Having a great display and unique items can make your craft fair experience a success. This guide is about selling crafts at craft shows .

Tip: Displaying Crafts at Market

I have been creating original jewelry designs for many many years and selling at local farmer’s and craft markets. A great tip for all you crafters out there that sell at local small markets. Display your creations with originality! They will attract attention and draw the customers. Use inexpensive props like pictured here. I display jewelry over large shells. And I display earrings inside local mussel shells, a visitor to your area will have a nice local keepsake to take home with them. Put your thinking caps on and come up with your own creative solutions to displaying your crafts.

By Linn from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Tip: Craft Display Tips for Craft Shows

Need ideas on displaying your items at craft shows or in your booth?

The number one thing in displaying your crafts is make sure all of your items are priced and the tag can be easily seen. 9 times out of 10 those few items that are not priced will be walked away from because most shoppers are just simply too shy to ask.

Even if your not pricing your items but are using the Here’s your Sign tactic by displaying a large sign stating something like 1 for 2.99 buy 2 for $5.00, I suggest to still price everything! Shoppers are so excited and distracted from looking through all the products and discussing the oohh’s and aahh’s with their shopping friends that the signs are sometimes missed especially in large craft shows where they get crowded.

Make your display booths unique and interesting to draw in attention. Using a folding table with a country plaid tablecloth are great, but why not really spice it up and use something out of the ordinary to grab the shopper’s eye from across the room. These are depending on your space size of course, or could be scaled to fit.

• a hay wagon and barrels

Create an antique gas station store front with slat boards, gas pump, license plates, etc.

Some other ways to display items are using baskets, ladders, stacking suitcases, crates, crocks, coat racks, stacking various sized tables, cutting barrels in half and adding shelving inside, Christmas trees, old galvanized wash tubs, dress mannequins, wood ironing boards, quilt racks, shutters, or fencing.

And one last craft display tip. Don’t forget the kids! Most shoppers will be bringing along young children. Have items to catch a child’s eye down low or invest in a bubble gum machine and fill it with sweets. A few turns on the irresistible machine will make you some profits as well.

By Mandie from New Phila, OH

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Questions

Question: Determining Prices for a Craft Fair

Question: Participating in Craft Fairs

I’m looking for craft fairs that will give you a booth for low cost or free. I’m a first timer and don’t want to spend a bunch of money for a booth right now. Are there any craft fairs in Minnesota that have really cheap or free available booths for selling?

By Marla Ball 01/16/2013

Question: Selling Crafts at Craft Shows and Festivals