View Full Version : Two people have agreed to sell my stuff!
naomi
20-09-2007, 07:44 AM
I am really excited, I started selling my jewellery through a website and initially it was doing quite well. But I hit a slump about 2 months ago and have hardly sold anything.
So I plucked up the courage to take my "wares" lol to a local craft shop and THEY LOVE MY THINGS! I'm going to make 10-15 pieces for them and see how it goes.
Plus another lady who has a stall in a local arcade asked if she could also have some examples of my work whopeee that's 2 outlets.
So I'll let you all know how it goes :)
Now off to work..........dragging all the beads out for a megga crafting session ;)
icecreamgirl
20-09-2007, 07:51 AM
Thats fantastic..
Hope you sell loads...:)
icecreamgirl
20-09-2007, 07:51 AM
Thats fantastic..
Hope you sell loads...:)
icecreamgirl
20-09-2007, 07:51 AM
Haha..
See it's soooo fab it posted twice!!!!
EMEvans
20-09-2007, 07:54 AM
Great news. I hope you do well :mf:
candles by lisa
20-09-2007, 07:57 AM
That's really excellent hope you sell tons and tons.
Cheers.
Lisa
:D
Pauline@weddingtreasures
20-09-2007, 08:10 AM
That is really excellent news!!!! well done.
I have approached a couple of craft shops here but they want to add 50% onto my prices which in my book would be waaaaaaaaaaaay too high!
Even my local post office (for my smaller items) wants 35% and that would mean I either had to raise my prices or get practically nothing for them.
I would like to give it another go mind you, more for the christmas stuff but again, living in a small place kind of restricts me I think!
But hey, really pleased for you - go for it!!!
Pauline :)
That's fantastic! Well done you!
See everybody? Just go into shops and show them your stuff - at worst they can say no - they can even be rude (one was to me), but what the hey, somebody may just say yes!!
With regard to prices - I have a trade-price list and yes, it's cheaper than I sell them for. But I have a minimum order requirement on most things, and the way I look at it, if I manage to get stock into a shop I haven't had to;
a) pay business rates or VAT like the shopkeeper has
b) stand at a craft-fair which I may have paid a minimum of £30 with no guaranteed sales
Plus, with labels on your stuff, it's also a bit of free advertising!
Good for you!
:mf:
naomi
20-09-2007, 06:33 PM
I think that, as with anything, you have to take a lot of things into consideration. At the end of the day the jewellery is no good to me sat in boxes here at home - I don't want to let it go for nothing but I also can't afford to outlay for my own shop/stall plus the extra time work and effort involved. Boo hoo!!
I did a craft fair this last weekend, we set up on Friday night 5-9pm, manned the stall all day Saturday and Sunday 8-6pm then packed up and didn't get everything home and away 'till 10pm - by which time I was knackered as well as muttering rather loudly "I will never ever do that again".
It cost me £40 and I didn't sell ONE SINGLE THING :o
I could have cried.
At least this way some of my "older" stuff will go out of the way to bring in a little bit of much-needed cash for more supplies.
All I can do is give it a go, as long as my costs and my time is covered (I'm cheap!) I'm a happy bun bun :mf:
Funkyhand
20-09-2007, 07:41 PM
That's fantastic news! Well done you!
Anice xx :):)
caketopper
20-09-2007, 08:12 PM
Thats great! im too scared to go into a shop and ask them if they like my stuff, im a wimp!
angelmouse
20-09-2007, 08:17 PM
well done Naomi, today arcades tomorrow the county next week who knows . do you have a web site i could look @ items you make ...go knock their socks off
colourart
20-09-2007, 09:02 PM
well done...just had a look at your website and there are some nice pieces on there I'm sure you'll sell loads.
Tip Top
21-09-2007, 10:39 AM
Well done!
You've given me a bit more incentive to go into a really nice shop in the area that I work to see if they would take any of my cards.....
Just plucking up the courage!
And when its not raining:D
paulinespassions
29-09-2007, 10:12 AM
I think that, as with anything, you have to take a lot of things into consideration. At the end of the day the jewellery is no good to me sat in boxes here at home - I don't want to let it go for nothing but I also can't afford to outlay for my own shop/stall plus the extra time work and effort involved. Boo hoo!!
I did a craft fair this last weekend, we set up on Friday night 5-9pm, manned the stall all day Saturday and Sunday 8-6pm then packed up and didn't get everything home and away 'till 10pm - by which time I was knackered as well as muttering rather loudly "I will never ever do that again".
It cost me £40 and I didn't sell ONE SINGLE THING :o
I could have cried.
At least this way some of my "older" stuff will go out of the way to bring in a little bit of much-needed cash for more supplies.
All I can do is give it a go, as long as my costs and my time is covered (I'm cheap!) I'm a happy bun bun :mf:
I thought this only happened to me but I see from reading the posts that it
is not unusual I was going to a weekly market with my cards and only selling 2or3 a day I havent been for a while it was so annoying and very
embarrassing when people asked how I got on. I know its not great for you but at least I know now that its not the cards thats the problem I,vr tried the local shops but to make a profit they wanted to buy them from me at 30p each which I thought wasn't worth it for me I usually sell for £1.50 to £3.00 depending on the work I put into them is that about right do you think? should I sell this cheaply just to sell as I am really struggling to sell and get my cards known. I can sell to freinds and family no problem I hasve an ebay shop but I'm not selling much there either.What should I do ???
paulinespassions:confused:
Craft Chick
01-10-2007, 10:24 AM
How exciting! That's brilliant, i hope you do really well. There arent any shops near me that I would imagine would sell my stuff.
Congrats, you must be very excited!
Crafting is a hobby for me, and I only sell in drips and drabs as I haven't got the time to dedicate to fimo on a regular basis
It's great to hear that you have actually perservered (sp?), one knock back and that me done in.
My daughter does cards and it's great for family anf friends as mentioned but not really a big market for it, as so many people do it, thats my opinion anyway.
What maybe a good idea for card makers is offering a scrap booking service, totally personalised.
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