Back then, when I was in college, I was a theatre student. Every time we had a student-directed show, we used to get together with the teachers and our other mentors right after. We get together so we could analyze how the event went from start until end. This is what we called a postmortem. Let me do something similar right now with the craft fair that I attended.
In a nutshell, the craft fair wasn't a huge success, but it wasn't a disappointing endeavor either. I've only done this once before; the initial one was where I learned to do all the preparatory work, all the set up, how to sell my crafts and stuff like that. In actuality, I don't really see it as selling, but as chatting with people and telling them a little bit about what I do.
Talking about my crafts a lot probably has something to do with how unfamiliar people are with my crafts. You see, not a lot of people truly get what chain mail is. So I set up a mannequin warrior over at the fair, complete with eyelashes to boot. I dressed her up in chain mail, and many people were drawn to my booth and start asking.
I spent some of my time in the show weaving a new dice bag for myself, and people were fascinated with the weave that I used. I also decided to pop out the DIY Necklace Kits at one point. In the end, I was able to make a good amount of sales with the necklaces as well as quite a number of dice bags. Sadly, the chain mail idea never truly picked up. I should have known that it would just gather rust.
A guy costumed as a pirate approached me at a certain point in the show; he was there making puppy and kitty balloons. He asked me if I was interested in a booth at an upcoming local pirate festival. Besides that, a fellow vendor invited me to a fair hosted by a coffee shop outside town. I think I'll try out the pirate festival, but I may have to pass on the coffee shop thing. That one's just too far away; an hour even with a car.
In a nutshell, the craft fair wasn't a huge success, but it wasn't a disappointing endeavor either. I've only done this once before; the initial one was where I learned to do all the preparatory work, all the set up, how to sell my crafts and stuff like that. In actuality, I don't really see it as selling, but as chatting with people and telling them a little bit about what I do.
Talking about my crafts a lot probably has something to do with how unfamiliar people are with my crafts. You see, not a lot of people truly get what chain mail is. So I set up a mannequin warrior over at the fair, complete with eyelashes to boot. I dressed her up in chain mail, and many people were drawn to my booth and start asking.
I spent some of my time in the show weaving a new dice bag for myself, and people were fascinated with the weave that I used. I also decided to pop out the DIY Necklace Kits at one point. In the end, I was able to make a good amount of sales with the necklaces as well as quite a number of dice bags. Sadly, the chain mail idea never truly picked up. I should have known that it would just gather rust.
A guy costumed as a pirate approached me at a certain point in the show; he was there making puppy and kitty balloons. He asked me if I was interested in a booth at an upcoming local pirate festival. Besides that, a fellow vendor invited me to a fair hosted by a coffee shop outside town. I think I'll try out the pirate festival, but I may have to pass on the coffee shop thing. That one's just too far away; an hour even with a car.
About the Author:
As a craftsperson, you should always be aware of the schedule of Craft Shows located close to your area. Check out Craft Fairs as often as you can, and do well in your business like Rick Amorey!
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment