Craft shows....

i haven't been to one in years! i used to make wreaths a long time ago and i thought about doing craft shows but having to mass-produce them took the fun out of it. every summer we would go to wildwood and the kids and i would collect shells. we would bring them home and i would make wreaths out of them. they were really pretty. i haven't done that in years!!

Yes I do. I try to do a handful of shows in the spring/summer and again in late fall and the holiday season.(I also have a couple of shops online where I sell my handmade items) For many of the big shows, there is a waiting list. Some of these shows are also "juried shows", which are shows where you need to supply many pictures of your items and the show organizers need to approve you for the show. I make handmade jewelry, specializing in handmade sea glass jewelry. For the winter months, I also make scarves and scarf & hat sets for younger children. I wish I could do more shows than I do, but having a full-time J-O-B prevents me from doing a lot of shows. The amount of preparation involved in getting ready for the show is very time consuming and sometimes, all I want to do after a long day at work is come home and relax.... then I end up spending a lot of late nights at my crafting table the week before the show finishing up projects and building up inventory. Despite the work, they are a lot of fun : ) If you decide to give shows a try this year, best of luck (and I hope you share how the show went for you!)

I used to but not anymore. I had a craft business for about 8 yrs and sold both wholesale and retail. I had someone I did craft shows with for awhile , but they were not my best way to make money. It got so much where the booth rent and the expenses and the hassle of it was just not something I wanted to deal with. Good luck with yours! What type of things do you make??

I like crafts.I like watching them on Tv and I dabble in somethings but not good enough to sell I can't decied on one thing to do maybe if I set my mind to it I would come up with somethingThey realy do like crafts if they have to be on awaiting list.They are not as big here as they once was I don't know why.I have a neighbor that makes things out of wood mostly cut outs.

I use to make what they call hemp jewerly. I had thought about going to the fair and seting up a booth to sell them. I really never done it though but yes the idea has came threw my mind.