Second Christmas Stall

 First Christmas Fayre

So my first stall, this Christmas was a table at the coffee morning while the table on Saturday was at a Christmas Fayre, run by the church and with bellringers and the choir entertaining shoppers throughout the morning. The Fayre ran from 10.30 until 1.30

My set up was similar to the coffee morning table. Christmas gift bags, tote bags and gifts.

I have sold at this Fayre for a couple of years, and whilst the takings are not great it is a lovely atmosphere, I meet other crafters that I know and its a pleasant way to spend a half day.

The stall costs £15 and you are asked to give an item for the raffle, which I think is a great idea, when the Fayre is run by a community group.

For this table I decided not to display my Box Bags or the Alternative Selection Box Bags as they had not sold at the previous sale, instead I tried some cards and some Napkins ring sets .

I would say the footfall was down a little this year, and although I thought I sold a little less than last year, it was actually £1 more. 

So what sold at this Fayre: 

Best seller was the jewellery gift and purse, which was 70% of the total sales.

Other items sold was Christmas gift bags, purse, and a couple of the reindeer spoons in a holder. 

The reindeer spoons in a holder make a great colleague gift or good for friends who love their tea and coffee, as they will  always have their own spoon. The large fun fabric cards did not sell but I will be taking them to my next Fayre. This is based on the fact that I took some items to sell at my November Women’s Institute meeting ( we have a trading stall for anyone wishing to sell excess grown fruit & veg, or home made items ) and sold 10 cards. I also sold one of my Scissor /sewing kit, I made 6 to try and after the 2 tables have sold 3, not huge but I will probably keep them in and tweak them in some way, as they seem to catch the eye of buyers, and are a pretty addition to the table.

Any craft Fayre takes a lot of preparation, and then there is the setting up and packing away after the show, but if you love your crafting and meeting other crafters, they are fun and and great way of distributing your makes,and getting funds to make next year.

As I pack away from this Fayre and prepare for the next and last Fayre on 9th December I am already starting to plan my makes for next year, I have a couple of different style bags I want to try and I want to look at what has sold over this year and plan my gift makes accordingly.

Happy Crafting 

Dee