Woe is me! What to do?

[OCtoolguy]

5 hours ago, rash_powder said:
Find a local animal shelter - not the Humane Society, but really local (where I live we have Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue and Journey Home) - and donate the creations for fund raising sales.  Or any local charity organization.  
We try to stay away as much as possible from the nation-wide giants.  Things aren't always what they seem with them.  
So true. When their leaders make 7 figure salaries, something smells.

[jimmyG]

On 9/18/2024 at 12:49 PM, OCtoolguy said:

I have a problem begging for an answer. I love making stuff. BUT, here's the problem. My wife informed me she has no room or need, for any more of my "creations". So the question is, what do you good people do with your stuff? I've given things to friends and family. Not sure if they need any more. I'm not into selling because I get bored making the same things over and over. Any suggestions?

I know exactly how you feel...  I have closets that are jammed with plaques and small objects over the first year of scrolling.  Given away a bunch of things and have no ambition selling a 4 hour labor project for ten bucks either. Hate to admit it but I'm actually kind of tired of scrolling.  Most new hobbies barely last a year but since I caught on so quickly to scrolling I stayed with it, so far.  That's why I started a new hobby with casting resin projects as a change of pace but it's not as easy to figure out. Of course I will end up adding more "things" to the already full closets, just different things.  It's not easy being me!

[savethebeer]

Even though I haven't been posting lately, I look in from time to time. 

Due to being at this hobby for about 15 years and knowing my walls and my friends walls were full I needed to renew my interest in making things.

This year I decided to make gifts for charities, so last Feb and March I made all the Christmas pressies for my friends for 2024. Then I made a huge range of Christmas items, all stack cut, and divided them in 2. One half I gave to the cat rescue that gave me my 2 kittens in Jan, and the rest I gave to a Downs Syndrome centre in the locality. Both lots were delivered to the charities last week and they are now arranging fund raising raffles for themselves.

Last week I gift wrapped my own pressies, On Monday I'm off to walk the Camino in Spain with my Daughter, (5th time doing  different stretches on my own, with Daughter, or with friends)

I have a friend cat sitting my two, and I shall return after the hols knowing full well that Ember and Ash will fully appreciate how good they have it now, and change their ways.

Next year I intend to make about 5 good items for each charity, rather than the large smorgasbord of items i did this year.

[kmmcrafts]

Something I’ve always thought about was making things for veterans or the families of veterans. 
 

Used to be a charity website where pattern designers and scroll sawers would go and submit photos of fallen soldiers for designers and patterns for cutters to create a gift for the families of fallen soldiers and there were delivery people where they delivered in person etc. Pretty neat operation. Don’t know if they are still doing this or not.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

7 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said:

Something I’ve always thought about was making things for veterans or the families of veterans. 
 

Used to be a charity website where pattern designers and scroll sawers would go and submit photos of fallen soldiers for designers and patterns for cutters to create a gift for the families of fallen soldiers and there were delivery people where they delivered in person etc. Pretty neat operation. Don’t know if they are still doing this or not.

I remember this as well. I always thought that was pretty cool. Mainly portraits of fallen soldiers but also active members. 

[rjweb]

That's what president George Bush has been doing painting a portrait of a fallen solider and giving it to the family, been doing since he left office, RJ

[kmmcrafts]

8 minutes ago, rjweb said:

That's what president George Bush has been doing painting a portrait of a fallen solider and giving it to the family, been doing since he left office, RJ

That's really cool, I did not now that... 

[munzieb]

It's time to add my 2c. My wife had the same complaint. The walls are full of plane and car plaques. I had gifted a few planes and cars to relatives and friends but needed to do more. Last year I was invited to my old company's 25th anniversary in New Hampshire. They have a beautiful $10mill hangar and several conference rooms to work with aircraft customers while their ships are in the hangar for service and installations. My old business partner lamented he needed to get some art for these conference rooms. I sent him all my aircraft plaques and made several more I sent later. I really enjoyed looking at my plaques in my office but I felt it would be better if more people can appreciate them (and maybe order some??) Now what to do with all the car plaques, car shows or car dealerships? I'm still working on that...

[Scrappile]

Donating mine to my kids for the big bonfire they have always said they wanted to have when I go.

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

Donating mine to my kids for the big bonfire they have always said they wanted to have when I go.

There ya go Paul. Finally an idea that I might be able to work with. Thanks Buddy.

[Bill WIlson]

On 9/21/2024 at 3:19 PM, munzieb said:

It's time to add my 2c. My wife had the same complaint. The walls are full of plane and car plaques. I had gifted a few planes and cars to relatives and friends but needed to do more. Last year I was invited to my old company's 25th anniversary in New Hampshire. They have a beautiful $10mill hangar and several conference rooms to work with aircraft customers while their ships are in the hangar for service and installations. My old business partner lamented he needed to get some art for these conference rooms. I sent him all my aircraft plaques and made several more I sent later. I really enjoyed looking at my plaques in my office but I felt it would be better if more people can appreciate them (and maybe order some??) Now what to do with all the car plaques, car shows or car dealerships? I'm still working on that...

That is really cool.  Probably every scroller's dream to have their work displayed in such a way.

[jimmyG]

7 hours ago, Bill WIlson said:

That is really cool.  Probably every scroller's dream to have their work displayed in such a way.

Christmas is coming ~ Sell Them!