By Tara, on July 15th, 2010%
The Big Crafty was awesome!
A big thank you to everyone who came out and said hello, we were so happy to meet so many of you (despite how serious I look in this photo – I was hot!)
Our booth was spilling over with handmade yarn from me (of course!)
and a bunch of other yarnies.
For the full list, check out A Novel Yarn.
PS. If you got a pattern at the show? I’ll be posting those videos I promised tomorrow! Come back for them or just subscribe and it’ll come right to . . . → Read More: The Biiiig Crafty!
By Tara, on July 9th, 2010%
I will be at Big Crafty this Sunday, 7/11 in Asheville (with bunches of yarn!)!
My favorite part? The delicous Short Street Cakes (the ONE place that makes gluten-free cupcakes!) will be there with cupcakes. Woo!
You can get directions to the show here.
I will be in spot #5, which you can find on this map (pdf).
Need even more incentive? Mention that you saw this blog post and you’ll get a FREE pattern. It’s super secret and not for sale yet, but it looks like this:
Let me know in the comments in you plan . . . → Read More: See me this weekend in Asheville!
By Tara, on February 16th, 2010%
While getting ready for tomorrow’s How to Rock a Craft Show class, I surveyed a bunch of crafters and asked them for their craft show questions.
The most-oft asked question:
Do you make any money at it? How much?
Did it REALLY help you quit your dayjob?
To answer this, I think it’s best to look at hard numbers.
What percent of last year’s income came from craft shows?
Could I have quit my dayjob without that income?
To figure it out, I added up all my sales both online and off of yarn + fiber + lessons.
Then I added up my craft show sales.
I divided my craft show sales by my total sales to get the percentage.
(Note to the more-math-minded…did I do this right?)
I got .48
48% of my sales came from craft shows.
I did the same math for 2008: 42%.
Considering I . . . → Read More: But do you make any money?
By Tara, on February 15th, 2010%
Craft Shows have been a part of BCB since I first knew I wanted to quit my dayjob. I got to talking about it last week with some other crafters on Twitter.
It got me thinking back to my first craft show and thought I remembered that I wrote a post after that first show.
Sure enough, I wrote of the most popular posts on this site, 5 1/2 Shocking Facts about Craft Fairs.
I reread it and I’m delighted by my exuberance.
That feeling hasn’t faded in the last 2 years of doing shows; in fact, it’s only grown stronger (and has grown into selling at my own shop).
As I prepared for my second show (which was much bigger than the first), I wrote another post about preparing for craft shows. In it, I link to a lot of great basic resources.
It’s funny to reread that post, because while I cover all the steps . . . → Read More: Growing with Craft Shows
By Tara, on October 14th, 2009%
The pain and glory of craft shows . . . → Read More: The Pain of Craft Shows
By Tara, on August 17th, 2009%
Seeing it all in Seattle. . . . → Read More: Seattle A-Go-Go
By Tara, on December 15th, 2008%
I’m a homebody. A real, honest-to-goodness, I-could-stay-inside-for-weeks type of homebody. I’ve built a home-friendly business (spinning and dyeing requires that I remain near my kitchen and couch!) and if it weren’t for the dayjob, I might never venture forth.
Which is exactly why I insist on applying to crazy-huge, far-away craft shows.
They challenge me and stretch me and, yeah, force me out of the house. The last two weeks, nay, the last two months have been consumed with preparing for Urban Craft Uprising. I made more yarn than I ever thought possible, created a new “mini-series” (yarn with jingle bells! yarn with pompoms! Holiday Happiness!) and packed it all up and lugged it across the country. Once in Seattle, I met customers, vendors, authors! I explored, I rode busses and ferries and planes, I consumed hundreds of cups of coffee (if you’d like a coffee review, I kept embarrassingly detailed notes, . . . → Read More: Reentry and Recap – Seattle and Urban Craft Uprising
By Tara, on December 3rd, 2008%
Are you a crafty soul in Seattle? If so, you simply must come to Urban Craft Uprising this weekend! I’m at booth 56 with loads of BCB yarn and Cloudlover’s roving!
Here’s some more info:
Over 100 vendors under one roof for one stop holiday shopping that will make you feel good about the holidays.
Date: Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th
Time: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Where: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall
Admission: Free!
What is Urban Craft Uprising?
- A craft sale by indie designers and crafters throughout the day beginning at 11 a.m.
- Swag bags will be handed out to the first 100 visitors each day with samplings from vendors and sponsors – so be sure to arrive early! Last year a line started before our vendors arrived!
- DIY wrapping station- recycled materials to make your wrapping unique and green
- Free giveaways every hour
For a preview . . . → Read More: Attention Seattle Knitters: Urban Craft Uprising
By Tara, on October 8th, 2008%
The yarn, fiber and wooly goodness is taking over my house! I’ve been getting ready for CRAFT ATTACK, a craft show held in Charlotte, NC, this weekend. It’s only second craft show and I am overwhelmed and overexcited and swirling around trying to get ready in time. My mom and I are leaving Friday to take the scenic route, through Boone and Blowing Rock (3 yarn stores, right near a great coffee shop).
I met a few of the CRAFT ATTACK organizers at my last craft show and have since been Twittering with them. They’ve planned an excellent show that will have over 80 vendors in the lovely Independance park.
Since this is is just my second show, I’m still learning about preparation. Here’s how I’ve been getting ready:
Stock – trying to make as much as possible! What looks like “a lot” in my apartment, looks pitiful in the booth! I make a . . . → Read More: Craft Show Preparation: When yarn ATTACKs
By Tara, on September 4th, 2008%
I am so excited to do my first craft show this weekend! I’ll be selling yarn and fiber at the Crafting Patch Market at Independence Park in Charlotte, VA on Saturday, September 6. Visit the Crafting Patch website for more information (here’s a map). If you’re in the area, I’d love to meet you, so come by my booth or shoot me an email and we’ll plan to meet up while I’m in town!
Won’t be in Charlotte this weekend?
In preparation for the craft fair, I am emptying the Boutique and bringing every last skein of yarn with me. It will look a little bare from September 5-7, but don’t worry! On September 8th I’ll be restocked with new yarns and old favorites (a big shipment of Banana fiber & yarn has just come in!) I’m offering a 10% discount to my newsletters subscribers, so sign up for my newsletter . . . → Read More: Meet me at the Crafting Patch!
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