“I make up to $25,000 a weekend selling my jewelry at fairs!”
“I used to work full time in product development for the theme parks in Orlando, Florida, but it was getting hard to juggle the demands of working full time and being a mom. I had taught myself how to make jewelry, so I decided to travel to vintage markets and art festivals in Florida on the weekends to sell my wares. After a while, my business started growing, so five years ago, I quit my job and made the leap into selling jewelry full time.
“I sell bohemian and classic jewelry, which I price between $25 and $65. As my kids got older, I was able to expand to other markets. Now I travel two weekends a month in the spring and fall to big cities in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Vermont. The markets I sell at attract tens of thousands of customers and are marketed to women as a girls’ weekend or a fun day out. I purchased an RV on Craigslist and set up a 30-foot by 10-foot area that looks like a mini boutique. I pay
$600 to rent out the space for each show. I market my business on my website (BeauxStudios.com) and on social media with hashtags, but the market promoter also handles a lot of the marketing.
“I love this work because I get to explore new cities and have an escape for a few days. I also meet hundreds of women and see many of the same sellers at the shows, so there’s a lot of camaraderie. I make $12,000 to $25,000 at each show—money that pays the bills, goes toward my kids’ sports and for fun family trips!”