Vendor Resources Articles
How to Pack Your Booth for Transport
Get your booth to the show without damage or chaos: pack bins in reverse setup order, protect fragile inventory, and load and secure your vehicle.
How to Handle a Slow Craft Show
Every vendor has a slow show. Here's how to diagnose why traffic is low, recoup what you can, and leave with useful data instead of just frustration.
How to Photograph Handmade Products for Applications
Good application photos are the difference between accepted and rejected—even at juried shows. Here's how to shoot professional-looking product photos with your phone.
How to Write a Craft Show Vendor Application
What craft show applications ask for, how the jury process works, and how to write each section, from product description and photos to fees and follow-up.
How to Build a Craft Show Booth Display
A step-by-step guide to building a sales-ready craft show booth: canopy and tables, display height, anchor pieces, signage, lighting and a final walk-through.
Holiday Market Vendor Strategy
November and December are peak season for many craft vendors. Plan inventory, set up for gift buyers and keep checkout moving during the holiday rush.
How to Build Repeat Customers
The most valuable craft show customer is one who comes back. Here's how to stay connected between shows and turn one-time buyers into regulars.
How to Talk to Customers at Your Booth
What you say—and don't say—at your booth determines whether browsers become buyers. Here's how to open conversations and close soft sales.
Best-Selling Products at Craft Shows
Some product categories tend to do well at craft shows. Here's what often sells, at what price points, and how the season changes what shoppers buy.
Craft Fair Packing List for Vendors
A complete craft fair packing checklist for vendors, plus how to customize it, pack in order, run a night-before routine and keep a ready-to-go vendor kit.
How to Price Handmade Products
Stop underpricing your work. Here's a formula craft vendors use to set prices that cover materials, labor and overhead and still leave a profit.
How to Become a Craft Show Vendor
Everything a first-time craft show vendor needs: choosing a starter show, what to have before you apply, show-day habits, teardown, follow-up and your first 90 days.