Doug M Jones
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I spent both days this weekend manning a booth at the local craft show. The show has a history of big crowds and being kind to vendors. I sold a few bottle stoppers and angel christmas ornaments and 5 slimlines. I was kinda discouraged. After table rent and raw materials I cleared about $125. When you factor in the time spent making the items and 2 days sitting at the table with my wife (that was the bright spot, I've been putting in a lot of hours at work lately and enjoyed spending time with her), I figure we cleared about $3 per hour. The customer base was a little less than 1/2 of previous years.
There were a couple other booths selling pens but they didn't move much either.
I don't think the prices were out of line, I had slimlines at $14, Ruth Niles bottle stoppers @ $18 and Silicone cork stoppers at $12. The little angel ornaments were $9. I have until July to reserve the same space, will have to wait and see. I may have to leave the craft shows to some of you veterans.
There were a couple other booths selling pens but they didn't move much either.
I don't think the prices were out of line, I had slimlines at $14, Ruth Niles bottle stoppers @ $18 and Silicone cork stoppers at $12. The little angel ornaments were $9. I have until July to reserve the same space, will have to wait and see. I may have to leave the craft shows to some of you veterans.