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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: HappyHippy on January 30, 2012, 05:31:15 pm

Title: I've been doing some proper painting today for a change....
Post by: HappyHippy on January 30, 2012, 05:31:15 pm: and not just boring DIY :thumbsup:

Thought I'd share them with you, I'm quite pleased with them.
I have plans for a range of cards featuring copies of the originals, though not til I've got some more breeds done ;) Kune Kune & Berkshire are next :thumbsup:

What do you think ? Would you buy a card with this on ?
Karen :wave:

The writting is only there to stop folk pinching them and beating me to it - it won't be on the cards :D
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Post by: TheGirlsMum on January 30, 2012, 06:17:06 pm: I'd certainly buy them :thumbsup:
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Post by: melodrama on January 30, 2012, 06:20:29 pm: So would I - they are lovely! ;D
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Post by: Rosemary on January 30, 2012, 07:20:13 pm: Me too. Getting ready for your craft stand? ;D
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Post by: HappyHippy on January 30, 2012, 08:23:02 pm: ;)
;D
:thumbsup:
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Post by: bloomer on January 30, 2012, 08:43:57 pm: very nice
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Post by: Miss Piggy on January 30, 2012, 10:44:43 pm: They are brilliant, talented you, :thumbsup: would certainly buy, better than very many you see in the shops. Would love to be able to paint to that standard, sadly ot artistic or musical. :( :wave:
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Post by: Bionic on January 30, 2012, 10:53:21 pm: I think they are really good. I would buy them too
Sally
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on January 31, 2012, 12:39:43 am: They are excellent. :thumbsup:
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Post by: SallyintNorth on January 31, 2012, 01:04:09 am: Quote from: TheGirlsMum on January 30, 2012, 06:17:06 pm
I'd certainly buy them :thumbsup:
Yup, me too. :thumbsup: Clever you :trophy:
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Post by: Tilly on January 31, 2012, 11:02:03 am: Hi HappyHippy :wave: .....they are great !

I like the top one best :trophy: ;D --- are they watercolour?
How do you go about making them into cards ???- do you do it yourself at home, or pay a professional printing company?

Tilly :wave:
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Post by: HappyHippy on January 31, 2012, 01:31:07 pm: Quote from: Tilly on January 31, 2012, 11:02:03 am
I like the top one best :trophy: ;D --- are they watercolour?
How do you go about making them into cards ???- do you do it yourself at home, or pay a professional printing company?

Tilly :wave:

Thanks everybody for your kind comments :-* Itlooks like they might be quite popular :thumbsup:

Tilly,
Despite being a keen crafter I'm going to plump for getting them proffessionally scanned and reproduced onto quality cards - just to make them look a bit posher than I could myself :D

The guy I've been speaking to reckons they'd look good as prints too - but I'm not sure if there would be the same demand for those ??? What do you reckon ? The selling price for an A4 (mounted) print would be around £18, or unmounted for £15 does that sound too much ?
Looking for input ;)
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Post by: ellisr on January 31, 2012, 02:26:03 pm: I have found this if it helps to give an indication http://folksy.com/items/2478093-Cockerel-fine-art-print (http://folksy.com/items/2478093-Cockerel-fine-art-print) but look around on that site as the prices vary greatly to if there is one or two images on the print.

I personally love them and have paid a lot more for some 'farmyard' prints I have in my house.
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Post by: HappyHippy on January 31, 2012, 03:42:02 pm: Thanks for that Rachel :thumbsup:
I think maybe the guy I've been talking to is a bit expensive for doing the printing :-\
But I'll have a look around ;)
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Post by: ellisr on January 31, 2012, 03:43:40 pm: I think you have to be honest and put a price on your time and talent. I am a great supporter of buy british and buy handmade.
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Post by: Sandy on January 31, 2012, 04:33:13 pm: I love them, just the sort of art I love, a lot of charactor in them too!!!
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Post by: little blue on January 31, 2012, 07:44:14 pm: they're great ... and I'll drum up some FB trade for you if I can :)
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Post by: Anke on January 31, 2012, 08:15:52 pm: Very nice.

How do you find the time to be so creative (and productive!) with four young children, the smallholding, pigs etc etc etc...???? Maybe the days are shorter here in the East! (Well that's my excuse...)