The Basic Guide to Selling Arts & Crafts
James Dillehay1994
Warm Snow Publishers
P.O. Box 75
Torreon, New Mexico 87061
224 pages
$14.95 plus $3.50 postage

Bead Business.
Penelope Diamanti DeWidt.
This book is for bead lovers who want to work with beads for a living. .
79 pages $9.00.

Bead Dictionary.
Peter Francis Jr.
47 pages, $11.00

Bead Directory: for Everything You Need to Know to Bead.
Linda Benmour.
Listing of shops, associations, organizations, bead societies, museums bead bazaars and craft shows across USA and some overseas.
190 pages, illustrated, color plates.
$18.95 at Fire Mountain Gems/Oregon

Bead Talk.
Peggy Crisman & Shirley Worley.
195 pages.
A 5x6" flip book of every term you will use when talking about beads..
195 pages, $9.00

Bead Work.
Jules & Kaethe Kliot.
Lacis Publications 1993 (1984).
Seed beadwork. 55 pages .
b/w photos, charts & illustration $7.50

Busines Forms and Contracts (in Plain English) for Craftspeople.
Leonard D. DuBoff.
110 pages, $14.95

Classification and Nomenclature of Beads & Pendants.
By Horace C. Beck.
76 pages, $11.00

Creative Cash
Barbara Brabec
Wonderful for people who would like to market their works, but do not have the business background--Fire Mountain Gems .
200 pages, $14.95

Crafting As A Business.
Wendy Rosen 1994 .
Make checks payable to NICHE Magazine.
The Rosen Group.
Attn: Publication Division.
3000 Chestnut Ave, Suite 300.
Baltimore, MD 21211.
1-800-CRAFT-93 to order.
200 pages $22.95 ppd..

Craft Fair Guide.
Paul Crabtree and Tessa Yevka (Colorburst Studios).
There are also links to FAQs and some other resources for crafters. I am continually working on it and welcome contributions or suggestions. -- Paul Crabtree (paulec@colorburst.com).

Directory of Craft Shops and Galleries.
Front Room Publishers.
Att: Internet.
P.O. Box 1541.
Clifton, NJ 07015-1541.
The Directory of Craft Shops and Galleries has over 1000 shops and galleries looking for crafts. If you have a hand made craft and you would like to sell them for profit, then this is the directory for you.
$10.95 PPD check or money order

Fairs & Festivals 1995
20th Edition.
"Proven Guide to direct markets for craftspeople, artists, performers and vendors. 1000 listing for 27 states in the NE & SE U.S. Includes dates, deadlines, feed & more".
Check payable to Arts Extension Service/CR.
Division of Continuing Education.
Box 33260.
U. of Mass. , Amherst, MA 01003-3260.
413-545-2360 .
$16.75 ppd.

How to Be Successful in the Bead Jewelry Business.
Kate Drew-Wilkinson with Colin Haynes.
Nomad Press International.
136 pages, printed single-sided (lots of space for notes).
b/w illustration.
$24 + $6 Shipping and Handling
520-432-7818
beads2@theriver.com
http://www.personal.riverusers.com/~beads

How to Market Your Crafts to Retail Stores "A Complete Guide From Product Evaluation toProduct Distribution".
Dave Malby.
Written by a successful craftsperson who has sold 'handmade' crafts to retail stores throughout the United States and Japan including Disneyland, Disneyworld, Macy's, Museum of American Folk Art, the Smithsonian Institute and hundreds of gift and souvenir stores.
122 pages.
(1-800-546-1612 Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX or checks).
Send orders to:.
TPS Publications.
8725 Ridge Rd.
Newcastle, CA 95658.
voice: 916-663-5100.
FAX: 916-663-5102.
$19.95 ppd.
tpssoft@psyber.com

Photographing Your Craftwork: A Hands-on Guide for Craftspeople.
Steve Meltzer
Contains information on equipment, lighting techniques, composition and much more
134 pages
$12.95 TSI in Washington

How to Price Handcrafted Work
An article by Barbara Brabec
Includes her free "Homemade Money Brochure" of books and reports for craftsellers.
Barbara Brabec Productions
P.O Box 2137 Naperville, IL 60567
$2ppd

An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry
Harold Newman
With 685 illustrations, 16 in color, this dictionary is a comprehensive guide to 2530 terms relating to gemstones, jewels, materials, processes, styles, designers and craftsmen from antiquity to the present. Extensive cross-referencing, plus bibliographical citations, make it an invaluable source book. -- Bead Zip
334 pages $24.95

Selling in Craft Malls
Patricia Krauss
Pros, cons, how to select stores, questions to ask before signing a lease, and tips for improved sales. Booklet.
Showplace Marketing, Dept. C
7046 Broadway #360
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
$6.95 ppd

A Short Dictionary of Bead Terms and Types
(The World of Beads monograph series; 4)
Peter Francis, Jr.
Lapis Route Books, Lake Placid, NY1979
119 pages Illustrated

The Craft Business Encyclopedia: The Modern Craftsperson's Guide to Marketing, Management and Money
Leonard D. DuBoff
292 pages
$14.95

The Law (In Plain English) for Crafts People
Leonard D. Duboff
148 pages
$10.95

You Can Make Money from Your Arts and Crafts
Steve and Cindy Long
Mark Publishing
5400 Scotts Valley Drive
Scotts Valley CA 95066
1-800-622-7372
Establishing your business, getting your numbers up, selling your work at shows, displaying your work to sell, becoming an effective salesperson, plus more.
230 pages. price unknown

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