Currently browsing category

Art & Craft Shows

Completed Earring Display Rack

DIY Shadow Box Earring Display Rack For Craft Shows

Build Your Own Jewelry Display This earring display rack holds 35 vertical hanging business card-sized earring cards with earring card adapters on the back of them.   You may also use Drill and 1/8″ Drill Bit

What To Take To Art & Craft Shows: Recommendations & A Free Printable Checklist

Even after several years of selling at craft shows, I find that there is always an opportunity to learn something new.  Right now I’m just an attendee (my friend sells my pottery for me), but I always come away with a new display or booth arrangement idea! Click here for …

How To Price Your Handicrafts

  Business Advice For Artists and Crafters Hand crafted products are enjoying a renaissance in today’s fast-paced, sleekly packaged, instant-merchandise world. The problem is, for some reason many consumers tend to think that handicrafts should be priced a lot cheaper than those that are factory made and mass produced. If …

Cotton Ridge Pottery at the Etsy NACrafters Show on November 10

My friend Judy will be representing Cotton Ridge Pottery at the Etsy NACrafters Craft Expo! Day: Saturday, November 10, 2012 Time: 10 am – 5 pm Location: Downtown Huntsville, Alabama Depot Roundhouse, 320 Church Street. Free Parking! For a map to the Roundhouse and more information visit NACrafters Holiday Expo …

Art & Craft Show Booth Display Ideas

Before almost every craft show we do, my friend Judy and I brainstorm about displays and improvements for our booth.  Customers and friends recommend ideas to us, too.  When I attend shows I love to look at how artists or handcrafters display their work and arrange their temporary shops.  Cost …

Potter at the Wheel

Supporting the Arts ~ Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival This Labor Day Weekend

Thank you to the folks at Elk Springs Resort for this wonderful article about the Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival, held this Labor Day Weekend! The annual Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival will be a three day long event that runs on the Labor Day weekend from August 31st 2012 to September …

Marketing Your Art Though Art Shows and Festivals

Art & Craft Show season is upon us, and I thought it to be a good time to hear from an expert on marketing and art shows.  Following is an excellent, informative article by Kelli Swan from EzineArticles.com. Marketing Your Art Though Art Shows and Festivals By Kelli Swan If …

Nature and Art at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

    Sidewalk Art Stroll at the Huntsville Botanical Garden April 14, 2012 – It was a beautiful day to stroll the garden and wander through art tents! We saw some old friends and enjoyed seeing some new (to us) art and handcrafts.   Children’s Garden   The Children’s Garden …

DIY Shadow Box Earring Display Rack For Craft Shows

Build Your Own Jewelry Display This earring display rack holds 35 vertical hanging business card-sized earring cards with earring card adapters on the back of them. You may also use standard earring cards, of course. Adjust the placement and number of dowels to best suit the size of card you …