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Pricing, inventory, and business advice for craft fair and market vendors.

Overhead flat lay on linen of a first-time craft fair kit: folded charcoal tablecloth, stacked wooden crates, Square card reader, zippered cash pouch, kraft paper bags tied with green ribbon, tissue paper, jute twine on a spool, insulated water bottle, and a notebook with handwritten notes
Getting Started

Stop overthinking your booth setup: here's what you actually need

The honest short list for a first craft fair booth: display, payment, packaging, and comfort gear that matters — plus the stuff you can safely skip.

A handmade jewelry booth at an outdoor craft show with necklace busts at the back, earring cards at eye level on a tiered stand, and a small mirror, all on a neutral linen cloth
Event Selection

Jewelry Display Ideas for Craft Shows That Actually Sell

Jewelry display ideas for craft shows that earn the stop: height with busts and stands, lighting, theft-proofing, and a table shoppers can read fast.

A jewelry maker at a workbench with a small scale, a few sterling silver pieces, a calculator, and a notebook, working out prices in warm lamp light
Pricing

How to Price Handmade Jewelry Without Guessing

How to price handmade jewelry with a real method: materials, labor, overhead, and margin, plus a worked sterling silver ring example and the craft fair math.

A craft fair booth at end of day with hand-drawn Yes, Maybe, and No options and one circled, asking whether to return next year.
Event Selection

Should You Do That Craft Fair Again Next Year? A Simple Verdict System

A calm verdict system for deciding whether to do a craft fair again — set a profit target, give it a Yes, Maybe, or No, and note why while it's fresh.

A vendor in a linen apron stands in front of her white-tented craft fair booth from the aisle perspective, taking a long look back at her ceramics display before the market opens
Running the Business

The craft fair booth setup audit: 6 mistakes to catch before the market opens

A 2-minute booth audit to run before the market opens. Catches the quiet sales-killers: missing tags, untested card readers, signs you can't read.

Split image comparing a farmers market produce stall on the left with a handmade craft fair booth on the right.
Event Selection

Selling at Farmers Markets vs. Craft Fairs: A Vendor's Honest Comparison

An even-handed comparison of farmers markets vs. craft fairs — crowds, fees, schedules, what sells at each, and how to tell which one earns for you.

A vendor at a dialed-in booth with a hand-drawn rising line of ten small points arcing above, suggesting experience built over many events.
Event Selection

What Selling at 10 Events Taught Me That One Event Couldn't

One craft fair is mostly noise. Real patterns in sales, event types, and pack-outs only show up after you log a string of events.

Linen-topped flat lay with a phone showing a short morning checklist, a takeaway coffee cup, two candles, a paper packing list, keys, and sprigs of sage and wheat
Getting Started

What to do the morning of a craft fair (a calm 60-minute flow)

A calm 60-minute morning flow for craft fair day: when to arrive, what to set up first, how to settle your nerves, and the last 15 minutes that matter.

A well-prepared craft fair booth with a weighted canopy and sidewalls keeping goods dry in light rain, with a calm vendor under cover.
Event Selection

Rain in the Forecast: A Craft Fair Rain Plan for the Week Before an Outdoor Market

Rain forecast for your outdoor market? Read the forecast right, decide go-prep-skip, weatherproof your booth, and pack a rain kit so you stay calm.

A thoughtfully arranged farmers market booth using crates and risers to lift products to eye level.
Getting Started

Farmers Market Booth Setup and Ideas: A Calm Guide to a Booth That Sells

A calm, practical guide to farmers market booth setup: the gear you need, the layout tricks that pull people in, and the crowded-table mistake that costs sales.

A maker's priority list a week before a craft fair, top items circled to make and lower items crossed out to cut, beside a 7-day countdown note.
Inventory Planning

One week until your craft fair and not enough time? What to cut first

A calm triage guide for the final week before a craft fair: rank by what sells, make your proven items first, and cut the rest without guilt.

Vendor handing a 'Join Our Mailing List' card to a customer across a wooden craft fair table, with shoppers and other booths blurred behind
Running the Business

How to collect customer emails at a craft fair (and actually use the list after)

Three booth-tested capture methods, what to offer in exchange for an email, and the 3-email follow-up that turns one craft fair into months of revenue.

Two craft fair vendors chatting warmly between their neighboring booths, one passing the other a coffee.
Running the Business

The Vendors Next to You Are Your Best Business Asset

Booth neighbors share tips, send referrals, and watch your table. Here's why fellow vendors matter and a calm way to remember the ones worth keeping.