Good afternoon
So the big questions - when is a craft fair not a craft fair? and what is a craft fair?
To me a craft fair is somewhere where you can buy handmade items direct from the maker - it is not a place where plastic wrapped goods are sold from cartons of maybe 30 of the same item. Craft fair goods in my view do not have barcodes on them.
Sunday should have been great - a biggish venue, lots of advertising and plenty of footfall. My sister and I had worked hard on our makes and we thought we'd do well;
Oh dear - we were wrong. Too many stalls with barcoded new goods - made in china and being stored in their shopping cartons behind the tables.
Don't get me wrong - there were some lovely handmade items available direct from the makers. Sadly the buyers only seemed interested in the first stuff. Comments we heard included 'oh homemade - how quaint' - grrr. None of the makers did very well - some didn't cover their costs - luckily I was sharing a stall with my sister so our loses weren't as great as others. The organisers were told by several people that the day had not been good for them and most of the makers would not be bothering to have stalls at that venue again.
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Anyhow - rather than just put stuff away till our wounds have healed, I thought I'd try selling direct via this blog and my Facebook page.
Large raggies - one girl & one boy - £7.50 each
Small raggies - Pink or Blue - £6.00 each
Gingerbread men - light bake - £3.50 each
Gingerbread men - dark bake - £3.50 each
Felt hanging stockings with knitted tops - £3.00 each
Wise Owls - £3.50 each - state colour
Gingerbread Cottages - £3.75 each
Christmas Trees - £3.00 each
Gingerbread hearts - £3.00 each - state red or green
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - £3.50 each
Felt Poppy Brooches - all proceeds from these will go to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal - £3.50
Postage and packaging regardless of quantity will be £3.00
At the moment these are all the items I have - if I sell out or you'd like a specific colourway then I can make to order (payment require with order).
Payment for items can be made via Paypal, direct transfer or cheque - email me and I can give you the right details.
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Oh to top yesterdays poor sales - when I got home I was told that our dishwasher was dead - it decided Saturday night that it would rather be a floor washer :( MrVV had taken it apart yesterday and tried to repair it - it washed the floor again :(
See you soon
xxx Vicki xxx
