Island Moon Market®
 Gazette
November 2013 Edition
In This Issue
You might want to know
The Vendor Support Manual
Featured Vendor
Quick Links
Island Moon Market®
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North Padre Island's own premier vendor market is held the 4th Saturday of each month. We've gathered some of the best craft vendors and distributors in South Texas. Come out to the shore for some fun and sun and take in some  shopping at the same time!
9am - 5pm
Year Round!

Would you like to be a vendor at our market?

 

  
Register
and submit payment for the Island Moon Market®
  
 What's goin' on?
     
It's the last Island Moon Market® before Christmas! November 23rd is your last chance to shop all the wonderful vendors for your unique holiday gifts!
Come join us and the 33 (and counting) vendors at our new INDOOR/OUTDOOR location; Padre Balli Park,
Briscoe King Pavilion, 
adjacent to Bob Hall Pier.
Just follow the signs! Free admission, as always, with plenty of free parking too!
Stop by the new Island Moon Coffee Bar for a fresh cup and a biscotti to enjoy while you shop.
See y'all Saturday!
   
In this issue
 You Might Want to Know:
Schlitterbahn Corpus Christi
is on the Horizon!
Latest word is the park is only 7 months from opening!
So you want to be a vendor
The vendor support manual is finished and available for purchase. Check out the newest review!
Featured Vendor
Barnacle Dave!  
  
Blessings to you all,
Phillip & Darcie Mason
361-403-4032
 You Might Want To Know?
Ready for summer 2014 opening, the newest addition to North Padre Island is Schlitterbahn Corpus Christi! Construction advancements can be seen on the Island everyday and folks are buzzing with excitement! Well, most folks, but we won't go into that here. The Island Moon Market® stands to gain substantially by this progressive move! With the sure influx of tourists and our new location, we are poised to be the destination vendor market of South Texas!
 
Some info about the water park:
The park will have it's own green house to raise plants and foliage for the park.
The park will have a full service restaurant with outdoor bar and patio.
The park has a 9 hole golf course (open during construction) with a new Pro Shop and upstairs bar coming.
The Hard Hat Café Bar & Grill is also open during construction.
The newly improved pool and patio area includes multiple palapas for a break from the sun.
Social memberships for the pool and tennis courts are available for purchase.
For more information, check out the Schlitterbahn website and Facebook page!  
The Vendor Support Manual 
  
    Have you always wanted to be a vendor but haven't done it yet because you don't know where to start? Well now you can! This manual is filled will everything you need to know! Here is another vendor review of our manual:

    I wish I had access to the Vendor Support Manual four years ago! I stumbled along for about a year and then realized I needed to pick and choose my venues a little more carefully. Your manual definitely makes it easier for a first time vendor as well as contains helpful information for even a seasoned vendor.

    Jennifer Howard

     

    You can meet Jennifer at this months market! Be sure to stop by the Inspire Your Senses booth!

     

    You have two options to purchase the 41 page manual, complete with live link reference guide: You may purchase a PDF copy for $24.95 or you may purchase a copy of the manual for $15.00 with any booth rental at Island Moon Market®

    Use the REGISTER NOW link below to purchase the manual here. (if purchasing just the manual, fill out the form but do not choose a booth rental as part of your purchase) You may also email us to purchase.

    For more information on the manual, go to www.howtobeavendor.com

    Here is the peak inside at the table of contents:

    Table of Contents

    CHAPTER 1 ...... Know the basics before you start

                Determining what you will be selling                       

                Setting up your business with the State & US Government (State of Texas)

                Obtaining licenses and permits (State of Texas)

                Event insurance (State of Texas)

    CHAPTER 2 ...... Understanding the Cottage Food Laws (Texas HB970) (Nueces County)

    CHAPTER 3 ...... Ready, set, sell

    Market day tool kit and supplies

                Setting up the booth; tents, tables, displays

                Customer relations and the sale

                Standard venues

                Payment processing: credit cards, cash & checks (State of Texas)

    CHAPTER 4 ...... Marketing and advertising

                Marketing materials       

                Setting up and managing your website

                Setting up and managing a Facebook account

    CHAPTER 5 ...... Inventory management

                Purchasing vs. manufacturing

                Tracking the cost of goods sold

                Tracking overhead & operating costs

                Setting the sale price

                Sales and inventory tracking

    CHAPTER 6 ...... Choosing a market

                Demographic and economic data

    The characteristics of a good market

                Standard rules and regulations for most markets

                How to handle issues with a vendor, market or market director

    CHAPTER 7 ...... Market day and what to expect

                Arrival and set up

                Tips for a successful sales day

                Tear down and departure

    CHAPTER 8 ...... Live Link Resource guide (State of Texas)

Featured Vendor
  
    This months Featured Vendor is Barnacle Dave!

    We started Barnacle Dave's as just an on-line hobby about 2 years ago. We now sell approximately 35 different kinds of flags and windsocks ranging from U.S., & Texas State Lone Star to "It's got to be 5 O'clock Somewhere" fun beach flags & windsocks, along with nautical gifts. It has rapidly grown into something we thought we should take serious, so we decided to expand to Phillip & Darcie's Island Moon Market. Interacting with the helpful venders, and listening to the customers suggestions have brought this little home business to the next level. We are looking forward to our new indoor location!

    Sandra & Dave

    Come on out and support Texas made! From Barnacle Dave's to all the others, this is what we do; bring the best of Texas to you!!

 

About Us
Phillip and Darcie Mason, owners of the Island Moon Market, live on North Padre Island and operate the monthly Island Moon Market®. Since May of 2012, we have enjoyed providing this market to all of Corpus Christi. Thank you to all who come out each month and support us and our vendors! See ya'll at the beach!
Island Moon Market® is not affiliated in anyway with the local newspaper or it's owner.