Handmade Nashville is made up of over 900 local people who make and sell all kinds of different handmade items from jewelry and furniture to clothing and artwork...our purpose is to support every single one of our members, regardless how far along they are in their skill or their business!
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Our philosophy is, by lifting everyone up, everyone has an equal chance to succeed and get their work in front of interested buyers in the Middle Tennessee area (and beyond!). So with this in mind, we have come up with a couple of new ways to help new or inexperienced sellers get started and for experienced vendors to get their items into a stress-free craft show!
- You don't need a ton of supplies or sales experience!
- You don't need to be at the show all day!
Option 1: Handmade Nashville COMMUNITY BOOTH
Perhaps you have another event on May 13 or can't get a babysitter? Maybe you're just shy about selling your handmade items directly to the public? No worries!
The Community Booth will be prominently placed at our show and staffed by Handmade Nashville admins. We offer this option for new sellers or experienced vendors who just flat out don't have the time or supplies to run their own booth.
You simply bring us your items before the start of the show and we'll present them alongside our own and others like you. For an idea of what this looks like, take a look at this picture from our last show!
At the end of the day, you come back to pick up any unsold items and we will transfer the proceeds from your sold items to you via PayPal within one week of the show date.
You can sell around ten items this way (depending on size) and the cost is just a flat $25.
For more information, check out our vendor app:
Option 2: Participate in our SWAG BAGS and BUSINESS CARD DISPLAY
At our Summer Arts and Crafts Show on May 13th, like all shows we do, we will hand out free swag bags to the first 25 customers. Everyone loves free stuff and it encourages foot traffic. Inside our swag bags are items from our members who are at the show.
Some members add a freebie or a sample, others add a coupon to their online store and others add brochures or business cards that explain their business. Being a part of this promotional bag is beneficial to get your product and your business noticed.
For only $5 we are offering ALL of our members the opportunity to be a part of our swag bag program (members who will have a booth at our Summer Arts and Crafts show or who are a part of Our Community Booth need not apply as this is provided with your booth fee.). In addition to being able to put your card or sample into the swag bags, you will also have your business card displayed in our Community Booth in a prominent location, for the taking by the thousands of customers we are expecting to see at our show.
This is a great way to help spread the word about your business for a very little investment. If you're interested in being a part of our swag bags and having your business cards on display at our show at Bellevue Park, please fill out this application, pay five bucks and get your sample items to us. Our hope is to have our swag bags overflowing with handmade goodies and our community table brimming with cards / information on hundreds of our talented members!
If you'd just like to come along and shop at our event, we'd love to see you! Join our event page on Facebook for up to date information and directions to the show on May 13, 2017!
