Craft Fair Display Ideas with Marci from Dreaming in Craft

Hi!  I'm marci from Dreaming in Craft.  I also write a blog called It's Always Something.  I opened Dreaming in Craft earlier this year to sell my crafts.  I started out selling at local craft markets.  In November I will be participating in a holiday craft show so I have been spending a lot of time researching and preparing myself for my first big show.  I have also been working like crazy to fill my first consignment orders.

In all of the craziness with markets, shows and consignment I have had to come up with ways to display my items.  One of the things I love to use for displays is picture frames.  You can do so much with them!

I needed a way to display my felt pins for a craft market so I made this magnetic fabric picture frame.  It worked great!

I needed to make a sign for Dreaming in Craft for one of the consignment stores so I got a picture frame and made a cute fabric sign.  It has my logo in the center and then some felt clouds to match the logo.  I love the way it turned out.  I'm going to make one for my craft show booth, too!

People get so creative with picture frames!  This person used a frame to display their earrings.

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The possibilities seem endless!  Do you have any creative ways to display your crafts?

Road Trip -Digital Scrapbook Layout-

I don't do digi layouts very often, but I was having fun in photoshop and decided to make this one. :) I love the colors.

Here's where I got the supplies--

The Background & Scallop circles came from http://www.puglypixel.com/

the envelope (which is behind my picture) came from http://mellowmint.deviantart.com/

and I designed the tape strips and the road trip sign. : )

Junk Mail Wreath DIY from Lilac and Lace

Hello my name is Heather, from the blog Lilac & Lace and I'm here to share a super easy and cute craft project that gives new purpose to all your junk mail and bills.  I always feel guilty throwing away all the paper we get in the mail.  This project cuts the waste and capitalizes on cuteness! Thanks Katie for having me on Punk Projects to share it!  Here's the how-to:

Colors of the Wind

The crisp autumn breeze is always inspiring to me, and reminds me of Pocahontas..

(all images via weheartit)

Make a fun Book Table with Athena!

Hello, I am Athena Nagel from The Stuff Of Success (here) and I am so excited to be guest blogging on Punk Projects.  I am the proud mom of five kids (two are grown young men)and married to a supportive loving husband.  My site is dedicated to accidental learning opportunities for my children and their varied special needs, crafts, life and all the surprises that are thrown at us.  My projects vary based on the time of year but I love kid/family crafts, my power tools, paint, E6000 glue, my sewing machine and duct tape.  My site and the associated projects allow me strong quality bonding time with my kids and family and I am proud of the results.  Today's feature will be transforming a book into a table.  Enjoy... 

This project was fun.  I bought this very large book at a thrift store and only bought it because of its size and sturdiness.  I actually wanted to make it into a little bench (I would give you more details but I still may do this with another book and don't want to ruin the surprise).  But, my husband intervened and felt strongly that it would be a terrible crime to do that to a book.  We came to a happy medium - the book is still a useful book but it is also now a table. 

Start with a large sturdy book...

Purchase one of those cheap wooden round tables that always find their ways to thrift stores.  You can do it with one table but I had two and wanted this table to have four legs - so I used one leg and it's bracket from a second table. (The photo is missing the fourth leg - oops).

Trace the shape and size of the book onto the circle and cut everything outside your tracing off - leaving me in my case with a nice rectangle.  Sand the edges of the portion you are keeping.

Start priming then painting - this is my daughter's job on this project.  She would be perfectly happy using the circular saw - but not just yet, she will have to wait on that one.  But primer and paint are right up her alley - and she dresses the part don't you think?

Ordinarily we would paint outside but it is getting dark out and it is supposed to rain - forcing us to do this in the garage because neither she nor I are patient enough to wait for sunshine.

I didn't bother with the pre-existing holes since this is the underside and I doubt someone will really care about them once the project is complete.

Then flip the rectangular board over and glue the back of the book onto the unpainted side of the board making sure to glue it so the book is still able to be opened properly.

Naturally I used E6000 glue for that task.  Once the glue has dried, flip it back over, add the brackets, then add the legs - making sure the brackets are all attached so the legs lean outwards from top to bottom (the brackets are angled).

And there you have it - a book table.  Still functional as a book but with added functionality as a table for a total of $5 plus paint and primer.

Afterwards I added a bracket underneath and cut one of the remaining legs in half allowing for a slide to come out from underneath to the left to support the book when it is open and the binding doesn't get ruined.  When not reading the book, the slide hides underneath so it can be used as a table.  This table is quite popular in our home and has lived in several locations - kid's rooms, by the piano in the living room and it's current location is beside the microwave cart in the kitchen for the kids to place their prized possessions on.  An added bonus is this book is very colorful and attracts my kids to it for viewing and reading.  With special needs children I welcome every opportunity to interest them.

September Sponsor Call

I just want to let you all know that I'm accepting sponsors for October!

I've had some really amazing sponsors throughout the year, and I would love to have you as a sponsor too! Here's some more info--

My blog is constantly growing- I'm always getting new followers!

Punk Projects gets about 14,000 views a month.

I get visitors from 86 different Countries/Territories, but the majority of my visitors are from the United States.


For the most part my blog audience is other people like me- Indie Artists, crafters looking for ideas and inspiration, but I do have a few other types of audiences too.

I get alot of traffic coming from sites that have featured my work, like OnePrettyThing and CraftGossip.

Here are my 5 most popular posts, so you can get an idea of what my readers like:

1. Comic Book Necklace Pendant DIY
2. Guest Post from The Spotted Fox with a DIY
3. Sewing Machine Mat
4. Ornament DIY + Trekking the Halls
5. Car Book Holder DIY

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Large ad spaces are $10 and are175 x 175 pixels.

I will do a feature post at the beginning of the month introducing my large sponsors, and you will also get the option of doing a guest post and a giveaway!

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They will be rotated weekly for maximum traffic and visibility

Small ad spaces are $5 and are 175 x 70 pixels.

At the beginning of the month I will do a post featuring all of my small sponsors. You will also have the option of doing a guest post and a giveaway!

The smaller ads will be located directly under the larger ads, and will be rotated weekly for maximum traffic and visibility.

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Cozy Fall Poncho

Poncho's are so comfy and warm, Here's one that Taylor and I made for a tutorial!

Supplies:

Vintage enamel pin (optional)

2 coordinating fabrics, 1 yard of each (I love vintage polyester)

Tools:

Sewing machine and/or needle and thread

Scissors or rotary cutter

1. Cut an 18" x 12" piece out of one of the fabrics, and two 18" x 24" rectangles out of the other fabric.

2. Stitch the two 18" x 24" pieces together at the top (the short end).

3. fold the right sides of the 18" x 12" pieces in half, creating an 18" x 6" rectangle.

Pin one of the 18" sides of the smaller piece to the bottom of one of the 24" sides of the larger rectangle, right sides together. Sew this seam, and repeat on opposite side.

4. Hem the top and bottom edges of the poncho, I used a decorative stitch on my machine.

5. Finish by pinning on a vintage pin!

Hello from North Carolina

Hi you guys! I hope you've been enjoying all the tutorials and guest posts that have been on Punk Projects while I'm off on my little adventure?

We're halfway through our trip already and currently in North Carolina. The beaches are so pretty.. Here are a few pictures.

I've been having soo much fun, If you want to follow along on the rest of our adventure be sure to check our trip blog- Clam Chowder to Key Lime Pie.

p.s. Today is Talk like a Pirate day. Arrrrgh.