I got my first t-shirt commissions today [grin]

[Twiglett]

am doing a VW camper van and a hairy spider (2 different ones) for a couple of kids' birthdays

quite scary doing it for money rather than school fair though

actually have done a couple for friends' .. but that's always been for cost of t-shirt

it is quite embarrassing doing it for actual money (even if its only a few quid)

Well done Twiglett.

My guys are in to Vdubs being surfy types....do you have a piccie???

Oh well done, I thought this must be you! Dd's mermaid is still very much admired by all who see it (honestly, it's incessant). Thank god I've met you in RL so I can say airily "oh a friend of mine does them" and not have to mumble something vague about the internet....

Great stuff Twig. Well done!!!

pics here.. camper van on page 1 if it works Jayzmummy .. not sure it will because I can't get it to click through

Lovely Twiglett. Really lovely. When did you start making these, was it just for the school fair?

Really nice Work ,i bet you will sell lots!

had a go last year for school fair (I'd done a couple of babygros for my kids before) .. they went really well

so am doing more this year

not really sure how to actually make money out of it .. I'm not actively chasing commissions .. but maybe will put some leaflets on school fair stand this time

oh and thank you

Tamum .. I did another mermaid I must admit but this one is for DD .. so just your angel and my angel .. am glad she likes it still ..

Twiglet....they are fab and I wouldnt mind commissioning one for DS2....can you do a surfer one???

they are great! especially like the dalek and skeleton

sure .. how old is DS2?

These are fab, Twiglett. Could you sell them online?

What do you mean by 'online'?

TBH I am too embarrassed to sell them (which really doesn't make sense if you know me .... I think I don't think they're good enough)

but I don't mind doing it for a good cause (school fair) and if particularly asked

You certainly should not be embarrassed ,they would sell really well!

Maybe we should have a vote on it?

you could sell some on here give biglips a run for her money (sorry biglips )

Oh, brilliant, Twiglett!

I felt a bit weird when I sold my first card.

Soon passes

You could sell them on eBay.

Or at a stall in a craft market?

Or go round local independent childrenswear shops? If you don't mind people seeing you work, you could do a demo day at one maybe? (I find this hard, but I quite like the challenge of people watching me!)

They are really good, I can see a couple that I would like for my DSs. How much are they?

arghh link wont work for me

those are lvoely - how do you do them?

... thank you...

well at the moment I'm selling them for £6.50 at the school fair ... (but think for commissions I'd probably want a bit more)

Kelly... I do them with a paintbrush and fabric paints (from an art shop) .. I have fabric pens too for the details .. and glitter (but that's mainly for fairy wings ) ... I just find a picture I like (normally online but also from books) and start copying it but they tend to be more graphic because of the fabric medium

Are these a bugger to wash and can you make one for me, please?

(I'm thinking, it might start with mumsnet and a craft stall but then you'll get your own online shop, followed by a franchise, which you later float on the stockmarket and that will buy you a fabulous mansion filled with playboy bunnies and they will deliver cocktails on little trays to you and all those who encouraged you from the start. That's what I'm thinking. )

Or should that be playgirl bunnies. No matter, whatever floats your boat.