Inventory Planning
Knowing what and how much to bring to your next show.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to build a craft fair bin system that's always ready to go
Build a 5-bin craft fair system that stays packed between events. Covers which bins to create, what goes in each, and the 15-minute restock routine.
The complete craft fair packing checklist (so you never forget a thing)
A categorized craft fair packing checklist covering booth, display, products, payments, weather prep, and the items vendors forget most.
How many of each product should I make for a craft fair?
A three-step framework for deciding how many of each product to make for a craft fair — sales goal, price-tier split, and display buffer.
How to use Square sales data to plan your next market
Your Square account already knows what to make for the next craft fair. Here's how to read the reports like an event planner instead of an accountant.