[Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets

Sat Mar 17 13:57:38 UTC 2012

OH, YES! That FIVE VOLUME BOOK YOU WROTE?  Must have gone into the trash 
file - I will go look for it though.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets

> ROFL, Lynda, you're a riot!  Did you get the five-volume book I emailed 
> you a couple of days ago?  Did it break your computer?  You do have that 
> effect on me.  *lol*  Usually, my writings are brief.  I don't write 
> novels.
>
> 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: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>
>
> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Find PRACTICAL PRODUCTS on FACEBOOK:
>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/practicalproducts
>>>>> ----- 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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