Tools to help you plan:
Inventory Worksheet:
Use this sheet to list everything you want to sell at the Holiday Market. This is a planning document only. You do not need to return it to us.
Consider:
- Each product individually and how long it takes you to make it.
- How many of each product do you want to have at the event? Include in this thought process different sizes, colors, etc. If you make clothes, name each design separately. If you make jewelry – do you make a bunch of the same products, are they all a little different? Do you have patterns that are the same for knitters?
- Use this exercise to narrow down what you plan to bring, how many of each, the costs to create each product, and the time involved. It will help you stay organized.
Downloadable documents include:
Production Calendars:
Due to Val, no later than Sunday, October 8.
Consider:
- After you work through the Inventory Worksheet, decide your product and inventory goals for the Holiday Market. It should also help you determine how long each item’s production will take.
- Work backward from the Holiday Event and put your goals, production days, and times on the blank calendar.
- Add time to the calendar to add the inventory to your point of sale system (credit card application) or time to get your inventory to Handmade Arcade so we can add it to our system.
- Add time for packaging, adding price tags, and planning your display.
Downloadable documents include:
Materials Order Form:
Due to Val, no later than Sunday, October 8.
NOTE: Include all costs, such as shipping and taxes, to see what it will cost you in a ‘real world’ scenario. We have sales tax exemptions in PA and Amazon Prime and will do our best to get free shipping and taxes excluded from all orders. This may bump you up over the $500 limit. That is OK. Keep your materials to $500. The rest we will get covered or cover for you as needed.
Downloadable documents include: