sycamore street press: A Favor + A Raffle

UPDATE: Thanks you so much for everyone who has helped out! I've now closed off the raffle entries. The response has been wonderful. Many more people wrote then I anticipated! But now I ask that no more emails be sent to the Swiss Days committee. I don't want to overwhelm and annoy the committee and have this idea backfire. Once again, we really appreciate your help and support. I'll announce the raffle winner here on Monday.

I have a favor to ask. If you have a few minutes, would you mind writing a little email for us? If you do, you could win some of our letterpress goodies!


The background: Swiss Days is a huge crafts festival held every Labor Day weekend right here in the Heber Valley. It's very competitive to get in, and last year we were rejected. I attended the show anyway, and saw that there weren't any letterpress booths, and not really any paper goods booths except for a few that sold journals and one with wrapping paper. (There's tons of jewelry, sewn goods, and painted wooden signs.) I have since talked to several show regulars, and they are all surprised that the show coordinators aren't letting in any letterpress (and in particular, a local stationer such as ourselves :).


Your assignment (should you choose to accept it): One Swiss Days vendor suggested that I ask friends, family, and customers to email the committee and let them know that they would like to see letterpress paper goods and prints in the show. That way, the committee will realize that there is a demand. So, if you should be so inclined to write a little email to that effect, Kirk and I would be very grateful! You could even mention Sycamore Street Press, and the fact that we are local, handmade, that many of our goods are folk art inspired (which would work well with their "traditional Swiss" theme)...or any other reason you think we should be in the show.


But hurry! They will be judging all the entries this Saturday (Feb. 27th), so the emails need to be sent by Friday, Feb. 26th at the latest. (This is now closed. Please don't send any more emails. Thanks!)


Your reward: Once you've sent the Swiss Days Committee an email, I'll put your name in a raffle. Just email me at eva{at}sycamorestreetpress.com to let me know that you've sent it off. But remember, it has to be by this Friday, Feb. 26th. I'll announce the raffle winner here on my blog next Monday, March 1st.


Thank you so much! I feel a little silly starting a campaign to get into a craft show, but Swiss Days is not just any craft show. My family has been attending for over ten years, and we have a lot of great memories there. Kirk and I have traveled to craft shows all over the country, but have yet to be in the one closest to home!

UPDATE: Thanks you so much for everyone who has helped out! I've now closed off the raffle entries. The response has been wonderful. Many more people wrote then I anticipated! But now I ask that no more emails be sent to the Swiss Days committee. I don't want to overwhelm and annoy the committee and have this idea backfire. Once again, we really appreciate your help and support. I'll announce the raffle winner here on Monday.