🌷 Calgary Expo 2024 🌷 Artist Alley Vlog 🌷

I went to Calgary Expo! I was super excited this year to be able to sell my lil flowers at my local fan expo event! It was crazy busy, and I was SO exhausted after vending for a whole four days in a row.
I also got to meet Mona from Nanalan and honestly she was so cute and so smol and amazing :')
(The stickers in the thumbnail are by huoolong on instagram!!)
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[@stareeco]

Mona omgg literally the cutest 🥺

[@madewithapril]

she was such a smol gworl

[@MyLittleSillies]

I'm so glad to have been able to stop by and meet you at Calgary Expo! Good luck at Otafest!

[@madewithapril]

It was nice to meet you!! Thank you!!!

[@xosugarstars]

Tina! Your photo with Mona was so cute!! 🥺 you’re so funny too!

[@madewithapril]

SHE WAS SO SMALL I WAS SO HYPED ABOUT IT HAHA thank you eheheh

[@brookieraecrochets]

i loled every time you stood to greet someone saying the same ‘hello’ bcs that is so me. 😂❤️

[@madewithapril]

*instantly turns on customer service mode*

[@BeYourself12360]

I Love watching your market/ gallery selling videos. I saw your new video and went, YESSSSSSSSS

[@madewithapril]

omg hehehe thank youuu thats so motivating for me

[@dawnthompson5528]

Love your vlogs you keep it real. Thank you. I hope your pup is ok sending her love. Keep us posted.

[@madewithapril]

thank you!! she's eating well and seems to be feeling great, but we're waiting on a cardiologist referral to hear more (shes also just gettin to that age). she says thanks for asking :>

[@ChantelleArts]

this looks like such a fun event! 🥰

[@madewithapril]

it was super fun!! one of the longest ones ive attended hehe

[@zeengaring]

Always been a huge fan of your work!!🩷

[@madewithapril]

I appreciate that! 🩷🩷

[@Astitchingwitch]

I loveee the FanExpo events! I’ve done the one in New Orleans a couple times and I’m doing the one in Chicago this year

[@madewithapril]

omg fan expo has so many US events too, I didn't even realize 😱

[@SandoikStitches]

Hi im a recent fan and I really like your vlogs! I also sell at Vancouver conventions so it's nice to see familiar faces in your vlogs! :D I hope I can catch you at one of the Vancouver events! I also tried for Anirevo but the 5 tables went sooo fast T_T I also made some red spider lilies for a commission recently and it makes me admire your work even more because I was highkey struggling with wrapping and putting the flowers together LOL

[@madewithapril]

HII OMG I'm hoping to share a table with my friend for anirevo bc omg that was an impossible task with those tables omg I've been working on some red spider lilies too omg i was having the hardest time making it look like anything thats not just a big tangled ball of yarn on a stick LOL

[@KaylaMah]

HAHA not you going 30 mins early for the photo op

[@madewithapril]

It was necessary 😌

[@LopsideMakes]

Maybe you could try to work with other artists, and make limited time versions of their original characters, make certain flowers and plants that fit their themes, and help at their booths instead of having your own big booth, just so you don’t give yourself so much burnout, but can still crochet as part of your business? You could also sell pattern cards (I literally just made this idea up), where you write a pattern on a mini card or in a tiny booklet, and sell copies of the pattern with little doodles on it so it’s cute and people can put them on their walls? Just slowly drifting away from everything you make being completely handmade by you so you can grow and become more successful.

[@madewithapril]

Ahh thank you so much! I love the idea of collaborating with other artists and creators, I might have to look into trying to make that work!! THE POSTCARD IDEA IS SO CUTE TOO OMG *writing these downnnnn*

[@katherinelyons9062]

My daughter is going to odafest next weekend and she wants me to make a couple of Pokémon’s I told her to look for you

[@madewithapril]

I'll be on the artist alley side! J29!

[@katherinelyons9062]

@@madewithapril ok I’ll let her know

[@katherinelyons9062]

I also live in Calgary

[@Theartofloveofficial28]

Wow I'm early lol

[@madewithapril]

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[@sylviegrenier3423]

Hello ! I love what you do did your dragonfly explain it? paid or not lol please thank you

[@madewithapril]

its free on my instagram! you have to scroll down a bit tho!

[@sylviegrenier3423]

​ @madewithapril I can't find the link I have the page but it doesn't work..can you do it for me please thank you very much

[@katherinelyons9062]

Where was this? I want to selling my stuffies but I don’t no where to begin.

[@madewithapril]

This was at the big four building during calgary expo!