Wanted to share my ONLY CRAFT SHOW RESULTS....:+}

[danny]

Well this past weekend ended out One and Only Craft Show for this Year.  Good that I was Blessed with a PROFIT of

$600.00 take home.  Yea!  Was TRYING TO PUSH for a Thousand,  BUT....   Still Happy anyway.  I did learn a thing or two though.  I made a TOTAL of 280 Christmas Ornaments.  5 different designs and cut form 4 to 5 of each.  Well I priced them at $1.00 each and sold ALL but FOUR.  Cool.  Yea! None of them were COMPLICATED at cutting.  Had MANY plaques and Religious Crafts that I thought was FAIR at between $20 to $30 Dollars.  Sold SOME, but brought MOST home that DID NOT SELL.  cRY.  cRY....    Think I really figured out the system for next year.  ONLY SPEND OUR TIME CUTTING A CRAFT THAT THE MOST OF THE PUBLIC WILL LIKE AND ....CUT A LOT....OF THEM.... AND SELL BETWEEN a buck and five. 

Well this is my  13 cents for now, so I look forward to reading all your replys..............Danny  :+}

[amazingkevin]

And what is that craft that most of the public will like???Now you have my full attention!!

[amazingkevin]

But where's the pictures???

[Jim Finn]

I make and sell cedar boxes with maple images inlaid into the hinged lids.  Small: 6" x 8" x 2" deep.  They sell like hotcakes @ $20 each.  I have over fifty different images I make and also do lettering.  They make great gifts.  Everyone likes boxes it seems.

[wombatie]

Glad you did well Danny.  What sells at one craft show may not sell at another though.

 

Marg

[lawson56]

I have one coming up.I make a lot of Ornaments,Nativity and the current year always sells good for me.My Plaques' Automotive(Muscle Car's) & Famous People. Glad to here ya did well. :thumbs:

[Rob Roy]

Good to hear you did well at the fair Danny. 600 bucks is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. Well done Sir.

Rob Roy.

[ike]

for the last 2 years I have sold nativity scenes. not $600 at a show but they go really well.

[amazingkevin]

Now you got me thinking! Ornaments ,quick an easy,quick an easy nativity scene's,Christmas boxes,Muscle cars & portraits,hum? sounds good to me.I showed the landlady a big hand full of ornanments. I could see right off she wasn't going to give them back!How much came out of her mouth quick when she seen the variety.I told her free for you,ha ha ha !ho ho ho ! I can do that!Thanks for the info ,i'm working on it!

[NC Scroller]

I do two craft fairs a year.  I have items priced from $3.00 to $60. Except for ornaments most items are in the $15 to $30 range.  I had sales of over $1,000 on Nov 1st.  Not bad for a $35 booth fee.  I have done this show every year for the last 8 years.  My ornaments sell for $5 and up and accounted for about 1/3rd my total income.  If you want to have sales of $1,000 you need to expect to bring at least $2,500 to $3,000 or more in inventory.  You also need to establish yourself and grow a customer base.  I have many repeat customers.  That will only happen by going to the same show year after year.  Even with that there will be good shows, great shows and terrible shows.  The public taste changes. Things that don't sell this year jump off the shelf 3 years later.  There is no magic pill. 

[rjR]

Thanks all for the input. I am setting up at the first craft -show I have done for decades this coming Sunday, at a church.

I do have some religious (nativity) based and a few ornaments that are general.

 

I also will have a lot of general items, including yard things-(mason bee houses, bird houses, planters, carriers etc.) available with my cards and brochures.

 

The fee was one donation item ($20+ range )--to be raffled and 10% of my sales--Honor system!

 

I had been there last year as strictly consignment, not a booth-- they talked me into it this year.

 

I will be posting in the BRAGGIN or CRYING-OUT-LOUD-- sections by late next Sunday!

 

Oh! we do not have a crying room! Oh well I might be there anyway@!

[ike]

I HAVE A CRAFT SALE COMING UP ON THE 20TH I AM TAKEING NATIVITY SCENES AND A FUEW OTHER ITEMS /THIS SALE IS A FREEBY AND THEY FURNISH LUNCH, IT IS AT A RETIREMENT CENTER/NURSING HOME li USEALLY DO A LITTLE BETTER THAN $100 NOT TOO BAD BEING A FREEBY AND FREE LUNCH.

THE MAIN THING IS THAT I ENJOY IT IF I DON;T SELL ANYTHING I WILL GO BACK NEXT YEAR

Edited November 12, 2014 by ike

[bobscroll]

Good on you Danny, I'm pleased you did well at the Craft show,

Bob 

[Phantom Scroller]

Danny great news I like to do the local show good fun talking to everyone and giving out my free little scrolled hugs out and making money as well, what's not to like. You must be waiting for the next one now.   Roly