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Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 5:46 pm Post subject: first craft fair
well, actually the school christmass fair. Finally got off my backside and organised a stall. what have i forgotten?

BethinPA

Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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Location: SE Pennsylvania, US of A

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 5:54 pm Post subject:
Business cards (or picture postcards)? A pad to write down special orders? Change? Someone to spell you so you can eat, etc.?

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 5:56 pm Post subject:
float, bags, cards, flask or drink, tablecloth, price labels.

gil
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Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 6:11 pm Post subject:

Something seasonal to decorate the stall with.
e.g green and red tablecloth, vase of holly etc, tinsel edging.

Santa hat ? Big flashing earrings ? [sorry, cheap sales gimmicks]
There might be even cheaper sales gimmicks to be had with one's clothing, though I could never bring myself to try them, and maybe inappropriate for a school christmas fair....

There was a thread gz started recently for when she did her first farmers market, might have useful tips.
Here it is

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Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Location: truro

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 6:17 pm Post subject:

BethinPA wrote:

Business cards (or picture postcards)?
A pad to write down special orders?
Change?
Someone to spell you so you can eat, etc.?

don't have cards yet, but it's not a huge school, most people know me.

I've got s stamp, so i can stamp some pieces of card with house name/post code.

son can probably spell me a while. or fetch tea.

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Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Location: truro

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 6:18 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

float, bags, cards, flask or drink, tablecloth, price labels.

float- sort on monday

bags: some small paper bags, will get tomorrow

tablecloth, some brightly coloured cloth

labels: being done on card, not labelling each idem individually

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Location: truro

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 6:20 pm Post subject:

gil wrote:

holly and tinsel: can do

was thinking about wearing a HUGe scrap shawl for attention

if it was anywhere else, i'd think about the low cut top, but not at the school.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 8:54 pm Post subject:
good luck

toggle

Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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Location: truro

Posted: Sun Nov 29, 09 10:38 pm Post subject:

gz wrote:

good luck

thankyou.

my mum is paying in a cheque and some money she owes me tomorrow, so will pick up a float for me then.

and i just made 50 cheap crap phone charms. judging from she demon's reaction they should fly off the table.

and i dug out the unused mug tree to display stuff on.

and got my dad to bend a bit of sheet steel which i then covered in fabric to display magnets on.

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Earth

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 09 9:16 am Post subject:
Good luck, toggle, when is it?

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
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Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 09 11:01 am Post subject:
If some of your stuff is small, it might be worth taking something to lift the table up a bit...I use bedrisers from LIDL but Im sure bricks or something would work as well...it really does seem to make a difference, people dont have to bend down to look at things! (and the stall stands out ) Good luck

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 09 11:22 am Post subject:
I'm dong one this Saturday with two friends. Fortunately one of us is experienced at this kind of malarky! Good luck Toggle.

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