Art, Craft and Farmers Market Basics 

I've been looking at questionable booth setup videos for hours now and was starting to despair. But when I saw wortheffort, I felt immense peace and relief. And it was not misplaced because you broke down the booth setup basics even better than I was hoping you would. This is a fantastic video, thank you.

I came across this amazing video last night. I have been wanting to make something like this for my shows, but couldn't quite figure out what I wanted. This is perfect as i really love the flexibility of it. Can you share some of the specs for it? Type and size of wood, lengths of shelves, distance between rungs, etc? Would just love some sort of starting point for putting something like this together. I've never done any type of woodworking, so this will be a first and quite a long project because of that, so anything that helps me get started would be greatly appreciated. Love the setup and love all of the information you provide regarding what you do at events to draw customers, store items, etc. Thank you!

My late husband and I did the local and semi-local (never out of state) craft fairs for a few years. Our product was hand-crafted clocks, in various sizes. Our display was made from pegboard on frames that hinged together and could be put into a "Z" shape for stability. The clocks hung on peg hooks, displayed as they would be in a home, on "walls." We had a rear curtain on our booth, and we used the space between the rear of the display and the curtain to stash the boxes during the sales hours. ;-) Our tent anchors were 1-gallon buckets filled with concrete and eyebolts set in the middle: we tied the tent to the eyebolts with sturdy ropes, and it never moved at all. On the down side, by then we were competing with plastic crap clocks from China, and often barely broke even on the booth fee. :-( And hubby was a great sales talent: he could sell the proverbial ice cubes to Eskimos, while I would have trouble selling tissues to someone with a nosebleed! We transported and sold the clocks in the cardboard shipping boxes we bought to fit the various clocks. There were only about 3 sizes, and we had loading/unloading down to a science....but we never did run into a situation where we had to unload, leave our goods unattended while we parked our vehicle. We were always able to set up prior to moving the truck. (We didn't do farmer's markets.)

I jumped out of my chair when i saw what this weeks video was about. I knew you would keep it real and go into great detail about the side of woodworking for a living no one else on you tube acknowledges. The ones that do just gloss over like there scared your going take there buisness if they help you be successful. We are a minority that should be helping others in our community succeed. thanks for be honest and helping all aspiring woodworkers make a little cash.

I saw your video 4 years ago. Still worth another look. Thanks.

What a great video!!!!! I have been a trade and consumer show consultant and trainer for over 20 years. You are right on with your display and sales techniques. I cringe when I go to shows and watch vendors sitting behind a table in a back corner of their booth eating and / or sitting and blame everything and everybody but themselves for their poor sales. Shows are an interactive process. They are one of the most effective means to sell your present and future products. There is so much great advice in this video I don't have time to comment on it all. Great visual marketing techniques. Congratulations!!!!!

I've implemented many ideas what you shared here, and finally I've made the copy of your shelving system. Thank you for sharing these.

This video never gets old. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.

Love watching your videos, you have so much energy and passion. Your videos are helping me greatly. Keep em coming.

Another fantastic presentation! You do a great job of explaining in detail the things that you have learned from your experience's from set ups in the past. Really give us a great edge for starting out for the first time. My first farmers market will be in June so I can see myself watching this again probably many times to make sure I didn't miss anything. Great Job!! Thank You! PS I better get busy making tops!

Brilliant. Thank you. It's good to know what we are already doing right and what else we can think about. Here in the UK, outdoor stalls are similar but indoor are obviously very different and much smaller. That's the ones we tend to do. Your video is still very helpful.

Your videos are so insightful, so detailed, and so thought out. Thank you for taking the EXTRA time to EXPLAIN the details of the hows AND whys. You are a world of information and a great teacher. Thanks again.

Really enjoyed this video! Always looking for new ideas on setting up booths, and how to display other than just having 2 tables. My daughter and I do mostly jewelry, crochet wearables/accessories but I think your shelving unit is a great idea! Definitely something different than just plain tables

Thank you very much for your video. This was a great help. We took many of your ideas and used them at our first Art Fair. The idea for doing a demonstration was a hit! People loved watching my wife carve. I even made her a custom portable carving take for the event. Being in California, the lawsuit capital of the world, we opted not to let anyone do any "hands on" tool work with sharp gouges and all. Thanks again.

I learn more from your videos than any other. Well done. Your booth engagement and selling techniques are spot on. I just bought a OW2436 and all the coring bits for just under 10k CDN so yes, I want revenue to pay that off. but the lidded boxes... for $20 as a door crashed is a brilliant idea.

Dude! Your Pro Tips Are So On Point. I've been studying videos for days, and you've covered topics that no one has touched. Love that shelf - heck, I'd like to have that in my office. Keep up the awesome work, Bro...SMILE!!!

A VERY informative video. No one has to follow exactly what you do but adapt to their own markets.The information your provide makes the 1st show not so foreign. i make custom made pens and the Farmers Market is where I sell. Drawing in the customers with tutorials, examples of the woods/ resins I use and the old tried and true " Do you have an Apple tree in Grandma's back yard? I'll make you a pen out out it" works. It is your inter activeness that sells your work.. Great video and thank you for the insiders view.

thank you for taking your time to set up your booth and explain how all this works.

I love these shelves. That's what I needed to see. Thanks!

Thank you for the great information. I will be doing my first craft fair in October. Alot of things to look into.

Great video! Thanks for doing all that work for us!!

Great job! I was looking for this type of video. Thinking of turning my wood hobbies into a business at 60 yrs old. Thanks for the excellent content! First thing, build the rack you use.

I watch your videos and never fail to get ideas for my own amateur efforts. You present in a way that is both knowledgeable and intrigueing. KEEP THEM COMING AND THANK YOU.

Dude, man...you know what? You are awesome!! I mean it. I think it's great how much you enjoy teaching. I've been watching you on and off from when you did the woodworking school videos. Keep up the good work man!

Thank you for the great advice. Just getting started in going to craft fairs with cutting/charcuterie boards and smaller turned pieces. Love the weight idea. Good luck and thanks again.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us.....

Thanks for taking the time to set up and explain your market setup. Excellent video.

Thank you so much for this video. We ended up using your shelving idea but creating shelves on an angle to showcase charcuterie boards

thanks for all the time and effort you put into teaching and sharing... i hope all good things come back to you.. all aspects of you videos are Excellent

I love your set up! The three sided shelves are awesome. Great information. Thank you.

I had no idea that vendors had to pay 500 bucks a booth! Yikes! Thanks for the willingness to share your skills and experience in this field! 😇😎😀

Awesome video, I had my first farmers market show a week ago, I quite enjoyed it but sold one piece. My setup wasnt the best, one table and was pretty crowded. My main items were cutting boards, I did meet a ton of nice people. Im Optimistic about doing much better on the upcoming weeks at the farmers market. Thanks for this video it helped me a ton

What a talented dude from video production to teaching to technical skills ... thanks for sharing.

This is a great video! I wish I had seen this five years ago when we started doing shows. I had to learn all this out on my own, and I still hadn't figured out the trick with using the center pole to open the canopy. Thanks! The only thing I would add is to bring a small cooler with cold bottles of water for yourself, and for anyone who needs it. You have to stay hydrated in our Texas heat, and someone who is feeling the heat really appreciates the water, and a place to sit for a moment.

Such a great video. Visiting the store now! Thanks for all the effort you put into helping us learn

What a great video. You are very generous with your intellectual property. Thank you very much.

Thanks for sharing this video! I learned a lot. I have thought about farmers market a few times over the years.

This is a great video! I have been selling at festivals and other places for over 30 years and you have condensed everything that anybody needs to know into this video. You explain it concisely and so anybody can understand it. I watched the video and even though I've been doing this for as long as I have, I still picked up a few tips, such as using the wire to display wall hanging because it lets the wind blow through. I always have been on the search for a perfect display system and everything had something wrong with it. Your shelf system is absolutely wonderful. I'm starting to build cigar Box guitars and homemade instruments to sell at festivals and the The like this season. I am going to incorporate your ideas and build a display system. You made it a good point to say that it is better to have people come into your booth and I have always subscribed to that philosophy. A lot of vendors at Scottish games put their Tables outside around the perimeter of their tent, you should see them scramble to get plastic to cover their merchandice when the rains came. We did not have that problem since we were set up with everything inside the tent. In added benefit was that when the rains did come and all the other vendors were covering up their stuff, our tent was full of people getting out of the rain, of course we made sales out of that . We used to put up a 10 by 20' canvas pavilion because we did a lot of ren Fares And I wanted to be as authentic as possible.We put our pavilion up with wooden Poles and stakes . It even stood up to a hurricane that came through one of the Scottish games we were vending at, of course everyone ended up in our Tent! This year I am going the e-z up route and I like the way you made weights to hold the tent down. Your way of attaching the weights to the legs with velcro is ingenious! I'm looking forward to seeing your next video, and they hope that you a dress Selling at events In the future. I would like to know more about what our great Sellers and pricing. Thank you for all the hard work that you do producing these videos, please keep it up!

To Learn, Create, and share with others. Sound advice! Very informative, thank you!

By far, you have explained in more detail the finer points of setting up and selling at a craft show. I was shocked when I discovered how much some craft shows charge for a spot to sell. Some upper end shows require photos of your booth with your application. So yes, it is important to first break even before earning a profit. Thanks for your time and effort to share your knowledge.

Always such good advice. Thanks for all these videos! No one else talks about this side of the business in such detail aside from +makesomething kindly covering the financial and art show side.

Started watching with just the intention on staying for 5 mins. Watched the whole thing. Didn't even realize the time. Great video!

Great info man! We're prepping for our 1st fair in a few weeks and can use all the tips we can get. Subbed!

Lots of great details thanks so much

You do a lot of great things, much appreciated!

You are a great person. Skilled woodworker, good teacher, smart salesman, you have a good sense about human behaviors and you are respectful. You are worth every penny you earn and I hope it's a lot.

Love the video, you always do great, very informative, educational videos. Keep up the good work!

Thanks, great info, will definitely use a lot of your ideas at my next farmers market Cheers from QLD Australia

Thank you for the great video! I am just getting started with craft fairs for selling my creations. Your displays inspired me to build a similar version, and they work great! Thank you again for all the tips and great videos!

Really like this video! Great set up, Shawn!

Thank you for the helpful advice! I'm going to my first show soon, and appreciate your tips.

Great instructional on market selling, just what I needed. Thanks Grant 🇦🇺

Thank You so much for all the great information.

thanks for such good advises

Thanks for your effort Shawn. I have been trying to set up this type of marketing for a couple of years actually did one 3 years ago, it flopped big time. My biggest challenge is trying to find out just who the heck you contact to partake in their swap/farmers market. Google searches in that area aren't worth a crap, keeps b ringing up old news. I'll keep trying, you keep doing and thank again.

Great video. Looks like more work than I ever knew.

Your display shelves are nicer than anything I have ever build. Man, I love these videos. So much to learn.

Fantastic video buddy. Thanks so much for sharing so much information with us all. You rock buddy.

Thanks for sharing the info - I'm at the beginning stages of getting to these markets.

Those booth shelves are awesome! Thanks for all the good info.

Hey thanks , that was a lot of work to set this up just for us. I've only been aware of your channel for a few weeks and you have helped me a lot . again thanks

Thank you, I am happy to see you tell it like it is! Thanks

This was amazingly helpful. Thank you.

Thanks for all the tips. Love the display set up.

OK this is good. This was the kind of video I was looking for. Thanks much!

I love this stuff. Great educational value.

I appreciate all the tips for selling that you put in here. I want to build and sell more projects but im very quiet and never held a sales position . Great video

Great video, and some really good advice. I'm only just starting here in the UK but I will certainly be designing something like your racking system once I'm ready to go. Cheers.

Another great video. Worth the effort is currenty my favourite youtube channel! Keep up the good work.

This video obviously took a LOT of work. Thank you. It was great.

your modular shelves are freaking awesome. I'm making mine this week.!

Man so much info all in one video! Thanks

thank you great info . you are right talk to the ppl . let em know you are here .

this was fantastic,thankyou for the effort to show us a very nice set up.Dave and Debbie from New Zealand

Really great information. Thanks for the video. I like your work as well.

Very informative thanks for the great advice

This is really good information. Thanks for being so open and honest (at your word) about this aspect commercial woodworking. A topic very pertinent to me as I wrangle with making hobby woodworking profitable (me hopes). Subbed!

That's awesome! I'm 100% sure the same rules apply to any sort of work at a booth, including IT events like CES (Consumer Electronics Show). BTW, I was in Texas in 2008 - Austin & San Antonio are prettiest cities in Texas! :)

Thank you for all your tips and knowledge.

Wow! That was a LOT of work to make a video! Tons of great info. Thanks!

You are incredible person!

Great video showing Art Market setup! Thanks!!!!!

I want to thank you for sharing this information, you opened up my mind , and learned stuff I never thought of , 🤔👊😎🤙

Very helpful video for the season coming up. I really like your display setup. Nice idea about demonstrating. Do you have to be concerned about insurance annnd do you use a plexiglass screen in front of the lathe?

Great advice for any art/crafts maker. Thanks!

Man, I was waiting for you to spin the top! Haha!

Very good, thanks !!!!

I forgot to add this in my last post, but your advice about a uniform is dead on. The Scottish garb that I am wearing in my picture is what I used to wear at the festivals, it didn't hurt that I liked wearing it anyway. Every one that was in the booth were some type of historic medieval or Renaissance clothing. I make the distinction and say clothing because that is what it was it was not a costume.

all very valuable info and advise -- thanks for this!

Love this video! Cuts to the chase for effective market basics. What size are the shelves in your interlocking system? THANK YOU!

Lots of good info.

Great video and lots of sensible tips and information. I have just started doing craft fairs so this is very useful. Cheers, Huw

Love this video !! Thank you for sharing !!

Hi! I am new at the business aspect of woodworking and I wanted to thank you for taking your time making and posting these videos.

DEFINITELY worth the effort, this time. Now that it's summer time I'm going to start building my displays based on your examples. I've got to find a mini lathe to use. I'm not going to haul my midi with me. Thanks for a great video. Jim

Best Video I've seen yet. Ty for tips

Thanks for sharing what you know.

Great tips thank you.

Why am I watching this? I got a well paid job and hate selling stuff, yet this is intriguing.

Thanks for the tips bud! Great advice!!