Monday, October 6, 2008

Crafty Market in Tilburg

The Crafty Markt in Tilburg is a craft fair that runs for a whole weekend in October. Every stall is packed with handmade goods made by the sellers themselves. I took the plunge in having my first ever craft fair stall here! I spent a lot of time preparing for this weekend, I had no idea how much organization goes into a craft fair stall, but I think I covered everything. The market was located in two places around the textile museum in Tilburg. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side, the Saturday was very cold and the Sunday was wet and windy. I made enough sales to cover my expenses but I do wonder what sales would have been like with better weather. Here are some photos I took just as the market opened on the Saturday.


This is my stall, it was 4 meters wide and I was worried I wouldn't have enough stock to fill it all up. Luckily I managed to spread it out well enough. I think it looks pretty good for a first attempt.


The little stairs my mice are standing on I made myself from wood and then covered them with fabric.

The fair was fun to do, I got to meet some of my fellow Etsy sellers there bndesign.etsy.com and Mirthquake.etsy.com had stalls next to mine. Loads of people walking by picked up my business cards so I hope I will have more sales in Holland now too.

13 comments:

  1. Surely people will come back for more!
    A fair is fun but in better weather even more fun :-)

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  2. Pitty that the weather was not on your side. It must have been a good experience and helpful for other fairs you might be thinking of in the future.

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  3. your mice haveit all Anna,
    I heard people's laughter coming from you table all the time!

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  4. that looks so great !!! i love the little stadium of mice you have made!!! very very cool !!!
    love the stripey red and white roof too ...

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  5. Those little mice look fantastic all bunched up. I wish you best of luck in the future :)

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  6. your stand looks gorgeous with those stairs !

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  7. Looks great despite the weather. Maybe I'll try to do it next year!

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  8. Looks great! I love the little display stairs you made.
    And I had no idea the fair was outside, for some reasons I thought the venue was indoors...

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  9. Your stall looks very professional! I'm impressed! Well done! So much of the work you put in this time won't be needed for a next fair like the stairs for ex. I'm glad it all went well! :)

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  10. Oh, they look adorable all stood up in rows next to each other! Wonderful job at your very first event!

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  11. Your booth looks really great, Anna! The experience to present yourself on a market/fair is worth it - no matter, how many things you sell. I always loved the atmosphere on markets.

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  12. They look so cute all displayed together.
    I'm a firm believer in the power of businesscards.
    I do an annual fundraising fair, and every year there is a follow up of custom orders.
    =^x^=

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  13. wow!!! Mice are going to conquer the world!!!

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