I have some great news!… I have been invited to sell my ceramic jewelry pieces at my very first craft fair! Called Clutter City Markey at the Norwich Arts Centre, UK, it is “a platform for creative independent crafters / artists / collectives to sell their work” and they “focus on original, quirky and unique items including DIY clothes, jewellery, badges, sewn items, paper goods, prints, paintings, comics, zines and more”. I think my work will fit in fantastically and am over the moon they want me to have a stall!
It is in just 3 weeks time (on Sat 26th June) so I had better get making. There are now so many things to think about – making stock, of course, handmaking labels, getting a craft table, marketing, printing more business cards, updating all websites (beginning with Artfire of course!) and possibly most important of all finding display stands for my work. I would like to use only recycled/upcycled things to display my items and am thinking about using vintage tea cups to hang earrings and antique suitcases to hold smaller items. Considering the name of the craft fair I think it would be a good idea to sell less expensive items alongside my regular items that customers can rummage through. Maybe I could sell some vintage crockery that is not suitable for upcycling into jewelry? Hmm…
Well, I must get cracking. Please contact me if you have any advice or experiences you want to share from your first craft fairs. I’m treading into unchartered waters for me here!
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