Just Between Friends Sale- Eagan, MN

Last summer when I my friend, Sarah, and I were both pregnant she asked me if I had heard of Just Between Friends (JBF) and I hadn't. She suggested that I go to the sale in Maple Grove in the fall, so Ryan and I went. We came away with some great finds...a bassinet, bouncy seat, changing station & pad, jogging stoller and some other goodies! I thought it was a crazy-but-awesome consignment sale. Since last October, I have been following JBF on Facebook. This summer I saw a post from Katy on the JBF-Eagan FB page looking for local vendors to have at their Eagan sale. I quickly emailed them to let them know I was interested. Pregnant women, children, babies and families are my total target market so I was excited! Kris emailed back and said they already had a photographer booked. Needless to say I was pretty disappointed. Then few days later she emailed me back to say that they were going to allow me to come as a vendor! I was excited and a bit overwhelmed. I had lots to get ordered and ready before the sale!

I ordered my table runner first. I wanted to have a quailty looking sign and didn't want anything that I would have to figure out how to hang up. And table runner was a cheaper option than buying a printed table cloth. Plus I thought that having the table cloth and runner different colors would stand out more. What do you think? Did it work?

I then had to decide which prints I wanted to order and which ones to enlarge. Of course if I was going to invest in some canvases and large prints I would want them to be some that I could have in my own home, so I ordered a couple of my daughter, Ainsley.

It took a lot of planning and organzing to get ready but the day of the presales, I was ready to get setup! I was actually the first vendor to show up! I got all of my stuff set up and immediately people started coming over to talk to me.

Being a vendor at the JBF sale was my first experience having a table for my business and I feel it was a success. I booked a baby session and had over 100 people sign up to win a free portrait session. I handed out lots of business cards and made lots of connections! I hope I get the opportunity to be a vendor at another JBF sale.

If you have never been to a Just Between Friends Sale, you should check them out. http://www.jbfsale.com/