Seabrook Craft and Vendor Market

Owning a small business was not a childhood dream. I wanted to be a teacher. I knew that was what I wanted to do since kindergarten. I was able to accomplish that dream and had the privilege to teach for eleven years. I always enjoyed crafting but never thought of it as a way to make money. One Christmas I made a large decoupaged cross for my aunt. She was a successful artist by her own right so the fact that she hung it in her office was an honor. And then the orders started pouring in. First, from her friends and co-workers, and then large orders from her place of employment. I began doing craft shows and eventually started my own (1st and 2nd Saturday Craft and Vendor Market) in 2012. The idea of a craft boutique started to creep into my thoughts. Several years went by and the markets were growing, as was my crafting business. Then my aunt passed away unexpectedly. The cross that s...