I hate to admit it now but my first craft show display was pretty lame. I didn’t have much money at the time so I didn’t even have an art tent (pop up tent). For my display, I pieced together some lightweight walls out of wood and wood fencing. I figured wood looked more natural […]
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by Angee Robertson So now you’ve got your day scheduled, and you’re ripping along having the most productive day you’ve had in forever. You’re tearing through a project that you realize you’re going to get done ahead of schedule… and the phone rings. How many times have you said, “I would get so much more done if
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At the age of 49, I had never wore a pair of earrings that dangled. I was a post/stud woman only. My friend at work came back from a cruise with a gorgeous pair of earrings for me. The were pretty, but the were loooong….at least one inch!! I was unsure about wearing them, but
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Some Tips From My Personal Experiences by Barbra Davis If you are ready to take a step from making crafts for fun to selling them for profit, here are some things that I have learned from the past 8 years of creating stained glass pieces to sell. Price Matters My husband and I opened a
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Boost Sales: Accept Credit Cards at Craft Shows We know that many of the festival and fair attendees walk among our booths with limited cash in their pockets. We also know they often scout the venue location and other vendors before returning to our booth for a purchase. And how many of these people do
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Handmade product sellers may qualify for tax breaks. When you begin your craft business, you spend money on expenses that the IRS calls “start-up” costs. There are only two ways to deduct these costs. One is that you capitalize the costs and get the deduction when you quit or sell your business. In general, this is
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You don’t have to be a salesperson to prosper in direct selling, but you do have to get people to say yes to your offer. Whether you call it closing, helping, facilitating, sharing, teaching, or any other name, there is a process involved in getting people to buy your product. Aim for an Immediate Result
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Many craft sellers are now using Square, Etsy or PayPal readers on the mobile phones to accept credit cards at events. The new readers have made vendor’s life much easier. If, on the other hand, you are still using a conventional merchant account provider, finding the right credit card machine can be a challenge. If
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Dee Hausker and I started a Twitter conversation (not easy to do in 140 characters or less) about Artfire.com and she graciously agreed to write about the site and why she likes it. Here is Dee’s review: Art Fire is uniquely different from any online venue I have ever used. The Administration of the site is
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Some crafters incorporate materials found freely in nature like interesting looking tree branches, sea shells, sand dollars, flowers, herbs, stones and crystals. These are often referred to as “found objects.” In my gallery, we got a lot of interest from shoppers browsing our recycled art or pieces made from “found objects.” The only cost to
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One of my most helpful tools in the glass shop is my camera. It probably seems like the last tool to choose for working in stained glass but it is true! I have always taken pictures of my work. I do a lot of custom work and often enjoy keeping a client updated by letting
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by Angee Robertson A few days ago, in a conversation with a colleague, I was expressing to him a business venture I’m investigating. He asked me what steps I had taken to move forward and how soon I would be launching this idea. I told him I was in the fact-finding phase right now and
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