local Annual Craft Fair. Stumped for ideas.

Canada
August 5, 2011 4:00pm CST
Every year there is a local craft fair for Christmas, it's a big event and draws a big crowd. One woman used to make 30 000$ in this weekend alone! The standards meeting (to see if my product is good enough) is on September 6th. So that means that I would have to have one of everything that I want in the craft sale ready to present to standards. Standards are really picky and really strict, no glue, all natural fibers, everything has to be perfectly executed. I would like to get a table, it's only 80$ a day this year for a small table. But I have no idea what to make! I love to do hand embroideries and stuff like that but it all takes soooo long! I wouldn't have the time to do a whole bunch of pieces of it takes me 30 hours to do one. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can make? The pendants in my shop would not pass standards. It's a chance to make a ton of money, which I really really need to go back to school.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
5 Aug 11
I really don't have any ideas either! I am trying to find some new ideas for the fall craft sales around here and so far haven't come up with much. Have you searched the internet? That hasn't been successful for me so far....still searching!
• Canada
5 Aug 11
I've looked but nothing seems to hit me as something I'd like to make! I don't have any ideas of what I'd like to design and create. I don't know what has my brain stumped!
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
31 Aug 11
what about making jewelry or christmas cards? the coolest thing that i saw at a craft fairwas someone bought a whole bunch of canvases at the dollar store and decorated them with stamps and random paint and gitter.
• United States
27 Aug 11
Keep in mind that if you make products to sell instead of creating something you love and enjoy that will reflect in your work. Every time I make something thinking oh this will make money, it never sells. I wish you all the luck though do let us know how it goes!!