I have learned that people don’t like to have to ask for prices when they are shopping at your art fair booth, so it’s important to have some kind of price signs that are easy to see. I have used all kinds of different methods for labeling my prices throughout the years: making one big sign, individual stickers, chalkboard signs, cute printed signs. I’ve learned that my very favorite is this one: drink coasters.

  • You can get a package of hundreds of recycled paper drink coasters for not very much cost.
  • They are easy to write on with colored sharpies.
  • The circle shape and bright white draws people’s eyes so they are hard to miss. (You can also get colors.)
  • You can make a new one in a minute and use both sides.
  • You can recycled them after the show.
  • They are designed to absorb a little water, so they don’t get ruined if they get wet.
  • They are sturdy enough to clip on to shelves, baskets and displays. I use binder clips to do that.

I save them from show to show, but I often have new items or new messages that I need to post, so I love having a bag of coasters and sharpies to make new signs on the fly. I also use them for “bullet points” about my items like the note that the bags are made from recycled plastic bottles or to say I have “other animal designs available, ask for your favorite”.