Local Craft Fair

[Vector01]

Well...It was a bust Lot of people but no sales Their was a girl painting kids faces at $5.00 a whack she made out like a bandit. The woman next to my wife was selling pieces of old wood 16"X 8" painted gray with stenciled sayings like "Welcome", "God bless our home", etc. for $10.00 dollars each. No other artwork on the signs just stenciled. She was selling quite a bit. Unbelievable!!! Oh well...There's always Craig's List

[amazingkevin]

That was interesting news art.i made beautyfull names of school officials,principals and 60 xmas ornaments with 60 teachers names on them trying to get in there craft show with no money for a booth. unfortunetly it did not work.The head master said he'd get me in but talk istalk.What were you offering for sale at the craft show.And what will you have next time?

[Clayton717]

Sorry you didn't make a sale. I've been there before. Now I have pretty much quit doing shows and sell by word of mouth. and have sold more.

[wombatie]

I had the same experience. All I sold were 6 name ornaments, but luckly those 6 netted me $300 in sname by Christmas last year. But I will admit I was really bored to death with names by then. Everyone seemed to want what I didn't have or a different colour or there portraits done but never got their photos to me. It was really depressing. So I stick to word of mouth now.

 

Marg

[toolbeltman]

Were you at the big E in Mass Art?...sorry to hear that it was a bust!

[Vector01]

Hey Kev...Nada! Ain't gonna happen again. Did get rid of a lot of my business cards though Most people asked my wife If I could do portraits of people, pets, etc. Duhhh...Most of my pieces were portraits! Along with the portraits I had mini-clocks, letter openers, keychains, crosses on neck chains, and some 5X7" scrolled plaques.

 

Hey Toolbeltman...No. This was our yearly local "Pumpkin Fair" in town. They even brought people in by train from Providence, RI and Boston, MA. I made more money at my yard sale.