Thursday, January 19, 2012

My First Attempts at Creating a Marketable Product



So I managed to get my hands on some free materials, and then I managed to buy some extra stuff, and I started tinkering around to see if I could create something to sell as a fundraiser.  I still have not yet actually FINISHED something, but I'm getting close, so here's a sneak-peek of my styrofoam wall creations:




The above creations were done with fabric.  They were some of my first, so I made the most mistakes with them, like the edges not being very straight.  Fabric takes a lot longer to do, so my finished fabric products will be worth more than the paper versions you see below:



 With paper, I have a variety of nature scenes.  I have some ocean/beach themed ones (above) desert themes (below) and other leaf, forest, snow, water, autumn versions not shown here.  It's hard to tell in the pictures, but they protrude from the wall about 3/4 inches.  I will have a nice edging on them, but this is just a sneak peak anyway.  After the edging and some sealant, they will look much better.




I only have one sample of this so far, but the bulk of my products will be these 12x12" squares.  There will be several different designs that can be mixed and matched to create whatever effect you are looking for for decorating your space.  I'll include an example I pulled from online so you get the idea.  This piece is the most complete of anything I have so far.  Hopefully I will have more to show soon.
 

This is a close-up so you can see some texture.  Below is a sample of what the whole idea looks like.


Comments and suggestions are welcome!  Please don't make me beg for them!


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

BYU-Jerusalem

I was accepted into Brigham young University's Jerusalem Center Program for this summer.  Everyone I know of who has been there described it as life-changing.  I'm so excited to go!  The Center is located in Jerusalem on Mount Scopus.  
I need a little help with funding though, so I've created a widget with Paypal to track my funding progress.  I also have a few projects I've been working on to sell (coming soon) so hopefully I can earn some money that way too.

Thanks for all your help!