Craft fair 2024 bestsellers

[@emmkaa2099]

You are so kind to share your wisdom and knowledge with us, thank you!!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@emmkaa2099 Thank YOU for your words 😉

[@brendawheelen637]

Thank you so much!! You did a fabulous job! I love your items so much!❤ - idea for a sign: “Secret Santa Gifts.”

[@craftingwithpaula]

Great idea! thanks!

[@GardeniasandGrace]

I would focus on your top 2 lip balm sellers and for the tea bag holders you could sit the last one upright, slightly opened. Kind of like how you prop a book up and open for display. That way people see it standing upright and can see the outside and inside. I love your ideas!! ❤

[@KarenKozleski]

Hi Paula, I had the highest market sales yesterday! It was a great market and people loved the signage on the tables. Thanks again for all your tips and creative ideas!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@KarenKozleski yay!!! I’m so glad it made a difference for you. Happy that you had good sales, it makes it so rewarding doesn’t it?

[@lilachesniak9687]

I am so happy you had a great show. If you do get a hot cup paper holder, I use them for crafts. I trace and cut a pattern paper and attach to it. I then fill a clear bag with different themed items to place inside. These did well in my area. The tea wallet is so cute and different in my area. You gave me a new thinking approach, thank you! On the stand up double treat holder, I place a tea bag on one side and a Ghirardelli on the opposite. I make these for all my doctor appointments staff around the holidays. They love them. Also if I'm eating out I leave one or two behind for my server. I just love making them and giving them away to hopefully brighten someone's day. Thank you for sharing all your amazing crafts with us, and your videos are never too long.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@lilachesniak9687 great ideas Lila! Thanks 🙏

[@judymorris2990]

On multiple items you could do with a couple choices in each. People get a little anxious trying to decide what they want. If you really like them all you could alternate them between shows or have different ones with you for back up. You’re a wonderful crafter. Anything you make is amazing. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@judymorris2990 you are absolutely right Judy. This is something I learned this year.😉

[@dawnrise7032]

Thank you so much for sharing such helpful advice for craft fairs! Congratulations on doing so well!✨️🩷

[@craftingwithpaula]

Thank you, Dawn!

[@CM0211]

Your items are great! So many nice ideas. I wish we could get the prices where we are that you get, so I have to be a little more frugal with getting supplies.

[@craftingwithpaula]

I hear you, it does depend on where. But even here I price differently depending on the fair. We have to be flexible, for sure.

[@margaretdevries8090]

I’d make the lip balms , ones you like , and most cost/time effective, but always have a lower price one too ….next time they might buy different one …. So a variety really doesn’t go wrong ! And you don’t get bored making the same one all the time ! Same for the coffee/tea ones

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@margaretdevries8090 totally agree, Margaret😉

[@patnichol1275]

I love your items! Thank you very much for all you do for us. I do believe 5 options are too many. I wouldn't have more than 3.

[@elizabethregister]

You could actually sell downloads of your little signs and the display piece for your cup cozy. Thank you so much for sharing. Very generous of you.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@elizabethregister thanks for the ideas, Elizabeth!

[@ZenaWest-h8o]

Yes look forward to your videos, I am glad your craft event went , I love all the items yoj make ,I am grateful you share them us....

[@craftingwithpaula]

Thank you, Zena.

[@deniselothrop70]

All great tips. Thank you for sharing.

[@craftingwithpaula]

you're welcome, Denise.

[@patricianave9736]

Congratulations on you sale, the sit-up was great, thanks for sharing. Have a great day.

[@karendistefano6001]

In my experience it is best to concentrate on the 2 types of your best sellers. Too many options take away from you making more money had you concentrated on just making a lot more of your 2 best sellers. For the items that you keep selling out of, I would concentrate on making triple the amt. That's why you dont want too many varieties. You could use that time to make even more of your best sellers. Love your channel! I did a lot of stocking stuffers! Very popular and quick sellers!

[@craftingwithpaula]

Glad to hear that, and thanks for your input!

[@Marilyn1950]

Glad to hear you had a great show. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the great tips. Have a great day

[@lorisabiniano3353]

Such great idea's ! Thank you for the tips and the update on your sells. Thank you for sharing.

[@craftingwithpaula]

You're welcome, Lori!

[@LaurasPlansAndCrafts]

Sounds like you had an awesome craft fair! Excellent tips 🩷🩷

[@KarenKozleski]

Thank you Paula for all your great ideas and tips. I have a big market coming up this Saturday, and the signs on the holders is a great idea!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@KarenKozleski so glad I could help! Best of luck to you on your market. Please let me know how you did OK?

[@KarenKozleski]

@@craftingwithpaula will do!

[@matildarei]

I super love how you suggest ways to use the items; because sometimes I go to craft fairs and think, “Oh, that’s adorable but I have no use for it,” but then later I remember a coworker I hadn’t thought of, or I’m out of cute stocking stuffers, or I remember someone I had forgotten to get a gift for. Organizing and leading the customer is so helpful!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@matildarei it does nake a difference to remind customers for sure!! Tha ks for the comment

[@asofterme]

I have been watching the video’s leading up to the fair. I’m so happy it was a great success! Thanks for the update.

[@craftingwithpaula]

you're welcome!

[@stampinwithalohajoyceb9310]

So glad to hear it went well! I just might try participating a fair next year since I have a ton of pattern paper. We had a marketplace at my apartment complex and there was nothing like this there. TFS - such wonderful ideas and encouraging words words of wisdom!

[@craftingwithpaula]

I'm glad you're planning to participate in a fair, it's certainly a learning process and a lot of fun. Hope you do well! Watch my series and you'll have loads of ideas. :)

[@Naddoushe78]

I totally agree, my mini post-its attracted a crowd. The idea is greatly appreciated

[@craftingwithpaula]

They are cute, so I get it. :)

[@anneresidori5757]

So happy that your craft fair went well. Always look forward to your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊

[@ds7946]

You're adorable. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@ds7946 you’re welcome ☺️

[@wandarichardson1856]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@craftingwithpaula]

You're welcome, Wanda!

[@verlaruggio3148]

Thank you so much for the video! A lot of good ideas. You are right on with the sign ideas.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@verlaruggio3148 the signs did work so they are a keeper 😉

[@PeachBerryProducts]

Thank you soo much. Soo glad you did well. 🥰

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@PeachBerryProducts you’re welcome ☺️

[@user-cv4zt8hf2u]

You are so free to share your information and ideas. Thank you so much.

[@craftingwithpaula]

You're welcome!

[@denisealbright5880]

I would add honey sticks to your teabags holders. Make them a little bigger and also a small spoon that you can get from Dollar tree.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@denisealbright5880 thanks for the suggestion!

[@jennecabot430]

Is there a tutorial on the little angel candy holders? I love those so much!

[@user-cv4zt8hf2u]

I would love to have a tutorial for the angel candy holder. Is there a die?

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@user-cv4zt8hf2u I can't find that die anymore, unfortunately. I've had it for a while.

[@pquack51]

What a wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your fabulous ideas and products!

[@craftingwithpaula]

You're welcome!

[@smoss4847]

Congratulations on a great show. Thanks so much for sharing your tips and ideas.

[@craftingwithpaula]

you're welcome!

[@carolyncormier8402]

This was a great tutorial. Thankyou for showing your best sellers. I will have some of these to sell hopefully next year. I will try to make some for little gifts this year.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@carolyncormier8402 cool, let me know which ones 😉

[@carmenryan1453]

Happy your fair went well! Thanks for all the great tips!❄️🎄☃️

[@craftingwithpaula]

You're welcome, Carmen!

[@deniellepodraza7781]

I'm glad you had a great show!

[@craftingwithpaula]

thanks, Danielle!

[@heatherrobertson1113]

Great tips. Thank you. 😊

[@craftingwithpaula]

thanks, Heather!

[@cake3020]

great video!🤩🤩

[@lynnenovak5931]

So many great ideas! I just went to a craft fair on Saturday and a lot of people did not put prices on their items, so I walked away. Your displays are also very inviting. Thanx for sharing. I’m more confident to do a craft show now! 🩷

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@lynnenovak5931 great! Im glad it helped your confidence 😉

[@michellegerlach5027]

I love your ideas thank you❤. Fyi your sign says. CHAP "T" STICK

[@craftingwithpaula]

Someone told me that!! LOL... will correct it, thank you!

[@marlawilliams6628]

I totally agree with the post it notes holders being best sellers. All my customers were drawn to them. "Oh they're so cute" They say.😂 Both the mini and regular size sell out.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@marlawilliams6628 exactly!! Same here

[@LindaMMizrachi]

Excellent tips!!!! Thx

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@LindaMMizrachi you’re welcome, Linda.

[@craftnanathrifter1048]

Great ideas and tips. Thanks

[@craftingwithpaula]

You are so welcome!

[@rmm3150]

Very helpful video! 👍

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@rmm3150 thanks!

[@elizabethnetzer5633]

So happy for you! You make such awesome things. I really like the sign ideas. I have a sale coming up the end of the month, this is my first. I don't have a lot but its a start to see how it goes Thanks so much for sharing. Sending blessings and hugs from Canada! Good luck with your Christmas Craft Fair! 🤩❤

[@craftingwithpaula]

That is awesome! Best of luck! First is great to learn.

[@mitzisimpson6262]

Thank you!! Great information

[@craftingwithpaula]

You're welcome, Mitzi!

[@craftdiva99]

I love it all, I wish you were my neighbor so we can craft together 😊

[@craftingwithpaula]

You bet!! I have ZERO crafty friends here (paper), so I hang out with crochet and knitting ladies. :)

[@dawnr3790]

Great video, Paula!!! Love all the tips!!! Can't wait for that video too!! How did your card kits do? Just curious because I'm working on some this week😅

[@VickiGiger]

I’d love to see your tables setups.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@VickiGiger I recorded a few videos but don’t think I don’t think I’ll have time to record a video on that this year anymore. It will be part of my 2025 video series at the beginning of the year so you guys can get ideas then.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@VickiGiger I don’t think I’ll have time to show that this year. But I did record a few videos so I will publish videos at the beginning of 2025. At least it will be able to help you guys for next year‘s craft fairs.

[@sharonhall2277]

It might be more time consuming but I think variety is a good thing

[@craftingwithpaula]

It's so hard to know.... I'll keep experimenting. Maybe next I will have a fuller table and one that has more breathing space, then I'll watch the customers and see. :)

[@jacrippin1]

The problem with people that come to the craft fairs around here is they shop at the Dollar Tree which nowadays sells many of the things crafters used to make but can sell them for $1.25 which is impossible for us to compete with. 😢

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@jacrippin1 I get that, maybe stay away from their products so that your will stand out. Hope it helps.

[@marie-helenegalarneau152]

You have to remember : YOU ARE NOT A MANUFACTURER, so You don’t sell at manufactured prices ! It is NOT cheap dollartree stuff you do. What you do has VALUE. It’s artistic, creative and until YOU have to be SURE of your craft. Don’t think it’s the same thing, it’s not

[@craftingwithpaula]

@ thank you, Marie!

[@rychei5393]

I would be nervous about buying the tea holders because I would worry it would slip out and I would loose it.

[@jayd2450]

My opinion is only having 2-3 of each option, people get overwhelmed and sometimes don't buy anything. Stick with a couple versions that sell well.

[@craftingwithpaula]

I believe you are right and I learned this in the last craft fair, it does overwhelm!

[@gaylelawrie3794]

Can you please tell me where you got the pattern for the cup cozies and the tags you sewed on them. So enjoyed all you craft fair videos and love 😊your work. Thank you

[@mollytigger]

I love all the things you made. I would love to make the nail file holders for stocking stuffers for my family. Is that a die or did you make it? I would love the tutorial.

[@craftingwithpaula]

The tutorial is coming up, I’m waiting for the dies to be re-stocked as they are sold out now.

[@TracyGilmeister]

Do you have video tutorial or written/or instructions to buy to make the crochet coffee cozy, including the paper holder that has print on it and the cute little tag you sew on it? Thank you.

[@craftingwithpaula]

Hi Tracy! there are many cup cozy video tutorials out there, but I'll paste here one of my favorites. The paper holder is my own template and you can find it here: tinyurl.com/5n6zkcbj The tags are here: amzn.to/4fDRVez The crochet tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWqrnnysoNV1p7csi=PGD-L1-BZ58-zZwr Hope that was helpful!

[@simrag]

Do you have a tutorial for the lipbalm purses please ❤

[@craftingwithpaula]

Those are an online class, you can check it here: bit.ly/3KJ8Yi6

[@debbieboiko2613]

Do you have the tutorial for the bow gift bag? Thank you so much for helping many people🩷

[@craftingwithpaula]

yes, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3eufYmdm96WrKssi=qwDYkylEkVg4-S_Q

[@doloresraml6539]

Thank you for sharing your ideas. Wouldn’t it be better to just have a couple lip balm designs and then next year have two different ones so they have something different? I do think 5 designs is too much though.

[@craftingwithpaula]

I totally agree. Lesson learned. :)

[@paulistanaemoregon6617]

Paula, I enjoyed watching your videos so much! You are so creative! I am a card maker but you are giving me so many ideas of Christmas gifts! Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us! Totally unrelated question are you Brazilian? My husband was listening to me watching your video and he said your accent sounded familiar - I am Brazilian 😊. I wish you all the success in your next craft fairs! I am learning so much from you! Thank you!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@paulistanaemoregon6617 sou brasileiríssima😀do Recife! E vc?

[@paulistanaemoregon6617]

@ ♥️ sou de São Paulo! Que bom conhecer pessoas tão criativas do Brasil! Vou continuar acompanhando seu canal e seus trabalhos!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@ me manda email pra gente se falar por la ou Zap: craftingwithpaulagmail.com

[@monicakatz7041]

Hi Paula. Thank you for so many great ideas. Did you try to sell your prayer books at this fair? Did they sell?

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@monicakatz7041 I’m bringing them to the next, did not sell on this one.

[@monicakatz7041]

@ thank you.

[@melanielietz]

You have a typo. It's Chapstick. You have an extra T. I would love a class on how to use Canva better!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@melanielietz yes! Many of you noticed my typo.LOL very grateful. Using Canca is on my video list but for January cause I have all scheduled in December. 😉

[@TheCraftyTexan]

Paula, I have a question. In an earlier video, you showed a lip balm holder in what looked like a “Christmas cracker” or a candy box with a “ruffle” edge and a ribbon tied on both sides. I see in all of your lip balm versions, you did not show that version, and it was my favorite! It was a metal cutting die that Amazon had sold out of. Did you sell any of those, or were they not a big seller?

[@craftingwithpaula]

I sold about 5 of those, so not a big seller, but as I said, I had way too many options.

[@TheCraftyTexan]

All your options are adorable!

[@theresaphillips8932]

How much did you sell the gift bags for?

[@jenniferm3835]

Don’t have a scan n cut so what else can I do for lip balms

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@jenniferm3835 i have a new one coming up! No ScanNCut needed.

[@clairechamberlain5807]

Where did you get the green file from?

[@craftingwithpaula]

here: amzn.to/3UNoxdY

[@marie-helenegalarneau152]

❤

[@nancyguerrero6662]

Where do you get those leather tags?

[@craftingwithpaula]

on Amazon, here are the two I use the most: amzn.to/3YEWWN0 amzn.to/3NTnGEC

[@LeoVincentDavis]

How did your prayer card books sell? I loved them.

[@craftingwithpaula]

I'm bringing them to my next craft fair, so I'll let you know then. :)

[@LeoVincentDavis]

@craftingwithpaula Thank you.

[@susannahitchcock4530]

I am looking for the die to make the lip balm holders. I can't find it on Amazon. Please help. Also I say your Amazon link for the lip balm. Do you have to label each balm with the flavor?

[@craftingwithpaula]

I don't label the lip balm, but that's personal preference. Which die do you mean?

[@susannahitchcock4530]

@@craftingwithpaula Sorry, I was watching too many Craft Fair videos and go them mixed up.

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@susannahitchcock4530 we all do it... :)

[@LindaMMizrachi]

Love the price holders. Your chapstick label is misspelled. Fyi

[@LindaMMizrachi]

You are brilliant and I feel like I will have more sales because of your ideas

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@LindaMMizrachi Thanks! and thank you for the correction, some other viewers noticed too and I'm grateful you guys did! corrected. :)

[@archibaldy1929]

Did I miss what those first things were?

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@archibaldy1929 they are a tutorial from the year series. Here it is.tinyurl.com/4bknsstd

[@deniellepodraza7781]

What stickers do you use to price these? I bought some that stuck to the paper😢

[@craftingwithpaula]

I always use the ones that are printable and removable, the brand is Avery and the size is 1/2 in by 3/4 in.

[@susanwilshire7560]

Love your videos, why did you spell chapstick with a t.

[@craftingwithpaula]

Did I? LOL... mispelled, I guess.

[@susanwilshire7560]

You have been such an inspiration to me, my daughter and l are having our first market in December. Thank you for all your ideas

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@susanwilshire7560 thank you for your words and best of luck, Susan! Sending you and your daughter good vibes!

[@roxannegoode8823]

chapstick.. no T in the middle :)

[@craftingwithpaula]

thanks! will correct it.

[@jukes243]

Too many choices confuse people. Less is more.

[@craftingwithpaula]

Totally agree! lesson learned. :)

[@bethallan9911]

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[@vickislominski7618]

Thank you very much for sharing this info!

[@craftingwithpaula]

@@vickislominski7618 you’re welcome Vicki!