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Post by zed on Jun 27, 2014 9:00:59 GMT
I've been making felt and felt/fibre collage pieces for greetings cards to sell at the craft fair. This is my favourite one: There's a few more on ipernity with some felt I framed: www.ipernity.com/doc/zedster01
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Post by lyn on Jun 27, 2014 9:44:16 GMT
I love the colours of the card shown above and I've had a look at the others on ipernity. The one with the heart is my absolute favourite, but they're all beautiful.
I hope they sell well - they should!
Have you got those thin cellophane bags for them? They really protect the cards from handling and they kinda make the cards sparkle on your table.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jun 27, 2014 14:38:58 GMT
Beautiful Zed, I'm sure they will quickly. The colors and textures are great.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jun 27, 2014 16:41:16 GMT
They are great Zed. Charge enough for them or people won't appreciate them. It is fun to stich all over stuff.
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 27, 2014 16:53:09 GMT
Wow - those are really great. I love the framed felt too. Those are just gorgeous. The frames really set off the textures.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Jun 28, 2014 0:18:04 GMT
Your cards are gorgeous, Zed! I wish someone would send me one of those cards! Love the stitching too. Hope you are including your hats for sale at the Fair. Hope you sell lots and lots.
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Post by halay on Jun 28, 2014 4:27:01 GMT
Very nice cards,Zed, but my favourite ones are framed felt. I hope you sell them all, best of luck.
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Post by koffipot on Jun 28, 2014 6:45:16 GMT
I see mini landscapes in the cards. Love them and I'm sure they'll be popular. The textured felt is beautiful and your choice of mounts and frames are perfect for them
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on Jun 28, 2014 8:36:29 GMT
tactile and visually beautiful, I am sure they will be a great success :-)
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Post by zed on Jun 28, 2014 9:27:14 GMT
Thanks a lot everyone I do have the cellophane sleeves, Lyn, it's amazing how 'professional' it makes them look! The pricing is definitely the hard part, too low and they won't be valued, too high and people will think 'for a greetings card!?' I was thinking about £2.50 or £3 for the 8 x 5.5" (I thought they were 7 x 5") and about half that for the 6 x 4. Maybe I'll see how others price theirs first
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Post by lyn on Jun 28, 2014 15:57:45 GMT
I would happily pay that for those cards (and I do buy cards when I go to craft fairs because I like the individuality of them).
Most people will part with £2.50 - £3 when they go into a high street card shop to buy a piece of mass-produced, folded, printed card won't they?
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Post by koffipot on Jun 28, 2014 19:06:24 GMT
£2.50 - £3.00 is not out of the way for handmade cards. I'd certainly be happy to pay those prices.
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Post by MTRuth on Jun 28, 2014 23:46:47 GMT
I have hand made cards in my store that are not as nice as that and they sell for $8-16 each. I can't remember the exchange rate but cards that are just printed photo cards sell for $3-8 in my store. I think I would go higher if it were me. But that's up to you and what you think will work. You should sell them for more than what mass produced cards do though.
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Post by koffipot on Jun 29, 2014 8:29:41 GMT
I would agree that they're worth much more. The present exchange rate would make Ruth's prices £4.70 - £9.40. I'm not sure that the UK marketplace would stand the upper end, though it very much depends on the venue. Perhaps pitch it somewhere in between. Handmade in our local Gallery shop are around £5.00, though I'd say there is less work in many of them. Time is money! I like to buy unique cards for special people, if I don't make them myself.
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Post by zed on Jun 29, 2014 10:15:55 GMT
I'd agree with Judith. Maybe if the cardstock was better quality I'd feel comfortable charging more. If they sell well, I'll look into investing in better quality and a variety of colours.
I like to make handmade cards for people, same with gifts, but some people act like handmade is because you couldn't be bothered going out to buy a 'proper' one.
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