Craft Fair Pictures 2011

Finally! Craft fair season is over!!

Whew! Now to get ready for Christmas...


I sell paper crafting items at area fairs.
I start in the summer and work
till the 2nd weekend of December.
( I have been working on holiday stuff since July...)

I think our display is awesome!
We use light weight wood shelving and
4" hooks to display our wares.
We always leave a sample album unbagged,
while the rest are bagged to keep them fresh...he he he,
and clean!

The albums are then separated into different sections: family,
vacation, baby, holidays, pets, etc.

And there is Mom, so happy and making a sale!

Gingerbread Man

Business stuff: Our display includes wooden shelving units, plastic tables and plenty of baskets and wooden crates. We only use black table coverings because it really makes your product stand out!

We also wear matching, monogrammed shirts with black aprons. It was fairly easy to switch our display from selling wood crafts to selling paper crafts. We just needed to purchase 4" metal hooks and clear front shelves to hold our pre-made albums. 

All of our items are stored in hanging cello bags. And when we run out of metal hooks we just use the good 'ol clothespins! They are strong enough to hold up the albums and can spread wide enough to fit on the slats. On to the crafting...

  

 Remember the post about the gingerbread men I made using the new punch I bought.

Here is the finished product!

Isn't he adorable? Dimensional paint is used for the icing and I did hid eyes with a stylus dipped in paint...He is mounted onto a covered clothespin. Maybe I will clip him to a candle or use him as a fridge magnet OR maybe I will string him and some friends along some red bakers twine to hold our Christmas cards!! We'll see...

Craft Show Display

SCHOOL IS OUT!! YIPPEE!! Now to just relax for the summer.....I thought I would show a few pics of our craft show display. We keep one sample out and the others are bagged and kept "fresh"...he he he. It does take a while to set up but it looks great when finished!! Watch out for paper cuts!