Rachael Werner Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO MAKE TO SELL AT SHOWS. I AM A BEGINNER, SO SMALLER AND SIMPLIER TO START OUT. ANY LINKS TO FREE PATTERNS THAT YOU LIKE TO USE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdub4ever Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Try here. He also accepts donations. http://stevedgo.ipower.com/cat/ Nick@tinkers-cove, Huntter2022 and Rachael Werner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 tdub4ever you did a good service with that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finn Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 I make and sell cedar boxes with maple images inlayed into the hinged lids. I mass produce them so I can sell them for $20 each. Toys sell well as do lettered signs with sports team names that I stack cut,so I can sell them for $5 each. The item that I can produce the easiest and make the most money on are rubber band shooters. I can make four per hour...just wish I could sell them that fast. I sell some intartsia and I make two at a time to try to keep the cost down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 I have done pretty well with christmas ornaments. Fairly simple designs (less then 10 cuts) stack cut from hardwood and embellished with rhinestones seem to give the biggest bang for you buck. I also like baltic birch stained with food coloring to give a pop of color last year I sold quite a few simple wire signs. I was given a stack of small (5"x7" ish) pieces of oak with the edges routered. I cut simple designs and added a curly wire to hang them with a couple of beads for good measure. I have also sold portrait type patterns that I have framed nicely. judging from your screen name, framing might be something you can do easily. christmas, religious and animals are the most common things I have sold. wombatie and bobscroll 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 as for patterns, check out the gallery/pattern library on this site. You can be busy for years cutting the stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 How well I know, years! lol bobscroll and Rachael Werner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullyscroller Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Ditto whats been said so far, also word art sells really good if it's cute ,pretty or faith based. Framing them helps and you can raise your price some. sully Rachael Werner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Werner Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Try here. He also accepts donations. http://stevedgo.ipower.com/cat/ Thanks, This is a great site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Werner Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 I have done pretty well with christmas ornaments. Fairly simple designs (less then 10 cuts) stack cut from hardwood and embellished with rhinestones seem to give the biggest bang for you buck. I also like baltic birch stained with food coloring to give a pop of color last year I sold quite a few simple wire signs. I was given a stack of small (5"x7" ish) pieces of oak with the edges routered. I cut simple designs and added a curly wire to hang them with a couple of beads for good measure. I have also sold portrait type patterns that I have framed nicely. judging from your screen name, framing might be something you can do easily. christmas, religious and animals are the most common things I have sold. Thanks for attaching thumbnails. These are darling. Did you set the stones with glue by hand or use a hot gem setter? Thanks for all the hints and tips. I am a custom picture framer by profession, but I don't produce the moudling myself. I order and then cut to custom sizes. I have been inspired by my father and grandfather watching them carve and build beautiful things out of wood growing up. Ive always had a passion for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I used to glue them by hand, but now I have an inexpensive hot gem setter. http://www.amazon.com/Darice-2704-01-Rhinestone-Hot-Fix-Applicator/dp/B002I6XKWE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379379555&sr=8-1&keywords=hotfix+tool The tool is really easy to use and I don't know why I ever messed around with glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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