Ruth Crean is an Irish designer showcasing her business Nice Day Designs. This a personal view into the world of crafts, design, and selling online.
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21 Mar 2012
Shrinky Dink Bookmarks
I just finished my most recent addition to my Shrink Plastic collection. These are bookmarks, but the fancy variety that are harder to lose than a scrap of paper. I only saw these for the first time last year and I really like the shepherd hook design, it's so simple. I've only ever seen them embellished with beads before, or spiral wrap gemstones, but the first time I saw them I thought they would be perfect for my illustrated work. This week I made up 50 different designs, using the templates I had previously designed. But I think I'll expand the range to include some more bookish themed images, like characters from books or specific motifs, I already have a Harry Potter design. I thought these Olde Worlde images suited the bookmarks quite well too.
I'll be selling them in the craft shop at €6 per bookmark, and I might try a few at the stall this weekend too and see how they go. I just have to figure out how to package them nicely, and also to show what they are. Most people are not very familiar with shepherd hook bookmarks.
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I just love them. Are all of those your own designs? They look so simple and yet so cute!!
ReplyDeleteYep they are all my own designs, I really miss doing illustration since I finished college, so I'm chuffed that I found this material that allows me to draw while making jewellery
Delete...true! They are perfect to cheer up the shelves...
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