Wearable Art By Dee

10/31/2026

🎓 Vendor Business School | Branding & Marketing
What You Wear Is Part of Your Booth

You’ve put care into your products, packaging, and display. After hauling everything into an event, what you’re wearing can feel like the least important detail.

But shoppers are meeting the person behind the business, too.

Before customers know your work, they look for clues about what to expect. Clean clothing and good personal hygiene can reinforce an impression of care. Visible dirt or strong odors may create hesitation, especially when you handle products customers will eat or put on their skin.

Your style also helps communicate your brand. A colorful outfit might reinforce a playful business, while a simple, polished look might complement understated products. The goal is to make the person, products, and booth feel connected.

Clothing can help customers understand your products. Wearing your jewelry or apparel shows scale, fit, and styling. A business shirt or branded apron can help shoppers recognize who to approach for assistance.

Comfort matters because it affects how you work. Painful shoes or clothing that needs constant adjusting can pull your attention away from customers throughout a long event.

Think about slogans and graphics, too. They communicate something about your business before you speak. Consider whether that message supports the experience you want to create.

🌱New Vendor Note:
Start with clothes you already own. Learn what works through a full event before investing in branded apparel.

💡 BoothKeeper Takeaway:
Choose attire that reflects your business and lets you serve customers comfortably through a full event day.

✅ Vendor Checkpoint:
Look at a photo of yourself in your booth. Does your appearance reflect the quality and style you want customers to associate with your business?

💬 Vendor Discussion:
Experienced vendors: what clothing, footwear, or backup essentials would you recommend to someone preparing for their first full day of selling?

10/30/2026

🎓 Vendor Business School | Business Operations
You Don’t Have to Spend Money to Show Support

You spend a market day beside someone, hear how slow their sales have been and feel like you should buy something before leaving. You understand the work behind their table. You want them to do well.

But your booth fees, restocking and bills don’t disappear because you care. Having a spending limit doesn’t mean you’re unwilling to help.

A referral can connect them with someone ready to buy. If a shopper wants something you don’t carry, explain what your neighbor makes and where to find their booth.

Sharing their work helps people discover them. Add a sentence about what you like and tag their business, so your followers can actually find it.

Useful information matters, too. An application deadline, a reliable supplier or an event that suits their products may help them solve a problem you didn’t know they had.

At the show, small favors can make a difficult day easier. Lend the tape, steady a display during setup or offer a quick break if your own booth is covered. Help within the time and energy you have.

And sometimes, encouragement is what someone needs. Notice their work, remember their name and check on them after a rough event. Every interaction doesn’t need to end at checkout.

Buy when you want to and can afford to. Give others that same freedom, without expecting a purchase in return.

🌱New Vendor Note:
You don’t need to spend money to earn your place in the vendor community. Start by introducing yourself and being a considerate neighbor.

💡 BoothKeeper Takeaway:
Build relationships through help you can realistically offer, and keep your shopping decisions separate from guilt or expectations.

✅ Vendor Checkpoint:
Look at your last few events. Which purchases were planned, and which felt obligatory?

💬 Vendor Discussion:
What practical support from another vendor made a difference for you, and how could someone offer that same help to a booth neighbor?

10/24/2026

Fall Craft Show

10/24/2026

I'm all set for tomorrow!! When you come in the main doors, turn left. I'm about the fourth vendor on the right.

I look forward to seeing you

10/09/2026

I was able to get a key fob with my ACTUAL name. I'm excited

09/17/2026

Are you a local artist in NWI that creates using wood slices? I found a local source of natural/unfinished wood slices (variety of sizes). Inbox me if you're interested.

08/31/2026

In JUNE, I decided to do an experiment on some 'painted' beads i got from a local hobby store.

I took a single bead from each color and put it in a small container of water with a few grains of salt.

The plan was to leave in salty solution 24 HOURS to see if color/paint came off.

Well...
● Tornado came through in June. I forgot about experiment.
● Repairs took place in July. I forgot about experiment.
● More storms in August. I forgot experiment.

After more than 2 months of sitting in salt water, the color has not faded. The salty water is still clear. I'm impressed!

07/27/2026

This is what I'm working to improve on before my next event.

Each of my individual items currently has a price written in the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. I didn't think this through. When a customer is interested in an item, they use the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER to pull item off spinner (covering the price with their fingers). I'm moving the price to the TOP RIGHT CORNER to help customer find price more easily.

🎓 Vendor Business School | Lesson #21:
Price Signs

A shopper sees a jar of honey they like—but there is no price.

Now they have to stop, find the vendor, interrupt a conversation and ask. If the price is outside their budget, they may also feel pressured to explain why they are not buying.

Many shoppers avoid that uncomfortable moment by quietly walking away.

Clear price signs reduce three common barriers:

• Uncertainty about affordability
• Social pressure to speak with the vendor
• Mental effort required to compare products

Price signs also help shoppers notice differences between sizes, flavors, bundles and gift sets. They can compare their options privately and approach the vendor when they are closer to buying.

The potential cost can add up.

If five shoppers leave without purchasing and the average sale is $12:

• $60 could be missed at one show
• $1,200 could be missed across 20 shows

*This is an example—not a guaranteed sales increase. Track your own results by testing clear price signs at several events and comparing your average sales and transactions.

If shoppers have to ask the price, you are adding a step between interest and purchase.

💬 Vendor Discussion:
Are the prices in your booth visible before a shopper picks up the product?

07/14/2026

Making . After they've been coated with a sealant, they will be water resistant.

07/09/2026

This will become . When finished, the painted areas will become bright and more vibrant. The "outlined" areas will become transparent.