At the end of October, I'm going to vend with a friend. It's mostly her booth, she's been doing it for a while and I'm just starting to poke my head into that world. So booth decor and a way to arrange my small items (mostly jewelry backstock) are on my mind.
I was at Michaels today and saw that they now have "suitcases" made out of cardboard. You know, in the boxes section where they have faux books, hatboxes and various sizes of decorative paper boxes. While I was looking at them, a thought occurred to me... Why not get one of them, and arrange the inside so that I can put all of my earrings and necklaces inside of it and have it totally ready- all I would have to do at the craft show is open it up and Voila- it's ready to go! My plan is to do some customization, the box I got is mostly black so I will probably add some paint to the outside and perhaps some other stuff, maybe paper, on the inside. I'm going to put ribbons in the lid, taut, so that I can slide earring cards in there. On the bottom, I intend to cut a piece of foamcore, wrap it in faux suede and lean it so that I can pin my necklaces inside. Then with some minor touchups, I should be able to sell jewelry right out of the box.
So here's my Crafty Love Note for you- always keep your mind totally open when you are browsing at the craft store! Sometimes I go there just to wander, think, and brainstorm and the most interesting connections get made in my mind. I problem solve and sometimes I walk out empty handed without buying anything. Today was my lucky day, because those boxes were 40% off. I might go back for more!
