Calling All Your Artistic Types

[Sylvia]

CC. I have an idea for the stool.

Look in your things for your Button Collection. (I know you have one) Look for a piece of some fabric... or the leg from a pair of those jeans... You want a piece about 1 inch smaller than the perimeter then the top of the stool. If you don't have a sewing machine 1/4" of the fabric under all the way around and pin it in place. Use fabric glue (leather glue) or whatever to glue the hem down. Iron if you have one... if not find a plastic box with a smooth bottom or a smooth glass bottle and get to burnishing... the faster you go the more heat you'll generate. Iron it until it's nice an neat.

Then take your buttons and frame the edges with a random mix of buttons. Look for colors that go well with the blue of the denim and the brown yellows of the other fabrics. Place and attach the buttons about oh... 2-3 finger widths apart. Here's the cool part. you can hang your stuff from the buttons. Now attach the whole thing to the top of the stool... making sure that you maintain that 1 inch perimeter and make it really secure.

[camano ridge]

Here is a man's perspective (don't know if you want it or not). When I look at what you have for a display I spend more time looking at the display background not at the items you are trying to sell. I understand an attractive display is important, however what you want to have attract attention are the items you are trying to sell. A plainer background in an interesting motiff I think would be better. I once set up a display of western holsters using an old lever action rifle a Texas Ranger badge and an 1800's set of hand cuffs, I spent more time answering questions about those items then I did the holsters. In most cases I truly believe in the KISS method. Just my 2 cents worth (and it may not even be worth that much).

Scott

[DoubleC]

Well, Hmmm...

If you are planning to use the stool as a display then I think the background fabric is too busy. It takes away from the items you want to sell. In fact when I first saw it I didn't even see the pendants.

The denim in the basket is interesting but I think you would find the mare stare and eye of the horse thing would be better suited to that display. I really like the little bit of brown gingham.

Not sure what to think about the tin I can't see it all that well.

Yes, I use the material on the stool because they were old linen napkins I had with chickens etc on them but as soon as i saw them the way the camera saw them, I could tell the material was too busy. I should have reversed them, the lighter weather vane material on top and the other as a skirt. The tin is an old Rileys candy tin from England, nothing special, just has the lid (red) and could be closed up for travel. George liked it but we agreed too busy. He likes the chair idea too for just one place BUT thinks all I need is to take the things with me to begin with (I misunderstood when he said i should think about how to display them) and then if they take them, offer to do the display so I can be sure it's being seen. I have TWO rhinestone ribbon earrings in that stool display, bigger than the silver and black and even THERE got lost in the pictures. Yup, too busy, way too busy. If I do it as a display, I'll redo it with the weather vane on top, and the brighter one as a skirt. Thanks for looking Syl.

[DoubleC]

CC. I have an idea for the stool.

Look in your things for your Button Collection. (I know you have one) Look for a piece of some fabric... or the leg from a pair of those jeans... You want a piece about 1 inch smaller than the perimeter then the top of the stool. If you don't have a sewing machine 1/4" of the fabric under all the way around and pin it in place. Use fabric glue (leather glue) or whatever to glue the hem down. Iron if you have one... if not find a plastic box with a smooth bottom or a smooth glass bottle and get to burnishing... the faster you go the more heat you'll generate. Iron it until it's nice an neat.

Then take your buttons and frame the edges with a random mix of buttons. Look for colors that go well with the blue of the denim and the brown yellows of the other fabrics. Place and attach the buttons about oh... 2-3 finger widths apart. Here's the cool part. you can hang your stuff from the buttons. Now attach the whole thing to the top of the stool... making sure that you maintain that 1 inch perimeter and make it really secure.

I DON'T have a button collection (you're right, I did, you know I collect every thing, LOL). I sold two lbs of buttons when I sold all my jewelry making supplies. the whole thing I sold was about 10 lbs and I think I got maybe $25.00 for it. Dumbest, well in the 10 ten, thing I ever did. All I have now are elephant buttons (collect elephants too LOL) and anchor buttons (that's too long a story for this early, LOL) but if I can find them they would work but they're pretty small. But the eyes are light. Not much of a choice of colors though.

[DoubleC]

Here is a man's perspective (don't know if you want it or not). When I look at what you have for a display I spend more time looking at the display background not at the items you are trying to sell. I understand an attractive display is important, however what you want to have attract attention are the items you are trying to sell. A plainer background in an interesting motiff I think would be better. I once set up a display of western holsters using an old lever action rifle a Texas Ranger badge and an 1800's set of hand cuffs, I spent more time answering questions about those items then I did the holsters. In most cases I truly believe in the KISS method. Just my 2 cents worth (and it may not even be worth that much).

Scott

Oh no Scott, it's very welcome. Not just from a man's perspective, but from personal experience. I told Sylvia, I should have reversed them, put the lighter weather vane green napkin on top and the busier one as a skirt around the stool. I just didn't realize it until I saw it through the camera, and it was a little late by then, LOL. However, I have more of these old napkins left so I may just reverse them, plus a couple more clementine boxes. Plus I have some orangish bailing twine from the barn that just matches the orange in the top material so may use it like, oh, that upholstery stuff they cover on cushions, etc. That should draw the eye up from the busy material skirt to the top where the display is. I like the idea still, can keep adding and subtracting eyes from it, just needs a different idea for the material. thanks for helping Scott. Cheryl