Craft show layout

Illustrations of 6 common craft booth designs and layouts to help you plan an effective art fair display.

There’s a lot you can do to improve your craft show display. But if you’re not ready to dive into branding your display, using line and composition, telling a story, etc. there are some simple steps to take to ensure your display looks professional and increases the perceived value of your products. Here are 8...

If you have larger items that you need to hang at a craft show, but you only have an 8 foot space, you may find these options will help. You’ll also find ideas for bigger spaces (e.g. you have a 10’x10’ booth). These options are ideal for displaying products such as: hanging planters smaller wall...

I believe in using ethical sales tactics. Tricking or pressuring people into a purchase they might later regret isn’t a good way to grow a business. However, you are running a business and for a business to stay in business, it must sell its products or services. So these are some of the techniques that...

When selling at a craft fair, you (the vendor) are a part of your display and are representing your brand. Here's what to consider when choosing what to wear the day of a craft show.

When I was making Christmas dinner for the first time, I had a lot of questions for my mom. I asked how much poultry seasoning she puts in the dressing and she said: “I don’t know…until it smells like dressing”. It’s an odd way to determine how much seasoning to use, but it works. If...

Presentation is a key to making sales at art and craft shows. And it all begins with your layout. In this blog, I will discuss the basic things you need to get started and how easy it is to get set up.

If you sell at enough craft shows, markets, and events, you’ll eventually run into shoppers who think your prices are too high. They’ll tell you they could make it themselves, get someone to make it cheaper, or find the item at the mall for less. Yet they still want the item and are asking for...

To make participation in craft shows more organized I have created a simple but very useful printable craft show tracker sheets: “Craft fair participation tracker” and “Craft fair inventory tracker”. These two sheets were designed to be used together but will work perfectly on their own as well.

Buckle up and get yourself a cuppa because this is going to be a long one! Turns out I have a LOT to say on this subject!