Yes, I really wanted a face paint buddy in my area, but that isn't going to happen. The truth of the matter is that while this other person may try to take my business, she is not in MY town, where I see the little ones all the time.
Last night I went to a church supper for the first time in months and what did I hear? Clear across the gym where the meal was, "KUDZU!!!" yelled from about 6 little ones. Kudzu is my clown name, and no one can take the relationship I have with these kids away from me. Their parents love us as well and know that they can trust us their precious ones. I will be a more savvy business woman in the future though and ask for exclusivity in my contracts. Sharon _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RUTH ANN ROUNTREE Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Face Painting and Body Art Association Subject: [fpba-assn] Re: A new one for me Hello Sharon, I too, have had a few bumps in the road to finding my true love of this art *Face Painting*. I have been set-up next to *free face painting* I have been set-up next to the new bee and had her hawk (call over people) to an empty chair in a shout voice no line here!! You are the established one and your customers will come to back to you. I have laid awake worrying about my artwork being good enough, is the price too high? is the line too long? Let's be smart business people and let your work & true love for the art show thru... Some of my loyal clients really helped me threw our local county fair. Just eight feet away the fair manger set-up my rival. I painted with all the passion and swirls and curls I could think of... I wouldn't take a break until 8:00pm just to finish the crowd. I was sooo blessed with business again she had to hawk them from us. My husband (Air Brusher) had to really put out the 12 faces he has learned. I gave away marti gras beads ,I held their hand to the mirror, I would bend down to personally greet each customer (smaller ones) and help them up the ladder stairs. I wanted and earned the crown of the *B-Dazzzler* the stress did lift after I told myself to just do the very best faces I could make and give them the moon. In your home town you have to keep the edge up these people see you at every event. Your kind personality and pizzazz sell you and your product. We made it, I even sacrificed seeing one song of American Idol ,Kelly Pickler to guard my customers from the other booth. I had to *be there* My poor ,sweet husband landed in the local paper front page (not me) LOL with his signature rainbow butterfly face on a super cutie little customer. This gave him a new passion and direction for face painting. So each challenge and bump really is a learning lesson of how to conduct yourselves in the public eye. Just a little food for thought.... We just had the *peak in our 13 years* at the state fair the other face painters retired last year and the state moved a two hundred seat stage right next to our booth. I went back to the R.V. at 11:30 pm or later in pain from giving it my all to please the line. Thank goodness for massage therapy. All my tips went into my back and forearms...HEEHAW. I may complain but I'm LOVIN' every minute of the adrenaline rush from making people happy. The joy and smiles are a true form of payment. smiles to you,Invest in yourselves attend the Conventions and jam-til mid-night!!! Ruth Ann B-DAzzzled! Face painting & Crafts Oregon > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:49:26 -0700 > Subject: [fpba-assn] Re: A new one for me > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > > > Hi Sharon, > > Competition can suck, but as you said you would love to have someone > around to use and jam with so here's your opportunity. I would > definitely approach her and be friendly. Tell her the truth about > hearing about her and invite her over to jam. You'll learn a lot about > her and get to see first hand what she uses and how she works. You may > end up with a great friend and business associate. If she's going to > be a vulture and try to usurp your knowledge and business to boot all > you can do is keep educating yourself and let your reputation stand > for itself. If you are a better painter than her your clients will > still be there. > > On Aug 19, 10:44 am, "Sharon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, it had to happen. After being almost the only face painter in town, > > some one has come along to try their hand at it. Several of my clients have > > contacted me from events that we are working this fall, because this other > > lady is trying to get in at the same events, and has at one of them! This is > > not someone I know, (I think), but from what I have been told this is > > someone who has watched me paint and knows the jobs I work and now wants > > them. How do guys handle this? I would LOVE to have someone around here to > > hire on occasion and jam with, but not if they want to underhanded about > > things. Why not just come up to me and say "Hello, do you ever need help?" > > instead of trying to steal my jobs? I worked hard to get my jobs, dang it, > > and now I have lost 2 big jobs to this person. I know one of the jobs is > > coming back because they were not too happy with the other painter. I > > really am at a lost has to handle this. We will be running into each other > > over a big fest Labor Day weekend, and I really want to do the right thing. > > > > Sharon > </html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Face Painting and Body Art Association." This is a PG-13 forum dedicated to the discussion of Face Painting and Body Art. This group is provided for the benefit of all and as such is not moderated. Our goal is to promote open and unrestricted communication between people interested in face painting and body art. We hope that you will be courteous to others and try to stay on topic. 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