Pricing Craft Shows

Pricing Craft Shows, is something you need to calculate when working out the price of your crafts, or what craft you are going to make for a particular show.

Check with your local Crafts Council (try searching online for this), they will usually have a book of upcome craft shows, and the requirements. Some shows may need for you to have liability insurance, others do not.. but you MUST take all this into consideration when applying for shows, and deciding what you want to create for these shows..

Outside shows, are great, but you will have to figure in the cost of a tent (unless you want sunburn!, or wet crafts!) tables, chair for yourself, setting up time.. there is a lot more involved with outside shows..

For example, you can't be signing up for a $400.00/weekend outside show.. go out and buy a tent, tables, chair, set up, and only sell $2.00 items, unless you can sell thousands of them! this is not practical.. You have to take into consideration how many square feet you will have to show your crafts in an organized fashion, and price them well. Expensive shows, require you to make products that have very little supply costs involved, in order to get the highest profits.

Also consider, what time of year you will be doing this show..I did a show at Thanksgiving on a cool weekend.. it was free to the public, but it felt COLD .. one booth was selling home made mitts, knitted, sewn, you name it and hats, and she made HUGE sales that weekend.. the T-shirt guy did NOT.. you can't figure everything in.. but some things are more common sense.. Why not start off with local bazaars and fairs, some only offer you one table to use, but its a good start, especially if you are trying to test out a new craft..and don't want to spend to much... then work your way up to the bigger shows.. only go to your comfort level.. you are also suppose to HAVE FUN!