It's that time of year - I can't stop thinking about Christmas shopping and all of my beady friends are blogging about getting ready for the holiday craft show season.
I've done some shows myself and I know that we all need as many pointers as we can get but I was reminded by Liz, who left a comment on an earlier post. Here are links to some helpful advice:
The Bead Biz: The Business of Self-Promotion and Getting Ready for Holiday Sales at Art Bead Scene
Finding Arts & Crafts Shows and Preparing for Arts & Crafts Shows at Humblebeads Blog
How to Tell a Handmade Jewelry Story at Jewelry-Marketing.com
Basic Jewelry Business Information at About.com Jewelry Making
If you've written a post about selling your handmade jewelry at shows, please share it in the comments. I'd love to add more to this list!
Monday, October 29, 2007
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5 comments:
Thanks for the tips Katie. My Girls will be so pleased! And thank you for linking my name to my personal blog. That was very sweet of you!
BTW, your new design is GORGEOUS!
Sincerely,
Lisa/Liz Sosin
Northwest Suburban Beading Society of Chicago
Katie-
Nice post on the business of beads. I have an article on our site about pricing, it's here
http://www.ornamentea.com/articles.html
Obviously, that page hasn't been updated for a while (see the 2005 Spring Trends article to see if I was right!)
I enjoy your blog-
Cynthia
great post Katie! it is beginning to a lot like the holiday show season!
Hey Katie,
Thanks for the informative post. I'm gonna pass the link around.
xo,
jen
Did my first two craft shows and I was amazed at how much work they are! The last show had many resellers which didn't help the hand crafters there. Any tips on how to compete with those guys? Please give me feedback on my brand new website www.beckysbeadedcreations.com.
Thanks....Becky
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