Home Arts Info

Crafters! Sell at the the County Fair without having to be here, In our new Mercantile Consignment Program Craft Fair at the Fair.
The Mercantile Store is a consignment shop for our exhibitors (ages 18 and above) in the Mercantile Consignment Program.

REQUIREMENTS: In order to sell items in the Store, you must be a 2023 participant in one or more of the Home Arts competitions at the Fair that arrive on or prior to February 1 (last delivery date for store inventory). You must have a confirmed entry for your items to be accepted at the store.

TO SIGN UP: call or email by February 1, 2023. You will be issued a control number and receive a consignment agreement. As soon as you have your inventory list complete, send a copy to us so that we will have an idea about what’s coming to the Fair.

INVENTORY: We hope to stock the Store with a wide variety of quality items that have been handmade (a must!) by our talented exhibitors and are representative of the Home Arts Competitions… woodcarving, pottery, photos, decorative arts, hobby crafts, needle arts, soaps, crochet, quilts and quilted items – just to name a few. We are not able to sell food items.

WE WILL BE SELLING FOR 9 DAYS, so we will need a good number of items. You should plan to consign enough inventory to cover the expense of including your items in the store. If we sell out and need more inventory, we will call you to restock. There are no minimum limits. However, space is limited and we will not be able to accept hanging pieces larger than 24” x 24” or items that are unusually large, with the exception of textiles that may be folded. We will not knowingly accept items that are soiled, aged, made from kits or items with strong odors (i.e., items that smell musty, or smell of pets, smoke, etc.). We reserve the right to reject items that may be objectionable or that are not of competition quality.

ALL ITEMS MUST BE TAGGED and inventoried prior to arrival. Items not tagged and inventoried will not be accepted. Each item must be tagged with your assigned control number, your own inventory control number, description and price. Tags should be large enough to accommodate this information and must be clearly legible – neatly printed by hand or machine. Info may be placed on the front or the back of the tag.

TO ENTER, CLICK ON THE FORM BELOW…