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There's been a lot of questions on how to sell at craft shows, Farmers Markets and shows. Yesterday at my Farmer's market I went around and MEANT to take pics of different ways of setting up, but got caught up in taking pics of my friends instead. sometimes their set ups weren't in the picture. I'll do better next week. BTW doesn't my new cameras take good pics? The first one is me with my unpaid help Skadi. My booth looks a little bare (2nd week) and I realized I have a whole bag of leather items that aren't with me. I hang my 'swingy' things on the canopy support, guitar straps, cross body purses. I hope the things waving in the wind might attract someone's eye. And I have a berry stand that I switch out with different things. Yesterday it was a checkbook cover, portfolio and art. Next we have Josh who sells nothing but hydroponic tomatoes and is partners with Peter who cooks that I'll show later. With Josh it's just maybe 4 tables to start with tomatoes on it, and down to one table by the time he leaves. He is next to me and a funny guy and nice too. I'm making him a dog collar now that started out one like the brown print in the photo for 25 bucks that I manage to turn into a red one, with red marbled goat on veg tanned, laced in red roo for, well you got it, 25 bucks. He decided he'd like red and I ran with it. It's for his German Shorthair Pointer pup. Across from me with an elaborate display is Pat. She makes incredible jewelry out of anything that catches HER eye and also probably has one of the nicest displays at the market. I'm not sure your display will sell you more but a nice one does get more lookers which increases your chances. Then we have Roger who sells things like tomato plants. His first year he brought one table and was gone in 3 weeks, no more product. He hasn't made that mistake since. Nice guy that would help you do anything. After that we have Rachel that I've known since she was maybe 10 years old. She used to take riding lessons where I had my horse boarded. Actually 'Miss Cheri; kept her busy during the hours that the Farmers Market was open because both her parents worked at it. I can still hear her trailing behind, 'Miss Cheri, Miss Cheri, Miss Cheri like an able student wanting called on in class. She used to ride this Shetland pony named Crackers that would have been more aptly named Crackerjack. I did a picture of Crackers on a piece of leather for her years ago I still haven't painted Now she's all grown up, plays the guitar and mandolin and works at the Farmers market. That is her with our Queen that we all have the opportunity throughout the year of entertaining at our booth. Wait, I think she's England's Queen too. Next is Judy who was kind enough to come after me for the market since I didn't have a ride. She is Market Runner and Market runner, person extraordinaire who gets there at & AM in the morning to make sure everyone who needs help has it. She sells her plants on the most rickety card tables, etc. that I fear one day her plants will take a tumble. Her look? 'I'm too old for this crap, don't you dare take my picture and why aren't you at your booth?' True Vermonter, she has pipes running horizontally across the back of her seats to hold boards that are held with bailing twine and duct tape. I imagine the bag balm was in the glove box. Hysterically funny, kind, abrupt at times when she's in a hurry and one of the genuinely nicest human beings alive. Andre and continuation on the next post. Then we have Andre, Rachel's father selling he and Clair's exotic baked goods. well they are exotic to me. Tarts and biscuits and nothing but a booth filled with OMG I want it all. He is from France, Claire from Scotland which is how I think we got our Queen. Ordered from one of her magazines. We are the only Farmers Market in the United States to have a Queen I believe and we all love the old darling and fight over getting her for the day. As you can see off to the side Andre and Claire have curlicue shelf thingys and other quite nice things. Doesn't matter, people know they're there and flocked to their booth.