Spikey Starz
Spikey Starz Display and Merchandising
DISPLAY AREA
* Have a specific area to display for full impact. It may be the shop
window, it may be at store entry as a welcome display, a well lit
back corner to pull customers all the way to the back of the store
or it could be near the counter to encourage spenders to be more inspired.
Make sure it is well lit!
*offer colour co-ordinated starter packs of fabrics for each pattern
instead of or as well as specific kits. Offer them either in the
pattern colours or your sample colours.
DISPLAY IDEAS
*Starz on Stickz, a free download from the Stargazey Quilts web
page. Make these to stand upright on sticks, join them together to
form chains or hang them from a hula hoop, (covered in fabric), as
a mobile.
*Fit out the display area, (or a backboard) with glow in the dark
stars.
*Use wooden cut outs of stars and moons, have them displayed unadorned
and decorated (with fabric and embellishments)
*Fashion “nice-looking” wire into simple star shapes.
Thread it with beads before closing.
*Display Slender Starz and Sawtooth Starz along with Spikey Starz
*Following the cot quilt project theme;
-incorporate baby products (bright and colour co-ordinated)
-toys
-toiletries
*Make a family of cushions using various star fabrics - they could
all have a spikey starz block in!
USING OTHER QUILT STORE MERCHANDISE IN YOUR DISPLAY
*Display traditional star blocks too;
- Lemoyne Star or Feathered Star paper piecing templates, and related
product
- Lemoyne Star or Feathered Star templates, and related product
*Chalk wheels or other marking tools
*Gift Store products in the galaxy/night sky theme;
gift wrap and cards,
telescopes,
glow in the dark products
*embellishments in the star/sky theme;
glittering embroidery threads,
star/sky/UFO buttons,
glittering beads to add sparkle
FABRIC PACKS
1. Fat quarter packs are also a great starter and easy to cut, sell
and display. Include different amounts to suit different pockets and
projects; 5 of each, 10 of each, 10/5 split etc.
TRY; purple and yellow fabrics
or sky fabrics and contrasting star fabrics
2. Folded Star or Pinwheel Star fabric packs
3. Fat quarter selections of star/sky/galaxy collections
4. Selections of stars fabrics. These could be tied up with a star
button dangling from each end of the ribbon ties.
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