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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.

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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.

A craft fair table with a cash box and receipt, with a hand-drawn 3x question over it, asking what it takes to break even.
Running the Business

How Much Do You Need to Sell to Break Even at a Craft Fair?

How to find your break-even point for any craft fair, with a worked example, every cost to count, and the fast 3x booth fee rule of thumb.

A maker's workbench with an event date circled on a calendar and an orange arrow counting backward across the weeks.
Inventory Planning

How Early Should You Start Making Products for a Craft Fair?

Stop guessing how early to prep for a craft fair. Use simple backward math from your own production hours to pick a start date you can actually trust.

A maker filling out a craft fair vendor application at a desk, with printed booth photos and handmade samples nearby.
Event Selection

Craft Fair Vendor Applications: How to Apply (and Actually Get In)

How craft fair vendor applications work, where to find shows, what to submit, how to nail your jury photos, and why good applications still get turned down.

A calm, tidy craft fair booth with a small hand-drawn shield symbol, representing vendor insurance protection.
Running the Business

Craft Fair Vendor Insurance: What You Need (Without the Overwhelm)

A plain-English guide to craft fair vendor insurance: what it is, why markets ask for a COI, what it costs, and how to get covered without the overwhelm.

A printed craft fair prep sheet on a clipboard with product rows and columns, one column circled in teal, on a maker's workbench.
Inventory Planning

Your Craft Fair Prep Sheet: What to Make, How Many, and How Long It'll Take

A craft fair prep sheet tells you exactly what to make before an event. Set targets from past sales, subtract on-hand stock, and total the hours.

A craft fair table with hand-drawn marks grading each product: an orange check on the candles, a teal X on the pouches, and a question mark over the mugs.
Inventory Planning

Best Selling Items at Craft Fairs (And Why the Lists Lie)

The lists say jewelry, candles, and ornaments. They're not wrong — they're just not about you. Here's how to build a bestseller list for your own booth.

A market table of value-added goods: honey, jam, cookies, spice blends, soap, and candles beside a basket of produce.
Inventory Planning

What to Sell at a Farmers Market: High-Margin Items and How to Pick Yours

The best high-margin items to sell at a farmers market — baked goods, jams, honey, spice blends, soap, candles — and how to find your own proven winners.

A first-time vendor setting up a tidy handmade craft fair booth on opening morning, with a hand-drawn Day 1 note.
Getting Started

Becoming a Craft Fair Vendor: Your First Year on the Circuit

How to become a craft fair vendor, step by calm step: finding shows, applying, packing, pricing, and getting a little better after each event.

A colorful farmers market stall of produce and bread with a hand-drawn orange question over it: Worth it?
Event Selection

Farmers Market Booth Fees: What They Cost and When They're Too High

What farmers market booth fees really cost in 2026, the add-on fees to watch for, and the simple 3x math that tells you when a booth fee is too high.

A tidy first-time vendor booth with a weighted canopy and a neat table at a sunny farmers market.
Getting Started

How to Sell at a Farmers Market: A Calm, Step-by-Step Guide

A calm, step-by-step guide to selling at a farmers market: the costs, permits, booth setup, and the one prep decision most new vendors get wrong.