Karin Hurt on wed 22 sep 04
Maid of Scandinavia is now Sweet Celebrations
http://www.sweetc.com/sweetc.htm
karin
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: house numbers/idea/make money
> for those looking for a nice easy, no mess way
> to make some extra bucks at your home sale.
>
>
> buy some large/cake decoration cookie cutters/numbers 1-9,0
> not much
> look on the web.
> cake decoration stuff.
> i got mine at `Maid of Scandinavia, years ago.
> still work.
> about 6 inch numbers.
> christine, my daughter made them by the hundreds.
> white clay, brown clay.
> some with holes, some plain.
>
>
> roll out clay with rolling pin.
> stamp numbers.
> take them out....let dry. fire.
> no glaze.
> set them around your studio.
> we charged a buck a number.
> normal house...5 bucks.
> glue them to a board.
> or use tiny nails.
> light, dark, some with holes.
> your choice. let the customer figure it out.
>
> they last forever...i still have them on my house 14831
> brown, on a white board...black border. took about twenty minutes
> to make. 1963 we put them up. weather can't hurt them for pete's sake.
>
> christine used to make 75 or so bucks a sale.
> she was 12-13 etc. she also made gobs of cookie cutter/christmas trees.
> sold them for a buck. one hole, tree decorations. brown clay.
> nice cash for things she wanted.
> her dad loaded them in the kiln, un loaded them, my clay.
> firing. but, she was my kid at home. and the numbers went under
> pots on the shelves.
> no room taken.
> if a twelve year old kid can do it, i bet some of you could handle it.
> mel
>
>
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
> or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
> new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
>
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mel jacobson on wed 22 sep 04
for those looking for a nice easy, no mess way
to make some extra bucks at your home sale.
buy some large/cake decoration cookie cutters/numbers 1-9,0
not much
look on the web.
cake decoration stuff.
i got mine at `Maid of Scandinavia, years ago.
still work.
about 6 inch numbers.
christine, my daughter made them by the hundreds.
white clay, brown clay.
some with holes, some plain.
roll out clay with rolling pin.
stamp numbers.
take them out....let dry. fire.
no glaze.
set them around your studio.
we charged a buck a number.
normal house...5 bucks.
glue them to a board.
or use tiny nails.
light, dark, some with holes.
your choice. let the customer figure it out.
they last forever...i still have them on my house 14831
brown, on a white board...black border. took about twenty minutes
to make. 1963 we put them up. weather can't hurt them for pete's sake.
christine used to make 75 or so bucks a sale.
she was 12-13 etc. she also made gobs of cookie cutter/christmas trees.
sold them for a buck. one hole, tree decorations. brown clay.
nice cash for things she wanted.
her dad loaded them in the kiln, un loaded them, my clay.
firing. but, she was my kid at home. and the numbers went under
pots on the shelves.
no room taken.
if a twelve year old kid can do it, i bet some of you could handle it.
mel
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
DuckFoot on wed 22 sep 04
Mel,
Did I hear you say:
"Use numbers as glaze test tiles"?
--
Earl K...
Bothell WA, USA
"You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills (1929 - )
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on wed 22 sep 04
Hi Mel,
Great idea...
Too, if one is not satisfied with the available fonts of
such Numeral or Letter cutters, and one wishes for
uniformity from one-to-another, one may snip out say , 3/4
inch wide ribbons from one's larger Tinned Cans, and
carefully bend the strips over an acute edge, over some
round forms or other, or with needle-nose-pliers or what, to
form the outline and serifs and so on of the Letter or
Numeral one is after. Solder some braces across it on the
back, and affix a handle additionally if you like, and you
are ready to go...
Glazed would be nice though...too...
Phil
el ve
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
> for those looking for a nice easy, no mess way
> to make some extra bucks at your home sale.
>
>
> buy some large/cake decoration cookie cutters/numbers
1-9,0
> not much
> look on the web.
> cake decoration stuff.
> i got mine at `Maid of Scandinavia, years ago.
> still work.
> about 6 inch numbers.
> christine, my daughter made them by the hundreds.
> white clay, brown clay.
> some with holes, some plain.
>
>
> roll out clay with rolling pin.
> stamp numbers.
> take them out....let dry. fire.
> no glaze.
> set them around your studio.
> we charged a buck a number.
> normal house...5 bucks.
> glue them to a board.
> or use tiny nails.
> light, dark, some with holes.
> your choice. let the customer figure it out.
>
> they last forever...i still have them on my house 14831
> brown, on a white board...black border. took about twenty
minutes
> to make. 1963 we put them up. weather can't hurt them
for pete's sake.
>
> christine used to make 75 or so bucks a sale.
> she was 12-13 etc. she also made gobs of cookie
cutter/christmas trees.
> sold them for a buck. one hole, tree decorations. brown
clay.
> nice cash for things she wanted.
> her dad loaded them in the kiln, un loaded them, my clay.
> firing. but, she was my kid at home. and the numbers
went under
> pots on the shelves.
> no room taken.
> if a twelve year old kid can do it, i bet some of you
could handle it.
> mel
Janet Moe/Paul Bailey on sat 25 sep 04
This would be a great idea for my teenage son, but... has anyone had any
luck finding large number cookie cutters. the biggest i've come up with
so far is 4 inch. TIA
Janet, on Denman Island, BC
J Lutz on sat 25 sep 04
Janet et al,
When I made numbers for our new house I went to my computer software and
found fonts that I liked and enlarged them to the size I needed. I printed
them and used that as a template on a slab of clay.
I made individual numbers for the mail box post and glued them on with
liquid nails. The post is stucco and they've been through 3 winters with no
sign of wear or tear.
For the house - I cut the numbers out and put them onto a slab which was
again glued to the stucco house.
I also made a rather large slab (probably 12"x 6") with the name of the
house on it which we glued to a large boulder by the front door. We stole
the idea from our travels in England where many houses are named instead of
numbered.
By using fonts from the computer you can make them any size and shape you
need/want.
Jean Lutz
Prescott, AZ
At 08:56 AM 9/25/2004, you wrote:
>This would be a great idea for my teenage son, but... has anyone had any
>luck finding large number cookie cutters. the biggest i've come up with
>so far is 4 inch. TIA
>
>Janet, on Denman Island, BC
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