Hello!
I worked briefly at the Eden Project in December (helping with the Christmas crafts for kids - so much fun!) and noticed that in November they held the Macmillan Christmas Fair - which I am about to apply to be a stallholder to sell my unique jewellery.
I just wondered if anyone on the forums here has been there either as a stall holder or as a visitor before?
To apply, you have to say why you’d like to be a stallholder, I just wondered if anyone has any tips on what to say? I’ve always had trouble getting into any craft fair down in Cornwall because the competition is so intense - especially for jewellery - even though no one makes anything like my jewellery down here (my crazy imagination I suppose) but even though I have that as a Unique selling point - I still don’t get a chance! ;-(
Any ideas would be appreciated! Have a look at my shop to see what my jewellery collection is like!
https://folksy.com/shops/bowerbirddesigns
Cheers, Amanda/Bowerbird Jewellery
You mustn’t take the craft fair rejections to heart - as you say the competition is intense. I’ve never applied for that particular fair but (having had a quick google of it) it is well established and popular so competition is going to be even more intense than normal.
One of the things I noticed during my googling is that they don’t charge a stall fee but 15% of your takings which goes to the charity. I suspect that they are going to choose sellers with a good selection of items at all price points to maximise the amount of money that they will make from you, at the moment if you sold everything in your folksy shop that would only raise ~£30 for the charity. So make sure your shop is stocked up and attractive looking (they will use your shop as a bench mark for what your stall will look like) before you apply.
Things worth highlighting in the blurb paragraph - anything that makes your work particularly cornish (use of local materials, influenced by the coastline etc etc), product range and price points (worth specifically mentioning if you do jewellery for men as that might make you stand out from the other jewellers) and the handmade uniqueness of the items (although all the other jewellers will be stating that).
Good luck, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.
Thanks @SashaGarrett that’s really helpful! Yes, I’m a bit slow on uploading my jewellery - I do have more and taking the Cornish direction will help too! Cheers, Amanda
