A busy 2 days, getting ready for my first ever craft fair.A local Christmas one.

[stiofanpadraigcrafts]

Walnut Palo Santo and an oak Celtic trio


Walnut Jr gent.

Epsilons walnut, African blackwood, Spalted beech and Padauk.


Spalted beech zeta

Another zeta in Irish bog oak and normal oak at the end, as I chipped the end I wanted to try and save it.

If anyone has any tips for doing a craft fair feel free to leave them. All help gratefully accepted[emoji1]

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[rayf6604]

Be prepared for the vacant look from punters and people that do anything not to get your attention. Have something to put them in like velvet pouches or card cases. A pen without a box is just a pen, put it in a box it becomes a gift. Just have fun and tell folks about your craft and if you're lucky you might sell a few.

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[bassethound]

Good luck mate, hope you do well...

 

[Woody]

Just relax and enjoy the experience and be ready to learn from it share your passion for your hobby with your punters and be positive this is the right time of the year to have a stall at a craft fair good luck

 

[Bill Mooney]

Talk to the punters. You have to sell yourself first then the pens should sell. You've got a nice bunch there & Ray's advice is sound.

 

[wm460]

Great looking set of pens best of luck at the fair.

 

[flexi]

Relax have fun and dont expect too much....as said above take time to talk to people, but listen also, everyone has a story... i also take a few pen blanks along so people can see the process and they generaly ask ' whats the wood for?' or ' whats 'wive the plastic?' And you start a conversation....i have used the whisky blanks or coffee bean blanks also, both tactile and smelly
Good luck...

 

[Penpal]

Thoroughly prepared then the learning curve do well mate and enjoy the day mate.

Peter.

 

[Jim]

Good looking pens Stephen, and good look with the fair my friend ..

 

[Doug]

Hope you do well Stephen, from the looks of your pens you should

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.

Les

 

[bluntchisel]

Hi, Stephen,

I have just got back from an Antiques and Vintage fair with £205.00 in my pocket, so did really well, considering that the pens sold are not presents for anyone. After taking out the costs of stall and fuel I'm a happy bunny. But I did have about 150 pens to choose from, in lots of woods, plus a goodly selection of acrylics, as well. Finally, there was a selection of ballpoint, rollerballs and fountain pens. (I sold more rollerballs than any other style.)
So, it's like the other guys say - engage folks in small-talk so that they remember you, and give them a business card with your e-mail address on it. I make my own cards, and opened a mail account which I use solely for pen business. Go for it, matey!!!

Bob.

 

[Penpal]

Really sound advice came out in this post waiting to hear your results.

Peter.

 

[rayf6604]

Just to add to what I've already said. I have done several fairs throughout this year (first year doing fairs) and I know some will disagree with me, but I have done better at some fairs than others. One fair I've done and have 3 more fairs to do at is just dreadful. Yet go about 10 miles away to another village and it's very different. It just depends where you are and there is no telling what it will be like until you've tried it. I'm convinced a lot of it has to do with organiser and how they run it and promote it. I wish you the best of luck

 

[bluntchisel]

I fully agree, Ray. Sometimes it's as if neighbouring towns/villages are on separate planets - at some nobody shows up, in the next everybody shows up! And so do your takings!

Bob.

 

[stiofanpadraigcrafts]

Thanks everyone for all the advice and comments. I'm looking forward to it so just building up stock until the 29th

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[wm460]

Hi, Stephen,

I have just got back from an Antiques and Vintage fair with £205.00 in my pocket, so did really well, considering that the pens sold are not presents for anyone. After taking out the costs of stall and fuel I'm a happy bunny. But I did have about 150 pens to choose from, in lots of woods, plus a goodly selection of acrylics, as well. Finally, there was a selection of ballpoint, rollerballs and fountain pens. (I sold more rollerballs than any other style.)
So, it's like the other guys say - engage folks in small-talk so that they remember you, and give them a business card with your e-mail address on it. I make my own cards, and opened a mail account which I use solely for pen business. Go for it, matey!!!

Bob.

That is a successful day Bob.

 

[bellringer]

Have plenty of stock and use highet to display your pens also have a lot of pen I normally take about 200 to a show