November 6, 2007

Etsy Thoughts

Stencil cutout of Lara & Anna

The Etsy thing has been pretty amazing, I must say. I am so very flattered that so many of you were impressed enough with my Little Kitchen to actually buy the plans I made. I've been asking everyone who bought them to send me a pic of the end result, and as soon as I get them I will certainly post them here. I can't wait to see what people make!

Of course, my own response to this has been, "Ok, what next?" because I am a perpetual neck-craner. Excelsior*, and all that. :) I am going to try out the idea that I originally wanted to work on for Etsy - custom-made stencil portraits in various media. I've made several so far:

Lara stencil in oilsStenciled Frame

and I'm working on another, from one of my current favorite photos. For sale, I would offer people the option of various media and ask them to send me a digital or hard copy photo to work from. What do you think? Workable idea?


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*Sorry, a little too much Trollope in my life recently...

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everything on your blog is just pure awesomeness; of course I'd buy one! You're a rockstar!

M. B. Karger said...

Congratulations on your Etsy success! It's great to know that people are willing to put their money where their mouth is, and it is a truly brilliant idea well executed!

So too, I predict, will your stencil idea. Beautiful work.

*** I've lurked on your blog for a while. You post a nice balance of family, craft, and all else. Thank you for your inspiration. :) ***

*Sarah* said...

I would definitely buy one! I can think of a few photos that would look good as a stencil... I would love it on some type of canvas I can hang. I'll keep checking back to see if you go ahead with it!

adrienne said...

I've LOVED your Craftster avatar since I first saw your felt alphabet book write-up.

This is a great idea! You'd want to offer some guidelines for people trying to choose an appropriate photo.

This would make a great Christmas present, so hurry up and up list it already.

Anonymous said...

Hey, you are an inspiration - what an hononr and an endorsement! I am very proud of you!

Anonymous said...

I just found your site and LOVE it. You have some great ideas. I would definitely be interested in something like this for Christmas.

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