Don't worry, you won't have time to get lonely!Posted by Lauren on June 26, 2001 at 15:42:35: In reply to: Tips & Decor for a Henna Booth... posted by Lori on June 24, 2001 at 05:37:11: I usually dragged my husband along for company (back before I knew hecould draw!) but the last fair he stayed home with the kid, and I was so busy, I didn't have time to chat with anyone except the customers, and aftere a bit, it got so that the people who'd been waiting in line started giving the spiel to the people who walked by asking questions! Very cool. My set-up is really, really easy. I have two comfy folding chairs. Get the kind with padding or the slingback. Comfort for them is good but for you is ESSENTIAL. I like the sling sort because they have padded armrests. I also have a big pillow (3x3) with a vinyl bottom for sitting on while doing feet. I usually have the person stand and put a foot on a chair while I sit on the ground, and this makes it much nicer. Two folding T.V. tray tables, the kind my grandmother used to have. Light, cheap, and reasonably sturdy, they can be carried and set up easily. I put the short ends next to each other and toss one of those Indian print cotton beadspread things doubled over them. That holds my books and other stuff for people to look at, and a demo henna kit. I stow all my other stuff in a tub underneath the spread, which hides it pretty well. I also keep my extra kits here, out of the sun. I have one of those (cheap) circus-tent looking sunshades with the stripy corners. You can write stuff on the sides with fabric paint and if you don't like it, you can peel it off with no stain. Bring the paint with you as it will sometimes peel before you want it to and you can make spot repairs. Go to any fabric store and buy six lengths of Silkessence the each as long as one side of your shade plus a yard. Silkessence is bright shiny washable stuff that comes in every color and does not need to be hemmed. Get bold colors. Tuck one length over each corner of the tent to give it a happy gypsy- cumn-circus look and use the extra two to block the sun as necessary. That's about it. My set-up is not glamorous but it is inexpensive, effective, and easily portable and set-uppable by one person.
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