I’m in the US and a big problem we have is MLM sellers (like Mary Kay, pure romance etc) ruining our fairs. Have you seen these kinds of sellers where you are?
100% ...we get like MLM sellers such as "Tropical" or "Forever Aloe" and other shop brands such as "Avon" and "The body shop" ...I feel it ruins the craft fair honestly, I'd dislike having a stall right next to them as it puts customers off
Great advice. I completely agree. I am a crafter and would never sell at a family fun day. A good organizer wouldn't even book makers at those events. Better luck next time. Your products are very nice!
I am 13 and I have done a few craft fairs with my crochet items. Many people passed by and just gave me a quick glance. The place where this happened had 2 parts one in one month and one in another month. The second month I was successful. So it all depends on the day.
I 100% agree, 3 craft fairs I sold nothing and 2 craft fairs I made close to a £100 - it really does depend on a lot of factors e.g weather, location, audience :)
Where I live in the US we have craft fairs only before Christmas. When the high school would do it they let Avon and others sell at it. Now that it is at an elementary school they only allow one none craft seller and she sells candles. However, she does work with the schools and Special Olympics for fundraisers so I don't mind her. During the summer we have Art Fairs, Farmers Markets and once a month Trunk Sale. The only one you have to watch are the Art Fairs, one host allows non handcrafted items and the other doesn't. I have heard the Holiday Fairs do the best.
That's a great idea, if they must allow MLM scheme sellers ..only 1 should be allowed. I LOVE watching videos on US craft fairs, they look a lot of extravagant then the UK fairs.
Thank you for your review of your craft fair. I am starting to build stock to begin selling at fairs this year but here in Alabama, US, the booths are a bit pricey so my worry is that i will have to make so much to sell enough just to break even, but I will not know until i try, right? thank you for your tips on making a fair successful
Hey, I had 2 successful craft fairs after this one ..I followed my own tips and made good money 😁 I wish you great success as fairs can be super fun when they go well. Do write back and let me know how it goes :D
I think your good attitude says it all. So many times I can be so hard on myself forgetting that at least I got my biz name out there and I met other vendors. The one thing I have decided is if at all possible be as far away of the live music as possible. It is really hard to talk to customers over loud music.
That is a very good tip, one which I never thought of so thank you for sharing. Craft fairs have been trial and error for me but once I learnt from my mistakes I have had successful ones :D Keep pushing to get your business name out there and it will all be worth it in the end! Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment too :D
Thank you so much for the lovely comment....I took the same items to one this weekend and nearly sold out..I was so happy! It really depends on the type of event I say :)
i know your not a kid but today i went to a children's business fair, there were 13 booths and it was pretty successful, i sold amigarumi (crochet plushies) and i made $385. we were there for 4 hours.
i want to say that depend´s on the craft to me as blacksmith doing family fairs is ok if iam allow bring my anvil hammer and so on and bang and make noise with fire kind love it and i can offer both kid and adults to try may craft we\me almost Always have a line kid that wants to try sving a hammer one need to do different strategis depend´s what kind Customer you got that day
There is no volume on your video. Can you fix the sound or put a warning in your description box? Fortunately the caption/subtitles were available. Some good advice was given. Tfs. 💚
I’m in the US and a big problem we have is MLM sellers (like Mary Kay, pure romance etc) ruining our fairs. Have you seen these kinds of sellers where you are?
100% ...we get like MLM sellers such as "Tropical" or "Forever Aloe" and other shop brands such as "Avon" and "The body shop" ...I feel it ruins the craft fair honestly, I'd dislike having a stall right next to them as it puts customers off
I think you just had the wrong crowd. You needed people who appreciate handmade items. Better luck to you next time!
Thank you 😁 I agree, My next craft fair is a "Handmade Market" so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that one.
Great advice. I completely agree. I am a crafter and would never sell at a family fun day. A good organizer wouldn't even book makers at those events. Better luck next time. Your products are very nice!
Hello :D I was very new to craft fairs, it was my 2nd one, I have had 3 successful ones since and thank you so much!
I am 13 and I have done a few craft fairs with my crochet items. Many people passed by and just gave me a quick glance. The place where this happened had 2 parts one in one month and one in another month. The second month I was successful. So it all depends on the day.
I 100% agree, 3 craft fairs I sold nothing and 2 craft fairs I made close to a £100 - it really does depend on a lot of factors e.g weather, location, audience :)
Where I live in the US we have craft fairs only before Christmas. When the high school would do it they let Avon and others sell at it. Now that it is at an elementary school they only allow one none craft seller and she sells candles. However, she does work with the schools and Special Olympics for fundraisers so I don't mind her.
During the summer we have Art Fairs, Farmers Markets and once a month Trunk Sale. The only one you have to watch are the Art Fairs, one host allows non handcrafted items and the other doesn't. I have heard the Holiday Fairs do the best.
That's a great idea, if they must allow MLM scheme sellers ..only 1 should be allowed. I LOVE watching videos on US craft fairs, they look a lot of extravagant then the UK fairs.
You mentioned that you did very well at a previous craft fair. I was wondering what items sold the best. Thanks a bunch
My crochet jewelry and keyrings e.g watermelon necklaces and earrings and doughnut keyrings
@@Radcrochet thank you 👍
@@dawnsherman8497 I'm making a detailed video about the craft fairs and sales this weekend and hopefully upload on Monday :)
@@Radcrochet That will be great. Looking forward to seeing them.
Thank you for your review of your craft fair. I am starting to build stock to begin selling at fairs this year but here in Alabama, US, the booths are a bit pricey so my worry is that i will have to make so much to sell enough just to break even, but I will not know until i try, right? thank you for your tips on making a fair successful
Hey, I had 2 successful craft fairs after this one ..I followed my own tips and made good money 😁 I wish you great success as fairs can be super fun when they go well. Do write back and let me know how it goes :D
I think your good attitude says it all. So many times I can be so hard on myself forgetting that at least I got my biz name out there and I met other vendors. The one thing I have decided is if at all possible be as far away of the live music as possible. It is really hard to talk to customers over loud music.
That is a very good tip, one which I never thought of so thank you for sharing.
Craft fairs have been trial and error for me but once I learnt from my mistakes I have had successful ones :D
Keep pushing to get your business name out there and it will all be worth it in the end! Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment too :D
This video is just what I needed to hear. After my 3rd craft stall ever at a family fun day that was a failure. Thank you 😊 your products are lovely 😍
So sorry you didn't have a successful fair day your set up looked beautiful
Thank you so much for the lovely comment....I took the same items to one this weekend and nearly sold out..I was so happy! It really depends on the type of event I say :)
i know your not a kid but today i went to a children's business fair, there were 13 booths and it was pretty successful, i sold amigarumi (crochet plushies) and i made $385. we were there for 4 hours.
That's amazing! Great to hear 😁😁
Literally tysm for this comment
Hi can you do a tutorial for the necklaces? Btw everything is adorable
I was thinking of what the next tutorial should be, you've given the answer :) ill make this one my next one.
@@Radcrochet Awesome thank you ,New subscriber here
@@Transitlady59 Fantastic! I appreciate that. I film my videos on weekends so you can expect it to be up next week :D
There's an issue with the sound, please fix X
Fixed now, thank you for letting me know
I love your handmade craft.. I'm a beginner in crocheting and would like to sell keychain soon.
They keychains were very popular, a popular one with the kids ..good luck!
i want to say that depend´s on the craft to me as blacksmith doing family fairs is ok if iam allow bring my anvil hammer and so on and bang and make
noise with fire kind love it and i can offer both kid and adults to try may craft we\me almost Always have a line kid that wants to try sving a hammer one need to do different strategis depend´s what kind Customer you got that day
Hiii, i think there is an audio issue because i was able to hear the music at the beginning but once u started talking there was no audio xx
I'll fix this :)
Rad Crochet thank you!!
There is no volume on your video. Can you fix the sound or put a warning in your description box?
Fortunately the caption/subtitles were available.
Some good advice was given. Tfs. 💚
Hello, It has been fixed now :D Sorry about that
Nice stuff
Is there a pattern for the necklaces and bracelets?
The bracelets is up on my UA-cam and the necklaces, I'll be doing a tutorial at some point in Feb 2020
@@RadcrochetThanks for answering. I dont see the bracelet, could you send me the link?
@@ylashanda1706 ua-cam.com/video/VpRwGbua1pY/v-deo.html
Thanks
you did great
I just subscribed and now binging on your channel lol anyway, this is one video I can’t hear ☹️.
That makes me so happy to hear! I have fixed the sound now :D
I can't here the video
Hello, I'm fixing the audio 😁
are you shy? why aren't you looking into the camera?