...$69.65

(...and NO, I didn't have anything in nickel or dime increments - I found .15¢ on the ground while packing up. )

(We weren't able to get a photo without a customer or two in them, not a bad thing (I guess!). )

The rain held off (for the most part), and it was a fun day! Proceeds didn't amount to too much, but we did get rid of a LOT of junk - so it was all good.

This was the 'First Annual' Tailgate sale held by a local church. They have a rummage sale every summer, and decided to expand this year to include outside vendors while they were having their sale. Made sense to me! At $10 a spot x 18 vendors - that was a nice addition to what they would make for a rummage sale! The minister came around to talk to each of us, to see if we needed anything, and explained that their goal in trying this was as a way of getting the community to interact more. They hope to make it an annual event. Various members of the church stopped at each vendor a various time throughout the day to deliver messages...

"There's free coffee for the vendors at..." "If you need it, the restrooms are at the top of the stairs, down the hall on the left...""How have your sales been?" "Any suggestions for next year?""Hamburgers are ready!"

They were a sweet group, and wonderful hosts!

(the Lanterns and the dried Artemesia ended up being one of my big sellers of the day!)

Since this was a first, I had no idea what to expect... would people be looking for junque'? crafts? antiques? plants? fruits & veggies? baked goods? I had the junque' angle covered! I also threw in a few bunches of dried 'weeds' to try and intrigue the 'junk free zoners' into thinking Fall! There ended up being a good variety of vendors running the full spectrum, but I was the only one with Japanese Lanterns!!