Every January, of every year, I start to think about organization and improving our space here at Art Star. This year is no exception but with Clover Market right around the corner, Erin and I have been brainstorming low cost and creative ways to improve our craft show display set up. We also need to think about a display that is light weight enough and that breaks down easily so transport is not a huge hassle. One of my favorite ways to start brainstorming is to go on pinterest. I found some great display options that I thought I’d share here with you. We have an entire board dedicated to Craft Show Display Inspirations. If you are a crafter who needs a display make over like ourselves, please follow us on Pinterest!
Since most craft shows use a 10’x10′ display footprint, we try to squeeze in as much merchandise as possible without making the space look cluttered. I’m always on the look out for creative ways to create a variety of heights. I love this rustic table paired with chairs and stools. A light weight, simple, yet creative way to create different shelf levels. I also love the neutral tones of the furniture and bright pops of color from the plants.
This stack of crates looks great and is super easy! I think we will actually do something like this with our display this year. Plus, you can cart all your merch in the crates. That’s a nice bonus!
I love the clean lines of this simple step shelf. Fits a variety of objects without looking too bulky. Plus, you could store extra merchandise underneath. It would just have to be made to break down and then put together easily for transport. It probably won’t work for our purposes but it is a great idea and would be really nice in a gallery show or shop!
This is one of my favorites! I love the peg board idea for easily hanging goods and shelves. Looks pretty simple and low cost to create something similar too!
We are always looking for unique ways to display lots of little things, like stationary. I have seen a few crafters use old library card filing cabinets to display cards. Looks really great and keeps the cards organized and easy for people to flip through. I could see a little tag for each type of card (ie birthday, anniversary, etc) labeled on the front.
It is very important to incorporate your shop logo into your display. We are always changing this up! Here is a fun DIY for a Batic Dye Wall Hanging. I could see this idea being put to good use as a shop banner.
Welp, those were just a few of my favorite display ideas that I’ve found on Pinterest. I’m going to continue to pin these to two of our boards: Craft Show Display Inspiration and Display Ideas (which is mostly for shop display ideas) but really any of these can be utilized in a retail space, your office or your own home.
Are any of you crafters out there also upgrading your show display? If so, please share your ideas or pins in the comment section! Follow all our boards on Pinterest!
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We will be hiding 2 signed Dr Dog records + 2 tickets to their January 31st show at the Electric Factory in one of the vendor booths on Friday at 4pm. The first person to find it, gets to keep it.
