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From the lens Holiday Craft Fair.

Have you ever participated in a holiday crafts fair at your local church or community center? If so, I would love to hear about it!

  • bikerministry May 2, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    My sister and I have done church and community craft fairs, and are currently thinking about holding a combined fair inviting specific talented artist to contribute their time and items. This is a great idea to use a home. Thank you for this info.
  • maplesyrup May 2, 2011 @ 8:41 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting. Would love to hear about your fair!
  • 20webhosting Apr 1, 2011 @ 10:30 am | delete
    Thanks for this awesome lens, I actually learned something from it.
  • Wednesday_Elf Feb 18, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    Better late than never.... finally compiled my SquidAngel Lens from my 'angel flight' last Fall. :-) So.... returning to tell you that this lens has now been 'featured on' and 'lensrolled to' "SquidAngel Blessings by an Elf".

    PS: I'm still participating in craft fairs :)
  • maplesyrup Feb 18, 2011 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    That's great! Thank you so much:)
  • WildFacesGallery Nov 27, 2010 @ 9:38 am | delete
    I spend my summers doing art fairs and we usually host an openhouse in the gallery once a year. These kinds of things are a lot of hard work but also a lot of fun. You've given some good tips here.
  • Kimbesa Oct 21, 2010 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Lots of great ideas! Thanks!
  • maplesyrup Oct 22, 2010 @ 11:10 pm | delete
    Thank you! I am in the process of organizing our annual holiday craft fair at the airport where I work. A lot of my colleagues are very talented and some of them are already hard at work making Christmas fruitcakes to sell. This year we decided to combine our bake sale with the craft fair. I hope to make a lens about it!
  • Fitzcharming Sep 21, 2010 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    Beautiful sweater and great ideas. Your lens is blessed by a squid angel.
  • maplesyrup Sep 21, 2010 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked my lens!
  • Wednesday_Elf Sep 19, 2010 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Hi my crafty friend. Your ideas for a home craft show were so helpful to me last year when I adapted them to a town square holiday craft fair in my town, so I've returned to tell you our local craft fair will run again this year. My 'partner' of last year will run the craft fair alone, as I'm moving away in 2 weeks, but she has all the ideas we used from you to make it successful. I just wanted to return because I find myself now with some 'angel wings' and wanted to ~~bless~~ this very helpful lens and thank you for all your advice here, which I'm sure will be invaluable to many other crafters.
  • maplesyrup Sep 19, 2010 @ 8:49 am | delete
    Thank you so much, I love craft fairs and am so happy that yours was a success. Hope you make a lens about it. Thank you for blessing this lens. Last year I organized a craft fair at the airport where I work. We had a huge food drive. Employee donated everything from food to baby clothes. This year we plan to do the same and I hope to make a lens about it.
  • poutine Sep 18, 2010 @ 5:03 pm | delete
    lensrolled to:

    http://www.squidoo.com/lovely-crafts
  • poutine Sep 18, 2010 @ 5:03 pm | delete
    lensrolled to:

    http://www.squidoo.com/lovely-crafts
  • poutine Jun 14, 2010 @ 6:55 am | delete
    Very interesting and useful lens.
    Poutine
  • Wednesday_Elf Jan 19, 2010 @ 2:53 am | delete
    I came back by to tell you how our Holiday-in-the-Village Christmas craft fair did in Pendleton, SC last month. The Holiday Fair ran for 4 Saturdays in a row, beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving, and was quite successful. It was held outside in our lovely Village Square and we had beautiful weather 2 weeks, very cold the other 2 weeks, but luckily no rain and we had good crowds. All the vendors did well and the event brought a lot of visitors to our town, which also helped our local merchants. Another crafter and I organized the event this year and, for never having done anything like this before, we were quite pleased with how well it turned out. We were even written up in our local newspaper the second week, which helped to get the word out, in addition to our flyers and press releases. Our event was community-based, but, as with having a home holiday craft fair, it takes a lot of planning and organizing. It was fun to do.
  • thewishpearl Jan 19, 2010 @ 6:34 am | delete
    That's wonderful news! I am glad everything went well. I also organized a craft fair at my place of work which happens to be the Montreal airport. It went fairly well considering the fact that we were not allowed to sollicit any passengers, only airport employees. The fair helped us to raise funds for a local food bank as well as our company Christmas party
  • bethd821 Dec 12, 2009 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    great ideas to have a home craft show. I added my crochet lens to your plexo.
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Nov 24, 2009 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    Great idea for a lens! Well done & blessed.
  • Lisa Nov 15, 2009 @ 7:35 am | delete
    Well done Carol very informative!
  • paperfacets Nov 12, 2009 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    I am working on my Christmas things right now.
  • Lisa Nov 5, 2009 @ 7:49 pm | delete
    Very inspiring !
  • Nov 3, 2009 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    Great lens! 5****
  • AppalachianCountry Oct 30, 2009 @ 8:11 am | delete
    Great crafts. Thanks for the wonderful ideas. 5 stars*****
  • 2Eklectik Oct 27, 2009 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    I showed this to my wife and she loved the idea!! Great lens...
  • janices7 Oct 26, 2009 @ 11:44 am | delete
    Great lens! I have spent many a Saturday at holiday craft fairs with my Mom. Perhaps that is why I have countless tubs of Christmas decorations that my husband just loves (he-hee:) Thanks for stopping by my Christmas Cookie Exchange lens. 5* for you!
  • JenOfChicago Oct 21, 2009 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Great ideas - I never thought of having a small craft fair in my house with neighbors!
  • prosperity66 Oct 19, 2009 @ 1:46 am | delete
    Very interesting lens! I'll lensroll to my Xmas Basket Ideas!
    Have fun with your craft fair :)
    Dom.
  • Jewelsofawe Oct 18, 2009 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Love your lens!
  • thewishpearl Oct 18, 2009 @ 6:49 pm | in reply to Wednesday_Elf | delete
    Thank you for visiting my lens. Your Christmas in the Village Fair sounds interesting! Would love to hear how it went!
  • Wednesday_Elf Oct 18, 2009 @ 6:33 pm | delete
    I have participated in Holiday craft fairs at churches and community sponsored events for the past two years with my handmade 'crocheted critters', and am helping to run one here in my town this Holiday Season. I spent the summer having a craft table at our local Farmers Market and am signed up for two more events this Fall before we get into the Christmas in the Village Square 4 Saturdays in a row event. I admire you having a Craft Fair in your home - I can't even imagine how much work that would be. You did a wonderful job of outlining what such an event would involve and how to run it in this lens.
  • Francesca Oct 18, 2009 @ 5:52 am | delete
    By the way, fantastic lense Carol! Full of useful info!
  • Francesca Oct 18, 2009 @ 5:51 am | delete
    Craft fairs arealways alot of fun. You get something handmade AND original and the crafter is definitly proud of their work!
  • prosperity66 Oct 18, 2009 @ 5:42 am | delete
    This is really great lens, well detailed and worth 5 stars, for sure!
    Dom.
  • pkmcr Oct 16, 2009 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    This really is an excellent lens which I was delighted to add some of mine to the other day. Blessed by a SquidAngel
  • WhiteOak50 Oct 16, 2009 @ 9:50 am | delete
    I use to always set up at Christmas Craft Fairs. I use to make a lot of crocheted Christmas pins, and paint orniments. I loved it! Have not done it in years though...
  • thewishpearl Oct 15, 2009 @ 9:14 am | in reply to OhMe | delete
    Great idea ohme! I will add this to the list of useful hints for organizing a craft fair!
  • j_barnhart4 Oct 15, 2009 @ 8:56 am | delete
    My mother is having a Christmas Craft Sale next weekend. You have given me some great tips to share with her. Blessed :)
  • Joan4 Oct 15, 2009 @ 6:23 am | delete
    I always enjoy seeing creations by talented craftspeople! Blessed.
  • OhMe Oct 15, 2009 @ 6:14 am | delete
    You have sure done a super job on this Holiday Craft Fair lens. I hope you will add it to the Plexo about general festivals and fairs information on my Festivals, Fairs and Other Special Events lens. You give some very helpful suggestions. As far as advertising an event, I think creating a Squidoo Lens is so useful. Blessed!
  • pkmcr Oct 12, 2009 @ 12:37 am | delete
    Great lens and thank you for the opportunity
  • a_willow Oct 5, 2009 @ 12:49 am | delete
    Beautiful lens with many really helpful tips! Blessed by an Angel!
  • Sylvestermouse Oct 3, 2009 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    Great lens with excellent tips. Thanks
  • LeanneChesser Oct 3, 2009 @ 9:59 am | delete
    This is a fabulous lens with some great ideas that will be very useful to me. Favorited!
  • rms Oct 3, 2009 @ 9:28 am | delete
    I love all the options you've presented.
  • Ladydove62 Oct 3, 2009 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Lovely lens. I always enjoy visiting craft fairs.Good luck with yours this Holiday Season. i love your sweater, it is beautiful.
  • luvmyludwig Oct 3, 2009 @ 7:48 am | delete
    Great job! I love craft fairs!
  • boutiqueshops Oct 1, 2009 @ 7:34 am | delete
    Christmas is my favorite holiday! I enjoy knitting, crocheting and sewing my gifts year round. And holiday craft fairs are to die for! Thanks for such an informative page! Favorited!
  • BevsPaper Sep 29, 2009 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    It's been years since I attended a Holiday Craft Fair...you've made me want to find one this year.
  • puzzlemaker Sep 28, 2009 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    I love to go to craft fairs. There's always one or two things I fall in love with and have to purchase. My friend in Charlotte, NC just started doing this very thing - hosting a craft fair in her home! Thank you so very much wishpearl for featuring my Pasta Angels lens.
  • prosperity66 Sep 28, 2009 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. I'm crazy about holiday season so this one is useful resource to me :)
    Dom.
  • lollyj Sep 28, 2009 @ 6:50 am | delete
    I don't have a creative bone in my body but envy those who do. I love craft fairs and often buy hand made creations for my sisters and friends.
    That white sweater you made is GORGEOUS!!
    Great lens as always.
  • seashell2 Sep 27, 2009 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    Great lens... years ago I used to do tole painting and woodwork projects and sell the items at craft fairs.... too much work! Now I just design and create on Zazzle! Thanks for sharing...
  • mbgphoto Sep 27, 2009 @ 7:37 pm | delete
    Great idea! Sounds like a lot of work...but perhaps a lot of fun too!
  • Sep 27, 2009 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    What a wonderful idea for this coming christmas thanks! and by the way I love that white cardigan that you've designed!

    Simply love your lens! ^_^ 5*
  • hayleylou Sep 27, 2009 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    I absolutely love craft fairs - you can get some really original gifts from them. I love Xmas too - favourite time of the year, its just too short! This lens is really well done, 5 stars - off to visit your How to Make Yogurt lens now. :)
  • stargazer00 Sep 27, 2009 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    I'm not much of a crafter but I do like attending craft shows. I'm always amazed at the cool ideas people have. Love the white sweater that you made.

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