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Entrepreneurship:  Farmers Market Signs  |
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mandymcar
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Mandy
Montana
USA
73 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 24 2009 : 8:35:57 PM
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Hello,
I am thinking of using my photography to make customized Farmers Market Signs for people. I have started putting the garden photos I would customize in my Etsy shop. What is anyone's opinion/needs on this? Would you use photography on a sign for your trade booth?
www.haystackstudio.etsy.com |
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QueenofQuiteAlot
True Blue Farmgirl
865 Posts
Dalyn
Milk 'n Honey Ranch
Central, WA
USA
865 Posts |
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
1223 Posts |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2009 : 08:58:19 AM
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Wow. Those pics took my breath away. What a gift you have. I'd love to utilize a pic somehow for my farm market. Ilove the one of the horse "hiding" behind the bales. I love them all....
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
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mandymcar
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Mandy
Montana
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2009 : 10:21:50 AM
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Thanks so much  I can't seem to give them away so need to market them differently I think.
I will come up with something for signs. What sizes do you guys like for your market signs and what price range do you feel is in your budget for a nice sign for your stand? $25 - $50?
Thanks for your input,
Mandy
www.haystackstudio.etsy.com |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2009 : 10:26:53 AM
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Is there a way to do business cards? Those would make fabu cards. Or greeting cards too..
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2009 : 4:27:57 PM
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Oh, Mandy, I'm with Dawn! The cards would be wonderful! You should check into submitting your photographs as a freelancer to the greeting card companies. Most all of their websites have guidelines for submission. What do you think? I know I'd buy them. I'll be ordering one of you photos from you Etsy site soon for a birthday gift. 
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2009 : 4:29:33 PM
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Pardon me...YOUR photos from YOUR Etsy site! I was all excited about the greeting card thing and my fingers couldn't keep up with my enthusiasm!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2009 : 04:42:38 AM
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Yeah, I think I need to order too... too beautiful to pass up.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
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mandymcar
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Mandy
Montana
USA
73 Posts |
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 6:57:55 PM
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Wow, these are great!
"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." |
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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
703 Posts
Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
703 Posts |
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farmmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Kelley
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 6:16:11 PM
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Mandy..your pictures are fabulous! I just keep going to your etsy store and drooling...lol..but seriously...you take wonderful pictures!!!
http://cockadoodledewberries.blogspot.com |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
1599 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2009 : 9:18:03 PM
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Love your horse pics, of course! You have a wonderful eye for pictures! I'm sorry that right now, I can't afford to buy one but you do great work!! Attagirl!!
Winona ;-)
To read funny stories about my cooking 'skills', please visit http://lostadventuresincooking.blogspot.com/
For uber-opinionated, pleasurable horse related reading, please visit http://horseinfoperson.blogspot.com/
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HeatherAnn
True Blue Farmgirl
187 Posts
Heather
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
USA
187 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 09:03:26 AM
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Hi there!
Beautiful pictures. I have one idea for you:
Now I haven't been in a feed store or tack store in years (hopefully when I move out of apartment life that'll change) but I do remember that most of the feed and tack stores here in southern california had a farm related gifts section including calendars and cards. Maybe you could turn some of your photos into blank cards and try giving the feed and tack stores in your area a sample card and a flyer with your prices and other pictures and see if you get any bites!
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
www.plumblossomknits.etsy.com |
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HeatherAnn
True Blue Farmgirl
187 Posts
Heather
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
USA
187 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 09:08:11 AM
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oh i meant blank greeting cards, just to clarify :)
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
www.plumblossomknits.etsy.com |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
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Prairie Flower
True Blue Farmgirl
208 Posts
Linda
Sterling
Ks.
USA
208 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 05:43:26 AM
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Mandy, you really have a natural eye for pictures. I think that you are going to go somewhere with those. Keep pursuing. It only happens if you don't stop.
Blessings to you labors. Enjoyed your blog also!!
Blessings, Linda
Enter and leave with a happy heart! |
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Pinkyatmoosehollowfarm
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
Josephine
Albany
New Hampshire
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 08:03:26 AM
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Hi, great photos, are the pair of work horses Percherons? My daughter used to work at a horse farm and cared for their 11 Percheron horses. I agree with everyone you should try to market these shots through feed stores. You might also make use of one of the online print dealers to print the farmstand signs and cards for less than what you can do, you can upload your photos to their site. Someone like Vistaprint makes lawn signs you will still sell the right to use your photo so you still will make the profit. I had eggs for sale signs printed by them.
Pink is not just a color...it's an attitude! |
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mandymcar
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Mandy
Montana
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2009 : 07:04:51 AM
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Thank you all for the encouragement. I am hoping to really focus on it this fall when the weather gets colder. Through etsy I got some things in a shop in Helena, Etsy has been worth it!
Yes those are Percherons. Almost all of my draft horse shots are Percherons. They were working at a parade. I would love to have one but
not quite sure what I would do with him.
[URL=http://mandyjm.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album07&id=percheronsatparade] [/URL]
www.haystackstudio.etsy.com |
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MeadowCrone
True Blue Farmgirl
220 Posts
Bernadine
Island Park and Salem
ID
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 3:42:22 PM
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My sister is a photographer and offered to decorate a new medical practice with her photographs and also a hospital hallway. She received a lot of advertising and is pretty busy now.
Gratefully living on the "fat of the land". |
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