tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post1991047114640603941..comments2023-06-20T09:21:01.095+01:00Comments on Girl Industries: CraftsellerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-60601779390946592782011-07-02T19:19:19.043+01:002011-07-02T19:19:19.043+01:00To be clear, I haven't read it, but my opinion...To be clear, I haven't read it, but my opinion is formed solely on the marketing blurb I got emailed. Still horrified :)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932381324100863925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-1078059659904065762011-06-24T10:58:25.657+01:002011-06-24T10:58:25.657+01:00It's definitely not the best use of a fiver I ...It's definitely not the best use of a fiver I can think of :)Girl_Industrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084637495496681201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-65457179372379866052011-06-21T17:37:37.204+01:002011-06-21T17:37:37.204+01:00Yeah, I'm in Glasgow, same as you :) I'm r...Yeah, I'm in Glasgow, same as you :) I'm really just curious to see what it's like, but if its as horrendous as you and Claire are describing it, I may well give it a miss! :-0Lynnskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250748293268829038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-10887639146350134662011-06-20T16:39:00.292+01:002011-06-20T16:39:00.292+01:00I agree, Claire, and the thing that really gave me...I agree, Claire, and the thing that really gave me the heebie jeebies was the outright encouragement of people to set up as cake pop baker/sellers without much of a nod to hygiene legislation, appropriate packaging, pricing structures, sourcing ingredients and so on...<br /><br />I'm struggling to articulate things well here, but I fear that this kind of magazine is currently <br /><br />a) setting false expectations for people who can do a bit of crochet or whatever and think there's a quick buck in it <br /><br />b) blurs the boundaries established by other magazines about the usual restrictions on use of patterns etc <br /><br />c) at risk of flooding sites like Etsy and Folksy with oodles of poorly-executed stuff that is 18 months off trend<br /><br />d) missing a potentially lucrative gap in the market to actually be a useful resource for people who have great ideas and skills in terms of craft and design but little or no business background. <br /><br />e) its layout and presentation is off-putting. It's too glossy, old-fashioned and has no coherent visual style. I think for a fiver it looks incredibly cheap, and I'd like to see something more on a par with Making magazine, which seems a bit more modern, cohesive and dare I say, artistic?Girl_Industrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084637495496681201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-17633753099093682412011-06-18T12:48:04.659+01:002011-06-18T12:48:04.659+01:00I have to say I was pretty horrified by the concep...I have to say I was pretty horrified by the concept of this magazine when I got an email about it a few weeks ago, but I realise I may be in the minority!<br /><br />The idea of having a magazine give you patterns of stuff to make to sell, tell you how and where to sell it makes me sad for the people who have genuine talent and ideas and work so hard to get their work out there. I'm all for people to be encouraged to be creative, don't get me wrong, just think that encouraging people to make a quick buck in this way is fundamentally wrong.<br /><br />It's also just adding to the complete over-running of Etsy and Folksy, etc with stuff assembled from kits or bringing the tone of "craft" back down to where so many people have tried to elevate it from, in my humble opinion.<br /><br />So - I won't be reading it myself, but I was interested to hear about it :)Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932381324100863925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-42054251529591267732011-06-16T17:16:58.798+01:002011-06-16T17:16:58.798+01:00In Tesco - are you in the UK, Lynn?In Tesco - are you in the UK, Lynn?Girl_Industrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084637495496681201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693963866576807804.post-65243724889072880762011-06-16T15:24:57.141+01:002011-06-16T15:24:57.141+01:00Where did your hubby pick this up, think I'd l...Where did your hubby pick this up, think I'd like a copy! :)Lynnskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250748293268829038noreply@blogger.com