Fraser Valley Bead Show<\/a>. I plan to write a whole post on it soon, when I get the chance. For today’s post though, I would like to show you the handmade business cards I took with me to give away.<\/span><\/p>\nIn business you want to leave people with a lasting, positive impression. So why not give them something that shows off your polymer clay talents… such as handmade business cards with a thin baked slice of one of your cane designs, glued to the front.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the photo above you can see that I chose to use my pirate bead for this particular event.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nOf course if you are planning to handout 1000’s of business cards, going the handmade route does have it’s limitations. But it is something to consider for smaller shows.<\/span><\/p>\nThe people I handed out these pirate cards to, got to see a tiny representation of my work. And I’m guessing that my card was one that they ended up keeping after the show was over.<\/span><\/p>\nDoes anyone else have creative ideas that work for you at jewelry events or craft fairs? Not just about business cards… but about anything to do with displays, packaging and promotions. Please do share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/span><\/p>\nHere are a couple of comments from previous posts to get the ball rolling…<\/span><\/p>\nMost of my business is online. I use satin pouches inside gift boxes and always include a couple of business cards so I don’t need hang tags there. But I do a craft show at Christmas and hang tags and earring cards are a must for a professional look! I get them on vistaprint.com when they offer free business cards (which is often). I design my own with their very easy to use program. I use half the card for my design and then copy it to the other side so I get two tags on each card. When I receive them I cut them in half and punch two small holes for earrings. I also punch a hole in the top of some to use for hang tags. The only cost is for shipping and a little extra to use my own logo. Their “slow shipping” option is the cheapest and I find that the cards take 2 weeks at the most to arrive, even though they say it will take longer.<\/span> ~Judith-R<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI totally agree with the niche marketing tips and the custom made items articles you wrote. Until recently that accounted for almost 100% of my sold items. I used to sell my jewelry in a dance club where my husband was a bouncer, that served a predominantly gay clientele. I had great success making jewelry themed around the different niches within the gay community, and also themed to some of the special event parties they had several times a year. I always made sure they understood that I accepted special requests too, and even made jewelry to match outfits for several of the “Drag Queens” featured there as entertainment. (Which they were always kind enough to mention in their acts.) And I always made sure to donate items for all of their charity events. As a result I passed out a zillion business cards over the course of a couple of years, and I still get calls for special requests and gift items. XOXO<\/span> ~Jamie-H<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Cindy](\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\")
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