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Sculpt in wood. Make Money in your spare time. "Almost anyone can create these."
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Running Your Own Woodworking BusinessCreating and selling these pieces can be a part time or full time job for you. I have been creating them for over 20 years and have done it both ways. These pieces are very easy to sell. Folks tend to "ooh"
and "aaah" over them wherever I go. In fact I have even sold
some of them to Disney, Red Lobster and Sea World. Every gift shop that I select is overwhelmed with them. They call the folks out of the back to come look at the sculptures when I come in. I don't have any trouble getting into gift shops and galleries. In fact I have to be very selective and only choose the ones that I know will merchandise the sculptures well. I only choose high class gift shops and galleries. I never place my sculptures in shops that sell lower class merchandise. Usually the gallery will take 30% or 40% of the asking price as a commission. Don't sell them cheaply; make sure you get a good price for them. Over the years, the three pelicans have been the most popular. I have sold more pelicans than anything else. The Manta Rays and the sharks are also very popular, especially the Large Shark. People fall in love with these sculptures. How much you make is up to you. You could make from zero dollars to $100,000. It depends on how serious you are about it. As I mentioned elsewhere, at one time I had a shop that employed 8 people. Now, at that time the Small Pelican was selling for $9, now it sells for $39. So you can see the potential revenue has increased with inflation. Here is a list of marketing ideas for you to consider:
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