The Last Twelve Months of Going to Craft Shows

I found myself diving into the world of arts and crafts for the better part of the last twelve months. It wasn’t a serious endeavor until I saw the recession in full swing, even though my interests out of work have always been crafts. I saw the instability of work translates, in many ways, to a need to diversify my source of income.

Why haven’t I pursued this with as much fervor as before, even though making crafts (although in my case, it’s making woodcrafts of varying techniques) has always been a fun activity for me? I suppose the fear of losing my job in this economy did hat. But I was determined to develop another source of funds, so I took my craftworking a bit more seriously this time around.

These days, a lot of the small business starts out on the Internet. On my end, I knew I had to make more crafts to sell, and I began to look for places online to sell them. This is when I began to look for crafts show online. It was a simple task, and there is one in particular I recommend.

A word of warning; not all craft shows are worth getting into. Once you are able to find the ones that are most convenient for you, you’ll have to do some research regarding how well they prepare. Everyone has different ways of doing this; personally, I just go ahead and contact the event organizers. I am a pretty good judge of character, and based on what they say, I can more or less figure out if it’s worth attending.

Of course, while we choose the right shows to show off our works, some of the better ones out there only offer a limited number of slots for artisans who want to participate in their shows. But rather than do it by a first come, first served basis, there are judges that gauge the level of skill of the applicants. These are called juried show, and these are some of the best you can attend.