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Road Trip Packing For A Multi-Con Season

Three shows in six weeks. Different cities, different table sizes, one car. If you've ever repacked your entire booth at 6am in a hotel parking lot, you already know why multi-con season needs an actual system, not just vibes and hoping the trunk closes. Pack for the season, not the show The mistake most vendors make is packing fresh for every single convention. Instead, build a car setup that STAYS packed between shows. Bins for inventory, a dedicated spot for your display, a spot for signage. If your display packs flat, it can live in one bin the whole season and just get topped up between stops. A modular kit that breaks down into flat panels is the difference between a Tetris nightmare and a system you can do half asleep. Panels stack, connectors bag up small, hooks go in a pouch. Same spot every time. Build for your smallest table, expand for your biggest Multi-con season means you'll hit venues with different table sizes. Rather than owning five different displays, use ONE modular system and adjust. Our kits fit a standard 6ft (180cm) table and you can build up to 5 panels high, about 175cm of wall. Bring your full panel count and use fewer panels at a tight table, more at a spacious one. Same hardware, different shape. Know your kit tiers before the season starts Core (24 panels) suits a light single-table setup. Shapeshift Base (46 panels) covers most standard booths. Shapeshift (70 panels) is the most popular, the all-rounder that handles bigger tables and corner spots. Shapeshift Max (92 panels) is for the shows where you get a double booth. Knowing which kit you're bringing to which show BEFORE you load the car saves you from digging through bins at a rest stop. See the sizing breakdown on our modular display kit page, or compare all four in the full kit lineup. Durability matters more on a road trip than a flight Planes handle your bag once or twice. A road trip means loading and unloading the same panels a dozen times over six weeks. Lightweight materials only help if they also hold up. ABS connectors and PLA hooks are built to survive repeated assembly, not just one trip through TSA. How do I keep my car packing consistent across shows? Dedicate one bin or bag exclusively to your display and never mix it with inventory. Same bin, same spot in the trunk, every show. Can one kit really cover different table sizes all season? Yes. Build fewer panels wide or tall for a small table, add more for a bigger one. The modular pieces don't care what size table they're going on. What wears out fastest on a road trip display? Connectors and joints take the most repeated stress. Look for ABS plastic construction over cheaper materials that crack after a few dozen setups and teardowns.

From First Table To Full Booth: How One Kit Grows With You

Your first show table is not your last show table. If you are doing this seriously, your setup in two years will not look anything like the one you bring to your first market. The question is whether getting there means buying a whole new booth, or just adding to the one you already have.The problem with buying "for now"A lot of new vendors buy the cheapest, smallest option because they are not sure this is going to stick. Totally reasonable. But when it does stick, and your product line grows, and you start getting into bigger conventions, that cheap setup usually cannot expand. It gets replaced, not upgraded. That is money spent twice.One system, every stageOur kits are built so the whole range shares the same panels and connectors. Start with a Core kit at 24 panels for a half table and low walls. When you need more room, move up to Shapeshift Base at 46 panels, the smart default that expands cleanly with add-ons. Growing further, Shapeshift at 70 panels is our most popular size, built for a full table with tall framing. And when you are running double tables, corner booths, or a full multi-day convention setup, Shapeshift Max at 92 panels is built for years of heavy use.You are not buying four different products here. You are buying into ONE system at four different points, and every piece from the smallest kit still works with the largest.What that actually looks like in practiceSay you start with Core for your first few local markets. Business picks up, you add a Shapeshift Base add-on set, and now you have a full table setup without touching your original panels. A year later you land a spot at a bigger con with a corner booth, so you combine kits to hit a 360cm (12ft) double setup. Every panel from your very first show is still in the booth. Nothing got tossed in a closet.If you are picking your starting point, start with a Shapeshift Base kit and build up from there as your table grows.Set up stays simple no matter how big you getEven at the Max size, setup stays under 30 minutes with no tools. Booth growth should not mean more headaches at load in, and with a shared connector system it doesn't. See how the kits compare to map out where your booth might end up.FAQDo I have to buy the biggest kit to future-proof my booth?No. Buying the biggest kit up front is not necessary since every size connects to every other size later. Start where your current table needs you to start.Will old panels look different from newer panels I add later?Panel and connector specs stay consistent across the kit range, so panels bought a year apart still fit and match cleanly.How far can one setup realistically scale?From a single half table up to a 360cm (12ft) double setup for corner booths, all using the same connector system.

What Makes Someone Actually Stop Walking In Artist Alley

Let's actually break this down instead of guessing. What makes a stranger, mid-stride, in a hallway full of distractions, physically stop and turn toward your table? It's not one thing. It's a stack of small signals firing in the right order, fast.First, something has to break their sightlineBefore anyone processes what your booth even is, something has to interrupt the automatic scan their eyes are doing. That's almost always height and colour. A wall standing above the table line, in a colour that isn't the room's default grey or beige, is the first trigger. This happens in a fraction of a second, before conscious thought, so it has to be visual, not verbal. You can't talk someone into noticing you from fifteen feet away.Second, their brain has to decide you're organizedOnce someone's eye catches on your booth, the next split-second judgment is whether it looks intentional or thrown together. A clean grid of panels reads as intentional. A pile of prints leaning against boxes reads as thrown together, even if the actual art is identical in quality. Repetition and symmetry are doing a lot of quiet convincing here.Third, they need a reason to close the distanceGetting noticed from far away and getting someone to actually walk over are two different jobs. This is where your top shelf matters most, it's the first thing at eye level once someone's closer. A strong hero piece up high, held on panel hooks rated for real weight (each shelf holds up to 5kg), keeps your best work visible and steady even as the day gets busy and people start bumping tables.Build the wall that does this work for youAll three of these come from the same physical setup. Our modular display kit uses 35x35cm frosted panels and ABS connectors to build a wall up to five panels high, around 175cm, in one of 19+ exclusive colours. No tools, under 30 minutes to build, and it packs down flat for travel. The Shapeshift kit (70 panels) is the most popular size because it covers a standard 180cm/6ft table without over- or under-building.FAQHow many seconds do I really have to catch someone's attention?Realistically a couple of seconds at most before their eyes move to the next table. That's why height and colour need to do the work before you ever speak.Does a messy table undo a good display wall?Yes. The wall gets people to look, but a cluttered table surface can undo that impression fast. Keep the table itself simple and let the wall carry the visual weight.What's the most overlooked part of a booth that actually stops people?Eye-level placement. Your strongest piece should sit roughly where a walking adult's eyes naturally land, not tucked low on the table.Ready to build a wall that does the stopping for you? browse the full kit lineup and pick your size.

Shared Table Etiquette And How To Still Stand Out

Nobody hands you a manual for sharing a table. You just show up, meet a stranger, and negotiate six feet of real estate in real time while attendees are already walking the aisle. Do it wrong and you spend the weekend annoyed at each other. Do it right and you both sell better.Respect the middle, own your edgesThe center of a shared table is neutral ground. Don't colonize it with your signage the second you finish setup. Build your tallest, boldest pieces toward your own outer edge and let the middle stay lower and shared. This alone prevents 90 percent of shared-table friction.Ask before you go tallGoing vertical is the best move on a small footprint, but it can block your neighbor's booth if you don't communicate first. A quick request like asking if it's okay to build up on your side takes ten seconds and saves an awkward teardown later. Most artists are relieved someone actually asked.Standing out doesn't mean taking overYou can have the more eye catching table without stepping on your neighbor. This is where a proper display system earns its keep. A grid of panels in a colour that matches your brand, holding your best pieces at eye level, reads more professional than a pile of prints no matter how good the art is. You don't need more space to look better. You need better structure in the space you've got.Keep your footprint on your own sideBins, totes, and backstock stay strictly under your own half of the table. Nothing sours a shared table relationship faster than someone's overflow creeping into the other person's leg room by hour three of day one.Setup speed is a courtesy, not just convenienceWhen you're sharing a table, you're often sharing a setup window too. A kit that assembles in under 30 minutes with no tools means your tablemate isn't standing around waiting on you to finish before they can start. Panels pack flat into a 56x36x23cm carry-on, so you're not spreading gear across the aisle while you dig through a bag for a wrench you forgot anyway.Who decides how the shared table gets split?Usually whoever arrives first proposes a split down the middle, then both artists adjust from there. Measure evenly and stick to it once you've agreed.What if my tablemate's setup is way bigger than mine?Bring it up early, not on day two. A calm conversation about rebalancing is normal and most artists would rather fix it than stew about it all weekend.Can a display kit actually help avoid conflict?Yes. Defined panel edges act as a visual boundary line, which removes a lot of the ambiguity that causes shared table disputes in the first place.Good etiquette and a strong table aren't in conflict. Start with our modular display kit or browse the full kit lineup to build a setup that plays well with others and still stands out.

How Your Table Colours Talk Before You Do

You don't get a second to explain your table. By the time someone's close enough to hear your voice, they've already decided whether to keep walking. Your colours made that call for them. Nobody read a sign. Nobody heard a pitch. Colour did the work.Colour is the fastest signal a brain processesBefore someone reads your logo or your prices, their brain has already registered colour and shape. That's just how vision works. So whatever your panels and table are saying in colour, that message lands first, and it lands whether you planned it or not. The only question is whether you're controlling that message or leaving it to chance.What different palettes actually saySoft pastels and frosted lilac tones read as gentle, whimsical, cute. Deep navy and slate tones read as serious, moody, premium. Warm colours read as approachable and cosy. None of these are better than the others, but they need to MATCH what's actually in your art, or you're sending a mixed signal before anyone even sees a print. A horror illustrator with a pastel booth is fighting their own colour choice the whole show.This is exactly why having real options matters. Artist Booths panels come in 19+ exclusive frosted colours, so the palette can actually say what your art says, instead of you settling for whatever neutral grid the venue provides. Browse all 19+ colours and find the tone that matches your voice as an artist.Let the material help the message, not mute itFlat, glossy plastic panels bounce light back hard and wash colour out under convention lighting. The 35x35cm frosted polypropylene panels used in our modular display kit diffuse that light instead, so colour reads richer and your art glows rather than glaring back at browsers. That's the difference between a colour palette that whispers and one that actually speaks.Say it consistently or it stops being a messageOne-off colour choices don't communicate anything, they just look random. The message only lands when it repeats: panels, table runner, price tags, all echoing the same two or three tones every single show. That consistency is what turns colour into an actual signal instead of noise.Can colour alone really influence whether someone stops at my table?Yes. It happens before conscious thought kicks in, which is exactly why it matters more than most artists assume.What if my art doesn't have an obvious dominant colour?Pick a neutral, like a frosted white or pale grey panel, and let your art provide all the colour contrast against a calm backdrop.Should my table colours change based on the con or market I'm at?No, keep it consistent. Recognisability across multiple shows is worth more than trying to match every individual venue's vibe.Your table colours are talking whether you like it or not. Might as well make sure they're saying the right thing.

Why The Cheapest Display Is Usually The Most Expensive One

A $20 wire grid cube that bends after two shows is not actually cheap. It just moved the cost to later, when you are standing in a hotel room the night before a show trying to bend it back into shape. Cheap up front and expensive over time is the oldest trap in this business.Cheap is a timing trick, not a savingsWhen something is cheap, the cost does not disappear. It gets deferred. You pay it later in replacement parts, in wasted setup time, in a booth that looks tired next to your neighbor's. Vendors who have done this for years learn to distrust the low number on day one, because it almost never tells the whole story.Think about the actual lifespan of a bargain grid cube or a flimsy pop up frame. Most don't survive a full season of load in, transport, and load out. You replace it, and now you have paid for two displays in the time a durable one would have lasted for one purchase.What durability actually buys youA well built modular kit is not just sturdier, it is designed to be reconfigured. One kit can build different layouts depending on the booth size you get assigned, which means you are not buying a second setup when a show hands you a corner space instead of your usual straight run. That flexibility alone replaces multiple cheap purchases.It also sets up fast. No tools, under 30 minutes, which matters more than people expect when you are doing back to back weekend shows and running on four hours of sleep. Time is money too, especially at 7am load in with a line already forming outside.The real comparisonStop comparing sticker prices. Compare cost per show instead. A setup that spreads its cost across 20+ events is doing something a disposable one can never do, no matter how cheap it looked in the cart. The math is not close once you actually run it.Packing matters too. A kit that folds flat travels lighter, which means less baggage cost and less risk of damage in transit compared to bulky folding frames that barely survive one flight. That is money you get back every single trip, quietly, without ever writing a check for it.If you have been buying the same cheap display twice a year, it might be time to look at our modular display kit instead, or compare the full kit lineup to see which size fits your table setup.How do I know if my current display is actually cheap or just deferred cost?Track what you spend keeping it functional over a season. If you are buying replacement parts, tape, or a whole new unit within a year, it was never cheap. It just hid the real price from you at checkout.Isn't a durable kit a bigger risk if my art business changes direction?A reconfigurable kit is actually lower risk here, because it adapts to different booth sizes and layouts as your setup evolves. A disposable display locks you into one shape and one lifespan, which is the riskier bet.What is the biggest hidden cost of a cheap display?Setup time and stress at load in. A wobbly, unpredictable setup eats into the morning you should be spending prepping product and greeting early customers, not wrestling with bent grid wire.

The Flying Vendor's Guide To Packing Light

Flying to a con is a different beast than driving to one. You can't just cram everything into the car and sort it out later. Every kilo costs you, every extra bag is a decision, and your booth has to survive baggage handlers who do not care about your art. If you've ever paid a $75 overweight fee because your display frame weighed more than your clothes, this one's for you. Start by weighing what you actually bring Most vendors overpack because they've never actually put their booth on a scale. Do it once. Wood grid panels, metal frames, heavy easels, these add up fast and you feel it at the counter. Swap to lightweight materials and the whole equation changes. Our kits use frosted polypropylene panels, ABS connectors and PLA hooks, so the entire wall system weighs a fraction of what a wood-and-metal setup does. One bag, not three The real skill in flying vendor life is consolidation. If your display packs flat, it can travel inside a single checked bag alongside your prints and merch, instead of needing its own oversized case. Our modular kit breaks down flat enough that smaller builds fit the standard 56x36x23cm carry-on allowance entirely, meaning your only checked bag is inventory. Match your kit to your flight, not your dream booth It's tempting to bring your biggest, most impressive setup to every show. Don't. If you're flying, size down. The Core kit (24 panels) or Shapeshift Base (46 panels) cover a standard table without weighing you down. Save the Shapeshift Max (92 panels) for shows you're driving to. The Shapeshift kit at 70 panels sits right in the middle, the most popular pick for vendors who fly regularly but still want a full wall. Browse the full kit lineup and pick by table size first, weight second. You'll thank yourself at check-in. No tools, no extra bag for hardware Old-school displays need a tool bag: allen keys, extra screws, zip ties. That's ANOTHER thing to pack and ANOTHER thing to lose in a hotel room. Our modular display kit snaps together by hand, no tools required, setup under 30 minutes. One less bag, one less thing to forget. How do I keep my checked bag under the weight limit? Weigh your empty bag first, then weigh your display pieces before you pack anything else. Lightweight polypropylene panels and ABS connectors leave you way more room for actual inventory before you hit airline limits. Should I carry my display on or check it? Smaller kits like the Core or Shapeshift Base can often fit carry-on dimensions. Anything bigger, check it, but pack it as your only checked item so your total baggage fees stay low. What's the biggest packing mistake flying vendors make? Bringing a display sized for their dream booth instead of the table they've actually got. Match the kit to the table, not the ambition.

Why Spare Panels Save Your Show When Something Breaks

It always happens at the worst time. A connector snaps while you're loading in, or a panel cracks getting jostled in the car, and doors open in twenty minutes. You cannot run to a hardware store for this. You need the fix already sitting in your bin.Panels break. Plan for it, not around itArtist alley setups take a beating. They get shoved into cars, dropped by tired hands, leaned on by curious kids, and packed away half wet after an outdoor show. A cracked panel or a stripped connector is not a rare event. It is a normal part of owning a display. The vendors who never panic about it are the ones who already have a spare sitting in the bag.This is why every one of our kits ships as a complete kit, never loose parts, WITH spares included. Panel counts and connector counts always stay matched because we build the kit that way from the start. You are not guessing whether you have enough hardware. You already do.A broken panel should be a non-eventThink about the difference between these two mornings. In one, a panel snaps and you spend the next fifteen minutes texting other vendors asking if anyone has a spare connector, while your table sits half built. In the other, you reach into your bag, swap the piece, and keep setting up. Same problem, completely different show.That second version is only possible if the spare was already packed. It is a small thing until the moment you actually need it, and then it is the ONLY thing that matters.Cross-compatible parts mean your spares work no matter whatBecause every panel and connector is cross-compatible across our whole kit range, your spares are not locked to one specific configuration. If you have grown your booth by combining kits or adding panels over time, your original spares still fit. Nothing gets orphaned. If you are still deciding on a starting size, start with a Shapeshift Base kit and know the spares in the box will carry you through every future expansion.Build the habit, not just the bagKeep your spares in the same pouch every time, check it before you leave the house, and replace anything you use as soon as you get home. It takes two minutes and it is the difference between a hiccup and a ruined show day. See how the kits compare if you're deciding which size to build your spares habit around.FAQDo spares come with every kit or do I need to buy them separately?Every kit ships with spares included as part of the complete set. You are not buying extra parts on top, they are already in the box.What actually breaks most often at shows?Connectors take the most wear since they get clipped and unclipped at every load in and out. Panels crack less often but usually from transport, not use.If I combine two kits, do the spares from both still work together?Yes. Every panel and connector across our kits is cross-compatible, so spares from either kit work across your whole combined setup.

The Boring Booth Trap Every New Vendor Falls Into

Every new vendor makes the same mistake and nobody warns them about it. You spend months on the art. You spend maybe twenty minutes thinking about the table. Then you get to the con and wonder why the booth next to you, with honestly weaker art, is pulling a bigger crowd.The trap is thinking the art speaks for itselfIt doesn't. Not in a room full of other good artists. Your table has maybe a second or two to earn a second look before someone's eyes move on to the next booth. If your setup is a tablecloth, a business card holder, and a wire grid you borrowed, it doesn't matter how good the work pinned to that grid is. The setup itself is telling people there's nothing worth stopping for.Grey and beige are the default, and the default is invisibleMost first-time vendors end up with the same look almost by accident, a plain cloth, a metal grid, whatever colour the table linen came in. It's not a choice, it's just what was available. But when 40 tables in a row all made the same non-choice, none of them stand out. Standing out doesn't require anything fancy. It just requires picking an actual colour on purpose, instead of inheriting the default.Height is the cheapest fix that makes the biggest differenceYou don't need custom carpentry or a five-figure booth budget to escape the boring booth trap. You need height. A wall behind your table, even a modest one, changes how your whole space reads. This is exactly what a modular panel system is for, snap-together 35x35cm panels on ABS connectors that build up to five panels high, around 175cm, with zero tools and about 30 minutes of setup. It fits a standard 180cm/6ft table, so you're not redesigning your whole booth footprint to get there.Pick a colour and commit to itThis is the easiest, cheapest win in the whole list. With 19+ exclusive colours to choose from, pick ONE that isn't grey, isn't beige, and isn't whatever every other table in your row is running. Build your wall in that colour and let your art sit on top of it. Our modular display kit makes this simple because the panels themselves are the colour, not a paint job or a fabric backdrop you have to source separately.FAQIs a boring booth really about the setup, not the art?Mostly, yes. Great art on a forgettable table still gets walked past because nobody stopped long enough to see it.What's the fastest fix for a first-time vendor on a budget?Height and one bold colour. Both come from the same panel system and don't require a big redesign.How long does it take to build a taller, more colourful booth?Under 30 minutes with no tools, so it's not a bigger time cost on the morning of the event.If you're rethinking your setup before your next event, browse the full kit lineup and pick a size and colour that actually stands out.

The Cohesive Booth Look That Turns Browsers Into Buyers

Most people walking an artist alley aisle are browsers, not buyers, right up until something makes them stop. You don't convert them with a bigger sign or a louder pitch. You convert them by looking like you know what you're doing, and cohesion is the fastest way to say that without saying anything.Browsers judge the whole booth, not the best pieceHere's a hard truth. Your strongest piece doesn't save a messy table. People scan the whole space in a glance, and a cluttered, mismatched setup drags down even your best work by association. A cohesive booth does the opposite, it lifts every piece on it, because the presentation already told the browser "this is worth a closer look."Consistency reads as competenceA messy table makes people assume messy business. Late shipping, sloppy packaging, no follow-through. Nobody says this out loud, but it's happening in their head in about two seconds. A clean, matching setup does the reverse work for you. It signals you're organised, which people quietly translate into "I can trust this person with my money."Building that consistency doesn't require custom fabrication. Panel systems like our modular display kit give you the same matching wall every single show, because it's the same panels every time, not whatever mismatched furniture you managed to borrow this month.Give people a reason to walk INTO the booth, not just past itA cohesive colour palette does something specific: it creates a frame. People feel more comfortable stepping inside a space that looks intentional, versus hovering at the edge of a chaotic one worried they'll knock something over. With 19+ exclusive frosted colours to choose from, you can build a frame around your art instead of a generic black grid. Browse all 19+ colours to see what pairs with your work.Practical cohesion beats aspirational cohesionNone of this works if it's a nightmare to set up. The panels are 35x35cm frosted polypropylene that diffuse light so your art actually glows instead of sitting flat under harsh fluorescents, and the whole wall goes up in under 30 minutes with no tools, fitting a standard 180cm table. That means you can actually maintain the cohesive look show after show instead of it falling apart by hour two of setup.Does a cohesive booth really change conversion, or is it just aesthetics?It changes conversion. A cohesive booth lowers the mental friction of stopping and looking, and lower friction means more people actually stop.I have a small booth. Does cohesion still matter at a small scale?Even more so. A small table has less room to hide mismatched elements, so every inconsistency stands out more, not less.What's the fastest fix if my current booth already feels chaotic?Pick one dominant panel colour and build everything else, table runner, signage, cards, around it. That single change does more than any individual decoration.Browsers become buyers the moment your booth stops making them work to understand it. Cohesion does that work for you, before you say a single word.

What A Display Actually Costs You Over A Year Of Shows

You don't spend money on a display once. You spend it every single show, whether you notice it or not. Tape, replacement grids, a bent leg here, a cracked panel there. Add it up over a year and the number is a lot bigger than the sticker price you paid back in January.The receipt you never seeMost vendors track what they spend on inventory and booth fees. Almost nobody tracks what their display costs them over a year. That's the blind spot. A cheap setup doesn't show up as one line item, it shows up as a dozen small ones scattered across twelve months. A new grid here, gaffer tape there, an Uber because the folding table didn't fit in your car.Do this exercise once. Write down every dollar you spent on your booth setup this year, not counting product. Replacement parts, extra bins, tape, zip ties, the emergency hardware store run before a show because a panel snapped. Most vendors are shocked at the total.Cost per show is the only number that mattersSticker price tells you almost nothing. What matters is cost per event. A setup that lasts one season and needs replacing costs you full price again next year. A setup built to last spreads that same cost across 20+ shows, sometimes many more. That math changes EVERYTHING once you actually run it.This is why a lot of full time artists eventually move to a modular system instead of stitching together folding tables and wire cubes. One kit that reconfigures into different layouts, sets up in under 30 minutes with no tools, and holds up across years of load in and load out. The upfront number looks bigger on day one. Divided across a year of shows, it is often cheaper than what you were already spending on patch fixes.What actually drains your budgetIt is rarely the big purchase that hurts. It is the death by a thousand cuts. A grid cube that bends under weight and gets replaced every few months. Fabric panels that sag and need re tensioning before every show. Storage bins that crack in transit. None of it feels expensive in the moment. All of it adds up to real money by December.Baggage costs count too. A display that packs flat and travels light saves you on flights and rideshares all year, not just on the display itself. That is part of the real cost of a show, and most vendors never put it in the spreadsheet.Start tracking it properlyOpen a note on your phone. Every show, log what you spent keeping your booth standing, separate from product cost. After three shows you will see the pattern. After a year you will know exactly what your display costs you, and whether it is time to stop patching and invest in something that holds its shape for years, not months.If you are ready to stop tracking repair costs and start tracking shows, take a look at our modular display kit, or compare the full kit lineup to find the size that fits your table.How do I actually calculate my cost per show?Add up everything you spend keeping your booth functional over a year, including replacement parts, tape, storage, and any extra baggage fees from a heavy or bulky setup. Divide that total by the number of shows you did. That is your real number, not the price tag from the day you bought it.Is it worth switching mid season?If your current setup is already costing you in repairs and stress at every show, waiting until next year just adds another season of patch costs. A reconfigurable kit that sets up in minutes pays you back in saved setup time immediately, on top of the long term savings.Does a better display actually make more money too?Indirectly, yes. A clean, sturdy booth that goes up fast means more energy for customers and less time wrestling with a wobbly grid before doors open. That is real, even if it is harder to put a number on than a repair bill.

Tiny Table, Big Presence: What Actually Fits

You don't need a huge booth to look like a serious vendor. You need to stop trying to fit everything you own onto a tiny table and start being ruthless about what earns a spot there. Presence isn't about square footage. It's about what people see first.What a tiny table can actually holdLet's be real about the numbers. A standard table runs 180cm, about 6ft, but a lot of small con spaces hand out quarter and half tables that shrink that fast. On a footprint that small, flat bins and stacked totes just eat your whole surface. Panel systems don't. A single vertical grid gives you multiple shelves in the same footprint a couple of flat bins would take up.Each panel is 35x35cm, frosted polypropylene, holding up to 5kg per shelf. That's enough for prints, small plush, stickers, charm racks, all displayed at once instead of buried in a bin someone has to dig through.Cut the clutter before you buildThis is the part everyone skips. Before you even touch a panel, decide what your top 10 pieces are. Not your top 30. Ten. Everything else goes in a folder or a bin under the table. A tiny table crammed with everything you've ever made looks messy. A tiny table with ten hero pieces displayed clean looks CURATED, and curated sells.Vertical is non-negotiable on a small footprintIf your table is small, height is where you win. Build up with panels instead of laying everything flat. It changes your whole silhouette from across the room. People remember booths that had a shape, not booths that were just a table with stuff on it.Setup speed matters more when space is tightTiny tables often mean tighter aisles and less room to maneuver bulky setup gear. A kit that packs flat into a 56x36x23cm carry-on and assembles in under 30 minutes with no tools means you're not wrestling oversized shelving through a packed hallway or blocking your neighbor while you figure out a wrench.Colour does the heavy liftingOn a small table, colour is doing a lot of your branding work since you don't have much surface area for signage. Pick from 19+ exclusive panel colours and commit to one or two that match your brand. A clean colour story on a tiny table reads more professional than a rainbow of mismatched bins ever will.What's the smallest kit that still looks put together?The Core kit at 24 panels works well for compact accent displays where you just need a clean vertical wall, not a full backdrop.Should I bring my whole inventory to a tiny table event?No. Bring your best sellers and rotate stock from under the table as things sell. A packed table looks cluttered and actually sells worse.How do I make a small table look bigger than it is?Build vertically instead of flat, keep your colour palette tight, and leave a little breathing room between pieces instead of edge to edge coverage.Small table, real presence. Start with our modular display kit or browse the full kit lineup to find your fit.

Fitting Your Whole Booth In A Carry-On

You know the moment. You're standing at check-in watching the agent eyeball your bags, doing baggage-fee math in their head before they say a word. If your display is the reason you're sweating the scale, we need to talk. Most artist alley displays were never built with a plane in mind. Grid walls, PVC frames, wooden panel systems. Great for a car trunk. Absolute nightmare for an airport gate. The good news is this is a solved problem, not something you have to duct-tape your way around. What actually needs to fit Strip your booth down to what it really is: wall panels to hang art on, something to hold them up, maybe some signage. That's it. The panels are the bulky part, so that's where you fix the problem first. Our modular display kit packs completely flat. The panels, connectors and hooks stack down small enough to fit inside the usual 56x36x23cm carry-on allowance most airlines use. No checked bag required for the whole wall system. You walk it onto the plane with you. Why flat-pack beats folding Folding frames still have hinges and joints. They fold down, sure, but they don't flatten. A true flat-pack system, like the frosted polypropylene panels and ABS connectors in our kits, breaks apart into thin, stackable pieces. There's a real difference between "smaller" and "flat," and your suitcase only cares about flat. Pick the right kit size for carry-on travel Flying solo and want maximum portability? Start with the Core kit at 24 panels, the lightest footprint for a first table setup. Need more wall space? The Shapeshift Base (46 panels) still travels light. The Shapeshift kit at 70 panels is the most popular size, the all-rounder that covers a standard convention table without pushing your carry-on limits. Going bigger with the Shapeshift Max (92 panels) means you'll likely want to check a bag, but even then you're checking ONE bag, not a crate. Check out our modular display kit if you want to see exactly how the pieces break down, and browse the full kit lineup to match a size to your table. Setup speed matters just as much as size A carry-on booth is useless if it takes you an hour to build at your table with a line forming behind you. These kits snap together with no tools and go up in under 30 minutes. Panels click into ABS connectors, PLA hooks hold your prints and merch. You're not hunting for an allen key at 8am on setup day. Will my display actually pass carry-on size limits? The flat-packed kit fits inside the standard 56x36x23cm carry-on dimension most major airlines allow. Always double check your specific airline's limits before you fly, since a few budget carriers run tighter. What if I need a bigger booth than carry-on allows? Go up a kit size and check one bag. Even the Shapeshift Max still packs flat, so it's one manageable checked item instead of an oversized crate that gets flagged as freight. How tall can I build with a carry-on kit? Panels are 35x35cm and you can stack up to 5 high, which gets you about 175cm (roughly 69 inches) of wall. Plenty for a standard table backdrop.

Starting Small And Building Your Booth Over Time

You do not need the full booth on day one. Nobody does. Most vendors start with a folding table, a few grid walls borrowed from a friend, and a lot of hope. That is fine. What matters is what you buy next, and whether it actually fits what you already have.Here is the trap. A lot of vendors buy cheap, mismatched pieces early because they are scared to spend money on something they might outgrow. Then six months later they are buying a whole new setup because none of it connects to what they already own. That is buying twice for one booth.Buy the system, not the sizeThe fix is simple. Buy into a system where every panel and every connector is cross-compatible across kits. Start with a smaller kit for your first few shows, then add panels later when your table grows or you move up to a bigger space. You are not replacing anything. You are adding to it.That is the whole idea behind our kits. Start with a Shapeshift Base kit if you are not sure how big you will end up going. It is the smart default because it expands cleanly with add-ons instead of boxing you in.Know the sizes before you commitOur lineup runs from a Core kit with 24 panels for low walls or half tables, up through Shapeshift Base at 46 panels, Shapeshift at 70 panels for a full table with tall framing, and Shapeshift Max at 92 panels for double tables, corners, or a proper booth. You can start at Core and grow all the way to Max using the same connectors. Nothing gets thrown out.Think in tables, not panelsEvery kit fits a standard 180cm (6ft) table and builds up to 5 panels high, which is about 175cm or 69 inches. When you are ready to go bigger, two kits combine into a 360cm (12ft) double setup for corner booths. You do not need to plan the whole thing out today. You just need a starting kit that will not fight you later.Setup time matters more than people thinkA booth you can build small and confidently is a booth you will actually set up right, every single time. Our kits go up in under 30 minutes with no tools, which matters just as much at show 40 as it does at show one. See how the kits compare before you pick your starting size.FAQWhat size kit should I start with if I only have a half table right now?The Core kit is built for exactly this. Low walls, half tables, a light footprint you can carry easily. You can add a Shapeshift Base add-on set later without buying a new system.Can I really combine two different kit sizes later?Yes. Every panel and connector across every kit size is cross-compatible, so a Core kit and a Shapeshift kit will lock together without adapters or workarounds.Do I need to plan my final booth size before I buy anything?No. That is the point of starting small. Buy for where you are now and add as your table grows. You are never locked into the first size you pick.

How To Make People Stop At Your Table In A Room Of 200

Two hundred tables. One aisle. Maybe two seconds of attention per booth as people scan past looking for something specific, or nothing at all. That's the actual math you're competing against, and it's brutal. Here's how to win a bigger slice of it.Give the eye a reason to stop movingEyes in a crowd default to scanning, not stopping. Something has to physically interrupt that motion. That's almost always a combination of height and colour working together, a wall taller than the tables around it, in a colour nobody else on the row picked. It's not about being the prettiest booth. It's about being the one thing that breaks the pattern.Repeat your signature so it sticks after they walk awayGetting someone to stop is only half the job. You also want them to remember your booth later in the day when they're deciding where to spend what's left of their budget. A consistent visual signature, same colour wall, same panel layout, same logo placement, does that work for free. People start saying "go back to the blue booth" to their friends without even remembering your name yet.Make your booth work from 15 feet awayMost vendors design their table to look good up close. But the decision to walk over happens way before anyone's close enough to read small text. Design for the far view first: bold blocks of colour, a clean silhouette, minimal small print. Save the detail for once they're standing at your table.Build a wall, not a displayThis is where a modular panel system does the heavy lifting. Instead of assembling a display from mismatched grids and clip lights, you're building an actual wall behind your table using 35x35cm frosted panels and snap-together ABS connectors, no tools, no drilling. Builds go up to five panels high, around 175cm, tall enough to genuinely read as a booth from across the hall. The Core kit (24 panels) suits a smaller table, the Shapeshift (70 panels) is the all-rounder most vendors land on, and the Shapeshift Max (92 panels) is built for bigger footprints like double tables and corner spots. Check out our modular display kit to see how the sizes compare.FAQWhat's the single biggest thing that gets people to stop?Height combined with one strong colour. It's the fastest way to break out of a scanning eye's default path.Does a taller booth cost me setup time on a busy morning?No. A snap-together panel system sets up in under 30 minutes with no tools, so you're not trading visibility for load-in time.How do I stand out without clashing with the venue's own colours?Pick one dominant panel colour from a range built for this, there are 19+ exclusive colours, and let your art provide the contrast rather than fighting your own wall for attention.Planning your next event? browse the full kit lineup to find the right size for your table.

Building A Colour Palette That Makes Your Table Instantly Recognisable

Ask yourself this: could a regular from last year's con find your table again just by walking past it, without reading a single sign? If the answer is no, your booth doesn't have a colour palette. It has a pile of stuff.Pick your two or three colours and stop thereThe biggest mistake artists make is treating every element as its own decision. Panel colour, tablecloth, business card holder, price tags, all picked separately, all fighting each other. Instead, choose two or three colours total and force everything to live inside them. It sounds restrictive. It's actually what makes a booth look designed instead of assembled.With 19+ exclusive frosted colours available for panels, you've got enough range to build almost any palette without dyeing fabric or painting anything yourself. Browse all 19+ colours before you commit to one, since seeing them together changes what pairs well.Let your art pick the palette, not the other way aroundDon't start with "I like sage green" and then force your art to match it. Pull two or three dominant tones straight out of your own pieces. If your work runs moody and desaturated, a soft grape or slate panel colour will make your prints pop instead of competing with them. If your palette is bright and saturated, a neutral frosted white or pale colour lets the art carry the loud energy while the booth stays calm.Repeat it everywhere, not just on the wallsA palette only reads as a BRAND when it repeats. Panels, table runner, price cards, even your tote bags or stickers on the counter, same two or three colours showing up again and again. That repetition is what makes people recognise your table across a crowded aisle before they can even see your art clearly.Let the panels actually help your colours look goodThis part gets skipped a lot. The panels themselves are 35x35cm frosted polypropylene, which diffuses light instead of bouncing it back hard the way glossy plastic does. That matters for colour perception. A diffused, softly lit backdrop makes both your panel colour and your art's colour look richer, not washed out under convention hall lighting. Building the wall itself is simple too, our modular display kit sets up in under 30 minutes with no tools and fits a standard 180cm table.How many colours should my booth palette actually have?Two is safe, three is the practical ceiling. Past that it starts reading as random again, even if each individual colour is nice.Should my palette match my logo exactly?Close enough that people connect the two, but it doesn't need to be a pixel match. A family of tones around your brand colour works better than a single locked hex code.What if I sell prints across very different art styles?Pick a neutral palette that supports contrast, like a pale frosted colour, so wildly different pieces still sit inside one consistent frame instead of clashing with each other.A recognisable table isn't about having the biggest sign. It's about someone spotting your colours from thirty feet away and already knowing whose table it is before they arrive.

How To Build Up When You Can't Build Out

Every artist alley vendor hits this wall eventually. The table won't grow. The floor space is locked. You've got exactly what you've got, and no amount of wishing turns a 90cm table into a 6-footer. So you stop asking for more room and start asking a better question: how tall can I go?The math nobody tells youPanels stack. Five panels high gets you to roughly 175cm, about 69 inches. That's eye level for most adults and then some. Your display isn't competing for floor space anymore, it's competing for sightline, and sightline is free. Nobody's charging you extra table fee for the air above your table.This is the whole idea behind modular panel systems instead of folding tables and borrowed corkboard. You're not fighting your footprint, you're using the one dimension nobody else at the con thought to claim.Weight distribution matters more than you thinkGoing tall only works if it's stable. Wobbly displays are a liability, not a flex. Each shelf on our panels holds up to 5kg, and the ABS connectors plus PLA hooks are built to lock tight instead of sagging under a stack of prints and charms. Build your heaviest pieces low, lighter pieces up top. Basic physics, but it's the difference between a booth that impresses people and one that terrifies you every time someone walks past too fast.Pick the right kit for your height goalNot every vendor needs the same amount of vertical real estate. The Core kit at 24 panels is a lean starting point for small accent walls. The Shapeshift Base at 46 panels is the smart default for low or shared tables. The full Shapeshift at 70 panels is the most popular option and the all-rounder, built for a full 180cm table. If you're going big, corners, double tables, full booths, the Shapeshift Max at 92 panels is where you land.Vertical builds change how people shop your tableWhen your display goes up instead of out, browsing behavior changes. People stop and scan top to bottom instead of just glancing at what's directly in front of them. That's more eyeball time on more pieces, without asking for a single extra inch of floor space. Your booth reads BIGGER than it physically is, and that's the entire game in a cramped hall.How tall is too tall for an artist alley booth?Most cons cap booth height around 8 feet, though rules vary. A 175cm build sits comfortably under most limits while still towering over flat tabletop displays.Do I need special tools to build vertically?No tools needed. The panel and connector system snaps together by hand, and a full setup usually takes under 30 minutes.Will a tall display block my neighbor's booth?Keep your tallest panels toward your own back or outer edge, not facing into a shared table or aisle sightline, and you'll stay considerate while still standing out.You can't always build out. You can almost always build up. Check out our modular display kit or browse the full kit lineup to find your height.

Flat Table, Flat Sales: Why Height Changes Everything

Your prints are great. Your table is flat. And flat sells worse than it should, every single time. If you've ever watched a taller booth two rows over pull a crowd while your table sat quiet, this is why.Human eyes scan across, not downPeople walking a convention aisle scan roughly at eye level. A flat table sits well below that line, so unless someone is already looking for prints on tables, your entire display never enters their field of view. You could have the best piece in the hall sitting six inches from a stranger's hip and they'll never register it. Height puts your work where the scan actually happens.Flat tables cap how much you can even showThere's also just a practical ceiling. A flat table only has so much surface area, and once it's covered, everything competes for the same few square feet. Going vertical doesn't just help visibility, it gives you actual new space. Stack panels up to five high (around 175cm) behind your table and suddenly you've got a wall's worth of room for prints, stickers, hanging goods, without eating into your table surface at all.Height signals effort, and effort signals trustThis one's less obvious but just as real. A flat table with a tablecloth and a cash box looks like a garage sale, even if the art is incredible. A built-up booth with a structured wall behind it looks like a business. People trust businesses with their money more than they trust a folding table. That trust is doing quiet work on your conversion rate whether you notice it or not.Getting height without the headacheThe reason most new vendors stay flat isn't that they don't know height helps. It's that building a wall sounds like carpentry, and nobody wants to be drilling grommets into panelling at 11pm before a con. A snap-together system solves that. Our modular display kit uses 35x35cm frosted panels with ABS connectors and PLA hooks, no tools required, and the whole thing sets up in under 30 minutes. The Shapeshift kit (70 panels) is the most popular size because it scales well for a standard 180cm/6ft table, while the Shapeshift Max (92 panels) handles double tables, corners, and bigger booth footprints.FAQHow much extra height do I actually need to notice a difference?Even two panels high starts to break the flat sightline. Building toward five panels (around 175cm) gets you a real wall, not just a taller table.Will height make my table look cluttered?The opposite, usually. Vertical space spreads your work out so your table surface stays clear for transactions instead of being crammed with everything you own.Can I still travel light with a taller setup?Yes. Panels pack flat and fit a carry-on sized case (56x36x23cm), so height doesn't mean more luggage.If you're planning your next booth, browse the full kit lineup to find a size that fits your table and your travel setup.

Why Your Booth Should Look Like Your Art, Not A Yard Sale

You spent months on your art. Then you show up to the con and throw it on a folding table with a beige tablecloth from home. That mismatch is costing you sales, and most artists don't even notice it's happening.Here's the thing: people decide whether to stop at your table in about two seconds. They're not reading your prices yet. They're not even looking at individual pieces. They're reacting to the WHOLE picture. If that picture looks like a yard sale, your art gets judged like yard sale stuff, no matter how good it actually is.Your display is part of the artThink about it from the browser's side. A table full of random bins, mismatched risers, and a sign taped on with painter's tape reads as "I'm not serious about this." A table with a clean colour story and art that's actually lit properly reads as "this person has their stuff together." Same art. Completely different first impression.This is why a lot of artists switch to modular panel systems instead of cobbling together shelves and easels. With our modular display kit, you're building walls out of matching frosted panels instead of five different materials fighting each other for attention.Colour does the talking before you say a wordYou don't get to greet every person who walks by. Your booth has to sell itself for those few seconds before you open your mouth. A cohesive colour palette across your panels and signage does that job for you. There are 19+ exclusive frosted colours to pick from, so you can actually match your palette instead of settling for whatever black cube grid the venue rents out. Browse all 19+ colours and find the one that fits your art.The panels themselves work with your art, not against itThe 35x35cm frosted polypropylene panels aren't just a neutral backdrop. They diffuse light, so your prints glow instead of sitting behind harsh glare off plastic. That matters more than people think. Flat lighting kills detail in a print. Diffused light lets colour actually read the way you intended it.It fits the table you already haveNone of this requires a special table. The system fits a standard 180cm/6ft table and builds up to 5 panels high, about 175cm, so you get real wall space without hauling a truss system. Setup is under 30 minutes with no tools, and it packs flat back into your car after. Whether you're running Core at 24 panels for a small local market or Shapeshift's 70 panels for a full con booth, it's the same clean build every time.Do I need to match my panel colours exactly to my art style?Not exactly, just consciously. Pick two or three colours that echo what's already in your work, whether that's a warm palette or something cooler and moodier, and repeat them across your panels and table linens.Will a cohesive booth actually change my sales?It changes who stops. A cohesive look reads as intentional and gets more people to walk in and browse instead of glancing and moving on, which is the whole game at a con.What if my art style itself is chaotic or maximalist?Then your booth can be bold too, just bold on purpose. Pick a loud colour and commit to it everywhere, rather than letting five random elements clash by accident.A messy table makes people assume messy business. A cohesive one, built on panels that actually match your art, makes people assume you're worth trusting with their money. That's the whole pitch.

The Small Space Display Playbook For Shared Tables

Sharing a table is its own art form. You've got a stranger's elbow six inches from your prints, two totally different colour palettes fighting for the same sightline, and half the real estate you planned around. Nobody teaches you how to actually win at this. So let's fix that.Claim your zone early, and claim it verticallyThe first artist to set up usually sets the tone for the whole table. Don't spread flat across your half and hope your neighbor respects the invisible line. Build up instead. A vertical panel system marks your territory clearly without you having to say a word about it. Nobody argues with a grid of panels standing between two spaces.This is exactly what the Shapeshift Base kit was made for, 46 panels, built to start on shared or low tables around 90cm. You get a real backdrop, not a pile of prints leaning against a stand you're praying doesn't tip.Talk to your tablemate before you buildSounds obvious, still gets skipped constantly. Before you snap a single panel together, have the five minute conversation. Who's building tall on which side. Whose signage goes where. Whose color scheme dominates the middle. A five minute chat saves you from tearing down a wall of panels at 9am on day one because it's blocking someone's sign.Match your build height to your neighbor, don't just tower over themGoing taller than the person next to you feels like a power move. It's usually just rude, and it can block their visibility entirely, which nobody appreciates at a con where everyone needs each other's goodwill for the whole weekend. Step your build DOWN toward the shared middle and let your tallest panels live on your own outer edge.Setup speed is a shared-table superpowerWhen you're sharing a table, you're often also sharing a setup window. A system that assembles in under 30 minutes with no tools means you're not the reason the whole table is late opening. Panels pack flat into a 56x36x23cm carry-on, so you're not hauling oversized crates through a crowded hallway while your tablemate waits.Colour cohesion without losing your identityTwo artists, two brands, one table. The panels come in 19+ exclusive colours, so you can pick something that complements your neighbor instead of clashing outright. You don't need matching branding. You need panels that don't visually fight each other from ten feet away.How do I split a table fairly between two artists?Measure the table length and split it evenly, then agree on a shared middle zone for signage or a joint sign. Build your displays outward from your own half, not into theirs.What if my tablemate's display is louder than mine?Go vertical instead of competing on volume. A tall, clean panel wall reads as intentional even next to a busier neighbor.Can one kit really work for two different art styles?Yes. Panels are neutral frosted polypropylene, so they don't compete with your art, they frame it. Our modular display kit works the same whether you're doing pastel chibis or moody linework.Shared tables don't have to be a compromise. Browse the full kit lineup and build a setup that respects the space and still stands out.
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Shapeshift Base Kit
46 multi-shape panels156 accessories

Shapeshift Base Kit Add-on

$559.00

Grape Purple Frosted

Square Panel [24 Pack] (35cm / 13.8in) Add-on

Square Panel [24 Pack] (35cm / 13.8in) Add-on

$450.00

Scarlet Red Frosted

Triangles Panels 4 Pack [35cm / 13.78in] Add-on

Triangles Panels 4 Pack [35cm / 13.78in] Add-on

$100.00

Terracotta Frosted

Half-Squares panels [5 Pack] [17.5x35cm / 6.89x13.78in] Add-on

Half-Squares panels [5 Pack] [17.5x35cm / 6.89x13.78in] Add-on

$100.00

Tan Brown Frosted

Self Serve Hook with wire grid T clip  8cm [10 pack] Add-on

Self Serve Hook with wire grid T clip 8cm [10 pack] Add-on

$40.00

Self serve display Grid & Intersection Hook expansion pack [12/24 Mixed pack] Add-on

Self serve display Grid & Intersection Hook expansion pack [12/24 Mixed pack] Add-on

$100.00

Multi Connector Expansion Pack - White - Bundle & Save [16/32 mixed pack] Add-on

Multi Connector Expansion Pack - White - Bundle & Save [16/32 mixed pack] Add-on

$120.00

Square Wire Grid Expansion Pack - 35cm x 35cm/13.7"x13.7" Add-on

Square Wire Grid Expansion Pack - 35cm x 35cm/13.7"x13.7" Add-on

$60.00

Hinged Square panels [5 Pack] [35cm / 13.78in] Add-on

Hinged Square panels [5 Pack] [35cm / 13.78in] Add-on

$100.00

Forest Green Frosted

Mini Rectangle Panels [5-Pack] (17cm x 35cm/6.69in x 13.78in) Add-on

Mini Rectangle Panels [5-Pack] (17cm x 35cm/6.69in x 13.78in) Add-on

$100.00

Amber Yellow Frosted

Foot Connector Expansion Pack [4 Pcs] Add-on

Foot Connector Expansion Pack [4 Pcs] Add-on

$59.00

Mixed Single & Double Wire Shelf Clip [9 pack] Add-on

Mixed Single & Double Wire Shelf Clip [9 pack] Add-on

$45.00

Booth Wheel & Wheel Connector - white - [4 pack] Add-on

Booth Wheel & Wheel Connector - white - [4 pack] Add-on

$60.00

Corner Connector Expansion Pack [8 pack] Add-on

Corner Connector Expansion Pack [8 pack] Add-on

$60.00

Edge Connector [8 pack] Add-on

Edge Connector [8 pack] Add-on

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Single Shelf Wire Clip White [5 pack] Add-on

Single Shelf Wire Clip White [5 pack] Add-on

$35.00

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Double shelf wire clip white [4 pack] Add-on

$30.00

Self serve display Grid & Fold Hook expansion pack [12/24 Mixed pack] Add-on

Self serve display Grid & Fold Hook expansion pack [12/24 Mixed pack] Add-on

$110.00

Foldable Self Serve Hook (with wire clip) - [20 pack] Add-on

Foldable Self Serve Hook (with wire clip) - [20 pack] Add-on

$80.00

White

Foldable Self Serve Hooks (with adhesive sheet) [20 pack] Add-on

Foldable Self Serve Hooks (with adhesive sheet) [20 pack] Add-on

$50.00

White

Metal mallet (with dual rubber/soft tap sides) [1 pc] Add-on

Metal mallet (with dual rubber/soft tap sides) [1 pc] Add-on

$40.00

Panel Clamp Black 3cm Mouth [4 pcs] Add-on

Panel Clamp Black 3cm Mouth [4 pcs] Add-on

$40.00

17" ITA Tote (40x35cm) Puffy Purple + Pin pad with 5 pockets Add-On

17" ITA Tote (40x35cm) Puffy Purple + Pin pad with 5 pockets Add-On

$129.00

Foldable Croc Hooks (adhesive) - 10-pack

Foldable Croc Hooks (adhesive) - 10-pack

$50.00

Black

Dual headed metal mallet (with soft tap side)

Dual headed metal mallet (with soft tap side)

$40.00

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