I have my first show of the year coming up this Saturday! I have been itching to get out for a month or so. I'm needing more 'in person' exposure. I know I have great stuff that makes me stand out, I just need to show it! Part of the 'showing' at craft shows are the displays. How you set up your items in your booth. This has been (and probably always will be) a process for me. My first show was a little chaotic. Second was a little better, but not completely to my liking. This next one I hope to be a LOT better. I have some great ideas on how to show some of my products that I personally have never seen at a show. It's fun, fitting, and creative. The idea is to display my flower/plant items in terra cotta pots as you see in the photo. Terra cotta pots act like slate and will allow you to write on it with chalk. I had thought of this idea a couple years ago for the garden. It's a cute way to label your garden pots, until it rains! So, I went and found my chalk pencil and started to doodle on the pots. Each pot displays the name of the item and the price. I will put the product inside making it seem like these flower inspired items were planted in the pot. Pretty cool, huh? I think it makes the preparation more efficient and adequately displays the price for buyers to see. If done right, it's also quite attractive. I have a feeling people will be commenting on these at the show and hopefully hook a sale! The first pot I did was the Zinnia. At first I wanted to put the name of the item on the rim like I did. However, to me the price so large below seemed a bit much. So, for the other I changed it up. Next, I worked on the Sunflower pot. I wanted to have a slightly different theme. So, I chose to do a scroll like script with some swirly decorations. It turned out pretty well. I like the name of the item larger down below, too. I think it makes it more decorative and welcoming. Finally, I had the Daisy one to do. I made this one a bit more nature-y. The drawn daisy flower and leaves I really like to draw, so I incorporated them in my design.
I also plan to make some pots for my flowered headbands and the leaf washcloths. I'll let you know how these worked for my show display. If they're a hit, I think I'll spray the pot with a sealer to keep the chalk from wiping off.
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My name is Annissa, owner of MissNissDesigns. I am a knitter, crocheter, sewer, and all around crafty lady. Archives
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