Great ideas. I also sell wine bottle bags.
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Great ideas. I also sell wine bottle bags.
Such great ideas from this board! I shop craft sales and look for holiday items, especially tea towels.
Those crocheted nylon scrubbers are one of the few things that i am willing to buy at a craft fair.
Besides their original purpose, nylon scrubbers are the perfect product to scrub down acrylic/plexiglass fish tanks.Originally Posted by bearisgray
If life gives you lemons, make Limoncello!
Great ideas. I don't do craft shows but make items for church fairs and holiday items always do well. Also it seems aprons have made a comeback. Good luck to you and your daughter. Have fun!
Red Garnet and Lori S are right on the money. Special occasion items and everyday items like pot holders and towels. Also, the person who presented the concern about display. Be careful of taking special orders, if I made a bag from fabric that I purchased on sale, there is no way that I could purchase new fabric and make any money. Another aspect of special orders to think about, what color? Is my idea of blue the same as the customer's. Get $ deposit before starting any special order.
I offer all kinds of baby quilts, bags, runners etc. but oddly enough... the big sellers are the baby bibs in really cute fabrics.
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"The reward of a thing well done is having done it." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I made these flower bud vase holders awhile back so my husband could give them to some ladies who were very helpful at work:
http://quiltingquick.weebly.com/blog...-vase-tutorial
Someone here on the board made some, too, and very kindly sent me a picture. You can get the tubes from Amazon for a reasonable price. It uses up scraps, too, which is always a plus in my book!
People who start projects and never finish them are cooler
than people who never start projects at all.
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(yes you can find the occasional great fabric in that bin , but be careful ask your self "why is it here" ). Lori S
Most of the things in the bin are ends of bolts: less than a yard. But to get the good ones, you need to be there when they are added. A lot of quilters check these bins constantly; these ends are perfect for craft projects.
Mavita - Square dancer and One Room School Teacher
I agree that baby items are great sellers! Patriotic items such as mug rugs, table runners, fabric bowls,... may be good sellers in your area. Smaller items may have a larger profit margin. People tend to "buy" these items without having to analyze their budget. Not sure what that range is in area but here in southern VA, under $20 is a pretty good chance of an impulse buy for crafted items.
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