This weekend I will be having a crafting marathon with friend and future business partner Kelley, as we prepare an inventory for the 2013 fair and convention scene. Our goal this year is to nab booths at up to eight conventions, craft fairs, or renaissance fairs selling our leather works, jewelry, and fantasy artwork.
Kelley and I are both working artists who also have a passion for crafting. As my frequent readers know, last year I taught myself how to work with leather as a medium to make jewelry, armor, and other costume accessories. This year, I plan to make enough pieces to rent tables at venues where my unique pastime accessories would e appreciated. For years, I have seen the same style wares and costume accessories sold at fair after fair after fair, and I want to bring the fantasy community some new options at prices that won’t break their costuming budgets.
My personal focus will be on finding ties between costume wear and everyday street fashion, and crafting a set of leather costume wear which can also be disguised as a statement accessory when paired with your everyday look. What Kelley will focus on is completely up to her whims but she is a whizz with beaded pieces and has expressed interest in a line of nifty bags.
We are already signed up to participate in Connecticon this July as well as a small convention called Queen City Kamikaze Con at the Manchester New Hampshire high school on February 16th. This small convention will be an opportunity for us to judge what items sell to what demographic, as well as provide an opportunity to practice booth design, set up and take down, and display rhythm. I have sold at many conventions in the past, but it has been a few years and I’m not used to setting up displays with a partner. So I think a refresher con is a good idea.
We are looking at several other fairs and conventions in New England right now in which we qualify to participate in, and I will announce them all here when we are signed up and confirmed. Thanks for reading!
