Book excerpt: If you are an artist, hand made artisan or crafter you want to focus on creating your work, but if you want to sell your work at art shows, craft fairs or pop-ups, the planner makes the process easier. It is valuable for scheduling venues, tracking sales and inventory, and keeping track of expenditures. The planner makes it easier to stay organized, helps prevent accidental double bookings, and makes tax time much easier. The Art Show and Craft Fair Planner was created by artists and crafters experienced in selling at large and small venues, local art galleries, and outdoor art and craft markets, and share tips on getting started, how to find venues, and helpful checklists for preparing for art shows and craft fairs. The at a glance calendar lets you circle booked dates and provides a quick reference for the year, The monthly calendar is perfect for penciling in potential and confirmed venues and appointments, with room for short notes. A weekly calendar is provided for more detailed notes, such as whether you enjoyed the show or not, dates, times and locations for shows and helps prevent overlapping times on days when more than one venue is booked. The expense, inventory and sales sheets keep track of costs, mileage and profits. It makes it easier to see what items sell the most, and which venues are profitable. It helps in deciding if a venue is worth returning to. Also useful for preparing taxes, profit and loss statements, and tracking mileage. The planner makes running a small business much easier and lets you focus on your creations.