getting ready for the handmade festival

{Table Layout}

We’re working hard to put together our display for our very first live-and-in-person sale and thought you might be interested in seeing what we’ve got planned. We’re definitely open to both display and image/product suggestions so feel free to leave lots of comments. Planning on attending the Handmade Festival on May 8th (10am-4pm)? Be sure to skip down to the bottom of this post because we’ve got a special treat just for you!

Our display

• background stands supporting a cream coloured curtain (need weights for background stands)
• suspend prints from background?
• white framed print of our logo
• sign: licensing and wholesale requests are welcome

Our tabletop

• folding 6-foot table covered with a nice, light coloured table cloth (or hip bright print?)
• black 8×10 portfolio containing all of our imagery
• 2-3 pretty dishes filled with our business cards
• small wooden drawer unit holding notecards and 5×7 prints
• bowl of candies
• two tiny framed mini prints
• 2-3 framed 5×7 prints
• matted 5×7 prints in an easel
• 2 or more framed price lists
• notebook/guestbook for people to sign up for our mailing list
• sign and information regarding a draw for a matted 8×10 photograph
• gift certificates

{Inspiration Board, clockwise from top left: Jysk, strawberryluna, just another day DESIGNS, The Black Apple, Jennifer Squires Productions}

Ideas for displaying pieces

• risers used in kitchen cupboards
• wicker baskets
• suitcases
• rigid price signs adhered to closepins
• string with clothespins
• peg board
• wooden boxes
• record album holders
• plate racks
• spice racks
• cake stands
• tiered serving platters
• boxes turned upside down and covered with pretty fabric
• photo stands

Images (in both 5×7 and 8×10 inches)

• Peony #16
• Purple Flower
• Piccadilly Lace
• First Crush
• Elviage Pearl
• Latent Beauty
• Lifeguard Station
• Lake Erie #1, Limited Edition
• Vanilla Dream
• Grandview Lake #1, Limited Edition
• Ipperwash #1, Limited Edition
• Port Bruce #1, Limited Edition

Miscellaneous

• stiff photo mailers to put purchased prints in, along with a coupon and a business card
• plastic bags for purchases?
• clear sleeves for prints on display
• cello sleeves for prints that are sold
• method for accepting credit cards? (cash preferred)

Reference

• Three Tips for Using Wholesale or Trade Shows to Boost Your Biz
• Craft Show Display Tips & Must-Haves
• Arts & Craft Fairs & Shows
• Show Me Your Booths

Attending the Handmade Festival

Will you be attending the Handmade Festival? We’ve got a treat for you! Visit our online shop, choose your favourite OPEN EDITION photograph, and email us the title before May 4th, 2010, then, come by our table on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 and we’ll have a free 4×5 inch mini print ready and waiting for you. Only one mini print per person, offer only valid on May 8th, 2010.

We’re excited to meet you in person!

Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Handmade Festival
The London Central Library
251 Dundas Street
London, Ontario, Canada
10am – 4pm