how to prep for an art market 🎨✨ vendor table setup ideas & display tips for success for craft fairs

[@fdort3971]

@maybekatie thanks for the lesson. You mentioned you are in Canada, which means you probably have a Dollarama nearby (love that store!). In the isle with pens, notebooks, etc...close to the poster boards, you can get folding display cardboards. -Grab 2 and laminate together for strength. -Cover with light, pretty but plain material (a busy pattern would be distracting). -Use narrow ribbon, like a centimeter wide and brass tacks. (You can get tacks that have a flat head and 2 tabs to spread apart. You probably used them in elementary school for crafts.) -Start on the top, back with glue and wrap over the edge on an angle then finish behind on the bottom. Repeat this every few inches. Maintain the same angle going from the top to bottom. -Do the same thing from the opposite corner. You should now have angled ribbons overlapping in a diamond pattern. -Use a sharp pointer in each criss-cross area to make a hole through both layers of ribbon, the fabric and both layers of cardboard. -Push the pins through and spread the tabs open and flush against the back. This will secure the ribbon. -cover the back with more material to hide the ends of the ribbon and tacks. An alternative is, instead of laminating the 2 boards right away, make both of them the same and then laminate them together back to back for a double sided display. -You want the ribbon to sit flat but not tight. You can now slip the corners of cards, etc under the ribbon. You can also use colored elastic

[@cindiesue1]

I have a tip for you. I saw a KZbin of a gal that was doing a similar recording. Is you sharing these wonderful ideas but she said those Uline racks are three times as expensive as a dog crate and I think she got a large dog crate and it’s alreadyconnected you just fold it flat for storage but check it out

[@halflink]

Thank you very much for making this video. Really liked your table set up and stacking solutions: simple, uncluttered and effective (really liked also how you solved the cards issue: display unwrapped cards and put a basket with wrapped cards right next to it, ready to be given to the customer). In regards to the profits, I want to do these craft fairs in the future and decided to treat them as brand promotion events. You might get lower (or no) profits on the day, but you also might get some returning customers to your online shop out of those fairs.

[@megansimonson]

Omg did not expect that! 😂 I hear “Wholly Handmade” and think, oh another named that! Then hear Sherwood Park!! Didn’t realize I clicked on a local video 🥰 I’m prepping for my first market now!

[@maybekatie]

oh yay that's exciting!! perhaps I will see you there! 👀❤

[@frannypie.]

there are no words for how helpful this video is you're an ANGEL!!!

[@maybekatie]

you have no idea how happy this makes me! 😭❤ so glad it was helpful!!

[@baileywilson5077]

It was so amazing getting to meet you at the market! I just knew you and Hannah would hit it off 😊 loved the tips and tricks because I think I’m going to try a market in October! Exciting but nerve wracking, so I will definitely be rewatching to make sure my table set up is cute, like yours.

[@maybekatie]

that is so exciting!!! I'll keep my eyes peeled and hopefully I can come check it out 👀

[@hellybelle]

Just made my first order and can't wait for it to get here to me in Alaska! Love your content and so glad to see your video today because I'm getting ready for my first event as well!

[@maybekatie]

I am excitedly packing your goodies up for you right now Helen! 🥰 best of luck with your event! 😃

[@wildharecircus5503]

Thanks so much for this video, Im getting ready to do Eugene Saturday market and this was super helpful!

[@maybekatie]

oh awesome I am so glad to hear that! I hope your market goes wonderfully!!

[@scrapgirl82]

I love how you're so generous about shouting out other artists!

[@maybekatie]

youtube copyright is tricky! maybe i'll figure out how to do that one day

[@kstutz230]

Great idea using the dish rack. Easy to disassemble!

[@createwildescapes]

I really appreciate your mindfulness regarding packaging! Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience. 🧚🏽

[@MagdalenaMantler]

This is such a helpful video, thanks! Having my first stand in November with linocut printed cards, wooden pins and magnets and such things. Thank you so much for this video! I also have the idea of making some sort of "lottery", so where people can draw out for only 2,- or something and get a small thing - like a bookmark or something. Just an idea I need to see if it makes sense for the items I sell. I have seen this on some markets and it is always fun to draw something where you don't know what you get and the relatively low prize makes more people attend your stand where they maybe would not have bought something otherwise.

[@maybekatie]

oooh wonderful good luck in november!! that sounds like a super fun idea :D

[@MagdalenaMantler]

@@maybekatie Thaaanks!

[@ZephyrsZenZone]

first time i see your video. i loved it. I'm having my first art market in the end of this month. thank you for sharing your experience. loved your video

[@ChantelleArts]

I love your table set up, it's so pretty ❤

[@maybekatie]

thank you so much chantelle! 💖

[@RandiLynnK]

That's a super fun fact!! thank you for all the good tips!

[@maybekatie]

❤❤you're the best randi lynn!!

[@LittleOwlLoves]

Super helpful video! Getting into market season now up to xmas so got a few lined up. Exciting!

[@maybekatie]

ooh so exciting! best of luck to you

[@sheriboychuk4]

You’re just so adorable! It was a great market! You fit right in! ❤

[@itshansstudio]

So great meeting you!! Your display was so cute and love your biodegradable packagings- definitely something I'm going to phase into my own business! 🩷

[@maybekatie]

if ya ever wanna split a clearbags order (shipping can be a bit costly!) hit me up 👈👈

[@LubaHansen]

This is a great video! Very informative❤ I just opened an online stationery store in Maryland, USA and can’t wait to sell at my first fair!

[@maybekatie]

ooh congratulations, I hope it goes wonderfully for you!

[@elizabethaman7]

Wow this is actually so helpful, thank you especially for including transparency on the prices!

[@maybekatie]

oh yay I'm so glad to hear it was helpful!! ❤

[@donnakennedy424]

Very cool. Helpful as I’m just starting do craft fairs!

[@cosyandcard]

Thank you so much this was very helpful. I am doing my first market very soon. I have just discovered your channel, I also do vlogs. I love them. So excited to watch more of your videos. 🥰🥰

[@maybekatie]

thanks for the kind words friend!

[@cosyandcard]

@@maybekatie thank you so much. ☺️

[@stephh_606]

Thanks so much for sharing! I love your setup and art :)

[@maybekatie]

that is so sweet thank you so much! 💖

[@joseemathieu2617]

Just find your video great tip for market i am doing my first market next weekend i little bit nervous but also exciting i am from Quebec and happy to find you i will sure continu to follow you 😊

[@maybekatie]

ooh so exciting, I wish you all the best for your upcoming first market!!

[@Lindseyscozycorner]

This is so helpful! I have done a few craft shows and was looking for a video like this last year when I was getting ready for it.

[@maybekatie]

It makes me so glad to hear that it's the kind of video that would be helpful for that 🥹

[@cathcreativespace]

Hello Katie. Im happy i found your video. I love how you show us sample or prepare for display set-up. I also found in your other videos about how you make stickers and cards beacause i love stickers very much. Love, watching from Philippines❤

[@PaintingByCharlie]

This was so helpful, thank you! Your creations are lovely 😊

[@PaintingByCharlie]

And YAY for mushrooms!!!

[@tonybarber2759]

I'm planning to do my first art market and this helps a lot. Thanks for sharing.

[@maybekatie]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😊

[@shinseifuu]

Thank you very much, this video really help me a lot in preparing for my own booth! Love you~ ❤

[@maybekatie]

oh yay I'm so happy to hear that!

[@Imthebeachgirl]

Thanks for showing your actual booth layout. Just starting out and this was very helpful! Take care…❤

[@maybekatie]

I'm so glad to hear that! 🥰 good luck with your future markets!!

[@niveshajdin-rorabeck2421]

this was so so helpful, Katie!! thank youuu

[@maybekatie]

I use eco bags from clearbags.ca for any of my clear sleeves and the chipboard is from uline! buying in bulk definitely helps where possible!! I actually am working on a video right now where I go through all my favourite art business products:)

[@niveshajdin-rorabeck2421]

@@maybekatie ah amazing I can’t wait for that!! Your bunting also caught my eye, I was thinking something similar for my table! Did the triangles already have the letters or did you need to iron them on yourself?

[@maybekatie]

@@niveshajdin-rorabeck2421 I actually printed it and made it out of paper!! In this studio vlog from 2022 I show how I made it :))) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHWro3hvj6ikhJo

[@1020LAStep]

Thanks for all your experience tips.

[@KylaJoNorris]

I wonder if you displayed the cards, then found something like what you put your book marks in next to it with them in their envelope, with a label on the slot they are stuck in, that way they can get them their self if they would rather not talk. :) Love your video! Thank you for sharing

[@maybekatie]

funny you say this because I'm looking into getting something just like this! :) and thanks for the kind words 🥰

[@sarahbanksy2929]

Such a great video ❤ Do you have any tips on how to secure things down at an outdoor market on a windy day?

[@maybekatie]

I'm so sorry for my late reply on this, this comment slipped past me somehow! wind is so tricky with paper goods, I would say one of the best things you can do (if it's an option) is have a walled tent that's weighed down with sandbags or something of the like so that minimal wind is coming at you 😅 otherwise just wrapping anything you can in some kind of packaging to keep it safe in case it does blow away 🥺

[@josielesampaio5920]

She was a fairy kkkk you are soo cool, inspires me

[@EmmaCarpenterIllustration]

Your illustrations are beautiful 😍 thanks for all your tips. It’s been years since I’ve done a market. I’m hoping to do a Christmas market this year 🤞

[@maybekatie]

aww thank you so much! 🥰 oooh yay christmas markets are so fun!!

[@mariposa4902]

Thank you for this video! This has been super helpful! New subbing here!

[@dawnsullivan6233]

What is the sign you used to display the prices. I love that.

[@pernille3512]

Hi! Love your video, I was wondering where did you got that amazing interlocking display? I can't find it anywhere but its exactly what I was looking for!!

[@maybekatie]

do you mean the one with the risers with the little grooves in it?? it's technically a jewelry stand so maybe searching that would help you find it!

[@ashleaheard4840]

I'd love to know where you got your greeting card shelving!

[@maybekatie]

just on amazon I believe! it's meant to be a jewelry stand

[@mariaj1204]

I have been looking for the gitters with the little metal connectors to display art, but where to buy them cheap and what is the specific name of them?

[@Josmaryflax]

Yo le daria un consejo ,soy decoradora de escaparate y aparte de que llame la atencion tienes que buscar la manera de que todos tus articulos se vean , si no los ve el clente y solo ve el primer muestrario y el que tienes d3etras y no se ve puede ser ese el que le guste y lo tapas con el primero, tampoco se puede decir a la gente "Mire a qui hay mas puede que alguno le guste "Eso molesta por que la gente le gusta cotillear sin que les esten diciendo que mire mis articulos, aqui hay mas" Yo como consejo pondria una muestra de cada cosa que se vea bien y luego lo demas lo tienes guardado para la venta, pero sobre todo se tiene que ver todos tus articulos y yo veo que tapas unos con otros

[@LisaWhittington-eu9mf]

Hey there, just wondering where you get your goods printed (stickers, cards, bookmarks...:).

[@maybekatie]

I make almost all these things myself in my home studio, with the exception of vinyl stickers which come from Jukebox:)

[@dawnsullivan6233]

How did you get the dish rack to tilt?

[@alevel79]

Good tips one question how can I search for the grid wall you used

[@maybekatie]

if you search "grid shelves" lots of options for that type of thing should come up!

[@alevel79]

@@maybekatie Thank you!, also I want it to know where do you get the plastic you used to protect the prints on those grids how do you call them? I live in Colombia and I haven't able to get them

[@monodeck3236]

I just randomly found you (so happy!!) which city are you?? I would love to visit your market when you have it :)

[@maybekatie]

hello friend!! ❤ I am based in and typically do markets in the edmonton area 💖

[@amberrai2996]

where do you get your prints and cards made?

[@maybekatie]

I make them myself on my epson printer!

[@taylormoore7397]

where did you get the wooden stands for the prints?

[@maybekatie]

amazon I believe! they're called bamboo dish racks

[@lilac._.lillies]

the bundling thing is something im scared of, but it does seem more worth

[@maybekatie]

I hear ya, I was scared of it at first too but in my opinion it really helps with sales & is worth it overall!

[@BriquelleJoseph]

Where do you buy your stickers? :)

[@maybekatie]

Lately I've been ordering my vinyl stickers from Jukebox, and I make my paper sticker sheets at home with a silhouette machine!

[@Christina24life]

If you would have warned us about the market I would have come

[@maybekatie]

if you're on instagram, I share details about my upcoming events I'll be attending over there & make them easy to find in a highlight on the top of my page! ❤

[@rainncorbin8291]

Why does almost every statement sound like a question, with inflection at the end? That is so annoying that i can't even get through the video

[@kaytosoarox]

What 😂 I think maybe it’s a characteristic of her Canadian “accent” cause I’m Canadian too and it sounds normal

[@habersmashery]

Yeah it’s just a cadence thing. In UK English and parts of the US we tend to pitch down at the end of a sentence. The exception is asking questions, when our pitch goes up. So naturally a regional cadence that goes up at the end for a non-question sounds unusual to us. Neither way is correct, it’s just different speaking styles.

[@MaddiBradley-tz8ky]

Then don’t watch. Leaving a hateful comment accomplishes nothing.