I'm preparing for a local craft fair on October 30, 2011. Last year was my first venture into the craft fair world, and I actually made a small profit, so I decided to "re-up" this year.
One lesson I took away from my 2010 experience was: Low cost items for kids WILL sell. Last year the only low cost children's items I had were miniature Halloween bags. I almost sold out!! I had only two left at the end of the day, so I'm taking twice as many this year.
This weekend, I also played around with another low cost "impulse buy" item ---little girl necklaces made from polymer clay and ceramic buttons on colorful cording with metal ball clasp and ring closures. I'm calling them Cute as a Button Friendship Necklaces. We'll see how that goes. I'm still fumbling a bit with my tiny pliers and the ball clasps. I'm much more comfortable with a needle and thread!
The polymer clay buttons are from Ayarina: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ayarina. I purchased the handmade ceramic buttons from Buttonalia: http://www.etsy.com/shop/buttonalia. I also have some beautiful polymer clay buttons from Polymer Claybox, but the holes are too small for my 2mm cording, so I may need to use heavy pearl cotton? I'm still pondering what to do with those.
TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
Those are really cute and should be a hit with the kids
ReplyDeleteGreat tip for craft fairs - thanks because I am planning to try them out next year! You are really talented! I love all of your items!
ReplyDeleteGood luck at your show! These will do well. You're right, impulse items are always a great idea esp. for the kids!
ReplyDeleteBetting these sell like hotcakes!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the positive comments!
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll make another batch or two!!
LeAnn
Soooo cute. The little girls will love them.
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