Finished Display

The finished product.  I like it!  I think chopping off the heads puts the focus on the necklaces.  Now I just need to spend some time in the woodshop building them!

Off With Their Heads!

In the end, I HATED the styrofoam wig heads as displays.  So now I'm trying to cut out a silhouette and see how that works. 

I have two painted.  One is black, one is silver.  I think I like the black one better, although it doesn't show up well in this photo.  I'm still debating on the head, it overtakes the display.  I may chop it off and just leave a partial neck.

So I chopped off their necks in photoshop.  Hmm.....still not sure what I think, but my initial thought is that I like it better.  "Off with their heads!"

Working on the Immys

I have six of them done.  Finally!!  I just need the pet tags, which might be here tomorrow.  Then I will package them, hang a few on the collar and take them to my retailers.  Happy, happy!

Trying to think of everything needed, I made a little box for the back of the display to hold the order forms for personalized tags.  I also put a little bit of information about "Where's Immy?"

Surrounded by Immys

Production has started.  I'm surrounded by Immys!

Immy and Immys.

I think this will be her logo.  I'm making a webpage for her, but it's going to be on mine, rather than a separate website.  There's only so much I can handle.  I wanted it to have a similar look to mine, so I used a petal from the flower of my logo and distorted it for the background.  I may play a bit with the size of the pawprint and maybe the outline.  I tried so many fonts!  I think I like this one though.

Building a Display for my Pet Tags

I'm working on a way to display my pet tags because I think it will help sell the product.  I figured otherwise they are small and will get lose on the shelves.  Hopefully this way retailers will consider placing them on the counter or someplace where they will get noticed.  So...I've been turning the ideas around in my head for about a week and it's finally coming together.  Can't wait to see how it looks when it's finished.

Of course I had to add texture...because, well...I just HAD to!  Figuring out the dog bowl was the most difficult.  Wood that bends?  Not so easy.  After Home Depot snapped a bunch of thin wood trying to find something that would make that tight of a bend, I gave up and went to the pet store.  Chopped some doggy bowls in portions and tried that.  Had the right look, but didn't attache very well and looked kinda "crafty"...which is something I try to avoid.  So after wandering through store after store, I finally decided to try the round tubes that you use for pouring concrete posts.  It's working!

Course I have to modpodge it to get it smooth.

And be patient while it dries (never been my strong suit), then I will paint the entire thing silver (of course) and put black webbing for the collar and finally attach a bunch of the pet tags and jewelry.  Oh, I also need to put something on the back of the display that will hold the post card order forms for personalization and also something "about the artist" so the retailer/staff will be familiar with the fact that these are tags made with art.

Well, not as happy after painting the silver.  It shows all the textural differences.  I'm thinking of getting silica sand to add to the paint and I might end up changing the color to black.

I do like the way it's turning out, if I can solve the textural issues.  I want it to look artistic but not craftey and handmade.  Ugh.  Of course, once I get it figured out, then I get to make one for every retailer that will be selling my product.  Forget painting, no time to create!

US Bank, Jacksonville, Oregon

I set up a table display at US Bank in Jacksonville.  They call it their "community display" and have a different local business set up a display for each month. 

I put a display of Jacksonville Christmas Cards, as well as Halloween and some individual cards showcasing the US Bank building.