Craft Fair Creations (2024) Part 2: Handmade Items, Display Tips & Selling Strategy
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Welcome to Part 2 of my Craft Fair Creations (2024) series! In this video, I’ll showcase the final set of handmade items that I’m bringing to the craft fair, including new vintage-inspired journals, whimsical gift sets, and unique DIY crafts. I’ll also dive into how I display my products to attract buyers and share my personal selling strategies that have helped me succeed at craft shows.
Looking for inspiration for your own craft fair booth? Curious about how to price or present your handmade items? This video covers all that and more. Plus, all the products featured are available for purchase online-check out the links below! Don’t forget to watch Part 1 for a complete view of my craft fair setup and items.
Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below, and make sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more craft show tips and inspiration. 🌸✨
Thank you for watching! More craft fair content to come!
XOXO, Linda
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I just stumbled across this video and I am in complete awe! I have never seen anything like this before and it is so, so beautiful! I don't know if you design your own materials but I have never seen anything so gorgeous! I am a vendor ( although not on your level) and I know how unpredictable customers can be. At this time in the year, there are a lot of people that just come for ideas, not necessarily to buy. And Halloween is so eye catching. It may seem like those vendors get more sales. But what I have learned over the years is that you are not at fault if your products don't sell. Your wares are amazing! I find that even if you lower your prices, people won't buy if they don't want to that day. I have always gotten loads of compliments on my things but the sales are not always great as I had hoped. On the other hand, some people have actually ordered things after my show and boosted my sales and my morale. No matter what, a person who crafts like we do has it in the blood! We must be making things all the time. What's wrong with that? Sometimes I even give away more than I sell and it gives me a special great joy to be able to put a smile on someone's face. I primarily make Christmas things so my best sales are later in the year. But as I tell myself, my products do not have an expiration date. If I don't sell at a show, I keep them for the next one and nothing is lost. I don't think we ever get our money back on most things, but the joy of creating is sometimes a reward in itself! I wish you the best of luck on future shows and I hope you keep putting out such great beauty in the world!
Thank you so much for your kind words! You completely understand the ups and downs of being a vendor. I agree-it’s all about the love of creating, and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else! Your insights are spot on, and it’s true that sometimes people are just browsing, but the joy of crafting is what keeps us going. Best of luck with your own shows, and thank you again for the support! 😊
I can't believe that those Cupcake gift tags did not sell. They are adorable!!
I adore them as well because you can just tie it onto a gift you don’t even have to give a card and just sign the back but maybe this weekend I’ll be lucky and get those sold. Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate the more than you know and I hope you have a beautiful week. See you in the next video.❤
I had a booth last year in our small town. I haven’t lived here long and so I don’t know many people. I had paper crafting items. Like you, my items made great gifts for people like coworkers, teachers, friends, etc. I sold almost nothing! I had things as low as 50 cents and still couldn’t sell them. The show was at the beginning of November so thought these items would be perfect for Christmas gifts. One thing I did notice was people would walk up to the booth beside me and talk to friends or the lady who ran the booth. Then they would start to come to my booth but would look up at me and you could see on their face the expression of “I don’t know you.”. Then they would literally turn and walk to the booth across the aisle and shop and then they would cut back across the aisle and go to the booth on the other side of me. I watched this happen all day long. I was at a total loss of what to think. I did not even make enough to cover my booth rental. I came home so discouraged and all my product with me. I am going to try a different craft fair this year, out of town, and I’ve only got one product I’m selling. It’s still paper crafting and I am scared to death to try again but I love doing what I do. 😏
Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry that happened to you. No one deserves that. I’m working on a video as we speak to help crafters that do craft shows some helpful tips to do and some things to avoid when participating in craft show. I hope it can help you.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Have a wonderful day.
Linda
Hi Linda, the items you showed in this video are quite lovely!!
August is a difficult time for parents who pay tuition and school fees, buy school supplies(even Kleenex boxes), new clothes for their kids and sports fees and equipment.
I think gift buying would take place in late October through the first half of December. I know this is when I am thinking about finding gifts.
Best of luck, you have beautiful items!
Hello there thank you so much for stopping by. I so appreciate your beautiful kind words. They inspire me more than you know and you’re probably right. I have like nine more shows to do starting this weekend and go through the middle of December so I’m sure I’ll sell my stuff. I’m excited you have a great week and see you in the next video.❤
Your items are beautiful, I know it is most annoying when things don't sell. When my husband was still alive I used to have a stall every month and had knitted toys and greeting cards. I never made very much except at the Three Peaks Yacht Race which started in Beauty Point, Tasmania, I sols around $150. After he died I only had 2 stalls a year at the local church. One of the toys was a sailor and a little boy had been watching it from time to time. He came over at long last and asked how much it was, I asked him how much he had and sold it to him. Quite often I would spend more than I made but that didn't matter. Some of my toys have gone to South Africa, Germany and Ireland. At the moment my puppy is trying to remove my hearing aid. You should do very well if you have a Christmas stall. Your items will make beautiful gifts. Ruth down under.
Well, hello Ruth, what a beautiful message you are so kind thank you so very much. I appreciate you more than you know and I am just in awe of what you do. You have a very kind heart. I can tell just reading your words and I’m sorry to hear your husband passed, I have also had loss and I mentioned that one of my videos but it was really nice to hear from you and thank you so much for your support. I hope you have a beautiful week. See you in the next video.❤
Linda
Also, I think it's a bit early for shopping for gifts--not enough stress for gift buying. I hope you will do better in the coming months because your creations are gorgeous!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I completely agree, as the holiday season gets closer, the rush for gift buying usually picks up. I’m hopeful things will pick up soon! 😊
Love all your things for sale what a pity they didn't do well, I would've bought all of them, I love craft shows. I will definitely check out your website.
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! Craft shows can be unpredictable, but I'm so grateful for people like you. I hope you find something you love on my website! 😊
I went from selling on etsy to my own website. I directed traffic to my website through my instagram and facebook pages. I lost a lot of traffic doing this unfortunately. I closed for two years while we moved. But now im reopening my etsy shop and will see how it goes🤷♀️ Your products are gorgeous!
Hello there, so nice to meet you how exciting for you? Please send me your log onto Etsy so I can look at your stuff. I love that. I hope you have a beautiful week and good luck on Etsy. See you in the next video.❤
I love the paper colors and combinations you use. Beautiful!
Thank you
You have very beautiful things. I love how well everything you make turns out so nice! I just stumbled on your video. And would love to continue to learn how you make some of these cute and pretty things.
You’re so sweet thank you for all your kind words. I appreciate them more than you know. I am so busy right now with craft shows until mid December. I’m not gonna be able to do any videos on the things I’ve made, but I will have my helper attach the websites that I learned how to make those things. I always change it up a little bit, but you could get the basics from them, have a great day. Thank you so much.
Linda❤
All your work is BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing .
Thank you for watching 💝
Hello Linda, I just love your beautiful crafts! I look forward to following you on UA-cam.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words and support. I'm excited to have you following along on UA-cam! 😊
Your items are beautiful! I believe as it gets closer to the holidays you will do great. Thanks for sharing your results.
I completely agree, as the holiday season gets closer more gift buying will pick up !
Hi Linda, Your items are beautiful. I also do craft shows and have found that people are not buying cards, tags etc. So I have stopped making them. I don't understand it but I find that my other items sell more. I think that people are going in for certain gifts and that it doesn't matter how beautiful or how it is priced if they don't want it. I have found that my winter / Holiday shows I do better. People are looking for presents to give. Hugs and blessings.
Thank you for sharing your experience! It can be so unpredictable at shows, and I agree-sometimes it’s just about what people are looking for in the moment. I’ve noticed that too with holiday shows, they do tend to bring more sales. I appreciate the insight and send you hugs and blessings as well! 😊
I'm so happy I caught this video! I'd been wondering how you'd got on... you deserve to do very well! 😊
Thank you so much! I’m glad you caught the video, and I really appreciate your support. It means a lot! 😊
You have a great attitude about the slow shows. It's discouraging but the 3 upcoming holidays will certainly effect that for your and the other vendors benefit. I wonder if you have samples of the gift card holders standing in youf both with cards in them. Probably, but seeing helps the uninitiated understand the purpose 😊 Best of luck going forward ❤
Hello there thank you so much for your response. I appreciate it more than you know and I want to say thank you for the heads up. I do put my cards on stands and yeah, I think it’s just a slow time in the economy is not good but I have several craft shows between now and December so I’m sure I’ll do great and you know I just love what I do and it just helps me buy more things to make prettier things and that’s pretty much why I do it, but I hope you have a great week and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Thank you ❤
Linda
Hello there so nice to meet you thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate the more than you know and good luck. I know you can do this. You have a great week. See you in the next video.❤
I just came across your channel and you have created some beautiful items. I understand about the timing of craft shows and how it can affect sales. I was a vendor last year for an organization and I did very well. However, it was just before Mother's Day so people were looking for gifts. This year I was a vendor for the same organization but it was 4th of July weekend and I made some sells but nowhere near the previous year. It was a lesson learned. I noticed that the guests were more interested in the food and free entertainment. I won't do that again. I hope you do better in your upcoming shows. I'm a new subbie. By the way, Linda is a beautiful name. 😉
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and for subscribing, Linda! Timing really does make a huge difference, doesn’t it? I appreciate the support and your kind words! Wishing you the best at your future shows and subscribed to your channel as well! 😊
It was nice meeting you in person. Thank you for all the tips and tricks you shared. I love the items I purchased from you. Please let us know about your up coming craft fairs. Thanks.
Hi Beverly, the pleasure was all mine. I’m so sorry we didn’t take a picture together so I could’ve posted it in the video. I don’t know what I was thinking. I was just excited that you were there I guess but there’s two shows coming up and they’re both in La Mesa if you want the addresses and the time and the dates I can give those to you just let me know. Have a great day. See you in the next video.❤
@lindavillacreations hi! I'll come by on Sunday to say hi and check the fair. I received the address and it's far from where I live. Good luck and see you soon.
Your product is amazing.
Thank you 💝✨
beautiful work and thank u for great tips.
My pleasure 😊
Love this video! Great work!
Thanks so much!
I used to live in La mesa. I think your crafts are amazing. I’m gearing up for several craft shows. I paint watercolors. Trying to figure out some smaller items to make. I was thinking cards, book marks, embellishments. Ephemera. But I don’t know. Maybe some pumpkins.
Thank you for your kind words! La Mesa is such a lovely place. Your watercolor work sounds amazing!Pumpkins are perfect for the upcoming season! Best of luck with your craft shows! 😊
@@lindavillacreations thank you! 😊 I’m trying to paint lots right now.
Linda, I absolutely love your work!
There is just one thing that I have a problem with- I feel these huge red tags are wrong. Perhaps it would be better if they were half the size? I hope you aren't offended-
But I do realize that they are tear apart and have room to write. It's just that they take away from the beauty of your Gorgeous work!
Thank you so much for your feedback and kind words about my work! I really appreciate you watching my video 💝✨
I just tried to buy your Mermaid Journal but alas, you don't ship to Canada. I understand, it's very costly. Thank you for sharing!
Newbie here❤I’m doing my first craft show at a church I made shelf sitters 103 of them..and pencil and Xmas tag packs…so thank u for all the good info and your crafts are gorgeous ❤…we (me and hubby)..are wondering what’s the best platform for credit card sales?..wanted to do cash only but I read u will lose sales
I believe that’s true. I use Venmo,barcode, cash app, and of course debit card so yes I take them all just so I don’t lose the sale. Good luck with your show. Please let me know or send me so❤me pictures of your products I’d love to see them you have a great week. See you in the next video.
@@lindavillacreations thank u so much for all the info and I appreciate it!!..for sure I’ll send pics!..happy Friday!
May l ask where you're at? Just state would be fine. That was a nice looking show, and your items are exquisite.
I don't blame you on your products, l don't do Halloween, l do fall only. I heard you say Calif. Thank you
Thank you for being here :)
I’m CA❤
@@lindavillacreations thank you, l'm writing you from Texas. The Texas hill country.
I’m in beautiful San Diego County.
My city is Chula Vista. Between Downtown and the Mexican border.
Linda❤
I'm a new sub to your channel. So excited to have found you. TSMFS ❤xx
Thank you so much for subscribing! I'm thrilled you found my channel and are enjoying the content. Stay tuned for more creative projects! 😊
Love this stuff! ❤❤❤ what state? Or city? Would love to go
San Diego, CA! thank you for watching !
San Diego ❤
All craft fairs are feast or famine. I am retired and do my papercrafting for the enjoyment of it. My goal is to recover my booth fee and have enough left to buy supplies so I can keep creating. My crafting journey helped me get through my cancer diagnosis and treatment. I have a different perspective because I am not dependent on the money I make at the craft shows. I have always felt that I make my items because I LOVE to create them. Anytime I get positive feedback (even if the person doesn't purchase) I consider it a win. Of course, I would love to sell lots, but it doesn't always happen. Did you enjoy making your items? Did you enjoy interacting with the people at the show? Did you recover your booth fee and for some of your materials? I also try to look on the positive side of things...recently I did a craft show where I normally do well, but this time I did not sell even one item. (a first ever for me). Disappointing, definitely. But I couldn't change it so instead looked at the positive aspect that I had everything I needed already made for the next show. The closer we get to the holidays, the better the shows get in my area of Ohio. Hugs, keep creating, and it WILL get better for you.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey and perspective. Your approach to crafting and the way you find joy in the process is truly inspiring. I did enjoy making my items and interacting with people at the show, and while it didn’t go as well as hoped, I’m looking at it as a learning experience and a chance to improve for the next one. Your positive outlook is really encouraging, and I’m hopeful that things will pick up as the holidays approach. Hugs and best wishes to you as well!
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People barely want to pay for the product much less your time!!!! How do you go about everyones hands touching and feeling up the paper products for sale????? I was thinking about selling homemade books but that was a worry!
It can be a pain sometimes! but thanks for watching :)
Hi Patty, so nice to meet you thank you so much for your kind words. They mean more to me than you know it does bother me a little. I’m always worried especially for the little kids and they love the journals and they want to ride in them. it scares me but people wanna feel the paper like you said and see what they’re paying for so I kinda have to let them do that, but good luck with your journal. Please send me a picture when you do one. I love to see you. Have a beautiful week. Thanks again. See you in the next video.❤