catnapper
07-21-2004, 06:16 PM
I'm sitting here cleaning through all the junk that has deposited itself in my house over the past three years. Its an amazing amount of junk! :D
Anyway, I have at least three full dresser drawers full of fabric samples from work. We're talking BEE-UUU-TEEE-FULL silks, mohairs, wools, cottons, crepes, etc. Most are fairly small, about 7x7 or 8x8 inches. I've not known what to do with them... thought perhaps sachets, but I'm allergic to the smelly stuff you put inside, so making them would be a miserable experience! :D
So, the BRILLIANT entrepreneur that I am finally had a concept. I would like to make little stuffed pillows that have a silk cord, or maybe a beaded cord on them to hang on doorknobs or walls, etc. I would like to make "frames" out of the beautiful fabric and use it one the back, and then in the center I'd like to have witty little sayings like "cathair IS a fashion accessory" or "Meowy Christmas" Ok, maybe they're a bit lame, but you get the drift. I'd sell them at local craft bazzaar around Christmas.
So here's where I need help:
*What SAYINGS could I use?
*Should I hand paint the sayings onto some type of coordinating fabric?
*Should I stencil the sayings on?
*How tacky would iron-on transfer be? :p
(Ideally it should be hand sewn, but who has time, and nobody's going to pay for that.)
*Would anyone actually be interested in buying something like that, or would I be wasting my time? (no, thats definately not a solicitation!) :D
Anyway, I have at least three full dresser drawers full of fabric samples from work. We're talking BEE-UUU-TEEE-FULL silks, mohairs, wools, cottons, crepes, etc. Most are fairly small, about 7x7 or 8x8 inches. I've not known what to do with them... thought perhaps sachets, but I'm allergic to the smelly stuff you put inside, so making them would be a miserable experience! :D
So, the BRILLIANT entrepreneur that I am finally had a concept. I would like to make little stuffed pillows that have a silk cord, or maybe a beaded cord on them to hang on doorknobs or walls, etc. I would like to make "frames" out of the beautiful fabric and use it one the back, and then in the center I'd like to have witty little sayings like "cathair IS a fashion accessory" or "Meowy Christmas" Ok, maybe they're a bit lame, but you get the drift. I'd sell them at local craft bazzaar around Christmas.
So here's where I need help:
*What SAYINGS could I use?
*Should I hand paint the sayings onto some type of coordinating fabric?
*Should I stencil the sayings on?
*How tacky would iron-on transfer be? :p
(Ideally it should be hand sewn, but who has time, and nobody's going to pay for that.)
*Would anyone actually be interested in buying something like that, or would I be wasting my time? (no, thats definately not a solicitation!) :D