A really good start that made me start thinking of greetings cards, postcards, printed fabric, wall decals. I ruled out greetings cards because I already have a range using other Kokeshi images, and the postcard idea is still lurking around in my mind, a pack of one of each design might be quite cute?
I loved the idea of having fabric printed using a repeating selection of the images, this really appeals to the crafting side of me, I could make some fantastic cushions. The idea led me to start putting the images together in random patterns . . . .
Unfortunately to date I have not found a fabric printing supplier willing to print in a small enough quantity to make this idea financially viable. The same goes for wall decals . . . but I still think these would make great images for a child's room.
I haven't given up hope for either idea so watch this space :0)
Many an hour playing around with designs produced numerous variations of images, some worked, some didn't, but I was convinced that I should use them to create some new products.After much deliberation, testing, and the creation of sample products, approximately one year after putting brush to canvas I had final products delivered to my door. Always an exciting time!
I will feature the finished articles in my next blog and you can decide for yourself if I made the right choices
. . . . till tomorrow
Take care
Dee
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