The bazaar at cavinville is making me really nostalgic..
it brings back all those memories..the fun..the gossip..the complaining..the laughter..the work..the back aches!
Two years of M.O.P bazaar..whatever could go wrong went wrong..but in the end..it all went right..It all started the buying beads..with the hope that if one of us likes it someone else would also like it..so we bought it all..the lovely pastel shade beads..the ugly bright ones with weird lines on it..the vibrant ones which we fell in love with..the chunky metal ones..the leftovers from the previous year or someone's house..!
And then the work began..all enthusiasm while beginning..just love the beads laid out..make beautiful combinations..ask someone to string it..or string it and ask someone to add the clasp or burn it..aaah..the high when someone so pretty is made..and u wanna buy it..but the rest just say noo way none of us buy this stuff!! :P
It goes on..slowly we run out of stuff..send ramu out to buy glue or rush out to buy elastic..or more beads..! the complaining begins..the groaning begins..the same songs play in the background over and over again..well cos its on repeat! The beads begin to look boring or rather ugly after a point..but well..we make whatever we want and split up the rest and put them in the pretty baskets and boxes..!
Its the D day..all of us are set..early in the morning..with beds and stoles and dupattas and stands and not to forget..the glue that holds this all together..the beads and the thread!! We set it up..while some come late and the rest complain about it..we put it all up and use leftover cloth from fashion show..and make sure our stall looks the best!! And finally..everything is set..Pebbles and strings is all set to roll out and sell!
We begin selling..and they sell like hot cakes..we're running out of stuff..and making loads of stuff on the side..shouting for glue and burning and clasps and barely eating(not to forget anjana trying hard to make me eat something!) or looking at other stalls..peeping out to say hi to relatives or friends but not having any time to show them around! The rush when people ask u to make something(either pretty or very ugly :P) and everybody looks at me and says "Smruthi, How much!" :P or "vaishi burn this" or " Rhea mehendi" or "Smr or rhea add the clasp" ..Upa trying to juggle all the money and us fumbling and not being able to handle it even for 15 min while she takes a break..oh god..what an experience!
We have no idea how many earrings or anklets or chains or bracelets or phone accessories we made..But we had a total blast! Ive never had as much fun in hard work as this time of the year..and i truly miss it all..i miss you guys..i miss the beads..i miss the fun..I wish we could just go back for the bazaar! :(
Wakey wakey
10 years ago
