Homespun Elegance Boutique Vendor Information *The purpose
of Homespun Elegance Boutique is to provide local artisans a space in Valley
Junction in West Des Moines, IA to display and sell their handmade items in a
brick and mortar shop, along with selling on an online store, Facebook shop,
Instagram shop and Pinterest. *Valley
Junction is a historic shopping district in West Des Moines, IA with special
events almost weekly from May-December bringing in additional shoppers. *All items
must be handmade/repurposed by you and you must live within the state of Iowa. *You cannot
already sell items in a shop within Valley Junction. We will be keeping our
shop for one of a kind items that cannot be found in the other shops in that
shopping district. *Monthly
cost is $100 plus 10% commission of sales in the months of January-October and
$150 plus 10% commission of sales in the months of November and December. *An online
inventory system is used to enter and track sales. Artisans are able to log
into their account at any time to see their sales and what items need to be
restocked. Artisans are required to enter their own inventory, add items to the
online store and add barcoded labels to their items at drop off (barcodes
provided at shop) *Artisans
are able to use provided classroom space to teach classes and increase their
sales. (10% commission fee still applies to class fees) *Available
spaces are limited and products will be juried/curated to be sure they are a
good fit for the shop and not a category that is already full. *There are
no booths. The shop is set up in departments like a regular shop with jewelry,
kids, pets, kitchen etc. *Space is
available to store some back stock of items for those who live 1hr+ away *Restocks
may be done anytime during open shop hours (with the exception of during special
events usually held on Thursday evenings in Valley Junction)