So here's the plan: We are going to start on the web. We're working on building a base of products that we have crafted so that we can get pictures of them up on our soon-to-be website. Besides just creating things that we already know how to make, we also want to be your "go-to" crafters. How many times do you see something cool and think, "I could make that," or "I wish I was creative enough to make something like that," but you know you'll never attempt it. All you have to do is call up Lisa and Lucy and we will make it for you! Turning your dreams into reality--one craft at a time.
Lucy's specialty is sewing--especially bags and purses. My specialty is--well, I don't have one yet but I'm working on it. For the past few days I've been on a "paper rolling" kick and here is what I have come up with so far:
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| Rolled paper picture frame and wine bottle vase--this picture does them no justice, but you get the point |
These crafts seem a little elementary when compared to Lucy's wonderful bags, but I'm still pretty proud and am currently taking orders for anyone wanting some of these masterpieces. I dare you to take a guess at how many hours were spent rolling strips of magazine paper to create just these two items...
The next craft to try on my list is silk painting, a skill that I aquired my senior year of high school and won "Best in Show" for in the 2006 State High School art competition. I'll let you all know how it turns out.
For those of you who took me up on my dare, I think I spent about six finger aching, paper cutting hours total rolling magazine pages to make enough for these two projects. Besides my now heightened risk of developing arthritis, this is a very theraputic task. Rolling up magazine strips for hours really gives you the opportunity to let your mind wander, and as my mind wandered these past few days, a certain phrase seemed to echo in my head pretty regularly: "I should blog about that!" For those of you who know me well at all probably can guess that even the most simply thoughts that were deemed "bloggable" quickly escaped my brain and now I can't remember many of them. Oh well, I'm sure life will throw me some new ideas tomorrow.
I've spent a little time researching, and for those of you who are still doubtful of Lucy and I's future plans, here are just a few businesses that became when someone chose to act on his or her idea:
JoAnn Fabrics: founded in 1943 when Hilda and Berthold Reich, and their friends Sigmund and Mathilda Rohrbach, opened an imported cheese store in Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually, they removed the cheese and added fabrics and opened the first Cleveland Fabric Shop. Expansion in the 1960s led to the company's new name, Jo-Ann Fabrics.
Men's Wearhouse: George Zimmer began by selling polyester sportcoats out of the trunk of his car. Just a few years later, he and his college roommates opened up the first store. They couldn't even afford a cash register and stored their money in a cigar box.
I want some throw pillows for my couch: one with an old school robot, and one with an octopus. A scary octopus.
ReplyDeleteYou got it. How many do you want? Just one of each?
ReplyDeleteIf you're really going to make them you better call me first. I have some specific requirements...
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