What could I make for Christmas Gifts...
10-31-2013, 07:30 PM
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10-31-2013, 09:46 PM
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Just a note about the microwave bowl holders: I've made--and sold--over 200 so far, starting with the boutique my tiny quilting group put on a year ago. I include a small tag with each one, explaining what it is and how it's used, as well as a sign on the table with same info and price.
They take me about 3-4 hours total to make, EACH. If you include choosing coordinating fabrics, measuring and cutting 2 fabric and 2 batting pieces, gluing those together (school glue, applied sparingly), quilting each piece with appropriate design, sewing in four darts per piece, sewing the 2 pieces together, trimming corners, turning, carefully pushing out points, hand stitching the opening shut, and topstitching around the edge of the completed holder, no way can that be done quickly!
At last year's boutique I sold 30 in the first two hours, priced at $7.50, or less in quantity. This year I'm setting out about 50--I'm still sewing them!--and pricing at $10. I've sold over 100 at that price already, elsewhere. I make it clear to potential buyers that I donate all profits to charity, mostly The Linus Project, and that likely influenced a few sales. One friend decided to sew some herself, so I gave her the directions. She was shocked when she found out how much it cost her for materials: more than the $10 I sell them for.
They take me about 3-4 hours total to make, EACH. If you include choosing coordinating fabrics, measuring and cutting 2 fabric and 2 batting pieces, gluing those together (school glue, applied sparingly), quilting each piece with appropriate design, sewing in four darts per piece, sewing the 2 pieces together, trimming corners, turning, carefully pushing out points, hand stitching the opening shut, and topstitching around the edge of the completed holder, no way can that be done quickly!
At last year's boutique I sold 30 in the first two hours, priced at $7.50, or less in quantity. This year I'm setting out about 50--I'm still sewing them!--and pricing at $10. I've sold over 100 at that price already, elsewhere. I make it clear to potential buyers that I donate all profits to charity, mostly The Linus Project, and that likely influenced a few sales. One friend decided to sew some herself, so I gave her the directions. She was shocked when she found out how much it cost her for materials: more than the $10 I sell them for.
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11-01-2013, 04:30 AM
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Applique ... I've been thinking much the same, that with them just sitting there at a show, passersby may not know what they are.[/QUOTE]
I found a little toy microwave at Sears that makes all the "noises". Kids immediately start pushing buttons and I explain what it is for!
I found a little toy microwave at Sears that makes all the "noises". Kids immediately start pushing buttons and I explain what it is for!
11-01-2013, 09:43 AM
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11-01-2013, 11:45 AM
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DH uses a small mug rug just a tad bit larger than the bottom of his tea mug. It keeps his TV tray dry from spills and/or condensation if drinking a drink with ice in it.
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11-08-2013, 03:12 AM
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I think you can't really go wrong with coffee gifts. Especially if your colleagues are coffee lovers as heaven knows I am; it'd be a present they'd really like. I think Daily Cuppa coffee's coffee press gift packs make good presents. 
Here's a link: http://www.dailycuppacoffee.com/coffee-press-gift-pack
Here's a link: http://www.dailycuppacoffee.com/coffee-press-gift-pack
11-09-2013, 12:33 AM
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I think you can't really go wrong with coffee gifts. Especially if your colleagues are coffee lovers as heaven knows I am; it'd be a present they'd really like. I think Daily Cuppa coffee's coffee press gift packs make good presents. Here's a link: http://www.dailycuppacoffee.com/coffee-press-gift-pack
Here's a link: http://www.dailycuppacoffee.com/coffee-press-gift-pack
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