Hello all you crafters.
I am a crafter myself, but just as a hobby in my spare time.
The reason I'm posting on here is because as part of a fund-raising team for my daughter school Passage to India team, my older daughter and i are organising a Gift, Craft and fresh local produce Fayre for Sat Nov 24th.
We're running it between 1-5p.m. and are charging £15.00 per table.
As long as people don't mind, what I'm after is to pick experienced people brains on here, I see that quite a few of you do craft fayres .
Is it normal to charge people entry to come to these events? If so, what is the average entry fee? Or does charging entry put people off coming along?
What can I do to make sure that it's a good experience for the people who have a stall, there is parking on site, anything else that i should be aware of, be prepared for? How long does it take most people to put up a stall? Would one hour before opening be long enough? Or do people prefer a bit longer?
The next question is apart from craft shops and libraries, where would it be best to advertise this event for possible crafters? We already have a few lined up, but as we have a big main hall, and a couple of smaller side halls, we'd obviously like to fill it with as many as possible to make it more interesting for the customers.
We're also having a Santas grotto, and refreshments, here again i'm thinking along the lines of bringing in as many customers as possible to make it worthwhile for the stall holders, and ourselves of course
I'm personally having a stall there too, (never done this before...quite scary) I make lacy negligees for larger ladies, and knitting in mohair, a strange mix I know...and advice oh how to best promote my items too?
Many thanks, in anticipating your help,
Sue
Any sort of advice would be much appreciated.
I am a crafter myself, but just as a hobby in my spare time.
The reason I'm posting on here is because as part of a fund-raising team for my daughter school Passage to India team, my older daughter and i are organising a Gift, Craft and fresh local produce Fayre for Sat Nov 24th.
We're running it between 1-5p.m. and are charging £15.00 per table.
As long as people don't mind, what I'm after is to pick experienced people brains on here, I see that quite a few of you do craft fayres .
Is it normal to charge people entry to come to these events? If so, what is the average entry fee? Or does charging entry put people off coming along?
What can I do to make sure that it's a good experience for the people who have a stall, there is parking on site, anything else that i should be aware of, be prepared for? How long does it take most people to put up a stall? Would one hour before opening be long enough? Or do people prefer a bit longer?
The next question is apart from craft shops and libraries, where would it be best to advertise this event for possible crafters? We already have a few lined up, but as we have a big main hall, and a couple of smaller side halls, we'd obviously like to fill it with as many as possible to make it more interesting for the customers.
We're also having a Santas grotto, and refreshments, here again i'm thinking along the lines of bringing in as many customers as possible to make it worthwhile for the stall holders, and ourselves of course

I'm personally having a stall there too, (never done this before...quite scary) I make lacy negligees for larger ladies, and knitting in mohair, a strange mix I know...and advice oh how to best promote my items too?
Many thanks, in anticipating your help,
Sue
Any sort of advice would be much appreciated.
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