can anyone help??

Hello Everyone..

I would like to ask your expert opinions..

I am going to do my first craft show in June. I am stressed so bad
about how to make an unusual jewelry display. Does anyone have any
good ideas that do not involve a lot of easels and the "normal"
stuff?? Any ideas would be helpful. Also if anyone has some pics
they would like to share, please email me
directly..kmahony[at]rochester.rr.com

Thanks in advance, you always come through when I need some help!!

Kathie Nightingale
www.pairadoxjewelry.com

I am not a vendor, but I am a buyer and let me tell you what attracts
me.

Bright and shiny jewelry. Well lit. Good selection but not tooooo
much. I hate when there is sooooo much all jammed together that it is
overwhelming. Hate when it is all laid out flat too. Worst, I hate
when I have to ask how much something is. I want to know just from
looking without assistance. Jewelry for all price ranges!!! Quality
made jewelry.

I was imagining the ideal setup that would guarantee I went to your
booth.... Black velvet draped nicely. A 3D display (not all flat and
jumbled together). Think stepped boxes under that black drape.
Displayed by color or style so I don't have to look in 5 different
places for a certain type of jewelry. If it is a walk in booth room to
move around and not feel "trapped". Mirrors and good lighting. Some
wow pieces at eye level to draw me in. Nothing lower than waist level.
Non-pushy, but helpful staff. Well labeled jewelry so that the person
know EXACTLY what materials went into the making of the piece. Maybe a
few nice fake plants (or real) to soften up the place.

Good luck! I wish I could come!
Melissa in NJ

Kathie,

Cat Therien just finished a series of blog entries about setting up her
show booth. They may be of help to you:
http://www.catherienarts.com/

She's already up to page 17 in the evolution.

Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Votary

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
NEW! http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com



BensGirl1998 wrote:
Hello Everyone..

I would like to ask your expert opinions..

I am going to do my first craft show in June. I am stressed so bad
about how to make an unusual jewelry display. Does anyone have any
good ideas that do not involve a lot of easels and the "normal"
stuff?? Any ideas would be helpful. Also if anyone has some pics
they would like to share, please email me
directly..kmahony[at]rochester.rr.com

Thanks in advance, you always come through when I need some help!!

Kathie Nightingale
www.pairadoxjewelry.com

I love the look of jewelry hanging from natural things like branches and
rocks. But of course, it depends on your designs and your artistic voice.

--
Kandice Seeber
www.lampwork.net

"BensGirl1998" wrote in message
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Hello Everyone..

I would like to ask your expert opinions..

I am going to do my first craft show in June. I am stressed so bad
about how to make an unusual jewelry display. Does anyone have any
good ideas that do not involve a lot of easels and the "normal"
stuff?? Any ideas would be helpful. Also if anyone has some pics
they would like to share, please email me
directly..kmahony[at]rochester.rr.com

Thanks in advance, you always come through when I need some help!!

Kathie Nightingale
www.pairadoxjewelry.com

On Apr 17, 6:33 am, BensGirl1998 wrote:
Hello Everyone..

I would like to ask your expert opinions..

I am going to do my first craft show in June. I am stressed so bad
about how to make an unusual jewelry display. Does anyone have any
good ideas that do not involve a lot of easels and the "normal"
stuff?? Any ideas would be helpful. Also if anyone has some pics
they would like to share, please email me
directly..kmahony[at]rochester.rr.com

Thanks in advance, you always come through when I need some help!!

Kathie Nightingalewww.pairadoxjewelry.com

Hi Kathie,

not that I'm very successful at selling my jewelry, but things to keep
in mind are
- transport (including after unloading from your car if you go there
by car)
- setup and breakdown time (if you can't set it up or break it down in
the time you have it doesn't matter how good it would have looked, if)
- venue. It's a makes a big difference whether you have to deal with
wind (I'm in Hawaii, most buildings here are open for ventilation and
I have seen many displays fall over) and/or rain (if sometimes rains
sideways here, and if you're at e.g. a farmers market like me, things
will get wet) or not.
- you may or may not have electricity available. Don't bank on that
you do and have a display that doesn't work without unless you can
find out that you do.

HTH,
Maren

Thank you all for you good ideas.. I love the stone idea. I went to a local
garden supply and bought some broken pieces of slate and some drift wood
from a aquarium store.

I love it so far.!!

Thanks.

"BensGirl1998" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello Everyone..

I would like to ask your expert opinions..

I am going to do my first craft show in June. I am stressed so bad
about how to make an unusual jewelry display. Does anyone have any
good ideas that do not involve a lot of easels and the "normal"
stuff?? Any ideas would be helpful. Also if anyone has some pics
they would like to share, please email me
directly..kmahony[at]rochester.rr.com

Thanks in advance, you always come through when I need some help!!

Kathie Nightingale
www.pairadoxjewelry.com