can anyone help??

I am not a vendor, but I am a buyer and let me tell you what attracts me.

Bright and shiny jewelry. Well lit. Good selection but not tooooo much. I hate when there is sooooo much all jammed together that it is overwhelming. Hate when it is all laid out flat too. Worst, I hate when I have to ask how much something is. I want to know just from looking without assistance. Jewelry for all price ranges!!! Quality made jewelry.

I was imagining the ideal setup that would guarantee I went to your booth.... Black velvet draped nicely. A 3D display (not all flat and jumbled together). Think stepped boxes under that black drape. Displayed by color or style so I don't have to look in 5 different places for a certain type of jewelry. If it is a walk in booth room to move around and not feel "trapped". Mirrors and good lighting. Some wow pieces at eye level to draw me in. Nothing lower than waist level. Non-pushy, but helpful staff. Well labeled jewelry so that the person know EXACTLY what materials went into the making of the piece. Maybe a few nice fake plants (or real) to soften up the place.

Good luck! I wish I could come! Melissa in NJ

Kathie,

Cat Therien just finished a series of blog entries about setting up her show booth. They may be of help to you:

Bead & Polymer Clay Votary

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

I love the look of jewelry hanging from natural things like branches and rocks. But of course, it depends on your designs and your artistic voice.

Hi Kathie,

not that I'm very successful at selling my jewelry, but things to keep in mind are

- transport (including after unloading from your car if you go there by car)

- setup and breakdown time (if you can't set it up or break it down in the time you have it doesn't matter how good it would have looked, if)

- venue. It's a makes a big difference whether you have to deal with wind (I'm in Hawaii, most buildings here are open for ventilation and I have seen many displays fall over) and/or rain (if sometimes rains sideways here, and if you're at e.g. a farmers market like me, things will get wet) or not.

- you may or may not have electricity available. Don't bank on that you do and have a display that doesn't work without unless you can find out that you do.

HTH, Maren

Thank you all for you good ideas.. I love the stone idea. I went to a local garden supply and bought some broken pieces of slate and some drift wood from a aquarium store.

I love it so far.!!

Thanks.