Coffee cup wrap

[wildrose]

A simple and potentially hot selling product (no pun intended). I'll be showing it off around the area and at an event this weekend.

[dustin29]

I like your design, it looks very nice.

[dscott]

thats a cool ides great design

David

[ETW Grumpy]

I'd be interested to know how these sell at your event. I made some for the Farmer's Market here and didn't sell any. I'll post some pics if I can find 'em.

[wildrose]

I'm sorry to hear that, will keep you posted!

[whinewine]

I'd be interested to know how these sell at your event. I made some for the Farmer's Market here and didn't sell any. I'll post some pics if I can find 'em.

Grumpy:

you need to know the market & what will sell there. It just may have been the wrong venue- people go to a farmer's market to buy produce, not to generally buy leather stuff. There are flea markets out there, for instance, where you couldn't sell a brand new Rolls Royce with a clear title for more than $200. The creatures that populate these places simply won't spend that kind of money for a real bargain, yet would readily spend $80 for a Chinese-made machine tapistry of Jesus or a velvet Elvis from Mexico (my son sold a velvet Elvis for some big bucks several years ago).

So don't consider that a loss, think of it as a learning process. You won't sell leather roses at a gun show, but you will certainly sell holsters there.

russ

[Janice]

I am glad to see you made one Holly!

Nice job!

They sell quite well for me, but just through word of mouth, not at a market. (yet)

People see mine, and I get nothing but positive feedback. I think at Christmas, when the weather is cold, they will be a popular item.

What did you use for the final finish, and have you spilled coffee on it yet????

How did it stand up?

I am still playing with finishes, to find the best one.

Edited August 5, 2009 by Janice

[CitizenKate]

I think it's a clever idea, and would think it would do well at a typical craft fair. Great to use for coffee shop runs. Around here, they're pretty popular. Maybe you could convince the coffee shops to resell them for you. Hmmm....

Kate

[yan]

is it ''foldable''? or is the leather to tick for that?

ever try to put a handle on it (like on a real cup)?

[wildrose]

Au contraire: while we do sell plenty of produce at our Farmers' Market, I do pretty well over the course of it on my leatherwork. But it's truly hit or miss as far as crowds go. I'm fortunate to be in a university town, and when school's in session, it's good business.

Grumpy:

you need to know the market & what will sell there. It just may have been the wrong venue- people go to a farmer's market to buy produce, not to generally buy leather stuff. There are flea markets out there, for instance, where you couldn't sell a brand new Rolls Royce with a clear title for more than $200. The creatures that populate these places simply won't spend that kind of money for a real bargain, yet would readily spend $80 for a Chinese-made machine tapistry of Jesus or a velvet Elvis from Mexico (my son sold a velvet Elvis for some big bucks several years ago).

So don't consider that a loss, think of it as a learning process. You won't sell leather roses at a gun show, but you will certainly sell holsters there.

russ

This one is 4/5 oz leather, Tandy's new ecoflo saddle tan, Aussie wax on top. No stain on the interior. Haven't spilled anything on it yet - miraculously, as I did use it at work (I work in a coffee shop) for my sweet tea cup. (I actually don't drink coffee myself)

It doesn't fold, but I don't think squashing it would harm it.

[Windom Leather]

That is an awesome idea. I think ill have to make some up out here and see how they do. It seems we have one of those little coffee stands on every corner. Nice work I like it

[wildrose]

I appreciate all the feedback :-) It really is an easy project, and you can keep it simple or make it very decorative. We have ALOT of coffee shops around here, so I'm hoping it'll be a seller.

[whinewine]

Au contraire: while we do sell plenty of produce at our Farmers' Market, I do pretty well over the course of it on my leatherwork. But it's truly hit or miss as far as crowds go. I'm fortunate to be in a university town, and when school's in session, it's good business.

Holly:

my point entirely- you need to know the market & what will sell there. You're in a University town, and that's fortunate for you. Others may be located in 'artists communities' (like Berkeley Springs, WV, for instance, which is a 'destination location'). Others, however, are not fortunate enough to be located where there is that appreciation for 'neat stuff', like the coffee wrap.

(In my area, [1] I would never try to sell leather at the local farmers markets or flea markets, and [2] I absolutely know that 'western', or 'floral' or 'sheridan' carving won't sell, so I don't offer it {I do have some stuff that I do take to shows, but I take it to show what I can do in that style of carving}.)

[wildrose]

I agree, it's definitely important to know what will sell. Sadly, my favorite thing (boxes) just doesn't sell as well as these little projects.

[broddhisatva]

Making these (I refer to them as "coffee corsets") is actually how I financed most of my tools when I first got into leathercrafting. I work in a coffee house, so my customer base wasn't hard to find.