First Craft Show - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Out of The Woods · 10-13-2009, 01:31 PM

Had my first craft show of the year with my new displays. As you'll see I didn't have much room to work with. Can't wait until I get the booths with a little more room.

Made some money and had some fun so I view it as a success.

JohnB · 10-13-2009, 01:52 PM

G'day Rick, Beautiful selection you have there.
You cant ask for much more than making a quid and having fun while doing it.

Scrolling Jim · 10-13-2009, 03:17 PM

Looks like you had a good selection. Did anyone thing out sale the others?

edward · 10-13-2009, 04:51 PM

Nice Display, like it alot, how were sales. Edward

Jediscroller · 10-13-2009, 05:02 PM

Nice looking display Rick. I really like the rotating pegboard....I just may steal that one. Glad you had a good day.

Out of The Woods · 10-13-2009, 09:34 PM

It was a church show so crosses and ornaments sold the best. I did around $500 with another $200 in special orders. The show cost $95 for 2 days.

Haggard3230 · 10-14-2009, 01:01 AM

Nice lay out Rick, glad you had some good sales.

KtownScroller · 10-14-2009, 01:33 AM

Nice display and nice selection of projects Rick! I'll take one of each!!!

Wildthang · 10-16-2009, 04:26 AM

Very nice display.... Now I have to ask a question.... isn't 95 dollars for 2 days kind of pricey? I mean we do craft shows me with the scrolling and my wife with her candle business and the most expensive one we do is $30.00 for a 15 X 25 space for 4 days. Or is this a thing that goes on your location? I mean you are in Texas and we are in Ohio.

Jediscroller · 10-16-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Wildthang

Very nice display.... Now I have to ask a question.... isn't 95 dollars for 2 days kind of pricey? I mean we do craft shows me with the scrolling and my wife with her candle business and the most expensive one we do is $30.00 for a 15 X 25 space for 4 days. Or is this a thing that goes on your location? I mean you are in Texas and we are in Ohio.

Actually, $95 isn't all that bad. Shows for me are typically between $90 and $200 in New England. There are quite a few higher end shows that are in the $400 and up range from Vermont to Virginia so I don't think it's necessarily location dependent. Typically, if I see a show for $30 or $40 I can pretty much not count on it producing more than a few hundred dollars at most in sales and generally avoid it altogether. I'm surprised you can find a 4 day show of any kind for $30 though, that's downright cheap. I'm curious, what's your typical take from that show if you don't mind me asking?

10-13-2009, 01:52 PM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Rick, Beautiful selection you have there. You cant ask for much more than making a quid and having fun while doing it. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

10-13-2009, 04:51 PM	#4
edward Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: philadelphia Posts: 323	Nice Display, like it alot, how were sales. Edward __________________ http://www.scrollsawer.com/gallery/s...00&ppuser=6384

10-13-2009, 05:02 PM	#5
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,174 Blog Entries: 5	Nice looking display Rick. I really like the rotating pegboard....I just may steal that one. Glad you had a good day. __________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671

10-13-2009, 09:34 PM	#6
Out of The Woods Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 104	Craft Show It was a church show so crosses and ornaments sold the best. I did around $500 with another $200 in special orders. The show cost $95 for 2 days. __________________ Rick- Out of the Woods

10-14-2009, 01:01 AM	#7
Haggard3230 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverton, KS on Route 66 Posts: 2,714	Nice lay out Rick, glad you had some good sales. __________________ Merle SSG US Army Retired. merlehobbs@yahoo.com

10-13-2009, 03:17 PM	#3
Scrolling Jim Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 10	Looks like you had a good selection. Did anyone thing out sale the others?

10-14-2009, 01:33 AM	#8
KtownScroller So much better :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,665	Nice display and nice selection of projects Rick! I'll take one of each!!! __________________ - Rick

10-16-2009, 04:26 AM	#9
Wildthang Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 22	Very nice display.... Now I have to ask a question.... isn't 95 dollars for 2 days kind of pricey? I mean we do craft shows me with the scrolling and my wife with her candle business and the most expensive one we do is $30.00 for a 15 X 25 space for 4 days. Or is this a thing that goes on your location? I mean you are in Texas and we are in Ohio.

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