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  1. Dips

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    Thanxs M

    I have only ever heard the opposite from other sellers that they can be very expensive and sometimes not the lucrative

    Its not an option me for a very long time so i haven't looked into the full expensive but some stall prices i have seen were a lot
     
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      Agreed: some of the larger venues charge an extortionate amount but I kept to a smaller events and certainly made enough to cover my pitch and make a few bob :)
      Bare in mind this was pre-internet too, so handcrafted items were not so easily accessible e.g. a click of a mouse from the comfort of your own home/office ;)
       
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        Lol Yeh when a stall competes with listing an item for 12p for 4 months its no wonder they appear extortionate
         
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        To be honest "M" I don't know what my daughter-in-law has available to her in this respect, she is in America of course, I'll speak to her about it. :)

        I've not heard of this before, thanks Dips. I'll put this to her assuming it's available to her.

        Well done! :dbgrtmb:

        Regarding 'Deramores'....I have started to use them for supplies in the last year and find them efficient and reasonably priced. Their delivery times to the island are excellent! :)

        My daughter uses craft fairs to sell and pays anywhere between five and fifteen pounds, depending on how large the venue is. She also does boot fairs during the summer months.
         
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          @Sheal etsy is an american site everything is billed to me in dollars so is fully available to her :-) infact its worldwide now so is available to everyone
           
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            Not a great picture but just turned these cane toppers for a couple on my allotment who have helped me out since I got there. Made from some silver birch I had knocking around. Might make a few more of these in the new year to sell.

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              Jane, they look much better than the empty snail shells that I use! :)
               
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                They are lovely Jane,
                Jenny
                 
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                  They are well nice!
                   
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                    Last night at midnight i for some reason decided to rearrange my craft room. In the process i found these

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                    My mum started making me bill and ben figures out of the bio degradable pots but she couldn't do it so gave me them to finish

                    Totally forgot i had made them. Just don't know how to finish them. I was thinking doing decoupage but not sure with what or what pattern.

                    Any ideas?
                     
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                      A great idea Jane! :dbgrtmb:
                       
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                        Where will you be using them? (They look cute!)
                         
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                        Oh no idea i would love an idea for that too lol
                         
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                          Hmm, ok :heehee:
                          Well, as they are bio degradable, I'm going to assume you'll use them indoors? Do you have an arrangement of house plants they could sit beside/amongst? And if so, could you tie in the way you decorate them to fit in with the theme of the room? :noidea:
                           
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                            They were gonna go in my potting shed but its wet for some reason inside and cant work out how or why so thats not an option till i get it watertight and dry

                            No house plants im afraid i tend to kill them. I only have one money tree and thats because i ignore it

                            The brugs in for winter but thats temporary
                             
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