Craft Fair Signage

I told you about the tags I made for the craft fair. Today I will show you a couple of ways I changed those tags slightly to add interest.

 I used a variety of plate stands and memo holders to post signs.

 Again, if I hadn't waited until the last minute to do this task, I would have had neater penmanship. This is what a rush job looks like.

 I had this cigar box given to me by a good friend. It was in my jewelry drawer, but I didn't really keep anything of importance in it. So I gave it a new job.

I'd made a bunch of chap stick holders, and put them in the cigar box. I took a small frame and used the faded book page as a background. I used a dry-erase marker to write the price on the glass. Worked pretty well. I leaned the frame in the lid of the cigar box.

And finally, I used clothespins to attach tags. I used the faded book pages on stiff card stock again, and just attached the sign to the antique lunch box.

Still on vacation, Peeps!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

A Little Craft Fair Follow Up

You all know from my recent posts that I participated as a vendor in a craft fair. It was my first time, and I wanted to make a good impression. I spent hours sewing items to include in my booth. I also spent a good amount of time on Pinterest looking at craft booths gathering ideas and inspiration. Here is one idea that I used, and I think it turned out well.

Tagging items with attractive, clear tags is important in a vendor's presentation. I put this task off until the very last minute, but what I came up with really made me happy.

I've saved this old dictionary because I knew that I could do something with it, and tags presented the perfect idea. I have lots of craft ideas logged on Pinterest, and often faded pages of old books are used, so I kept this around for just such a purpose.

I removed a random page. One page yielded four tags, but I suppose you could make them any size you want; I just cut mine to suit me. There are no rules here, you know.

I took two 4"x 6" note cards to provide weight.

Other supplies needed are shown here: cutter to use on paper (my paper cutter has paper wrapped around the handle to identify it), glue stick, hole punch and yarn. I suppose I should include that a ruler is needed, but you probably would have figured that out, right?

I glued the note cards face down onto the book page. I trimmed  up with the rotary cutter and ruler. I popped a hole in the corner and threaded about 6-8" of yard through and looped a knot in the ends.

I could fit 2 note cards on the pages from this book; that is what you see above.

After cutting to the size I wanted, I just free-handed my item and price onto the tag. Had I not waited until the last minute to do these tags, I would have used a more suitable marker, and taken a bit more time with my lettering. 

Hope you find this helpful. I swear by using Pinterest for inspiration. It motivates me - a lot.

Happy Quilting, Friends!