Craft checkout stand

As I'm sure you all know from my previous posts, last weekend was the Deluxe Winter Market. This was my second year participating and it w...

This season, I was faced with different booth sizes in each craft show: 8 x 8 at EtsyRAIN 10 x 10 at Urban Craft Uprising 10 x 5 at Craf...

See how I built a DIY Folding Craft Fair Checkout Stand with scrap wood and $0. Ring up customers and package gifts on your own checkout station! This checkout stand folds flat for easy storage and travel. Hang your bags on the side and store your cash box and other necessities behind the stand on the shelves.

Check out stand

folding checkout station

At my last market, the people in the tent beside me had a checkout stand made from stacked crates. I thought that was a much better setup than my current method of sitting in a chair and balancing the cashbox, Square reader and phone on my lap. But... I didn't think I could fit anymore crates into my car (I already have six).Then I saw this foldable version and asked my husband if he would build something similar. He likes to do woodworking as a hobby, and he did an amazing job on my…

This season, I was faced with different booth sizes in each craft show: 8 x 8 at EtsyRAIN 10 x 10 at Urban Craft Uprising 10 x 5 at Crafty Wonderland 5 x 10 at Renegade Craft Fair SF (i.e. the left or right half of a 10 x 10 space) I worked with the super talented Matthew Parker (of Matthew Parker Events) to redesign my displays for maximum flexibility and am pleased with how it has worked out. We made three major upgrades and one minor enhancement for this year. This post is about the first…