Coffee cup wrap

[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.