I always try and say "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening" when people pass by. I am fortunate I can talk to anyone about anything. I will try and make sure things are clearly marked; price wise. When talking to others, a lot of people said they have been too shows and not sold a thing, so I was lucky to at least have sold a couple of things.
I need to focus on the two other shows and my internet business. I signed up for a business account with Canada Post and every Tuesday during the month of October I can send one parcel up to 5 kg free of charge in Canada. If anyone has been eyeing anything on my Facebook Page or if you don't have Facebook and would like to know if I could ship an item you know I make just let me know. This coming week's free shipping hasn't been snapped up yet.
I have these knitting bags in the shop they are $45 each and will make a great gift:
Fish beach bag $35, Fish toiletry bag (waterproof lining) $25. Combo price $55
The British themed one is $40 Approx. 14 inches square.
For more of what I sell visit my Appleby Lane store on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/applebylane64/
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I did not read the suggestions. But, I did craft shows for about ten years. I think it was ten years...lol....but it was years.
Always have something priced low so that someone with very limited funds or a child/teen can buy something of yours. I am in a sleep/Benadryl stupor, so I cannot think.
I sold items in team colors and sometimes the name of the team on the item.
You seem to fill a niche, but think of another line of items. Example: My friend sold baby bead bracelets but had windchimes made of silverware.
Can you make Christmas tree ornaments? If you have them left over at Christmas, you now have gifts to give...lol.
Your booth looks very nice, but can you do something, put up something to sell that will stop teens or little kids in their tracks. I sold Cabbage Patch clothing so males were totally uninterested. The day I started putting the CP kids in Auburn and Alabama uniforms, the guys would literally drag their wives back. AND, the guys told wives to buy one team or another. Auburn and Alabama are arch rivals in football here in the South. I live in Alabama.
Never reduced anything! You are not at a flea market or giving up. You can give small discount for multiple purchases. But, beware of that.
Do not be too oppressively friendly. I left booths that seemed desperate and tried to sell me everything I looked at. Over-talkers drove me away. However, I can talk to a stump and did talk to everyone.
If you find you are selling more of your new addition, make more even if you really wanted to sell what you originally wanted to sell. Example--I sold Cabbage Patch clothes, but one day I sold more of them for dogs, pot-bellied pigs, and even a bird! Sooo, I switched to making dog clothes and sold only wholesale, giving up craft shows and making more money in the long run.
Oh, I went for any little clothes I thought would sell--Teddy Ruxpin and Pound Puppy clothes and beds.
I am sure you cannot use all my suggestions or things that worked for me. But, the one you should heed above all others is to have something relatively cheap.
Good luck.
These are wonderfully done.
I hope the other craft shows go better for you and you get a much better idea of what will sell and what won't.
You have wonderful products.
God bless.
So, was this a hobby that turned to a small business? I love it. I simply lack motivation these days. I still have topsoil to move, too. sigh.
The patterns warm my heart!
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