[Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Sat Mar 17 12:00:47 UTC 2012 

Not sure but I think you are making a joke or your reader did not read the 
word right.  Sahar referred to V E N D I N G  and you are talking about V E 
N T I N G.

Sometimes we can VENT about VENDING, too. lol
Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets


> Hi Sahar, I know that is a big problem for blind people which is why I 
> don't knock a good bill identafyer. In fact, that is why I pointed out the 
> one that is for the Iphone 4S. I was joining the discussion by pointing 
> out how I orgunized my money and identafied coins for those who could use 
> the information. I'm not venting. I usually save my venting for really bad 
> hockey games, really bad football games or major political and civil 
> rights issues that I dissagree with and feel that needs to be changed.
> Kendra Schaber
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 3:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>
>
>> Hi Kendra,
>>
>> When you're vending, folding money isn't usually the problem, unless, of 
>> course, you didn't know that alternative.  People give you money, and you 
>> have to know if they're giving you the right bill.  That's the main 
>> issue, at least, for me.  That's why I love the IBill I got a couple of 
>> years ago.  *smile*
>>
>> Warm regards,
>> Sahar Husseini
>> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at
>> www.saharscreations.com
>> Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/saharscreations
>> And remember, "Obstacles don't have to stop you.
>> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
>> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
>> Michael Jordan
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>>
>>
>> Hi Lynda and all, I like to fold my bills. A $1.00 lays flat, a $5.00 is
>> folded in half with wise, a $10.00 gets folded hot dog style, a $20.00 
>> gets
>> folded in thirds withwise and bigger bills are rear but sometimes,
>> creativity goes a long way whenever you get them. Of course, you don't 
>> have
>> to go with my example. You can fold your bills in your own manor as long 
>> as
>> you don't distroy the bills. As for coins, a dime is the smallest coin in
>> usige in the United States with a ruff edge, a penny is bigger than a 
>> dime
>> but smaller than a nichol and has a smooth edge, a nichol is bigger than 
>> a
>> penny but smaller than a quorter also with a smooth edge and a quorter is
>> bigger than a nichol but has a ruf edge. That is how you tell what coin 
>> is
>> what without site. It's actually pretty easy. Just thought that I'd pass
>> along ideas for anyone who could benifit from them. I hope that you find
>> them useful!
>> Kendra Schaber
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>>
>>
>>>I sell jewelry and knitted accessories. I no longer do "craft shows" but 
>>>I
>>>do some higher end "Holiday Markets."  The ones I do now are set up
>>>boutique style where the customers show the entire show, then bring the
>>>things they wish to purchase to the "check out" area where it is sold and
>>>bagged for them. This works perfect for a blind person because you do not
>>>stay at your area, other than to come in a replenish the stock.  A much
>>>better clientelle visites this type of market, and you get much better
>>>prices.
>>>
>>> I did do craft shows for quite a few years. I soon learned that shows 
>>> held
>>> in churches, fire halls, and schools are typically very low end ones and
>>> flooded with tons of people there to have lunch and visit, but not to 
>>> buy.
>>> And, they are not discriminate about how many vendors they have selling 
>>> a
>>> particular thing. ie, they may have a dozen tables of jewelry vendors -
>>> which means very little sales for any of them.
>>>
>>>
>>> I do only one show now in which I am there at my booth the whole time. 
>>> It
>>> is in a museum, so again, the clientelle is much better and they are
>>> really there to buy nice things.
>>>
>>> I always have a family member at my booth with me.
>>> I am alone at times when they take a bathroom break, and after doing 
>>> this
>>> many times for the four years I have been without sight, I am always 
>>> quite
>>> nervous.
>>> There is no way anyone would know I am blind at all. Even after I say 
>>> so,
>>> they are skeptical about it. I look them in the eye, and I engage with
>>> them through gestures as I always did before. There is nothing about me
>>> that reads "blind" unless they saw me walking in with my cane.
>>>
>>> Customers always say "over there" "that one" "this one" the "pink one"
>>> etc. That is the normal way for a person who can see to designate things
>>> and they have no idea that we cannot know what they mean. They are 
>>> really
>>> clueless about blindness - I sure was! I understand this.
>>>
>>> Here is what I do that helps though:
>>> I put a  clearly marked  price tag is on every item.
>>> If they ask the price, I hand it to them and say, "Here, you can see the
>>> price on the tag." I also put any other pertinent information on the 
>>> tag -
>>> I use large tags so it is very CLEAR to them.
>>> Money? I have the bills put in an order that is always the same. I use
>>> only bills and never have any change. This eliminates a very big worry.
>>>
>>> I never price anything with "cents" involved. Everything with only
>>> "dollars" this way the item is $5. or $10. etc.  You can back the taxes
>>> off of the price after you get home.  When you do your pricing, just 
>>> round
>>> it UP to the next dollar amount. This has saved me so much worries. This
>>> way you need never worry about making change with those coins.
>>>
>>> You can get a money ID thing for your bills. I have an ID PacMate that
>>> reads bar codes so you can even make bar codes for your items which is
>>> pretty cool.
>>>
>>> Any time I sell things that are different colors, I put them in "Roy G.
>>> Biv" order. In fact, everything I can put into that order in my own
>>> house - all my jewelry is in Roy G. Biv order. Roy G. Biv means Red,
>>> Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.  In my home I have 
>>> plexiglas
>>> containers that are tall. Each one has a lid, and each one holds one 
>>> color
>>> of necklaces. They are in Roy G. Biv order on my dresser. No worries 
>>> about
>>> what color I am getting, if it is kept in order.
>>> Another special container holds all my earrings in this order, too. I
>>> found a wonderful Earring Box on Home Shopping Network. It holds 72 
>>> pairs
>>> of earrings. All in order and easy for me to find just what I am looking
>>> for.
>>>
>>> I do know that some people will definitely cheat you if given the
>>> opportunity. If I had not had my daughter with me to watch the
>>> transactions, there were some times when I would have given a person
>>> change for a $20. when she really gave me a $10. and the person stood
>>> there waiting for the change. My daughter saw it happening and ran over 
>>> to
>>> clue me in. Also, teen age girls come into your booth in groups and they
>>> are there to steal - one engages you in conversation while the firends 
>>> are
>>> stealing. This happens a lot at outdoor festivals. I cannot imagine 
>>> being
>>> in the booth alone without some watchful eyes to watch the crowd -
>>> especially when you sell jewelry. It is small and very easily slid off 
>>> the
>>> table into a tote bag even when a person CAN see well.
>>>
>>> Those would be my most important tips after about 10 years of doing arts
>>> festivals, craft shows, and markets.
>>>
>>> Lynda River Woman
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:03 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi there,
>>>> To those who sell at craft markets, I was wondering about a few things.
>>>> 1 Do any of you manage a stall or a table on your own, or do you 
>>>> usually
>>>> have someone there to help?
>>>> 2 If you do it on your own, how do you answer the questions: how much 
>>>> is
>>>> this? or I'd like to take this ... or Do you have change for this?
>>>> 3 How do you handle sorting and exchanging paper money?
>>>> I had my first experience with selling at a stall last Saturday and 
>>>> these
>>>> were some of the aspects I had to deal with.
>>>> I don't think it is immediately obvious that I am blind, which did make
>>>> for some awkward situations, I thought.
>>>> Perhaps there may be some obvious answers to some of these questions, 
>>>> or
>>>> perhaps I just need some practice with being more comfortable in 
>>>> dealing
>>>> with strangers in that type of setting?
>>>> I know it will be most helpful to have prices on either the products or
>>>> on the containers they reside in, but it just felt like people related 
>>>> to
>>>> me using gestures a lot of the time, which obviously made communication
>>>> somewhat difficult and even though I wanted to respond in a confident
>>>> manner, I found it quite challenging at times.
>>>> Any ideas and thoughts would be much appreciated.
>>>> Lindy
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:28 AM
>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for volunteers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am looking for teachers to teach the classes.  Do you know or are 
>>>>>you
>>>>> interested in teaching any of these suggested classes?  I need
>>>>> volunteers to
>>>>> teach.
>>>>>
>>>>> Heads up we hopefully will be having an email class with an Origami
>>>>> project
>>>>> in  the near future.    I will do a soap class and a sewing  class, 
>>>>> but
>>>>> I
>>>>> am busy with kicking off my new craft business.   I am  not sure if I
>>>>> can
>>>>> fit classes in that I will teach between now and middle of  July.  I
>>>>> have 4
>>>>> holidays between now and then to fill orders.   Hopefully I am putting
>>>>> St.
>>>>> Patty's Day Wild Irish Roses to bed maybe by  tomorrow.  I have 100 in
>>>>> reserve
>>>>> for my Irish Bar that is selling soo many  of them.  I spent the last 
>>>>> 2
>>>>> days
>>>>> working on Easter ones to get a head  start.  I will know on Wednesday
>>>>> if
>>>>> they need any more St. Patty's Day  ones.
>>>>>
>>>>> We need to wait for the Latch Hook class to be finished before we 
>>>>> start
>>>>> a
>>>>> new email class.  I want to only do one at a time email class for now,
>>>>> until we work any problems out.
>>>>>
>>>>> So think about what you can teach, host a chat night  topic.    I will
>>>>> be
>>>>> there to help with what YOU do.
>>>>>
>>>>> Krafters Korner is for everyone and everyone makes Krafters Korner 
>>>>> what
>>>>> it
>>>>> is!
>>>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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