A Crafty Display

Hello ATS,

I'm a crafter and do shows and craft fairs as well as swap meets. I make tutus and fairy skirts, (Are Fairy Skirts Dangerous?) fairy wings, wands, headbands and barrettes, as well as mermaid, dinosaur and dragon costumes.

I was having trouble finding a way to display my barrettes without loosing valuable real estate in my small booth area. I found this old CD rack for $2.75 at a Salvation Army Thrift Store yesterday and used some old lavender velvet ribbon, that I had a lot of, to make this display.

I'm pretty proud of myself for being so thrifty and clever, if I do say so myself! Now I'm going to try to find another one for my headbands!

reply to post by windword


Crafty and creative at the same time. It's a beautiful display, fits in perfectly with your product line.....

Des

reply to post by Destinyone


Thanks for your kind words!

Very nice work! Do you sell any of your work on consignment in shops? I know they take a percentage of your earnings, but arn't craft fairs terribly expensive?

reply to post by Night Star


Yeah, shows are expensive and labor heavy! To be honest, I'm just getting started. I'm doing a 3 week long, 5 days a week show, indoors, thank-you, in a little artsy mountain community, that's pretty reasonable.

I also do some business on Etsy, Ebay sucks!

I have been offered a spot in a consignment shop, but they are just opening and I'm not sure that I can trust them to pay me when my items sell. They're kinda over their heads.

I'm still learning how to present and price my stuff, learning as I go.