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09-06-2007, 01:44 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cary, NC
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|  I need a good head shaping from my friends here Here is my situation. Earlier this spring I signed up to my first "real" craft fair. In my mind I figured out what and how many projects I would need and I jumped right in. Well between the 100+ degree weather we had in NC, my real job, a mild illness and some family issues I got off track. Now I am scrambling. And as the saying goes haste makes waste in the last 4 days I really messed up two projects that were near completion. Since both projects were being stack cut I lost a bunch of work. The craft fair is Sept 15th. I am sure others have been where I am right now. Any advise? A down in the dumps friend......  |
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09-06-2007, 01:55 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hammond, IN
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| Take your time and don't rush it. You may think you don't have enough, but you may be surprised. Stack cut only a couple so you can get more finished. I find that by cutting 4 ornaments at a time, I can cut faster than if I was cutting 6. Better to have a few great projects, than have nothing.
__________________ Fred There's a fine line between woodworking and insanity, I'm just not sure which side of the line I'm on! |
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09-06-2007, 02:33 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA
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| Sorry to hear of your woes, Scott. If you think the fair organizers will look in disfavor at your reduced inventory I'd explain the problems you had. Especially if you feel it may affect any decision to allow you to participate next time. Look for opportunities at the fair for custom orders. Have plenty of business cards and a 'catalog' of your available patterns. Good luck.
__________________ Mike  Craftsman 16" VS, Puros Indios and Sam Adams! Scrollin' since Jun/2006 My Gallery http://scrollcrafters.com (reciprocal links welcomed) |
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09-06-2007, 02:54 AM
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| junior moderator  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada
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| Take with you a photo album with all the projects from the past. This might get you some orders. Diane
__________________ Dragon Owner of a Dewalt 788 PuffityDragon on AFSP |
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09-07-2007, 03:59 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Ohio
Posts: 567
| Display is everything. Pay particular attention to how you display your work. Sometimes fewer items well displayed and priced right will carry you through a show. I agree that you should have a book with pictures of other finished projects and be willing to take a few orders. Good luck!
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09-07-2007, 06:28 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida
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| Put "sold out" stickers in the empty spots ;p |
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09-07-2007, 04:01 PM
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| Intarsia Moderator  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon
Posts: 1,126
| What I tell people (and it's true) is that I would rather have fewer quality pieces than many mass produced crappy ones. If I catch myself "crossing to the dark side", I walk away and remind myself that I will not compromise the quality of my work. I just tell them I have what I have but I'll gladly take orders. |
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09-07-2007, 05:48 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, Texas
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| Scott, I would have to go along with the others. that it is better to have fewer good quality pieces than many mass produced crappy ones. Remember too that sometimes, "Less is more." Also that life is not always a smooth road. Try to remember that in a 100 years from now no one will care what happen today.
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09-07-2007, 05:49 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York
Posts: 2,247
| I like Janette's advice, and I kinda like the SOLD OUT idea. Remmember this is supposed to be FUN. I always think I don't have enough product, I have sold out on certain things. Display what you have nicely and if you sell out well good for you and you get to go home early. My step son lives in Greenville and he tells me it has been brutal down there.
__________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" |
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09-07-2007, 05:57 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | Look at it as a learning experience, and any sales you make are a bonus. My first fair I had a couple of dozen clocks and puzzles and that was about it. Try to have a variety of items so people will get an idea of what you do and you'll get orders.
__________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671 A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. - Thomas Jefferson |
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