Profitable Jewelry Shows

Profitable jewelry shows, fairs, and festivals are the subject of this collection of articles.

Here you'll find tips for success at art and craft shows / fairs, plus innovative ideas on putting on your own successful jewelry shows and events.

Regardless the venues you choose for selling your jewelry, these articles are filled with profitable tips and solutions for you:

A jewelry-making demonstration can help you
draw a crowd and sell more jewelry at shows

Art and Craft Show Listings
Tips for using art and craft show listings and other resources to find the best venues for selling your jewelry.

Art Fair Selection
How do you decide which art fair to apply to? Ellen Leonard shows you how to find events that are compatible with your jewelry, set your schedule of shows, and assess your competition for the most profitable results.

An Inside Look at a Craft Fair Jury
Barb Macy reports on her experience as a member of a craft fair jury - including how the jurors screen applications, and tips for applying to juried shows.

Success with Juried Shows
Juried shows can be an excellent venue for selling handcrafted jewelry. Jasmine Bonner shares her insights on booth fees, customers and vendors, her best tip for getting into a juried show, and more.

My Jewelry Display for Shows and Parties
Here's the jewelry display system I've evolved over the years. It's lightweight, easy for one person to transport, quick to set up and take down, and stores compactly at home.

Jewelry Gifts Under $20 - a profitable market niche
The under-$20 jewelry gifts market is a very profitable niche to serve. Here's what you need to know to create a line of low-priced, high-profit jewelry items that sell well regardless of the economy. Learn how some jewelry artists earn their entire booth fee plus a tidy profit - just from their under-$20 jewelry gift items. This is a huge success tip for jewelry shows and parties!

Art Fairs - Preparation or Procrastination?
Guest author Ellen Leonard offers tips for successful art fairs and planning ahead to make shows easier and more enjoyable.

Charity Jewelry - Good Karma for Your Business
Creating and selling charity jewelry is a wonderful way to help a cause that's important to you. Guest author Laura Christensen Wells shares her experience of using her creative talent for the greater good - and how it draws good karma to her business.

A Bedouin girl in Egypt shows her jewelry

Fundraiser Jewelry Shows
How to put on your own fundraiser jewelry shows - an easy and wonderful way to profit from your art, acquire new customers, and help others at the same time.

Eight Useful Lessons in Retailing Jewelry
Retailing jewelry involves so much more than creating beautiful, wearable designs. Pamela Vale shares valuable lessons in customer psychology, and how small changes can result in more jewelry sales.

Sell Your Jewelry Successfully at Competitive Holiday Markets
Intense competition can make selling your jewelry at a crowded holiday market a discouraging experience. Try Cindy Cherrington's tips for standing out and making sales in a crowded field.

Jewelry Trunk Show - A Niche Almost Missed
An unexpected trunk show turns into a wonderful market niche for a jewelry artist who almost missed her golden opportunity.

Lunch Hour Jewelry Sales
American Shelby Hill wasn't sure how to sell her jewelry in France - until she discovered the French custom of lunch hour trunk shows.

Selling Jewelry at Work
Many jewelry artists find that there's a great market for selling their jewelry at work - and that co-workers can be some of your best customers. Here are some tips plus two great success stories about selling jewelry in the workplace. My co-authors on this article are Norma Hislop and Diane Rico.

A Jewelry Trunk Show Idea
A jewelry trunk show that travels to various businesses, offering convenient shopping for employees, can be a wonderful way to sell your jewelry. Guest author Elizabeth Marucci shares how she came up with this neat idea, and how she makes it profitable.

See inspiring ideas for your jewelry booth -
like this lovely one by Linda Fass

Successful Selling of Your Unique Jewellery
A year after starting her jewelry business, Lina Zielinski shares the tips and secrets she's discovered for selling jewelry successfully - with emphasis on selling unique jewelry at shows.

Craft Show Tips
Craft show tips from jewelry artist Sandra Wilgenbush, including questions to ask before applying for a craft show, getting a good booth space, setting up your displays, and more.

Recommended Jewelry Show Supplies
Have a successful show with this checklist of jewelry show supplies recommended by craft show veteran Mary Harvey.

Lessons Learned: Organizing Your Own Jewelry Open House
After Kathy Reading spent a lot of time, money, and effort organizing a jewelry open house and "one stop holiday extravaganza" - what do you think happened?

Jewelry Show Questions and Answers
Questions, answers, and tips about jewelry shows. Post your questions here, and contribute tips and answers to help others.

Why not set up your own jewelry shows and parties for selling your art? Home jewelry parties and open studio events are wonderful opportunities to sell directly to the public without competition from other jewelers.

I've posted a huge collection of articles on different ways to put on your own successful jewelry parties and other home shows here:

Jewelry Home Parties - How to have profitable jewelry home parties - everything you need to know about selling your work at jewelry parties and home shows.

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