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A Craft Show Checklist
Save Yourself Time and Headaches!
If you've ever set up at a craft show hours from home only to realize you've forgotten something important, you realize the value of a craft show checklist.
This checklist is not something scribbled down on an old napkin - this is a typed or written-out checklist that you can photocopy and easily add to or delete from as your business changes.
Even if you're not a list-making type of person, I urge you to try this for your craft business. There is so much "stuff" that you need at a craft show that it's almost impossible to remember it all. The time and peace of mind that a craft show checklist will provide is invaluable.
You're way too busy running your candle business - making candles, placing labels, testing new scents, etc. - to waste valuable time and energy trying to remember all the things you need to pack and jobs you need to accomplish to get ready for your next show. Just think of what good use all that time and energy could be spent for!
Save Time Getting Ready for Your Next Craft Show
Another great timesaver that goes hand-in-hand with a craft show checklist is having special craft show supplies that you use ONLY for your craft shows. For example, instead of running around your office grabbing your stapler and calculator to pack for every show, purchase items like these specially for shows. Pack them all into a dedicated box or bin and you're all set, every time for every show. Plus it's that much less you'll have to unpack after the show.
Another useful tip is to seal your packed boxes before you leave the show. Everything will be ready and in place for the next one. If you have to do any re-packing, or if you remove anything from one of your boxes, use your craft show checklist to make note and then leave it unsealed until you replace the item. If you're planning for your next show and see an unsealed box, you'll know it's not ready - your checklist should tell you what's missing.
Make sure to have one of your boxes labeled as your "Office Supply" box. In here you'll keep your catalogs, business cards, paper towels, tape, staples, etc. Get in the habit of replenishing this as soon as you get home from a show and then seal it.
So, here's my craft show checklist - if you've got a great suggestion here that I'm missing, please contact me and let me know. It might get added to the list!
Display Material
___booth signs
___shelving
___tables (if not provided by show)
___risers
___special displays
___table coverings
___extra cloth or curtain (to block or cover something if necessary)
Inventory
___enough for initial display
___extras of all items to place out as they sell
___inventory list with prices (if a price comes off of an item, you can quickly tell what the new price tag should say)
Promotional/Sales Materials
___brochures or sales flyers
___business cards with holder
___catalogs
___guest book (to encourage sign-ups for your email list)
___media folder (a reporter might want to interview you!)
Essentials for Sales
___locking cash box
___calculator
___sales tax chart
___order pads
___lots of change and bills
___credit card machine (if you take these)
___cell phone
Office Supplies
___pencils and pens
___paper clips
___scissors
___notebook for jotting notes or special orders
___duct tape, Scotch tape, and packing tape
___stapler
___clipboard
Packaging Supplies
___bags for customer purchases
___tissue paper
___any boxes for special items
Personal
___a cooler for snacks and drinks
___plenty of water!
___thermal mug
___tissues
___paper towels
___moist towelettes
___sun screen
___medicine kit (headache tablets, band-aids, and prescription medicine)
___bug spray
___sewing kit (I always think I won't need this, yet I always do!)
Miscellaneous
___a change of clothes
___a portable fan for hot outdoor shows
___free samples of product
___a dish of candles for your table
___an extra box or two will always come in handy
And remember, SMILE!
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