Hi folks,
I promised that I would try to be a bit more sociable and post a bit more. So to get started I decided to share with you my latest endeavor. Since January I
left my job. A well paying, fully benefitted, with good leave policies. It was a nightmare-job; without getting into specifics, which I am guessing everyone
has experienced before.
Any ways, I decided to reach back into the past and begin to take my creativity more seriously. I began the beginnings of a product line with my own designs.
I have been attending our Farmer's and Craft Market every Wednesday and Saturdays. So far the reception has been fickle, but growing.
Here are some pics of my products. This is the entire table I set out each day I am at the Market. Additionally I have two dozen placed in a local Gallery in
Mesilla, New Mexico (the town that tried Billy the Kid). So double the picture quantity and that is my current inventory. I have been taking it nice and
slowly, perhaps cautiously, with my expenses.
Product:
I call my product "Enchanted Rose".
Here is a pic of the assembly process. These will be two more small Rock setting Roses. I suppose they are paperweights. The stones are handpainted local
lava stone; designed to resemble semiprecious material, sort of whimsical.
ok, that is it for now.
Ron
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Posts: 69 05/02/08 04:38 PM Greatest Gorgeous Garden Guru! |
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Posts: 4942 05/02/08 04:48 PM |
Wow Ron, they are beautiful. What a nice idea. I can see a future in you venture. Have to contacted Wedding planners or Photographers. Lots of people are
looking for something different for weddings. Also Bakeries could use those for nice decorations. Thanks for sharing
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Posts: 2227 05/02/08 07:02 PM |
Yes they are very pretty and I would think there should be a nice market, however limited it might be. I think they a very nice, pretty! I do not see myself
wanting to dust a bunch of those flowers-lol though.
"I maybe a little bird brained!"
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Posts: 10156 05/02/08 07:34 PM Hens do TOO crow! |
Those are beautiful!!
You could try Etsy.com because alot of folks that do hand crafts are there...Terrie Lacey, me, and some from the other BYC. |
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Posts: 462 05/02/08 07:55 PM |
They are beautiful! What are they made of? They look like metal but with all the colors, I think not. I'm so sick of everything being 'Made in
China' that is why I go to craft shows. We have a guy who does wonderful metal work, trellis' and such with his wife and I always look forward to him
coming to our local craft show. You should have some really creative tags, tell a bit about yourself and why your started this. I have lots of ideas of
'garden art' floating around in my head from stuff we have laying around, someday I will do something about it! Good Luck with your venture, let me
know if they are metal, I'd love some in my garden! Julie
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Posts: 744 05/02/08 08:48 PM |
Ron so good to see ya again. Those are beautiful. You are very talented. I'm also curious what they are made of. They look like metal to me also. I
guess you have to color each one individually. Goodness that's a lot of work.
Sorry about your job. You definitely need to visit us more often. Smiles Jul |
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Posts: 1123 05/03/08 06:04 AM |
WOW! They really are unique and beautiful! I took an early retirement, in which I had no income for 3 years, and started a quilting business. I am so much
happier, glad I made that decision. There are alot of talented artisans on this site, keep posting!
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Posts: 6380 05/03/08 06:25 AM Absolute QUEEN of links! |
gorgeous ron (I too am wondering the material used to make the rose petals)
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Posts: 496 05/03/08 09:09 AM |
WOW Ron, those are pretty darn cool! Let us know what they are made of and if you ship them....I am interested in getting a few...LOL
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Posts: 70 05/03/08 03:13 PM Greatest Gorgeous Garden Guru! |
Wow, I need you guys at the Market LOL. Your excitement is exciting.
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Posts: 500 05/04/08 05:39 PM |
Hey Ron, I sent you a PM....
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Posts: 72 05/04/08 10:04 PM Greatest Gorgeous Garden Guru! |
Sent you a reply Dustin.
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Dustin Biery |
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Posts: 502 05/04/08 10:12 PM |
And I sent you one back...can you get into chat Ron?
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Posts: 275 05/05/08 04:42 PM |
HEY Auntie RON...
Such talent. they look good. I think ya have something there that will take off you must CHARGE carefully, soemthing hand made has a price that must be paid. Some folks, if they dont pay ALOT FOr something they dont think its worth it. (silly group of ppl) IF its too cheaply priced they will think its a cheap item and not buy it. IMHO, Sell one really expensive, the second one a wee bit under that and the third gets a good discount. THAT way you develope the cost factoring into the sales OF VOLUME. at least THREE. I have sold candies at the shows... one bag they might buy but if they buy three. they get a discount. hardly anyone will notice that they are being enticed by teh word DISCOUNT. and they will buy three...... SNICKER SNICKER>>>>>...thats great for your business....... one is expensive cause........THEY ARE WORTH IT> buy three and recieve a discount....helll i would buy them just to get that discount even if i couldnt afford it. Its all about the discount. NEVER DISCOUNT THE FIRST ONE MAYBE EVEN THE SECOND but ya on the third. does this make sense to you? dirtdoctorjak@aol.com Doc of dirt JACK |
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Posts: 73 05/06/08 08:49 AM Greatest Gorgeous Garden Guru! |
Hi again,
Dustin~ yes I can get into chat, it is just whenever I am on BYC the chat number is zero; and when I have just sat in chat and waited nothing happens. Jack~ yeah the psychology of the consumer is a funny thing. It is sitting down and then evaluated the flow of people and to what extent they engage the product. I can tell if it is just a toucher or if they genuinely need to find a gift; but I do love the spontaneous purchaser. As for your pricing scale; I do not base my product price by the vendors around me. I am playing with ranges of prices as I begin to add more inventory. As a matter of fact, just yesterday I started in the morning with an idea, I looked up some pictures of Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchid), drew out the patterns and began construction, and six hours later I have a new creation. I will offer these as my lowest price for my Mother's Day sale on Saturday. So I have three price ranges. 
I think it will be a nice Mother's Day. Thanks again, Ron |
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Posts: 788 05/07/08 07:26 AM |
Very nice. Colorful and enticing. Youll do well.
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Posts: 2393 05/07/08 09:37 PM |
Congrats on the crafting! I was going to suggest Etsy too, though I have never bought anything from there yet, My co-worker and I both doing part time work,
want to think about starting up a small jewelry business and I thought about Etsy.com but I wonder how stuff really sells there. We are wanting to get started
in Beading necklaces and earring sets for people. We are both crafty and artistic, and hopefully it might give us some inspiration. Neither of us are happy
with the way things are now in our job situation either. I give you lots of compliment to have done it yourself!
~ Cara ~
http://www.silverpulletpoultry.net |
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Posts: 78 05/08/08 05:12 PM Greatest Gorgeous Garden Guru! |
Hi,
Yeah I would like to hear some feedback in regards to Etsy.com There sure is a ton of stuff on there. Here is my latest creations. These are already sold; they shipped out today. It is a series of roses based on Birthstones. Emerald, Topaz, Garnet, Ruby, Opal, and Diamond. 
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Posts: 506 05/08/08 08:33 PM |
I think they are absolutely awesome! So creative in the way your added definition to the garnet to make it stand out from the ruby. But the diamond and opal
are my favorite!
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Posts: 751 05/08/08 09:40 PM |
Beautiful. Whoever got those is very lucky.
Smiles Jul |
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Posts: 513 05/20/08 12:20 PM |
Well when she finally made it home from our trip, there they were in a vase on her table....She cried...LOL, and my dad got hit cause he knew what was going
on...Thanks again Ron
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This picture might help in seeing that the aluminum is on the bottom part of the petal, and the
colored paper (purple swirls) is on the top. It reflects back at itself with light.
This a batch from two years ago. In perspective, just think of a magic wand. The bloom is 4 inches
across, it has a bit of weight to it, and the stem is 2 feet long. I could be a weapon in the wrong hands LOL; the metal on these is very stiff; it can hurt
rolling the stuff by hand after a while.
- General Discussion
- The Social Side
- Poultry show and swap meet listings
- From Egg to Hatch
- Raising Baby Chicks
- Emergencies!
- Coops and Runs
- Feeding Time
- Predators and Pests
- Diseases and Cures
- Chicken Behaviors
- Buy ~ Sell ~ Trade ~ Giveaways
- Other Poultry
- Meat Birds ETC
- reference material, med and disease info
- Breeds in General
- What Breed Or Gender is This?
- Breeders & Backyard Hatcheries
- Where am I? Where are you!
- BYC Website/Forum/Chatroom
- Rabbits and Cavies
- Egg & Chicken Recipes
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- Chickenstock 2008
