Other people who sell at craft fairs will, I’m sure, agree that not all craft fairs are a success.  Yesterday’s was one of those.

To be fair, it had all the ingredients of a good fair: a superb venue, a good area, good advertising, a fabulous mix of crafts and gifts.  What went wrong? Well, the customers didn’t turn up in the numbers anticipated. The football was on (don’t ask me what the match was, this is just something I overheard being muttered about!), people didn’t want to come out in the cold, the admission charge may have been offputting.  Who knows?

OK, so it may not have been a total washout: I sold a few things and I met two people who liked my things enough to discuss stocking them in their shops.  I met some lovely people selling some lovely things.  I tried out my shiny, new chrome Gridwall stands.

new display stands

They were surprisingly easy to put up, despite their weight.  I don’t think I’d have managed without my trolley to carry them to and from my car, though. 

I didn’t maximise the display space - I’ve realised I can do so much more with it.  I can hang things on both sides of the stands.

display stands

The banner probably needs a re-think to keep it looking crisp and not saggy like this:

display stands

The table itself also needs a re-think.  I thought it looked a bit cluttered.  I think I need to bring some of my baskets back out of hibernation for some organisation.

clocks and canvases

The moneyboxes looked quite good though.  I’ve realised that not everyone understands the egg money box.  It’s for people who keep their own chickens, sell the eggs and want somewhere to keep the money.  It’s a good way to save up for the chickenfeed.  Self-supporting chickens! 

moneyboxes