The Country Carousel Boutique
has been a tradition during Education Week for 22 years

Enthusiastic shoppers come earlier every year. Our “Sneak Preview” on Monday has been a huge success.

There are 3 common things in all of the great shows, whether large or small.
This is how we plan to use them to make this show great:
Advertising~ Banner for the wall of the school will go up the first part of July to take advantage of the Stadium of Fire crowd, our Street Banner on University Avenue at 50 South, E-mails to shoppers from last year and Provo High Parents, ad in Country Register, 70 racks /BYU campus, Provo High School marquis, Flyers in local motels and fabric stores, and 120,000 mailers. Each registered vendor will receive a vinyl sign for rear windshield of automobile. Yard stakes and flyers are available if you would like to promote the show in your neighborhood or community. We continue to increase our advertising each year and expect to bring in a much larger crowd.

Security~ we will have someone watching each exclusive entrance and exit, and 2 to 4 people watching the aisles. Every crafter with a number will be required to work a 2 hour security shift or pay $20 to hire someone. Everyone will get a vendor I.D. tag which must be presented at the door, if you are taking anything out. There will be no early take down. Everything will be checked through Central Checkout. If you have small items, you may stay in your booth, if it is large enough; but please come with a receipt book or some way to send the amount due, to the checkout. After it has been paid, the customer will come to you with the cash register receipt and pick up their item(s). This will be especially important for jewelry and other small items that could be stashed in a pocket or bag.

Fees~ booth fees are still 20- 25% lower than former years, (Discounts are for booth fees only) New Crafters get a 10% discount for earliest registration (postmarked by June 15th) Loyal vendors from 2010 registering by May 15th ~ 20% discount on small booth or 50% discount on $200 or larger booth. After May 15th ~ 10% discount. Please respond early to secure your number, inventory option and returning discount. Checks received early will not be cashed until May 15th. While some shows are increasing, we will be keeping the commission at 12%. It has been our experience that if the booth fee and commission together equal more than 25% of your sales, You don’t make enough. We will be donating .5% of our gross sales to Foundation.
Our plans include a larger over-all set up, with bigger booths for less money, and space for kiosks or small tables We will also have an area for reluctant guests to sit and watch while our avid shoppers browse. Booths will be on a first come basis. However, vendors from last year will have first choice until May 15th. Basic booth is square i.e. 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, etc. Choose the depth of booth you want, then see contract for cost of additional length in 2' increments. For example 6x8 is $100 for 6x6 plus $35 for additional 2', making total $135. 10x10 may not be available. We reserve the right to put you in an 8x12 if there are not enough 10x10 requests to fill a row. We will also have a few outdoor, self-check booths. If interested, call Katherine early.

Provo High does not begin school until August 23rd this year.
We will have the parking lot all week for vendors and shoppers.
Set up is Monday / 7 am - 2 pm.
Show is Mon. / 4 pm - 9 pm, Tues.-Thurs. / 10 am - 9 pm. Friday / 10 am - 7 pm.
Take down will be as soon after 7 pm as we can clear the building of shoppers.

BYU Education Week is a wonderful time to be in Provo. This event will bring in people from all over. These people are centered in faith and family values. They will be looking for interesting and fun items with those values in mind.

All new items need to be juried. Hand-crafted items are preferred.
You can e-mail photos of your items to katherine@countrycarouselboutique.com
For jury or other questions call Katherine Losee. My telephone number is (801) 465-3808.

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