{"id":1408,"date":"2008-11-25T19:18:48","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T02:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2009-09-27T21:52:31","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T04:52:31","slug":"craft-fairs-selling-jewelry-handpainted-wine-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/craft-fairs-selling-jewelry-handpainted-wine-glasses\/1408\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft Fairs – Selling Jewelry, Painted Wine Glasses and Dog Treats!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Craft<\/p>\n

Even When There Aren’t Too Many Buyers, You Can Still Have a Successful Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This past weekend my daughter (Willow) and I set up a booth at a local craft fair. The venue was a local wine and beer brewing establishment… very fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately though, not enough advertising was done in advance. So the turn out of potential customers was much slimmer than expected.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the upside, I’m pretty sure Willow and I did better than most if not all of the other vendors. And that’s primarily because we planned to bring a lead product that made sense for the show… handpainted wine glasses in custom cedar gift boxes. Perfect for Christmas giving and good cheer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The other day, I wrote about this concept of thinking creatively (and strategically) when it comes to marketing at craft fairs or specialty gift shows. You can read the article here: Selling Jewelry to Niche Markets<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Another “craft fair article” that you might want to check out is here: Selling Handmade Beaded Jewelry<\/a>. In it I provide a list of things to bring and how to prepare when you are getting ready for your next show.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the most enjoyable things for me this past weekend at the show, was getting to hang out with Willow at our booth. She sold her Woofies (gourmet dog treats) and learned a lot about how to set up a nice display. She also got some good practice talking with customers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Willow is a very quiet girl and I was quite proud of her for stepping out of her comfort zone. She had to make change when customers paid her, and record her product sales tallies. She also learned how other people set up their booths, how they handled their customers and observed how they priced their things. All stuff you really don’t get to learn in Elementary School.<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, I found that most of the visitors to the craft fair had not heard of polymer clay before. When I showed them the clay, some canes and talked about how the beads were made, they were fascinated! I think the next time I do a show, I will do some demos to help educate everyone about the creative process involved with polymer clay jewelry making.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the show was much slower than I had hoped, all in all it was a good day. I have some inventory all ready for another event; We ended up with making a little bit of extra Christmas spending money; And Willow learned a whole bunch of valuable craft show skills. Pretty good stuff, don’t you think?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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