How to make a craft show chalkboard using a vintage ladder to display it. A thrift store artwork frame is the perfect option to use as a large chalkboard space. With so much room, you will have area to write needed information or add an open/closed sign like I did. Lots of DIY tips and tidbits included so you can make your own chalkboard.
I’ve been keeping a secret, and I can finally spill the beans with you. My neighbor has an extra outbuilding that she isn’t using for her apartment complex. So, now I have a place to store and display my finished repurposed furniture projects and craft items! I’m so excited to share the details with you!
Glendale 2017 is over! Today’s post will show you how we set up the booth and I’m sharing with 12 tips for a Successful Craft Show. Please share this with your family and friends that are doing craft shows this holiday season.
Did you know that my yearly craft show in Glendale KY was this past weekend? I’ve been working like a crazy woman trying to get projects done, but with Summer hanging on so long it was difficult. Some of the projects you see in the photos haven’t been on the blog yet. If they have…
I made a craft show checkout station for Glendale! I’ve never really needed one before, but having help this year (cousin Terry) I thought it might be confusing for customers—not knowing who to pay. Not to mention that I’m constantly digging for bags, tissue paper, etc. Now, you might think “I don’t do craft…
Wow! Another year of Glendale Crossing Days has come and gone! This was a banner year for My Repurposed Life. For the first time in years I had help to set up, work and break down the booth. I’m sure I could have survived another year going it alone, but Cousin Terry was such a…
Today will be a busy day! I’ll be packing a uhaul for my annual show at Glendale. I hope I’m ready. I guess I have to be ready. yikes! It’s suppose to be a cool weekend. I’ll have two booths again this year. My Cousin Terry is helping me—so thankful for that. I’ve come to…
Since it’s been 2 years since I went to Glendale, I had a LOT of stuff. My goal was to rehome my stuff to people who appreciate it. I priced my items to sell. I rented 2 booths and they were both pretty full. I really am clueless about how to set up and display…
Do you know what happens when a gal writes a DIY repurposed blog with tutorials on a regular basis? She ends up collecting a lot of projects that need to be rehomed. To do that, I attend one craft show a year in Glendale Kentucky. That show happens to be this weekend. I am setting…
A couple of years ago, I made a few large wooden display easels out of 2×2’s. I made them to display chalkboards and mirrors, with no plan to sell them. People asked to buy them, but I priced them very high so that I wouldn’t accidentally sell them and have to make more. I recently…
Last weekend I traveled to Columbus Ohio to meet my friend Stephanie at the Country Living Fair in Columbus Ohio. It was such a fun weekend! I haven’t seen Stephanie in 2 years and it was so much fun to hang out for 3 days! The CL fair was fun, but honestly I expected it…
Wow, what a fun and quick trip to Nashville this past weekend to do a craft show, Making Merry in Berry Hill. Jamie and I arrived around 8 am Saturday morning and got busy unloading and setting up. Jamie had some vintage Christmas items. I heard her say a couple of time to young people…
Wow! It was a long, long weekend. It all started at 12:10 Friday morning. I left the house with the car all packed up and headed the our state fairgrounds in Louisville KY. I was meeting a friend, and we were going to load-in by driving into the building. We met up about 12:20, and…
Last fall I made several large display easels I don’t have pictures, but I’ll tell you that I clamped the left and right pieces together, drew a slanted line, and used my jigsaw to cut the angle. I then held the three pieces together to draw the line to drill my holes. You can see…
How to make a craft fair display Do you remember the vintage screen door I repurposed for my upcoming craft show? I will display it atop a table to showcase my Etsy signs. It will be tall, so I needed something else to take up the rest of the room on the table. I…
Do you know I only do one craft show a year? Last week a vendor at the shop where my booth is was able to get into this show at the very last minute. She called me at 2 PM on Friday. Friday night I was setting up, sharing a booth with her. Bright…
Hello all! Oh my, another year has come and gone. I didn’t take a single picture! How sad is that? When I loaded the truck on Friday, it was cloudy. Before I could get out of the driveway it started sprinkling. I had to pull out a tarp and cover everything up. That set me…
Glendale Crossing Days at Bennie’s Barn. The picture is small here, but that blue and white striped booth is mine. If you click over to the Bennie’s Barn link, you’ll see how crowded it gets . That tent was borrowed, I’ve purchased my very own this year. It’s white and it has sides. wooohoo!…
In the weeks leading up to Glendale, I worked making a few new signs to take. I didn’t really take any “in progress” pictures. As always, I used my Silhouette SD to make these signs. Version 1 (sold) version 2 (left) version 3 (right) both sold This is pink vinyl. (sold) I used the negative…
It’s over! The one and only craft show I do each year! On Friday afternoon, I loaded the car. The things you see in the floorboard would not fit anywhere else in the car. I had things in boxes, but couldn’t squeeze the boxes in anywhere. There was a little room to spare on top…
I have a busy day ahead of me today. Breakfast with some friends, then packing up the car. I worked on trying to make my chalkboards pretty. I think they sell better if they give the buyer an idea of WHY they need a chalkboard. You can see the repurposed Scrabble tile holder at the…
I have been needing a craft show display since Glendale Crossing Days is on Saturday October 15, 2011. I have been working so hard getting things put together for the show. Cathy has always gone with me, but she’s not going this year. My sister Jo will be renting a booth next to me. (Thanks…
Now that the drop side cribs have been outlawed, there will probably be many set to the curb. Today, I’m highlighting the ways I’ve repurposed cribs and their parts. Some of you may remember these projects. This picture is “pre-blogging”. It is from my first year at Glendale Crossing days, October 2008. Do you see…
