Need Advice & Input From Others

One idea would be to offer your services to small business or other companies. You could print their logo, slogan, design, etc. on shirts, mousepads, etc. You get orders of 10 or 25 or 100 at a time, so you're selling multiple pieces of merchandise with each sale. Depends on what the goal of your business is, though. Sounds like maybe you want to do your own artistic designs on shirts and sell them to individuals.

Well I don't know much about it. But I wanted to say that I hope all goes well for you :)

best of luck to you all

Hi there ashiflett! Starting a business is exciting! :) If I attend a flea market, craft fair/exhibit, or any such place, the one thing that turns me off immediately is a disorganized, jumbled booth. I find that many sellers or exhibiters have this tendency to overcrowd their booth because they obviously want to sell as much merchandise as possible. However, as a potential buyer, I am not inclined to "pick through" a display because it gives me the impression that the items are either used or they don't really care about what they are selling. Here's an example. I was at an outdoor market this past summer. It is highly geared towards tourists and they have multiple streets lined with booths. Jewellry is a HUGE seller. I was immediately attracted to one booth out of a sea of options because the woman made eye contact and smiled, was very friendly and welcoming but didn't immediately give me the "hard sell" (while a majority do). Her booth was beautifully designed using shimmery fabrics, tulle, and other decorative elements well-suited to her overall, romantic theme. She let me look over what she had first, so I could see if something grabbed my interest. She told me that many items were available in other colors but that she doesn't display them all because she doesn't have room. Under her tables she had these fabulous organizers and she knew her merch inside out. When I inquired about a particular bracelet, she knew instantly where she had other colors to offer. She was a real pleasure to be around and, inevitably, I did buy from her. All the "aroma-ware" you mentioned is very popular right now where I live but candles seem to be strongly outweighing incense. Funky lava lamps are still a hit here, too, and could do interesting double duty as a sales item and a decorative element. I'm honestly not sure what I would be willing to spend on a t-shirt because the quality of the shirt itself (fabric) ranks higher on my requirements list than the design or the color. Even if a tee were my favorite color, I wouldn't buy it if it seemed way too thin or apt to lose its shape after one wash. But, if a guideline would help, the shirt booths I saw at that same market last summer tended to be selling their items in the $10, 12 and 15 range. I wish you much success!