended a little earlier than planned.  Despite the weather and the not-so-great turn out, we had fun and it was a good experience.  We learned a few do's and don'ts, and we met some really nice people.  I don't know if we will do it again or not, but I'm glad we at least tried once.