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Save the Date! Detroit Urban Craft Fair 2010 will be December 4th and 5th at the Fillmore Detroit!

Creating your craft fair tablescape

Tablescape. Is that a word? In the DIY world, I believe it is. ANYHOO, I was in a bit of a bind for the Guerilla Art Show a few weeks back. I knew Reware Vintage Beth and I didn’t have lots of space to set up shop, and unfortunately, displaying dish towels can take up more room on a table than you might think. Solution? I converted a cheap laundry drying rack from Meijer into a swanky display. I simply cut a piece of poster board to fit the top of the rack, tied it down with glitter wire, and had a top to the rack to display on. Not bad. Take a look below for a wee snippet of it.

This makes me wonder. Craft season seems to be in full swing right now. Is anyone coming up with a new tablescape idea for their goods this year? What about “best practices?” What do you do when you find your big display has to fit in a small space? Any suggestions for newbies on what makes a successful display? Hit us up with comments, links, photos, etc. Inquiring minds want to know!

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How to Create a Successful Craft Show Display

5 Comments so far

  1. Reply to this comment On April 29, 2007 at 11:33 pm Care said:

    That’s been one of my favorite things to thrift for! For my work shop and table displays. Weirdo reused items. I recently found a black plastic “lazy susan” cassette tape holder that i’ll probably build something to fit in the slots JUST to use it for display!
    Old timey TV trays with “breakfast in bed” fold out legs are perfect too for prepping projects on, then setting aside.

  2. Reply to this comment On April 30, 2007 at 4:15 pm Lish Dorset said:

    Ooh, great idea with the lazy Susans.

  3. Reply to this comment On May 1, 2007 at 10:28 pm amanda said:

    cool idea! it’s always neat to see what people come up with :)

  4. Reply to this comment On May 7, 2007 at 9:47 am Mallory said:

    I’m actually going to try using a drying rack in a different way for a display in a couple of weeks. I’m going to San Francisco to represent the New Orleans Craft Mafia at Bazaar Bizarre. Everyone gets an 8′x3′ table and they really really didn’t want anyone to use garment racks or displays that would take up extra room. And normally, a garment rack is an essential part of my display. But since I also didn’t want to bother with trying to get a garment rack out there and I’m not planning on bringing all of my clothes, I’m going to bring/send a drying rack instead, and try setting it up near the back of the table and drape some of my skirts over it.

    Oh! Plus, I just ordered one of these yesterday:
    http://www.inflatablemannequins.com/

  5. Reply to this comment On March 6, 2009 at 10:41 pm Reviyve Natural Skin Care said:

    This is a great idea. I couldn’t even tell looking at the photo at first that you used a dish rack!

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