Vendor Information

Thank you for your interest in A Handmade Affair! This is a unique, in-home gift boutique where you will find handmade, one-of-a-kind items for yourself, your home, and your family. We would like to keep the quality of our handmade items high as well as the boutique itself. Past boutique shows have been a big success and with your help, and the amazing crafts that you make, this will continue to be a really fun, exciting, boutique show. We are glad that you want to be a part of it! As always, we are doing our best to make this a night for shoppers to remember and want to come back to in the future. There are a limited number of vendor spots available within each category, so please let us know, a.s.a.p. if you are interested.


Upon review of your application and acceptance to A Handmade Affair, vendors agree to the following:
Fees, Selling & Payment
1. Each artist/vendor will need to pay a small fee of $10 to help cover costs of the boutique. To secure your participation in A Handmade Affair, the fee and registration form should be turned in by ... for returning vendors, and ... for new vendors. Check and cash should be payed to Janel Bunker.
2. Package your items to sell! Things that are wrapped cute/nice will catch the buyers’ eye. Use ribbon, cellophane, bags, tags, etc. to package your goods. Also keep in mind that buyers sometimes like to feel or touch the items to check for quality, colors, etc. Maybe having a few samples would be a good idea, if everything else is wrapped up.
3. EACH ITEM must be labeled with a clearly legible price and your vendor I.D. If an item is not market properly, credit for the sale may be withheld.
4. Payment for sold items will be written in a check to you from Janel Bunker within the week after the show. You will also receive a list of items sold.
5. Please take an inventory of your items before and after the show opens and closes so that you have an accurate idea of what and how much you sold.
6. We will be providing a central check-out area with cash, credit card, and checks accepted. Shopping bags and small boxes will be provided for items sold.
7. You may contact us within one month of the show if there are any discrepancies of payment/number of sold items.

Set-up & Take-down

1. Set-up time for vendors: 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. on Friday Dec, 3rd. (If you need an earlier time, or can not make it at all that night, please call or email Christi or Janel.) Please make sure that your set-up is completed by 5:45 p.m. We do not want people setting up late. We are again limited on space, so we will do our best to accommodate your needs. All vendors will be given approx. a 3 foot area either on a table or couch. If you need a different type of display (i.e. a hanging space) please let us know a.s.a.p. so we can try and accommodate you. If you would like additional space it may be available for an additional fee, based on availability.
2. After you set up, you can stay and shop if you would like. However, we prefer you to not stand around your items, so that shoppers can browse at their leisure without pressure from the seller. We will take all precautions to protect your items, but we will not be responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged merchandise.
3. You are welcomed to post small table size signs and your business cards, if you wish, around your display.
4. Come and pick up your unsold items after 9:00 pm. on Friday, or Saturday morning, from 8-10:00 am.


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1. We ask that you do your part and email the invitation/blog link to EVERYONE you know. Feel free to pass the word around with fliers at your playgroups, dance classes, etc. And, if you see a community board where you can post a flier, please do. Post the invitation on your personal blogs, Twitter, and Facebook pages too. The better the word is out, the more we will sell!


Interested in participating?


Please email handmadeaffair@yahoo.com and include your name, phone number, email address, items you are interested in selling, and price range of your items. You may also include pictures of your items so that we might insure the quality of your items.