Crafty Supermarket Wrap Up

Crafty Supermarket this weekend was such a great experience.  These shows are always SO exhausting, but I'm always sad when they are over.  It's just so much fun to chat with people about Polaroid photography!  Here are a few photos from the day.


Early in the morning, things were a bit of a mess.



This year's booth took longer than expected to set up.  It's a good thing we arrived super early!



And here's the OPB Studios booth!!  If I can say so, I was really proud of my display this year.  In the past, I think my displays have been too one-dimensional, with too many things down on the table.  This year I made a real effort to get things up at eye level, and to play with texture and dimension.  I was especially happy to hear a few people comment on how cohesive it looked, since most of the elements were borrowed from our apartment or found at the thrift store.  

I made this display for last spring's show - it's just two cork boards from ikea connected with hinges and covered in vintage contact paper.  Last year I used it for postcards, but this year I decided to display prints on it.  It drew a lot of attention to the prints, and I ended up selling more than I ever have before.

I found the two-tiered stand at the thrift store for $1.50.  It needed a little love, but ended up being the perfect place to display pocket mirrors and pouches (always a crowd favorite at these shows!). 


I think I got the most comments on this suitcase postcard display.  The suitcase has been serving as craft room storage for years.  To convert it to a display piece, I pinned ribbon to the edges with safety pins, then clipped on the postcards with mini binder clips that I had covered with fabric.  To return it to storage, I just removed the ribbons.  So easy! 



Vintage metal trays from the thrift store make perfect magnet displays. 




Last year shoppers were confused about which postcards came in the packaged sets.  This year I made it clearer by printing paper bands showing all of the postcards in a set, and wrapping them around the packages. 


Okay, full disclosure - these mini-magnets were a total mistake.  I accidentally ordered 1" magnets when I meant to order 1.5".  Luckily, Ali of Buttonhead amazing and was able to reprint my order in the proper size and get them to me in under three days, just in time for the show.  At the last minute, I decided to try to sell the tiny ones, too - and couldn't believe it when I nearly sold out of them!  Apparently I need to start ordering magnets in both sizes. 


Finally, the new banner!  I'm so in love with this that I kind of want to hang it in our living room (just kidding!  Well, sort of).  


Are any of you vending at or shopping at craft fairs this holiday season?  I think they are the absolute best places to find gifts!

Happy Wednesday!