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| wallflower |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 09:45:12 AM
Hi everyone! I was hoping to get some input. . .as a side business, I paint ornaments. People send photos of their homes, and I paint it on a glass ball ornament. I do enjoy painting, but most people only order around Christmas, so my holidays are spent stressing about finishing orders. Some people have given them as housewarming gifts, or wedding/new home gifts but very few. (I have also thought about painting pets on ornaments.) I am thinking about giving this up for now, so I can enjoy the holidays--but it does bring in extra money for the holidays. Any thoughts? 
handittoholly@blogspot.com |
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| wallflower |
Posted - Sep 05 2007 : 12:23:49 PM
Thanks for the ideas! |
| tribalcime |
Posted - Sep 05 2007 : 05:01:48 AM
Do you know a veterian in your town ? You could place one with a pet in their office and make up brochures saying what all you can do. If you gave a couple to the vet as a gift --bet he wouldnt mind at all displying them. When i use to do home health i always left my cards at a vets office here in town--i got several patients that way. Pet stores and pet groomers often have bullentin boards --also beauty salons.Book stores. Even realtors. Here the realtors often give small holiday gifts to people that are selling their larger price homes/farms. Bet a house would be perfect !
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| tribalcime |
Posted - Sep 05 2007 : 04:56:41 AM
Those are beautiful!!!!!!!
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| wallflower |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 6:27:26 PM
Thanks Gabrielle. There is a small craft shop in town here, maybe this year I can take some ornaments as well!
Holly |
| Loosebuttons |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 08:02:08 AM
Holly,
These are just beautiful. Love your work. A suggetion! How about painting, ornaments of historical buildings, landscape, points of interest in your area. Then take your wares to gift stores, visitor centers in you area. I'm sure there are people that visit your area, and would love to take something home, to rember the trip. Show and Tell for the visitor.
Good luck,
Gabrielle in Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.
Ciao Bella |
| sunshine |
Posted - Aug 28 2007 : 6:55:45 PM
congratulations that works great
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| wallflower |
Posted - Aug 28 2007 : 6:46:42 PM
 Oops, let me try this blog address one more time. . .thanks Sunshine!
Holly
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Aug 28 2007 : 4:48:06 PM
Holly,
I'd like more information so I am gong to email you.
thanks,
Denise
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
www.torismimi.blogspot.com |
| sunshine |
Posted - Aug 28 2007 : 11:40:13 AM
If you type in http:// before your address with no spaces it will make an auto link like this one http://handittoholly.blogspot.com/
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
| wallflower |
Posted - Aug 27 2007 : 8:38:11 PM
Thank you all for your input!
(I fixed my blog address Sunshine, thanks!) I don't have any ornament pictures posted yet on my blog, but am working on that! I do have photos that I have taken on there.
I can do animals as well, Denise. I am flexible, in that I don't have to do the picture on an ornament.
I did have a request for a family pet on a piece of glass that could be hung in the window as a suncatcher, or on the wall as a picture. I don't have a website yet, it has all been word-of-mouth so far. I try to work with any request--everyone is different!
With all your encouraging words, I will keep moving forward. Thank you all so much!
(I am just getting the hang of this blogging thing, so I will try to get more photos and info out there!)
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Aug 27 2007 : 11:49:53 AM
Holly - Wow! I really love the ornament! My dh and I are slooowly working on an old farmhouse. I would love to have a series of your ornaments for our farmhouse - starting with the spooky, falling down beginning and sort of progressing through our journey with the house. I also think Denise's idea of doing them for pets is fantastic.
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Aug 27 2007 : 11:32:01 AM
Holly,
Have you done any with pets on them? We just lost one of ours and that would make a beautiful gift to give to my husband. How do you advertise? Do you have a website or something?
Denise
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
www.torismimi.blogspot.com |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Aug 27 2007 : 05:26:47 AM
Holly,
Those are so nice, I can't believe you hand paint them! You should see my nice stick people that I can draw.
With your talent you could make cards, bookmarks, small framed drawings, its endless. Yes I agree that you should show pictures and encourage people to order ahead of time. I think small framed drawings of a family home and so on would be a year around gift. Think out of the box. You have talent!!!!
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| Alee |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 10:14:15 PM
I would suggest telling having a realistic "back order" time- I don't know- 6 weeks? So if they want it for Christmas they need to order in the middle of October or something. And the more orders you get the longer your back order list should be.
Hugs!
Alee
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| sunshine |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 9:10:54 PM
Hi wallflower you have your link wrong it should not say @ in it makes the computers react like it is an email address instead of a link here is what it should look like
http://handittoholly.blogspot.com/
might want to fix your signature so people have an easier time looking at your items
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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my web store http://vintagethreads.com/ |
| wallflower |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 8:38:35 PM
Here is another sample. The ornaments are approximatley 4" in diameter. I add names, sayings, etc., to the front or back. Holly
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| wallflower |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 8:35:44 PM
Okay, I am going to see if this works. Here is one sample of my work. I will try to get more to my blog as well. . . Holly
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| cabinmoose |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 6:44:08 PM
Anniversaries too!
Have you seen the ornament stands? Let me see if I can find one.............
Display them year round on these. I love them.
Hugs,
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
| cabinmoose |
Posted - Aug 26 2007 : 6:41:59 PM
Holly,
I have a christmas tree that I leave up year round. I can't drive past a christmas shop without getting me a new ornament. So please don't give it up. Sounds like you are talented.
Please share a pic or two or three or.........
Unfortunately most people do wait until the holidays.
Also Baby's 1st Christmas ornaments too.....lots of births all year long! I got several of them at my shower and actually one came from a girlfriend that I had lost touch with until this past year. She was so tickled when she saw it hanging on my tree this year.
hugs,
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
| Bonne |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 8:49:26 PM
I do ornaments for Halloween~have a black tree (2 in fact). People have Easter trees. Yeah, you can do them most anytime to show off treasured ornaments.
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| wallflower |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 7:56:25 PM
Thanks for your input! I will try to get some pictures out there!
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| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 09:49:21 AM
Holly, you should post some samples. Nothing gets folks interested in a product like seeing it. That's why the needlework stores always have so many made-up projects around. Gets you to drooling..
Much good luck to you!!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
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