Calling All Your Artistic Types

[DoubleC]

I think we may be making the first sales call next Monday, or anyway pretty soon. George suggested I come up with a way I want to display my stuff to prospective clients for two reasons. Well one it's much cooler than playing cards with them on the counter, LOL and also if I already have them displayed I have a better chance of KEEPING them displayed in a good area should they choose to take them on consignment or whatever, rather than have the store end up doing their own display say some where like the store room?

The only idea I've had so far is this antique French drop front desk I have has literally rotted in places, but the drawers are ok. UH, VERY naturally distressed but ok. I hung one sideways in my bathroom as a shelf. I thought of using one of the drawers with eye hooks screwed in the back to hang the pendants and rhythm beads on. Maybe replace the knobs with a leather handle on each side. And that is absolutely the ONLY idea my poor old, tired, almost celless brain has had. I don't want to display them in a cheesy plastic jewelry display case, etc. Anyone? Everyone? Thanks Cheryl.

[Cyberthrasher]

That sounds like a good idea. Maybe line it with some felt or something to make it look more like a jewelry display that people would see at a fancy store while at the same time highlighting your work.

[Sylvia]

I think we may be making the first sales call next Monday, or anyway pretty soon. George suggested I come up with a way I want to display my stuff to prospective clients for two reasons. Well one it's much cooler than playing cards with them on the counter, LOL and also if I already have them displayed I have a better chance of KEEPING them displayed in a good area should they choose to take them on consignment or whatever, rather than have the store end up doing their own display say some where like the store room?

The only idea I've had so far is this antique French drop front desk I have has literally rotted in places, but the drawers are ok. UH, VERY naturally distressed but ok. I hung one sideways in my bathroom as a shelf. I thought of using one of the drawers with eye hooks screwed in the back to hang the pendants and rhythm beads on. Maybe replace the knobs with a leather handle on each side. And that is absolutely the ONLY idea my poor old, tired, almost celless brain has had. I don't want to display them in a cheesy plastic jewelry display case, etc. Anyone? Everyone? Thanks Cheryl.

Didn't you once say you have an old suit case you wanted to cover or rework? If it sits on it's end so it opens like a book... okay... then perhaps you can strip the old fabric out of it (gets rid of any smells) and use some of that red suede or maybe even cool wall paper with horses or barns to replace the backing. Then you can get some 1/2" x 1/2" square wood stock and fix several rungs across both sides, place cup cooks on along those.

For safety, I would create some sort of "stay" that keeps the suitcase from opening too wide and falling over. Maybe a leather strip and two snaps? Or even velcro ribbon strips?

[Bluesman]

I do sales for a living and here's how I would do it. You want to approach the customer with a handout that explains you and your product, short and sweet. Show them some smaples and explain what they are and how they work. This is very important, have pricing available on the spot. Next if they are interested have a readya made display board to put them out immediatley. If you wait for them and your things are on consignment forget it, you lose. Next make sure you have a contract to complete the sale. However you want to do this can be simple." You new guy got $$ of my stuff on this day", signed by both parties and a copy for each. Sell it while your there. If you hear come back later, that is not good. One more thing. Good luck and go get em. Just my $.02, but that's how I do it and it works.Please don't quote this whole item to respond it just makes the threads longer and harder to read. Hit add a reply and reference me. I'll get it.

Jon

Edited March 14, 2012 by Bluesman

[DoubleC]

I think we may be making the first sales call next Monday, or anyway pretty soon. George suggested I come up with a way I want to display my stuff to prospective clients for two reasons. Well one it's much cooler than playing cards with them on the counter, LOL and also if I already have them displayed I have a better chance of KEEPING them displayed in a good area should they choose to take them on consignment or whatever, rather than have the store end up doing their own display say some where like the store room?

The only idea I've had so far is this antique French drop front desk I have has literally rotted in places, but the drawers are ok. UH, VERY naturally distressed but ok. I hung one sideways in my bathroom as a shelf. I thought of using one of the drawers with eye hooks screwed in the back to hang the pendants and rhythm beads on. Maybe replace the knobs with a leather handle on each side. And that is absolutely the ONLY idea my poor old, tired, almost celless brain has had. I don't want to display them in a cheesy plastic jewelry display case, etc. Anyone? Everyone? Thanks Cheryl.

OK< how crazy is this?

I just went down and ,looked in the basement and found my old Victorian slipper chair I've been going to upholster forever, and just haven't gotten around to it. I was thinking I could paint it, I just had my apt. painted so I have red, yellow, green and blue. Well and tons of white. I thought I could put the pendants on the top and let the rhythm beads drape down over the sides. Everyone has room for a chair even if they don't have counter space, and who could resist this as a display?

Edited March 15, 2012 by DoubleC

[Bluesman]

Go with you gut

Edited March 15, 2012 by Bluesman

[DoubleC]

OK< how crazy is this?

I just went down and ,looked in the basement and found my old Victorian slipper chair I've been going to upholster forever, and just haven't gotten around to it. I was thinking I could paint it, I just had my apt. painted so I have red, yellow, green and blue. Well and tons of white. I thought I could put the pendants on the top and let the rhythm beads drape down over the sides. Everyone has room for a chair even if they don't have counter space, and who could resist this as a display?

God, took me forever to get the image, grrrrrr

Sorry, keep forgetting how to do this. Your advice is good and I'm way listening Jon. I'm afraid, like Syl that the drawer or the suitcase bottom may fall over and I'd get sued instead of sell anything, LOL. Cheryl

[Bluesman]

So you want to sell it on a chair??? How many chairs do you have? Or better yet do you only want one customer? Think big! Small creative display board that will fit on a counter. Leave it and go onto the next acoount.

[DoubleC]

So you want to sell it on a chair??? How many chairs do you have? Or better yet do you only want one customer? Think big! Small creative display board that will fit on a counter. Leave it and go onto the next acoount.

UH, good point. Man do I need some sleep. OK, I only have so many drawers in rotted desks, and suitcases too. So now we're starting all over.

Calling all you artistic types to help with a display

What about lamp shades, wire round tomato stake thingys, uh, need some help here. I have some rice paper that I could attach to card stock and print off farm scenes, horses, etc and glue to lamp shades, and you can get those at every flea market, thrift store, and curb alert?

[Sylvia]

UH, good point. Man do I need some sleep. OK, I only have so many drawers in rotted desks, and suitcases too. So now we're starting all over.

Calling all you artistic types to help with a display

What about lamp shades, wire round tomato stake thingys, uh, need some help here. I have some rice paper that I could attach to card stock and print off farm scenes, horses, etc and glue to lamp shades, and you can get those at every flea market, thrift store, and curb alert?

Ok, what about this? Burlap attached to poster board with a picture frame type stand off the back. Sisal rope hot glued around the edge. U-shaped pins. Simple, light, and can be done on a shoe string. (spray the burlap with fabreze) Stencil your silhouette logo on the top in black paint.

Attaching your items with u-shaped pins should be easy and won't damage the items.