I know a lot of you do Christmas craft fairs so I was wondering if you could help me with pricing on things like potholders, mug rugs, table runners, 45" lap quilts, wall hangings, etc. Do you price by size?

The most important thing is to figure out what range of pricing fits your area. You don't want to sell yourself short but you also don't want to price yourself out of the market. What might be a perfectly acceptable price in one area might be way high or way low somewhere else, so I'm not going to try to tell you specifics.

I will say that you want a variety of price points to fit various people's budgets. You need a good quantity of under $20 items, possibly some under $10. Your next price point will be $30 - $40 items, of which you should also have a fair quantity. The $50 and up items are what will start to pay for your time and effort, but in my area these might not move as fast as the lower priced items. In other places they may fly off the table.

Pricing by size is probably the easiest, but you may also want to consider complexity as well, especially on your larger pieces, even though we all know smaller may actually be more difficult!

Good luck on your venture.

I agree with checking local pricing

Having one or two high-end, fantastic, eye-catching items can bring customers to your booth. While they're there, they might buy

A photo of the items and what the show is would be helpful. I just was at the show in Letchworth.

can you post pics of your items?

I do one show a year; it was last weekend. I know I underprice but mainly I want to cover my cost and make space so I can use what I make for new fabric. I did well with several low priced items, e.g. tissue purse packs for $3, simple small table toppers - like a place mat, cut with wavy sides - for $5 each. Baby quilts mainly from panels are $25. Simple, quick, pretty. I've tried potholders in the past and they haven't sold. Hope you are successful and have fun!

Good luck!!

People seem to want to buy Tote bags and purses...and anything to do with animals. Those are the tables that seems to do well...and the Corn bags.

Last year I had people asking me for potholders, aprons and kitchen type stuff! Guess you can't figure! But what would you charge for a potholder?

Depending on work involved, I've charged $3.50 or $4.00 for a potholder. As long as they are done well, people don't mind. Are you doing a craft fair? Where?

I hhave been doing shows for 6yrs now and The fees for the vendors have gone up and sales have gone down. I had to mark some of my items lower because of the economy. I have handmade sewing items and jewelry. Sometimes I make something like Jam or candy to help with the show cost. This weekend I am selling chocolate peanut clusters to help with the show cost. Good luck everyone at your shows.

My experience has been quite an assortment of inexpensive item's. Pin cushion's sold really well. I agree with having a few high end item's to draw people in to look. Many people who sew will come to just see how you put the high end item together, but the idea is to get them to purchase something. Small item's also add up. Hope this helps you and I hope you do really well