The "I could make that" comment....
#21
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
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I see it -I buy it. I know how much of one's self goes into hand made/home made items from baked goods to woodcrafts.When I buy things I will ask for their e-mail or phone in case some one see's their crafts at my house I can give them the info to contact the creator.
#22
Because my friends know I am a knitter, often when I wear a sweater someone will ask, "Did you make that?". More often than not my reply is, "No, but I could if I wanted to!"
I have also come to realize, just because I could make it, doesn't mean I will make it. So why not enjoy it now rather than beat myself over the head with one more project I probably won't get around to.
I have also come to realize, just because I could make it, doesn't mean I will make it. So why not enjoy it now rather than beat myself over the head with one more project I probably won't get around to.
#23
I always think about a sign I saw in a booth at a craft show years ago when contemplating a purchase. It said YES YOU CAN MAKE IT AND YES YOU CAN MAKE IT CHEAPER BUT WHEN WILL YOU MAKE IT ? The I often buy it.
#24
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: AR
Posts: 3,604
I would rather support another "artist" than try and figure out how to do it.
#25
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Maine-ly Florida
Posts: 3,927
Yes, I soooo agree with you. I have friends who have taken the time to publish their own patterns and I hate the thought of someone ripping them off. These friends don't make a ton of money, either. They're doing it because they love quilting and designing.
#26
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: chicago, IL
Posts: 9,589
I can't tell you how hard it is to have customers taking pictures of your designs and telling the people they are with that the item isn't worth what I priced it at. Wait till they try making it themselves....I am able to buy larger quantities of things, like seam binding...so able to keep the price lower. A package of 3 yards is $4.
As you know, it takes time to work out a new design...and it isn't fair to have it copied at the next craft show.
I have a sign posted in my craft booth, too...."Please, NO photos allowed".
As you know, it takes time to work out a new design...and it isn't fair to have it copied at the next craft show.
I have a sign posted in my craft booth, too...."Please, NO photos allowed".
#28
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,312
I have been doing shows for a long time.. my best customers are often quilters who say "I tried to make it , but it doesn't look like yours". Or " I want to but know I will never get to it". It is bothersome that some feel free to come in and take photos with the intent to copy.
#29
I hope you didn't say, "I could make that", in the hearing of the vendor craftsperson! That is one of the most obnoxious and discouraging comments any vendor could hear at a craft show. It's caused a lot of people to give up going to shows to sell their wares.
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