Nearly finished!

[Maccabee]

That looks great!

[Polly Fouracre]

You could go into business here!

[dave_norm_smith]

Thanks for all the feedback. It would be nice to think there was a business there as it has been very enjoyable but I fear it would be like the wall murals I used to paint. Once you quote, suddenly everyone discovers an artist in the family who can do it! lol

[julesapple]

Thanks for all the feedback. It would be nice to think there was a business there as it has been very enjoyable but I fear it would be like the wall murals I used to paint. Once you quote, suddenly everyone discovers an artist in the family who can do it! lol

We have that problem with the handmade chocolate. We have a teacher in the family, and when their school was looking for raffle prizes she volunteered a £50 chocolate gift basket. We weren't asked if we'd like to donate £50 worth of chocolates, we were just told we had to as it had already been promised to the PTA! We don't mind helping out for good causes, but we do mind the presumption that we can afford to give away lots of chocolate to anyone and everyone.

Jules

[dave_norm_smith]

Wow! That is well out of order. At least no one is stupid enough in my family to do that to me, they know that they would have ended up picking up the tab or trying to explain why it wasn't there. They could have at least asked first!

The reason I built my own was that they are well over £100 in the garden centres for a good one and I just don't know anyone who would realistically pay that. I even found an oak one online for £1500. The problem is as you will well know, people don't appreciate the labour involved in art/crafts type stuff unless they make something themselves. So they look at your chocolate and probably say 'how much, I can get a whole bar for that', the fact that there is no comparison in taste, variety or finish is wasted on them. This is why as a trained illustrator and artist I fnd myself selling kitchens! Least it pays the bill's

[julesapple]

That is exactly the problem crafters are up against. I deal with it every day as an organiser, but I won't get on my high horse here cos I'd never get off. It's doubly hard with the recession too. Anyone trying to sell their own creations, in whatever field, is really suffering just now. It's very sad that the tax man has done for cottage industries.

Jules

[smallblueplanet]

Fab!

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