Monday, January 9, 2012

Banner Year

I have declared that this will be my banner year, the year I will SOAR! How about you? :) / Yo he declarado que este año va a ser excepcional, será el año en el que voy a despegar! Y ustedes? :)
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 I made this pretty banner last fall, to decorate a little booth I had at the Fall Festival for my daughter's school. It was the very first time I tried to sell my photos in person and it was a little scary/ Estas banderitas las hice el otoño pasado, para decorar un puesto que tuve en el festival de otoño de la escuela de Sofia. Era la primera vez que trataba de vender mis fotos en persona y estaba un poco nerviosa.

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I had never put myself out there like that. I was nervous about what the other parents and teachers would think of my work and if I would sell anything at all/ Yo nunca me había arriesgado asi, y me daba nervios el sólo pensar que opinarían los padres y maestros al ver mis fotos. No tenía idea si vendería algo o no.

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To my surprise, I received lots of great compliments, did some great networking and sold two images/ Para mi sorpresa recibí muy lindos comentarios y vendí dos fotos.

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But the best reward came when my daughter Sofia brought several of her friends over to the booth. She was so proud and excited to show them my work. I had to fight back tears of joy. That alone made it all worth it. I'll never forget that moment :) / Pero la mejor recompensa fué cuando Sofia trajo a varios de sus amiguitos a la mesa. Estaba tan emocionada y orgulloza de mostrarles mis fotos. Tuve que respirar muchas veces para que no se me salieran las lágrimas de la emoción. Nunca olvidaré ese momento :)

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Here are the instructions I followed to make the banner/ Aqui estan las instrucciones para hacaer las banderitas. Estan en ingles pero tienen fotos paso por paso asi que creo que se entiende bien.
http://brightandblithe.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/no-sew-fabric-bunting/

Have a great week everyone!/ Que tengan una linda semana!

Libertad




7 comments:

  1. oh my dear, i felt so moved by your description of your most loved moment, when your daughter came with her friends to show your work! though i'm not a mother, i can understand that that moment must have been so good for you... and your booth is so BEAUTIFUL! :) i hope that this experience makes you start going to more craft fairs, because people will love your work!!! hugs!

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  2. Very touching. I would have loved that moment when your daughter walked up with her friends. So good to put yourself out there. I am trying to figure out a way to do that myself.

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  3. Thank you very much for your kind words Claudia! It really was special! :)

    Thank you very much Lilisview! It really is worth it, go out there and be yourself and you'll be OK! :)

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  4. wao! si! que valiente! que bueno que te atreviste y tuviste todas esas recompensas, la de tu hija la mejor seguro!

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  5. Such a beautiful post, booth & blog! I do believe this WILL be our banner year!

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  6. esas banderitas son geniales, Lore siempre quiso unas así para decorar su habitación... y las fotos perfectas, nosotros siempre pensamos en vender así nuestras fotos pero todavía no hemos tenido la oportunidad :)

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  7. I love how your daughter was so proud of her mama!

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