| Making Your Craft Show Booth Functional and | | | | portable shelve or other decorative display items. |
| Profitable | | | | Many craft shows will want you to cover the entire |
| Creating the right booth involves a variety of aspects | | | | table to the floor with fabric. You can buy pre-made |
| and you need to take these all into consideration when | | | | covers to achieve this effect or create your own. |
| you are buying equipment and creating a art and craft | | | | White sheet material is a cheap and effective solution |
| show booth display. Getting the right equipment and | | | | for creating your own table covers. You can purchase |
| knowing how to use it will make your craft show | | | | lots of great display items from retail fixture |
| booth stand out from the crowd. With a little | | | | companies. Just remember that everything you use in |
| imagination and these tips(like festival guide) create the | | | | your craft show booth including your display, your |
| art and craft show booth that will be visually appealing | | | | products, your equipment, and your supplies are all |
| and help you make a profit. | | | | things that you'll have to lug around. Keep in mind the |
| First Things First | | | | weight of certain objects like shelves and tables |
| The first thing you need to do is purchase the right | | | | before you buy them. Keeping your craft show booth |
| equipment.Get the tent you want by knowing what the | | | | simple and light will help you to save your time and |
| standard is for the festival you plan to vend at. Most | | | | energy for making sales. |
| tables that you can buy that are cheap, light, and easily | | | | Practice Makes Perfect |
| transportable are generally not tall enough. You can | | | | After you have a tent and all your other equipment, |
| use them anyway, but adding some PVC piping to the | | | | then you should make a mock-layout of your craft |
| legs can give them a foot or foot and a half that will | | | | shows booth. You can set your tent up in your yard to |
| make it easier and more visually appealing for | | | | get the full craft show booth feel or just market your |
| customers to view your wares. You should always | | | | floor with masking tape to set up inside your house. |
| have a chair with you and factor in where you will be | | | | You can use the tables you've bought and any other |
| seated. Sitting down in the back, but remaining visible | | | | displays to work on your craft show booth. It is very |
| can be a good way to be accessible to your | | | | important to practice your craft show booth set-up at |
| customer's questions without scaring off timid | | | | home and to perfect it from the comfort of your |
| shoppers. Come prepared with all your signage and | | | | home. As much as you set up and practice, you are |
| any supplies or tools you may need for the show. | | | | you are still always free to change your set up and |
| Creating A Great Display | | | | perfect it over time. Most festival vendor will tell you |
| Your art and craft show booth needs to have its own | | | | how much their craft show booth has evolved over |
| feel and theme to set it apart from the rest. Use fonts | | | | time. It takes a lot of practice and energy to discover |
| on your signage that represent the feel of your | | | | what works best for you. Take notes from other craft |
| product. Choose fabric and materials that complement | | | | show vendors and use your imagination and talent to |
| your product. Give your tables more height with | | | | create a visually appealing craft show booth. |