I am about to get a booth for my first arts and crafts show.I already bought a 10x10 canopy and I need some advice on selling some of my work.First I want to make sure it is alright to sell what I have cut out even though I am not the creator of the pattern.Most of my work comes from patterns I bought and from books and also from the free patterns.If its ok to sell and not take credit for the pattern,what is a good way to display the portraits I have done? I have about 35 portraits and some have a lot of detail in them.I have had many compliments on my work and have some on display right now at our local woodcraft store.Thanks for all your help and a great privilege to be a part of this group.
Crockett, I'm always changing my display, my latest iteration with a booth is attaching white lattice panels to the poles of the booth with tie wraps and hanging the cuttings from them. Of course, now I'm moving indoors and am having quite the dilemma on how to make these free standing while maintaining their light weight.
I also use the lattice panels to display my potraits. Instead of framing all of my work most of it is in page protectors from an office supply store. This eliminates having to stock frames and I can store the portraits in notebooks. I use drapery hooks to hang the portraits from one of the holes in the page protector. If you use the hooks grind or file off the sharp point.
The panels hang from my canopy for outdoor shows. For an indoor show last year I made a simple frame out of 2x4 lumber to hold the panels. I measured how high I could easily reach and that became the height. The length was determined by booth space and panel size. My booth space was 7x10 not 10x10. I assembled everything at home and marked all the pieces before taking it apart. Having the peices marked made assembly at the show easier.
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