Where To Find Craft Fairs, Shows & Festivals to Sell Your Product

It’s getting to be that time of year when everyone starts gearing up for craft fairs. While Christmas is undoubtedly the most popular time to get those handmade goodies out to market, spring runs a very close second. Something about the perfect temperatures, beautiful blooms, and the availablity of fresh air after a clausterphobic inducing winter offers a prime opportunity to celebrate with festivals that include crafts.

You know that your item would be a great seller, but you’re just not sure where to begin. Finding the perfect craft fair is the place to start, and after that it’s all a breeze!

While you can spend hours searching Google or Yahoo for craft shows in your area, it’s simply easier to have all the information in one place.

Let me introduce you to the Fairs & Festivals Vendor Calendar. Not only does this beautifully laid-out, easy to navigate site offer you detailed information about craft festivals in your area and how to register for them, but they also offer great information on pricing your crafts, an event checklist, and a tutorial on understanding juried and non-juried shows.

Whether you’re an experienced showman or not, I’m sure you will find the Fairs & Festivals Vendor Calendar a useful tool in your craft business!

How to Make J-Lo Ribbon Tank or T-Shirt

I stumbled across this great How To today and just had to share it!  This fashionable and ever popular style first appearing on JLo, aka Jennifer Lopez, is so simple to create and makes a great addition to any wardrobe!

Just click here for the super easy instructions!  And enjoy picking out your ribbon at The Ribbon Shoppe to get started!

How To Make A Tie Fleece Blanket

Browsing around the internet the other day, I ran across a really fun site that I managed to get lost in for a couple of hours:  Hubpages.

Hubpages is so full of content shared by a variety of people on a multitude of topics; including the one I want to share with my readers today:  How to Make a Tie Fleece Blanket.

While I found so many crafts I wanted to try, the Tie Fleece Blanket really stood out to me.   How often do we find ourselves invited to a baby shower and need just one more unique item to put in that gift basket?  Or wouldn’t it be nice to have a small blanket to carry along for those summer movies in the park?

Whatever the occasion, this craft project is easy, inexpensive, and has so many options available with fabric choices.   Within minutes I already had several matched fabric pictured in my mind!  And my favorite part?  It’s a NO SEW project!  (Those of you who read regularly know that I have absolutely no sewing skills! lol)

Robin, the creator of this Hub, offers detailed instructions that are clear, concise and very easy to follow.  Images clearly show the steps are also included.

I haven’t yet got started on this project, since I’m still working on making my own appliques and shirt to include a how to here.  So, if anyone gets started before me, or has done this type of blanket before, I would love to hear if it is as simple as it seems to be, along with your likes or dislikes about it.

And I’ll let everyone know how mine turns out!

P.S.  This is also an excellent idea for craft fairs and bazaars.  And for my Cheer Corner folks, try making these in your school colors and selling them as a fundraiser to students and other fans!

50 Craft Fair Project Ideas That You Can Start This Weekend!

Wow!  That’s my one word comment on all the wonderful folks I’ve had visit my blog searching for information about craft fairs, whether on finding ideas for projects or selling their crafts.  I shouldn’t be surprised; after all, it’s that time of year again when there’s a craft fair on every corner and plenty of shoppers willing to line a crafters pocket. 

Want in on the fun?  Here’s 50 Craft Fair project ideas that you can get started on right away:

1. Korker bows (or a multitude of hairbow styles)
2. Tutus for toddlers and children
3. Wreaths
4. Baby blankets and throws
5. Christmas Tree Skirt
6. Christmas decorations
7. Candles
8. Soaps, lotions & other bath products
9. Gifts in a Jar (recipe mixes)
10. Wood crafts (primitive signs, etc.)
11. Flower pot bird bath
12. Diaper cakes
13. Magnets
14. Ribbon Angel
15. Glamour Ribbon Garland
16. Beaded birthstone angel
17. Clutch/coin purse (very fashionable!)
18. Tin Can Luminary (votive candle holder)
19. Christmas stockings (follow pattern then embellish!)
20. Wedding items (bridal bouquets, veils, etc.)
21. Girls’ boutique clothing
22. Floral arrangements
23. Blue jean apron (make from toddler jeans & embellish for a HUGE hit!)
24. Baby Nursery Wall Letters
25. Kitchen apron
26. Dishtowel angel
27. Juice Pouch purse (can use with a variety of food containers!) or a Bikini Purse
28. Jewelry
29. Plastic bag holder
30. Life sized Christmas characters
31. Clay Pot Characters
32. Embellished lampshades
33. Mason Jar lamp
34. Stained glass
35. Lava lamps (big hit with teens!)
36. Decorative switch plates (or even outlet covers!)
37. Decoupage plates
38. Decorative pillows
39. Place mats
40. Doll clothes
41. Boutique diaper wipes case
42. Sock Monkeys
43. Diaper bags
44. Bird feeders / bird houses
45. Cloth dolls
46. Metal crafts
47. Decorative mailboxes (see ideas 1 and 2)
48. Stenciled art (lawn furniture, fabrics)
49. Gift baskets
50. Pinatas

I hope you enjoyed browsing this list.  There is so much out there, so many unique ideas.   And the more unique the idea, the more desirable the product; so be sure to put your “your special” touch to everything you create!  

For additional ideas, or for more detailed instructions to some of the ideas above, be sure to visit You Can Make This. com!  Also, for AWESOME deals (and super fast shipping) on craft supplies, be sure to visit Create for Less!