"I was lucky that early in my career I attended a seminar where three nationally known jewelers spoke on how to apply and get into shows and they explained that there is often no ryhme or reason as to why you get into one show and not…"
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Jane Shaffer
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Jane Shaffer commented on elynn bernstein's blog post The One of Kind Show in NYC 2011
"We did Richard Rothbard's American Craft Show at the Javits Center two weeks ago -- Richard may know artists, but neither he nor anyone else on his staff bothered to introduce themselves to us or even say one word to us all weekend. …"
Jane Shaffer replied to Barbara Poole's discussion I just got Accepted to Peoria Il
"We did Peoria last year and it was great. We make moderately priced silver jewelry and had sales of over $8k. We were disappointed when we did not get in this year. The crowds were consistent all weekend and the people were very…"
Jane Shaffer commented on Kevin Matthews's blog post One of a Kind show Chicago...
"I should add, that it depends on your set up. If you are behind a counter, you can probably do it yourself. We let people come into our booth and touch the jewelry, so we need to have our eyes out when it is busy."
Jane Shaffer commented on Kevin Matthews's blog post One of a Kind show Chicago...
"There are two of us. We work in shifts. One opens and works alone for the first hour or two, then the other arrives and we work together during the busy part of the day. When it slows down, the early person goes home."
Jane Shaffer commented on Kevin Matthews's blog post One of a Kind show Chicago...
"My credit card machine works well in the building, it is on a cell phone system."
Jane Shaffer commented on Kevin Matthews's blog post One of a Kind show Chicago...
"This will be the 8th year I have done One of a Kind Chicago as a jeweler. Obviously, I think it is worth doing since I keep doing it. In 2006 they significantly increased the number of vendors, which seemed to give us all a smaller piece of the pie.…"
Jane Shaffer commented on Pat Falk's blog post Shoplifting
"We sell jewelry, mainly in the Chicago area. We never have shoplifting in the suburbs, but often have it at shows in the city of Chicago -- some of the most prestigious shows. At one, a customer told me that she saw someone put a ring in her pocket.…"
Jane Shaffer replied to Molly Bitters's discussion Waitlist questions - Zapp and Madison
"I don't know the answer to your question, but I received an e-mail yesterday telling me that I was accepted at Madison. Today, when I logged into Zapp, it said "Jury in Progress" it says nothing about the wait list."
Jane Shaffer replied to Linnea Lahlum's discussion How is the Long Grove IL Art Fest?
"I did this show from 2001 to 2007. It hit its peak in 2005. In 2006 it moved to the parking lot and sales and traffic went way down. We gave it another try in 2007 and it was rained out. I haven't been back, but a friend did it last year and…"
Jane Shaffer commented on Linda Hobdy's blog post HIghland Park Festival of Fine craft
"This show is in an affluent suburb of Chicago. I'm doing it for the first time this year, so I do not have first hand knowledge, but I have been told that it is a good show."
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Connie Mettler left a comment for Jane Shaffer
"Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Jane. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to getting to know you.
When you have a chance, please stop by the Discussions area to introduce yourself. We all look forward to your participation here. Also…"
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Profile Information
- Your Medium
- Jewelry
- Years in the Art Fair Business
- 10
- First show ever
- Custer's Last Stand
- What is your website?
- http://shafferstudio.com
- What are the best things about art fairs
- Good weather, good sales and nice customers
- Best show ever and why
- Madison Art on the Square - Most sales ever, and no one complained or tried to bargain
- Worst show ever and why
- Oak Brook Gift & Confectioners Show - no one came -- literally, the only thing I sold was to a fellow artist.
- Who referred you to ArtFairInsiders.com? Please be specific.
- I found it when searching on line for information about the Gold Coast Show moving to Grant Park
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- At 12:09pm on March 31, 2010, Connie Mettler gave Jane Shaffer a gift…
- At 5:52pm on February 24, 2010, Connie Mettler said…
- Welcome to ArtFairInsiders.com, Jane. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to getting to know you.
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