Craft Shows, Who does them? And how often?

I have a shop at Etsy. my user name is Creationsbyrobin@Etsy.com

that should've said CreationsByRobin.etsy.com. with the htpp:// in front.

wow, you have really nice things there.

Wood crafts of all kinds, do fairly well at the shows I've done. An elderly couple does picture frames and they personalize them to say a child's name or something like grandchildren or cousins and they do a huge business. There's also a lot of demand for woodcarvings of horses, wagons, cowboys etc. You should see about maybe consigning your work out. Take some pictures and locate stores that sell items like this and let them take a look. They may want to see a few pieces in person, but they may do all the work for you (just make sure you are getting the a very big cut on the percentage... like 80% for you, 20% for them) After a few sales, you can start to wholesale to them. If people are stopping to look and take pictures , then you have talent girl!! Check out the prices some of the more famous woodcrafters get for pieces, the prices and their pieces will blow you away... check out a guy name Jon Kittleson. I think he may have retired recently, but his work commanded big prices and I think he still has an online site. Go for it!! You would certainly hate to wonder "what if" 10 or 20 years from now. Thanks for your response, I hope you give your work a chance!!

Thanks for the mans name!:)I definitely will check his work out and thanks again!:)

I like to knit too. It's how I started back with crafting after a long time away. I still knit during my lunch break and when I'm watching TV at night, but lately I spend all my free time at night working on hand-made jewelry and decorations for the holidays. I'm hoping that the cold weather that moved into the northest last night will spark my scarf sales...LOL. I sometimes wish I could get one of my sisters to run a table for me (my youngest sister makes great clothes, but isn't interested in doing shows) I wish she'd just come along for awhile to give me a bathroom/lunch break. Thanks for your esponse and good luck with your knitting and next show!!

Some shows can be tough. I call them the higher end shows and they want your table to resemble a store (meaning nice display/appearance) Others shows sometimes have tables with very little on them and often the price of the table is fairly inexpensive. Quite often you can get a table at a Fall Festival or a church craft show and the fees are usually about $15-$25 for the spot (and they usually supply a table) You can often find show info in the local newspapers, my area posts them on Thursdays Good Luck!!

I agree. There are so many more in the Fall and early winter. I did a couple in the late summer, but they where at/near the ocean and the turnout wasn't good at all because the weather was so nice (I wished I had been on the beach) I did notice a few vendors did very well, but I broke even at one and was in the red at the 2nd. Fall and Winter work out much better for me. Anyone else do shows? How often and what do you sell?

I hope your show went/goes well. I've been very busy lately and haven't had time to get back here to keep up on the threads. It's great that you are so versatile with your creating. It should be easy for you to find your niche in the area you live in. Also don't rule out selling your items online. There are many sites better and far less expensive than Ebay & they cater more to crafters and those that buy handmade items. As far as shows go, if you miss a show that you think would be good for you, try to find out who organized the show and ask to be added to their mailing list for future shows. Check out my site at creationsbyrobin.etsy.com or feel free to ask, I'll point out a couple sites that might work out for you!