I used to do craft fairs a few years ago, they were always very hit or miss, you have covered everything people need to know if they are thinking of doing them. Very informative video.
Yeah they can be really hit and miss can't they! That's why I have really cut back this year and will only be doing a handful of them. Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it! ☺💖
Hi Milly, I have done many craft fairs over the years but I am in Scotland. We actually require to have Insurance for Public Liability for £2M - £5M. I liked the fact that you mentioned people should have clear prices on everything. Again, in Scotland we need to have clear prices, name and address of business on our stands because Trading Standards can suddenly appear and I was caught out by them. They took all my details and told me to get prices on everything and have a clear company name and address on my table and they were going to come back the next day to check. That was a bit scary. You are so right though. It’s all a bit hit and miss. I have recently changed my business from designing and selling rubber stamps to designing and making paper products, like yourself, but I also make paper earrings and wooden necklaces. The second fair I went to last year I sold absolutely nothing. Years ago I would have been gutted. Now I think, oh well never mind. Hopefully I’ll do better next time but it does stop me from doing them. I have really found that over the last year I have had no motivation to push myself. I even went to the Trade Show in Glasgow and that was not great for me. I had wondered whether paper earrings were a step too far. Still haven’t made up my mind but like you I have my first fair on 1st April so I’m hoping I do okay. Did it last year and I was happy with what I made as no one had seen my earrings at that point. I brought in £99. I was happy with that. Good luck with your fair on the 1st April. Hope you do well.
Wow thats so scary! Im in scotland aswell ive just done my first fair and have another one next month but im not a buisness or anything its just me and my friend selling things that we have made. Is insurance mandatory for doing craft fairs? And do i have to have some kind of buisness situation even though we are just doing it for a bit of fun?
Sometimes it’s easier to set up a business and as long as you keep your income under £1k in the year starting from 6th April you won’t have to fill out a tax return but you should register with HMRC. You can register as a sole trader. It gets more complicated if you are a partnership
My childcare let me down at the last moment and I had to manage a market day with a 3 year old, and it was NOT GOOD 😌 my husband was with me but even so our boy got so bored, was constantly underfoot or being a distraction to potential customers, took all my husband's attention so he couldn't help me... We gave up and my husband left with him so I did the rest of the day alone. So honestly, my own opinion - make sure you have childcare!
My children are slightly older and my son is a mini 7 year old salesman and I won't do one unless he's with me lol so keep that in mind when your son gets older he can be an asset with your customers!
First video Ive watched of yours Milly and really enjoyed your tips and tricks. I really love the part about projecting your brand and colours as you see so many busy stalls at fairs that dont have prices and are so full you cant actually see the products. I expect yours looks lovely! And youve definitely had me looking at how Im going to set up mine!
This is the problem with trying to start up a small business, say selling hand-made jewelry, to supplement your income. In California it costs hundreds of dollars to even reserve a spot at a craft fair. There’s no way I will earn enough from one craft fair to make ends meet.
Hey! This is the first video I’ve come across of yours and it was SO helpful! You are so lovely and warm and your tips are incredible. I’d love to do a craft market and have always had questions, but no one to ask… so this was PERFECT! Thank you so much, you are wonderful! Ps. On a side note, your eyebrows are incredible 🥰 xxx
Milly that was great! Just came across the channel today. Do you have any links for where to purchase supplies? and how you present your items? I’m thinking the backing cards for a logo / site details/ QR code perhaps and the best place to get cellophane bags or stamps? I’m not sure how to present items professionally without going over the top financially. 😮
You'd need to take your total sales - stall fee - cost of the sold items - petrol etc to get what you've actually earned, and then that £££ should be divided by total number of hours (the actual market, the commute to and from the market, and the time spent on making the items you sold). How much do you end up being paid per hour then?
I might be a bit late to this video but am considering a craft fair. Lots of good RUclips videos but I am also in uk ( Northamptonshire) so it was good to get a uk insight. Thankyou for sharing. Do you have any photos of how you staged your stall , layout etc just for ideas. Thankyou again for sharing.
I have been to many many comic conventions over the past 20 years, but I have never tabled at an actual craft fair. Those are still on my list to try in the future now that i do a lot more stationery products. :) Very good list you made there, I feel in general the things to think of and bring for those two are quite the same. :D
This was really helpful, thank you! I'm doing my first two markets this year and I'm a bit nervous. Do you have public liability and product insurance? I know some fairs require it so I'm looking into it today.
Thanks for such a helpful video. I’m in the process of setting up my small business and am really keen to do craft markets, how do you find out about them? Xx
I plan to do only one market, just for funsies, so I don't think it's worth it for me to buy a card reader just for this one occasion. But using cash only can be a bit stressful because I will need to somehow acquire lots and lots of coins to give people change 😅😅
Hey! Yes so they take a 1.69% fee per transaction, so if someone buys something for £10 as an example, they’ll take a fee of £0.17, so it’s not much at all. I don’t personally charge the customer as it’s such a small fee but if you’re selling more expensive items then it might be worth taking the fee into consideration when pricing items :) hope that helps!
I used to do craft fairs a few years ago, they were always very hit or miss, you have covered everything people need to know if they are thinking of doing them. Very informative video.
Yeah they can be really hit and miss can't they! That's why I have really cut back this year and will only be doing a handful of them. Thank you so much for the feedback, I really appreciate it! ☺💖
Hi Milly, I have done many craft fairs over the years but I am in Scotland. We actually require to have Insurance for Public Liability for £2M - £5M.
I liked the fact that you mentioned people should have clear prices on everything. Again, in Scotland we need to have clear prices, name and address of business on our stands because Trading Standards can suddenly appear and I was caught out by them. They took all my details and told me to get prices on everything and have a clear company name and address on my table and they were going to come back the next day to check. That was a bit scary.
You are so right though. It’s all a bit hit and miss. I have recently changed my business from designing and selling rubber stamps to designing and making paper products, like yourself, but I also make paper earrings and wooden necklaces. The second fair I went to last year I sold absolutely nothing. Years ago I would have been gutted. Now I think, oh well never mind. Hopefully I’ll do better next time but it does stop me from doing them.
I have really found that over the last year I have had no motivation to push myself. I even went to the Trade Show in Glasgow and that was not great for me. I had wondered whether paper earrings were a step too far. Still haven’t made up my mind but like you I have my first fair on 1st April so I’m hoping I do okay. Did it last year and I was happy with what I made as no one had seen my earrings at that point. I brought in £99. I was happy with that.
Good luck with your fair on the 1st April. Hope you do well.
Wow thats so scary! Im in scotland aswell ive just done my first fair and have another one next month but im not a buisness or anything its just me and my friend selling things that we have made. Is insurance mandatory for doing craft fairs? And do i have to have some kind of buisness situation even though we are just doing it for a bit of fun?
@@rachaelabbott2599 it’s not compulsory but advised. Some craft fair organisers stipulate that you need it.
The problem with doing it for a bit of fun is that if you bring in £1,000 from that in a year it’s classed as a business in the eyes of HMRC
Sometimes it’s easier to set up a business and as long as you keep your income under £1k in the year starting from 6th April you won’t have to fill out a tax return but you should register with HMRC. You can register as a sole trader. It gets more complicated if you are a partnership
My childcare let me down at the last moment and I had to manage a market day with a 3 year old, and it was NOT GOOD 😌 my husband was with me but even so our boy got so bored, was constantly underfoot or being a distraction to potential customers, took all my husband's attention so he couldn't help me... We gave up and my husband left with him so I did the rest of the day alone.
So honestly, my own opinion - make sure you have childcare!
My children are slightly older and my son is a mini 7 year old salesman and I won't do one unless he's with me lol so keep that in mind when your son gets older he can be an asset with your customers!
First video Ive watched of yours Milly and really enjoyed your tips and tricks. I really love the part about projecting your brand and colours as you see so many busy stalls at fairs that dont have prices and are so full you cant actually see the products. I expect yours looks lovely! And youve definitely had me looking at how Im going to set up mine!
Thank you for this video! I am about to do my first craft fair on Saturday and this is such good advice
Thank you Milly - a very insightful video Milly - I even made notes!
Hi Milly, I just recently found your page and have been watching all your videos. Love your content and your products are super cute !
Super helpful thanks so much. I’m just starting out, first fair next week! x
Good luck! :) xxx
This is the problem with trying to start up a small business, say selling hand-made jewelry, to supplement your income. In California it costs hundreds of dollars to even reserve a spot at a craft fair. There’s no way I will earn enough from one craft fair to make ends meet.
Hey! This is the first video I’ve come across of yours and it was SO helpful! You are so lovely and warm and your tips are incredible. I’d love to do a craft market and have always had questions, but no one to ask… so this was PERFECT! Thank you so much, you are wonderful! Ps. On a side note, your eyebrows are incredible 🥰 xxx
I am not the only one that had go back and look at her eyebrows, right!
amazing + very detailed video, Milly😁 hoping i can get this business up + running asap so i can start going to craft markets 😍🥰
thank you so much Rachel!! ☺💘 yesss I'm so excited for you already!! 🥳
@@printsbymilly you're welcome, it was really helpful 😁 thanks so much 😁💕
Need to take the costs of materials, travels etc...into account as well as time taken to make the product- not just the fees.
very helpful and I agree with everything you said
Milly that was great! Just came across the channel today. Do you have any links for where to purchase supplies? and how you present your items? I’m thinking the backing cards for a logo / site details/ QR code perhaps and the best place to get cellophane bags or stamps? I’m not sure how to present items professionally without going over the top financially. 😮
Great video. I am at the point where I am wanting to try my very first market and this was very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you so much 💓 You’re so welcome! Pleased you found it useful ☺️ Good luck with your first market!
You'd need to take your total sales - stall fee - cost of the sold items - petrol etc to get what you've actually earned, and then that £££ should be divided by total number of hours (the actual market, the commute to and from the market, and the time spent on making the items you sold). How much do you end up being paid per hour then?
So helpful thank you for sharing ❤️
I might be a bit late to this video but am considering a craft fair. Lots of good RUclips videos but I am also in uk ( Northamptonshire) so it was good to get a uk insight. Thankyou for sharing. Do you have any photos of how you staged your stall , layout etc just for ideas. Thankyou again for sharing.
you didnt factor in the costs to make the items? or i missed it? good video thanks good info
It is really helpful knowing how much you made thank you!!
This made me happy! You’re so welcome!! 😊💓✨
I have been to many many comic conventions over the past 20 years, but I have never tabled at an actual craft fair. Those are still on my list to try in the future now that i do a lot more stationery products. :)
Very good list you made there, I feel in general the things to think of and bring for those two are quite the same. :D
This was really helpful, thank you! I'm doing my first two markets this year and I'm a bit nervous. Do you have public liability and product insurance? I know some fairs require it so I'm looking into it today.
Thanks, Milly!
You’re so welcome! Pleased you found it helpful ☺️💓
Thanks for such a helpful video. I’m in the process of setting up my small business and am really keen to do craft markets, how do you find out about them? Xx
I never buy from a shop or stal that doesn't price the items, because I feel I'll get ripped off.
I plan to do only one market, just for funsies, so I don't think it's worth it for me to buy a card reader just for this one occasion. But using cash only can be a bit stressful because I will need to somehow acquire lots and lots of coins to give people change 😅😅
I went to my local supermarket and asked them to change some notes into coins for me! :)
Hi Milly, when using sunup card reader does it have a fee? Do you charge the customer that fee or do you take that loss? Thank you
Hey! Yes so they take a 1.69% fee per transaction, so if someone buys something for £10 as an example, they’ll take a fee of £0.17, so it’s not much at all. I don’t personally charge the customer as it’s such a small fee but if you’re selling more expensive items then it might be worth taking the fee into consideration when pricing items :) hope that helps!
@@printsbymilly Thank you so much! I may start tabling next year and I am trying to understand how everyone handles the logistics of it
Did many of them allow dogs?