Tables for craft fairs?

[Katianne]

Has anyone got their own table they take to craft fairs / events? All I have a is a wallpaper pasting table but not sure that it will be sturdy enough. I am doing 2 event this summer where I need to bring my own table and I have not clue where I can get one and how much it will cost. Can anyone help???

For those of you doing Wroughton - what are you bringing in terms of a table?

[BeyondBeads]

Haven't even thought about it!!!!

My items are light in comparison to yours so i may go with a pasting table myself.......dunno......

Any suggestions?!!!

[candles by lisa]

Hi Kate,

I think most events do their own tables but you do get asked to take your own table sometimes. Pasting table is a bit dodgy. Homebase do a fairly sturdy foldaway table. I know it is sturdy because my friend is a glass painter and when she has to take her own table she uses it. I think it was only about £20.

Cheers.

Lisa

[Katianne]

Hi Kate,

Homebase do a fairly sturdy foldaway table. I know it is sturdy because my friend is a glass painter and when she has to take her own table she uses it. I think it was only about £20.


That sounds perfect Lisa - thank you!

[JBJB]

I bought a plastic wallpapering table in Focus (are they national?)

It cost £26 and it has 6 legs - 2 in the middle for stability - is white and folds down to the same size as a wallpaper table.

;)

[JBJB]

This is it :

http://www.focusdiy.co.uk/invt/35947

[nattynetty]

Homebase do a fairly sturdy foldaway table. I know it is sturdy because my friend is a glass painter and when she has to take her own table she uses it. I think it was only about £20.


Yep sounds like the same one I have - I think it'd be sturdy enough for mosiacs no problem. Wouldn't go with a normal pasting table....seen some bowing quite badly at craft fairs in the past.

[candles by lisa]

pretty similar only the one she had had metal legs. Will have a scout about and see.

Cheers.

Lisa

[handmadeheaven.biz]

for the show i just did we used a folding table from the range. was about £40 i think. i looked at the homebase one but without getting it out the box i dont know how sturdy it is. make sure you get them to let you have a good look before you buy it.

[Pretty things]

We've just bought two tables for this summer's fairs, the ones we had last year were far too wimpy and light. I had been eying these fab tables on ebay but they were £59 plus carriage - I'm sure you've seen the type, heavy white moulded plastic tops & nice sturdy legs. I was this close to biting the bullet and going for them, when I found the same tables, seconds, but for only £19.99 and £5 postage. They are FAB. Nothing's gonna knock these babies over!! They have a couple of dents in the edge at the corner, hence the seconds, but once the covers are on they won't be seen and they are lovely & sturdy. I am so chuffed, sad really. The seller is called clearancecatering. Lovely people to deal with too.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h206/Bridie114/table.jpg

[handmadeheaven.biz]

THAT is the same table i used at the weekend. REALLY sturdy :) anymore 2nds where u got them???!

[Pretty things]

Just had a look on ebay - they haven't got any listed at the moment, but if you sent them a message I'm sure they'd let you know if they were getting any more. The shop addy is http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Nisbets-Stock-Clearance They also have a standard shop website, www.nisbets.co.uk (http://www.nisbets.co.uk). They have some tables on there but not the seconds ones we got.

[Katianne]

Thanks - I have just emailed them. The table you showed looks great so I would def be interested if they had one. Thanks again :)

[Pretty things]

You're welcome - hope they get some more so you can get one, they're really fab.

[willowmax]

I bought the table I used at Cheddar off Ebay - it was a seconds and about £40 - I think it was under banqueting table.

It's really good and sturdy but it is quite heavy - I think if I was on my own at a fair I would have problems in pulling out the legs and then turning it over the right way.

If I was buying one again I would make sure I could set it up on my own - so make sure you buy one from a place you can set it up in the shop!!

Glad to hear you did OK at Grittleton.

I will send you those details we talked about on Saturday as soon as I can find out all the details.

I have now cancelled the event I was doing on the 4th August and am doing Wroughton on both days - not camping tho - need to get someone to babysit the woofers still - don't think they are good enough to sit for 2 days without barking at the hoards of people that will be looking at all the craft stalls!!

see ya:mf:

[Katianne]

Good point about being able to put it up and take it down. Most of the fairs I do up my way I do by myself so that's important. Glad you're coming to Wroughton!!! We will have a good laugh me thinks!

Pretty Things - how do you find putting the tables you bought up and taking them down? Do they fit in a car once folded down?

[craftfairy]

I'm so glad that I came across this thread as I have been looking for a good table for a while. I want one that I can use to demonstrate and I don't want it to be too wide. About 50cm is fine. does anyone know where I can get one? It also has to be lightweight and foldaway. Not much to ask for!!

craftfairy,co.uk

blog.craftfairy.co.uk

Yvonne

[Memories4ever]

I got mine from Costco. Very sturdy, beige, moulded plastic with metal legs. They come in 2 lengths, 4ft & 6ft. The 4ft ones fits easily along the back seat of my mondeo. Cost from about £35, and worth every penny.

www.costco.co.uk (http://www.costco.co.uk) for one near you (you need to be a member, but business owners qualify)

NB - Costco gurarantee is the best I've ever come across. They accept anything back for a refund without any question at all

[Pretty things]

Good point about being able to put it up and take it down. Most of the fairs I do up my way I do by myself so that's important. Glad you're coming to Wroughton!!! We will have a good laugh me thinks!

Pretty Things - how do you find putting the tables you bought up and taking them down? Do they fit in a car once folded down?

Sorry for the delay, just popped back onto this thread.

The tables are manageable for one person but they are quite heavy - 17kgs each. They do lie flat in a car if you have a hatchback or estate, not sure how you'd manage in a saloon. They're about 3ft by 3ft when folded, and about 3" deep. Not sure what all this is in that new fangled metric stuff, sorry!

Yvonne, I have a lightweight folding table I use in the house as my workspace for beading. It's about 4ft long, lightweight aluminium with a laminate type top. It came from Argos and costs about £29. Mind the courier though, ours delivered it air-mail - he threw it over the 7ft garden fence & broke a big glazed pot. :confused: How could he think it was acceptable to lob a parcel over a garden fence? There could have been a greenhouse, or a pond, or a child in a pram onthe other side.