Iguanadon Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) Up until now the only kids puzzles I've offered have been dinosaurs. I offered them painted and did well with them and about 2 months ago I started offering them unpainted also for less money and ready for painting by the little ones, and they've done VERY well. Well enough that I'm going to stop offering them painted. Painting them is a pain. Since I'll have some more table space I thought about expanding to more species of dinos but I've had a couple of folks mention that their kids aren't into dinosaurs, so I decided to broaden the selection and made these 7 new ones. I'll see how they do and I figure a couple of them won't sell as well and I can simply take them out of circulation. Picture of my current setup and picture of the 7 new ones. Which ones do you think will be the most popular? Name your top 2. I'm taking 2 of each to the farmers market this Saturday and I'll see how they do. Iggy Edited July 20, 2017 by Iguanadon MTCowpoke22, danny, Scrolling Steve and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) My daughter is leaving for a 2 week vacation tomorrow and when she gets back I'll have her paint one of each. She paints them so that each piece is a different color. They look psychedelic and really cool. I had her do one of the dino's and someone ended up buying it. LOL Edited July 20, 2017 by Iguanadon lawson56, Lucky2 and Dave Monk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Iggy those should do decently. Your setup looks great. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Iguanadon and danny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 other than the dinosaurs, next two most popular will be bunny and butterfly... Is your daughter getting her fair share of your success?? Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Nice, you should do fine, RJ Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Iggy questions for you, do you paint them all over or just the tops brush or spray and you've probably answered this one before, how thick are they 1/2",3/4" or 1" ? Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Iggy, they and your stand look Fantastic,Love the way you Display them.Your Daughter does a Great job in painting them.For me the butterfly and squirlle Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Great work all around thanks for sharing Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Phantom Scroller said: Iggy questions for you, do you paint them all over or just the tops brush or spray and you've probably answered this one before, how thick are they 1/2",3/4" or 1" ? Roly Hi Roly, When I paint them, it's all over. I use watered down food coloring and dip each piece in and set it aside to dry. I used to wipe off the excess, but stopped doing that and it speeds up the process quite a bit. The kids puzzles are all made out of stock pine from Home Depot, 3/4" thick. Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 A hit with the young ones for sure Iggy Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 On 7/20/2017 at 4:36 PM, Iguanadon said: My daughter is leaving for a 2 week vacation tomorrow and when she gets back I'll have her paint one of each. She paints them so that each piece is a different color. They look psychedelic and really cool. I had her do one of the dino's and someone ended up buying it. LOL She's a born entrepreneur ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 I love the new ones. I also think the bunny and the butterfly will be the most popular, but I hope the squirrel will get a look in also. Love the multi colored Dino, makes him pop. Marg Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 11:43 AM, Iguanadon said: Hi Roly, When I paint them, it's all over. I use watered down food coloring and dip each piece in and set it aside to dry. I used to wipe off the excess, but stopped doing that and it speeds up the process quite a bit. The kids puzzles are all made out of stock pine from Home Depot, 3/4" thick. Interesting I'll have to try that food coloring idea beats hand painting or spraying. thanks Iggy. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Phantom Scroller said: Interesting I'll have to try that food coloring idea beats hand painting or spraying. thanks Iggy. Roly Roly, one thing I forgot to mention, I use distilled water since I make up a batch and it sits for a little while. Tinker around with how much food coloring you add to the water until you get the darkness/tint you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks Iggy for the tips. I'll have a go and see what happens as soon as I get some food colouring. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Phantom Scroller said: Thanks Iggy for the tips. I'll have a go and see what happens as soon as I get some food colouring. Roly Another tip... if you decide you like using food coloring, you can buy it in 16oz bottles from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GURKRK0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Week 9 of my Farmers Market and the first time displaying the new kids puzzles (non-dinosaurs). I had almost no kid puzzle interest today, it's funny how each week is hit or miss with things. I have the painted dinos on sale "Buy One Get One Free" to get rid of them and sold 2 (and 2 freebies). Of the new items, only sold one, a bunny within the bunny. I need to dedicate a week soon to making 10 of each kids puzzle in preparation for the big event that is now just 1 month away. Total sales yesterday was 24... seems to be my lucky number, it's the 4th time I've sold that number out of 9 weeks. Edited July 23, 2017 by Iguanadon Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Good work! I think the butterfly and the elephant will be the best sellers over the long term. Good luck and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 I vote for the squirrel and bunny, they all look great Don. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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