Territorial Days Arts and Craft Fair

Next weekend I have my first downtown craft show! I have been really busy gearing up and the AZ weather has actually been cooperating. It almost feels like monsoon season. It seems to rain every afternoon. I have been doing some thinking about how I package and market my items in the hopes that I can move some inventory I have been wanting to. Last week Friday, a friend invited me to her home to show my bows and have lunch. I repackaged some items that I have been wanted to clear out for a while and it worked. They finally sold! I am glad to have more space in my boxes. This set me on a marketing/packaging mission and I have come up with some great ways to showcase my goods. Today I will be finishing off gift sets. Each set will contain a great "over the top" style hair bow that will match a necklace and either a pair of socks or a set of shoe laces. All three items will be packaged in a clear celophane shrink wrap bag topped off with some curled ribbon. I am going to place them in a large storage basket on a table for the show. I think this will work well and I can clear out some bows that I only have one left of. Anyhow- this has been my recent "revelation" in the bow making world. I also think I am going to put some solid bows into sets such as a set of brights, pinks, nuetrals etc. I think often the most practical bows like solids get overlooked and they are a great "bang for the buck" type item. We will see if I sell more this way....