A different kind of show - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

will8989 · 07-26-2012, 06:47 PM

A very good friend of mine who is a Celebrating Home vendor, talked me into joining a local business group. It is mostly home party vendors and a few crafters. No cost to join, so I signed up. Tomorrow we are doing a show at a company office conference room who rents most of the commercial spaces around the airport. This is a Christmas in July Show (BobD, note) and is the second one. They did the first last year and attendance was beyond expectations. My fee for tomorrow? Bring a "finger food snack" for the shoppers to enjoy while shopping. These type of shows seem to be growing in this area as people can go to them on their lunch time and it leaves their Sat free to do other things. I will let you know how it works but it is something for you to consider if you are looking for "something different" for a show.

handibunny · 07-26-2012, 06:56 PM

Sounds interesting, Betty. And food does draw people over to the booth! Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it works out.

wood-n-things · 07-26-2012, 07:51 PM

Looking forward to a full report with pics if possible. Best of luck.

will8989 · 07-27-2012, 04:32 AM

Picked up my "entry fee" tonight. A whopping $6.99 at Costco!!! The girl in charge posted over 1,000 posters in all the buildings & hotels!!! Will keep you posted.

HAMMER · 07-27-2012, 06:32 PM

Please let us know how it works out. It may have a niche here in the south as well.

will8989 · 07-29-2012, 02:35 AM

It was an ok show. Some did really well, some didn't. I came away with $200 in special orders, so for a $6.99 entry fee I did 28 times my entry fee!!! LOL We are chatting by our special facebook site and are thinking of doing a "Heck with the Malls" holiday show. All of us got invitations to do a street fair in May, which is in an exclusive area around here and what we all really wanted. Looking forward to that one.

handibunny · 07-29-2012, 10:58 AM

Glad it worked, and that there are good things ahead for you! You certainly deserve a run of good luck!

will8989 · 08-02-2012, 01:21 AM

Update on my $6.99 entrance fee show. Seems my info was forwarded to a group in Northern VA. Getting tons of info on shows in that area. Also got another order from last week and the group is planning some sort of "Heck with the Malls" event in Oct/November. Should be interesting.

07-26-2012, 06:47 PM	#1
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,279 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	A different kind of show A very good friend of mine who is a Celebrating Home vendor, talked me into joining a local business group. It is mostly home party vendors and a few crafters. No cost to join, so I signed up. Tomorrow we are doing a show at a company office conference room who rents most of the commercial spaces around the airport. This is a Christmas in July Show (BobD, note) and is the second one. They did the first last year and attendance was beyond expectations. My fee for tomorrow? Bring a "finger food snack" for the shoppers to enjoy while shopping. These type of shows seem to be growing in this area as people can go to them on their lunch time and it leaves their Sat free to do other things. I will let you know how it works but it is something for you to consider if you are looking for "something different" for a show. __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

07-26-2012, 06:56 PM	#2
handibunny cute and crafty Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,389 Thanks: 10 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	Sounds interesting, Betty. And food does draw people over to the booth! Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it works out. __________________ Carole Follow me on my blog: www.scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com

07-26-2012, 07:51 PM	#3
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,767 Thanks: 58 Thanked 398 Times in 297 Posts	Looking forward to a full report with pics if possible. Best of luck. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

07-27-2012, 04:32 AM	#4
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,279 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	Picked up my "entry fee" tonight. A whopping $6.99 at Costco!!! The girl in charge posted over 1,000 posters in all the buildings & hotels!!! Will keep you posted. __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

07-29-2012, 02:35 AM	#6
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,279 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	It was an ok show. Some did really well, some didn't. I came away with $200 in special orders, so for a $6.99 entry fee I did 28 times my entry fee!!! LOL We are chatting by our special facebook site and are thinking of doing a "Heck with the Malls" holiday show. All of us got invitations to do a street fair in May, which is in an exclusive area around here and what we all really wanted. Looking forward to that one. __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

07-27-2012, 06:32 PM	#5
HAMMER Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KATY, TX. (WEST HOUSTON) Posts: 1,109 Thanks: 5 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Please let us know how it works out. It may have a niche here in the south as well.

07-29-2012, 10:58 AM	#7
handibunny cute and crafty Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,389 Thanks: 10 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	Glad it worked, and that there are good things ahead for you! You certainly deserve a run of good luck! __________________ Carole Follow me on my blog: www.scrollsawbowls.blogspot.com

08-02-2012, 01:21 AM	#8
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 2,279 Thanks: 2 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	Update on my $6.99 entrance fee show. Seems my info was forwarded to a group in Northern VA. Getting tons of info on shows in that area. Also got another order from last week and the group is planning some sort of "Heck with the Malls" event in Oct/November. Should be interesting. __________________ Betty "Congress needs to realize it is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Not of the people, by the people and for Congress." - Dr. Benjamin Carson, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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