Dates/Times: Christmas
in the Forest 2011 is scheduled for:
Friday, November 4, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m.
Saturday, November 5, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Merchandise: We
only accept homemade/handmade crafts not items that have been purchased
for resale. Independent dealers of commercial products are not accepted.
Be sure to list all items you intend to sell and include photos
of your work. We try to avoid overlapping categories, although we
always have several types of jewelry.
Entry fee and commission rate:
The entry fee has become necessary due to a number of last-minute
cancellations in past years and will become due as soon as your
application is accepted. As long as you sell at least $150 worth
of merchandise, the $50 entry fee will only cost you $20, since
the balance is applied to commissions owed. The increase from 15%
to 20% commission brings us more in line with other similar shows.
We are planning to increase our advertising so that you will have
more customers, and also we feel that by improving the overall quality
of merchandise available, your merchandise will be seen in a more
attractive overall setting.
Lunch passes: Each
booth will receive two lunch passes to be used during the event.
Since we offer lunch for customers, please plan to visit the “café”
at non-peak times (from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. or after 1:30 p.m.).
Vendor Tables: The church has a limited
number of 6-ft. and 8-ft. tables available. Please let us know if
you will want one and specify which size. We have available 18 indoor
booths and 5 outdoor booths under a covered walkway.
Space Assignments:
Vendor locations will be decided purposefully by the committee,
making every effort to fit each vendor to a space according to what
is to be sold and to make the layout attractive to buyers and sellers.
If you have specific needs, such as electrical outlet, solid or
glass wall, near a window please let us know.
Set-up: Set up will
be Thursday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Please use
the back door. Some vendors with little to set up may do so early
on Friday morning; the Parish Hall will be open at 7:00 a.m. on
Friday. Please have your booth ready no later than 8:30 on Friday
morning.
Clean up: We ask
that all vendors pack up promptly beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Church members will need to move all furniture back in place and
must wait for vendors to pack up first. If you would like to shop
at other vendors’ tables, please do so earlier in the event
to avoid delaying the end of the event. Also, please do not pack
up prior to 3:00 p.m.
Please contact us right away with any questions
to avoid last minute misunderstandings. You can contact us by calling
the church office, contacting Crissie Lewis at 919-734-8866 or by
sending an e-mail to: CITFVendors@yahoo.com