I’ve been pondering ways to best display my necklaces (which make up the largest chunk of my inventory by far) at craft fairs for several months now. I didn’t want any of the commercially available options, either–acrylic or velvet busts or risers. And as much as I like trees and tree-shaped things, many of my pieces just don’t look as dynamic when they’re simply dangling from a stem. Being this picky has left me pretty stumped, and frustrated at the increasingly cluttered look of my table, but I think I’ve finally found a few solutions.
1) I bought a 10′ x 10′ tent. Been putting it off for over a year, making do by sharing with one of my local crafting buds when possible, shying from the seemingly large investment…. But when you do outdoor fairs in Florida between March and October, not having a tent is quite a health hazard. My lovely tent (bonus: it’s tan, not blue or white!) will not only prevent heatstroke and sun poisoning but will also allow me to have more than one table (no, your eyes don’t deceive you–there’s only one in the pic ’cause I forgot to bring my 2nd table yesterday), thus helping alleviate the clutter problem.
2) I can now have one whole table dedicated to my necklaces, and thanks to my new corkboard necklace displays, they won’t all have to lie flat and jumbled on the surface of the table, but can be draped on cork in all their glory. Yay!
Since I was so pleased with how simple and easy my eventual display solution turned out, I thought I’d share the steps here. It’s not reinventing the wheel or anything, but it’s something that can be easily personalized and requires little investment of money or time. (more…)
