How to make money on souvenirs from waste. DIY modular paintings: types

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Sometimes, in order to take your place in the market, you need to come up with something special, unique, unlike others, something that arouses the interest and surprise of the buyer.
I for a long time worked as the head of the personnel development department at a large manufacturing enterprise. The work was interesting and highly paid. But in my soul I always had the desire to do something of my own. The crisis struck and in 2009 the plant was closed and all the staff were fired. The question arose of what to do next. Our Kaliningrad region is tourist-oriented and many entrepreneurs are engaged in souvenirs (mainly made of amber). I decided that I would work in this direction. I purchased a batch of souvenirs and opened a sales point in one of the resort towns. But since all entrepreneurs purchase products from the same manufacturers, everyone’s products are the same. And my business stalled because everyone was selling the same thing. I decided that I needed to come up with something of my own, and that it should be something special.

I myself am not an artist at all (a purebred entrepreneur). Therefore, production in my case had to become simple, the technology and all materials were accessible and low-cost. It was decided to make souvenir pictures. I wanted the image to be inside the base, and the frame and the painting to be one whole. Having tried a lot of materials and processing options, I eventually came up with something special. The products turned out to be very interesting. Using one technique, I first began to make 3 types of products (stone style, vintage style, gold style), now by the season there will be 5 of them.

I needed a computer for work, jet printer(I have the simplest 4-color one), a room for processing the product (I use my garage), and PVA glue itself (great glue! We do all our work on its basis).

In my work I take pictures of popular artists, stylish pictures in the Japanese style (one of the recent orders was the production of 30 pictures in this style for a Japanese restaurant), views of the sea and sights of our region (thankfully they great amount), individual orders for portraits are also in good demand (here I work in collaboration with many photographers who work at events and offer my services (of course, taking into account their interest).

I have organized several sales points: 2 of my own in resort towns, 2 points in supermarkets in the gift department, we also sell in 6 more souvenir shops in Kaliningrad. In February, it is planned to open my own branded souvenir store under the Positiff brand in the railway station in Kaliningrad, where my works, as well as the works of my two companions, also designed individually, will be sold.

A little about the product. The product is a monolithic picture, embedded deep into the base, with chopped edges, stylized as vintage, gold, or stone. The most popular size of the finished product is 16X21 cm, 26X34 cm.

Cost price

1. Chipboard cut 16X21 (I order from furniture makers) - 10 rubles. PC.

1. Photo paper or business card paper (business paper is cheaper and more interesting) - 8 rubles. A4 (1/2 sheet - 4 rub.)

1. Photo printing pictures (ink consumption) - 1 rub.

1. PVA glue (1 bucket - 50 pictures) - 1.6 rubles. PC.

1. Sandpaper - 2 rubles. (for 1 picture)

1. Wood treatment compositions (water-based) - 4.6 rubles. PC.

TOTAL: 23.2 rub. PC. 16X21 format in vintage style.
If it is gold or stone-like, the cost increases by another 2-5 rubles. PC.
All materials are available in any specialized store.

Income:

We sell pictures for 200-220 rubles. ( average price in the store 300 rub.)
On average, about 300 pictures are sold per month.
Net yield from one sold image 180 rub. (this includes production costs, transportation costs and taxes).
It's not difficult to calculate my profit. If we take several months as an average, then the net income is from 55,000 rubles. ($2,000).

To my surprise, the main buyers were not tourists, but our local residents.
Now the production of paintings based on chipboard is my business. I am very interested in working with and developing it.

Create something unique, different and you will enjoy success!

Today we will talk about an idea that our reader sent us. Sometimes, in order to secure a place in the market, it is necessary to create something unique, special, not like others, something capable of attracting the attention of the consumer and arousing his interest.

For a long time I was in the position of head of the personnel development department in one of the large manufacturing enterprises. I can say that I liked the work, and wage was high. But meanwhile, the desire to do my own thing never left me. own business. In 2009, the crisis came and the plant closed, leaving all the staff without work.

That’s when the question arose: “What should we do next?” I live in the Kaliningrad region and there are many people here who make souvenirs (usually made from amber). So I decided to move to in this direction. I opened a point of sale in a small resort town, purchased a batch of souvenirs. But since all the products are the same due to the purchase of goods from one supplier, my business is stuck. And then I realized that it was necessary to create something that others would not have. Something special and unique.

I am far from being an artist by nature, so production had to be simple for me, and the materials and technologies low-cost and accessible. I decided on making souvenir pictures. I wanted the picture and the frame to be one whole, and the image itself to be located inside. I tried a large number of materials and different ways processing and brought out something special, my own. I started using this technique and initially produced three types of products (gold, stone and vintage). Now there are already five of them.

In my production, I used the so-called product processing room (simply a garage), a computer, a printer (I used the simplest four-color one) and the most ordinary PVA glue.

For my work I take pictures famous artists, types of attractions in your area and views of the sea, interesting pictures Japanese style. There was a large order for the latter theme from a Japanese restaurant. Portraits are in quite good demand. I have partnered with event photographers who offer my services as well.

On this moment I have several sales points - two of my own in resort towns, six points in souvenir shops in Kaliningrad itself (we now want to sell them) and two points in hypermarkets in the gift department. In February, we planned to open a souvenir shop with a personal brand “Positiff”, which will be located at the railway station in Kaliningrad.

My work and the work of my two partners engaged in the production of individual works will be sold there.
Let's talk a little about the product itself. It is a monolithic picture, which is embedded deep into the base. I am now styling it with stone, gold and vintage. The most frequently purchased product sizes are 16x21 and 26x34 cm.

Product cost

Chipboard, cut into pieces 16 by 21 cm - 10 rubles per piece

Business paper or photo paper – 8 rubles per A4 sheet

Printing a picture – 1 ruble

PVA – (consumption for 50 pictures – one bucket) – 1.6 rubles per piece

Sandpaper – 2 rubles for 1 picture

Composition used to process wood - 4.6 rubles per piece

As a result, it turns out that the cost of a vintage-style product in the size 16x21 is 23.2 rubles.

If you make it under stone or gold, then the cost will increase by 3-6 rubles.

You can find all the materials I listed above in any of the specialized stores.

Now let's calculate the income:

I sell pictures at a price of 200-220 rubles (in their stores average cost is 300 rubles). On average, they manage to sell about 300 pictures per month. Taking into account production costs, taxes and transportation costs, the net income is 180 rubles per picture. From here you can find out how much I have per month. If we take the average over several months, it turns out that my net income starts at 55,000 rubles.

As surprising as it may seem to you and to me, my main clients are not tourists at all, but local residents. At the moment I am running a business producing paintings from chipboard. And this activity brings me joy and a desire to develop in it.

I advise you to create your own, unique and different from the others. Then you will definitely be doomed to success!
Good luck!

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Interview with Alexander Dmitriev

Chipboard plywood,

PVA glue,

Reproductions of popular pictures printed on an inkjet printer in 4 colors

be able to make as many as 4 styles of products (vintage, gold, stone, aging) and open your own souvenir business, giving from 55 thousand rubles of net income per month?

If all this is really interesting to you, read a unique interview with a businessman who knows how to work with his hands.

Interview with Alexander Dmitriev, owner of the Positiff Souvenir Production Studio

Tell us a little about your business?

Every person in his soul strives to do what he likes. Therefore, many people, in addition to work that brings material wealth, are engaged in various hobbies. Great happiness for a person when favorite hobby brings in income.

I worked for a long time as a manager at a television production plant. But a crisis came, and the huge production slowly faded away. There was a choice of what to do next. We have a region (Kaliningrad region) with a tourist bias; there are several good resort towns where souvenir trade is brisk all year round. However, all the souvenirs from each seller are similar to each other, and amber pictures are produced in Lithuania at several enterprises, so they are not particularly different either. I decided to do something special, not like everyone else. I myself am not an artist at all (a purebred entrepreneur). Therefore, the production technology had to become low-cost, absolutely accessible, and the final product should delight and surprise the buyer. I wanted to make a picture that was completely monolithic. In order for the image to be inside the base, the frame and the picture were a single whole. And in the end I came up with something special. The picture turned out to be very interesting. To work, I needed a computer, an inkjet printer (I have the simplest 4-color one), a room for processing the product (I use my garage), and PVA glue itself (great glue! We do all our work on its basis). On my logos I make sure to indicate that the pictures are reproductions and the name of the artist, so that there are no questions about authorship.

I also started making portraits to order (wedding portraits are especially great).

The product itself is a monolithic picture, embedded deep into the base, with chopped edges, stylized as vintage, gold, or stone. The most popular size of the finished product is 16X21 cm, 26X34 cm. The technology is called “IgAl”, paintings are based on chipboard

How did the idea for this business come about? Was it a sudden insight, or was this idea something you had been working towards for some time?

Left without work, I began to engage in business, selling amber souvenirs on a street stall in one of the resort towns. But everyone’s products are the same, because... It is produced at 2-3 enterprises, and competition is very high. I wanted to make something unique, different from competitors, and so that the cost would not be higher than the cheapest amber picture. I didn’t nurture the idea of ​​the product for long; it took me the longest to come to the result. Pick up necessary tool and materials. After about 2 months of experimenting, I came to the result. I perfected the technique. Now, using my technology, I make 4 styles of products: vintage, gold, stone, aging.

Have you ever doubted the success of others? How did you deal with this?

Actually, I didn’t have to face any doubts; there was a very strong desire for results. When the first high-quality commercial products began to be produced and the first batch was sold in 5 days (30 pictures), then all the doubts of those who had them also disappeared.

How long did it take from the inception of the idea to its final implementation?

In January 2011, I was laid off from a management position at a television manufacturing plant. In March, I registered as an entrepreneur and began to carry souvenirs made of amber from Lithuania (we have such a paradox, amber is mined in our region, but good products are made in Lithuania and Poland), in May I began to try to make my own products. In July I made the first commercial batch. Since then, I have been producing and distributing only my products.

What stages did the process of launching your business consist of?

The first thing I needed was a place to work. My own garage suited me for this. I prepared the tabletop for processing (to make it convenient to work alone). I made a small drying box (it is a closet with an ordinary electric heater). When I began to make the first commercial products, I began to organize sales (about him in paragraph 6)

What difficulties have you encountered in initial stage? How did you overcome them?

I didn’t encounter any particular difficulties, probably the most difficult thing in the work was to select the materials with which the product would look high-quality, finished, quickly produced and not have a high cost. I did it.

How do you promote your services? Name the main promotion channel.

Because At that time I was already an entrepreneur, I placed my products on my tray, and also agreed to sell them through souvenir shops. Now I have 2 of my own points in resort towns, 2 display cases in supermarkets (I placed rotating display cases like for postcards), people here very well take pictures as gifts, even as postcards, I also sell them in 4 souvenir shops in the city of Kaliningrad and one store in airport.

What are the main expenses when starting your business?

Main expenses:

1. A computer (I already had one), but you can use any one, even the cheapest one.
2. Epson inkjet color printer. I bought the simplest and most inexpensive one, model TX109. It cost me 2,500 rubles including refillable cartridges.
3. Business card paper 8 rub. sheet A4
4. Untreated cut chipboard size 16X21 – 10 rub. PC.
5. PVA glue and other water-based woodworking compounds – up to 500 rubles. (this is about 40-50 pictures)
6. Sandpaper - 2 rubles. (for 1 picture)
7. Compositions for wood processing (water-based) - 4.6 rubles. PC.

TOTAL: 23.2 rub. PC. 16X21 format in vintage style

If it is gold or stone-like, the cost increases by another 2-5 rubles. PC.

All materials are available in any specialized store

We sell pictures for 200-220 rubles. (average price in the store is 300 rubles)

On average, about 300 pictures are sold per month.

The net yield from one sold picture is 180 rubles. (this includes production costs, transportation costs and taxes).

If you were starting this business now, what mistakes would you try to avoid?

I believe that I have not made any mistakes in this business. The only difficulty is working with supermarkets, they have their own settlement system which you need to get used to (but these are not mistakes). Two supermarket outlets make half a turn.

What advice would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs who are just thinking about starting their own business?

The most important thing is to find that thin thread of business, to find something that will allow you to differ from your competitors. It is not justified not to risk a lot of money. And the most important thing is, as entrepreneurs say, to “incubate” your business. Give him a few months to build up. Many can’t stand it and close after a couple of months; we need to wait out this moment.

I have several organized sales points: 2 of my own in resort towns, 2 points in supermarkets in the gift department, and we also sell in 4 more souvenir shops.

To my surprise, the main buyers were not tourists, but our local residents. Now the production of paintings based on chipboard is my business. I am very interested in working with and developing it.

Create something unique, different and you will enjoy SUCCESS!!!

Alexander Dmitriev

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Most of us go to work and most of of us force ourselves to do it. Very few people get a kick out of doing what they do for most of their lives. I also worked as a manager at a company for a long time, and this was not what I wanted to do all my life. My hands were always itching to do something of my own. One day I visited a friend of mine at a furniture factory, and I was very surprised at how much leftover material they throw into a landfill. These are the remains of chipboard, plywood, MDF. I have always had a desire to start producing souvenirs, because... There are a lot of them in our region all year round. I took a large amount of leftover chipboard from him and began experimenting with them. I wanted to create something unique, unlike other souvenirs sold by our entrepreneurs. And I succeeded. I made souvenir paintings where the image goes into a frame, stylized as different types: stone, vintage, gold, etc. The imagination here can be limitless. I myself am not an artist at all, so I print all the images on a printer.

• Technology for making unique souvenir paintings
• How much can you earn by producing unique souvenir paintings?
• How much can you earn by making souvenir paintings?
• Technology for making souvenir paintings

The crisis struck and the company where I worked was closed, and I had to turn my hobby into income. I found several distribution points through entrepreneurs, and opened my own point in a resort town. Things went slowly, but there was stable demand, because... the products were truly unique. To expand turnover, I found more sales points not only aimed at tourists, but also at local buyers. To my surprise, the turnover from such points was on par with tourist ones. They started ordering pictures from me in the form of postcards in flower salons, because They go very well with flowers. I also made 20 custom paintings for a Japanese restaurant and began collaborating with photographers who now constantly place orders. By the end of the season, I calculated the average profit, it was about 50,000 rubles. per month.

Technology for making unique souvenir paintings

The painting is a monolithic product with chopped edges, chipboard base, Plywood, MDF, board. I print the images on a printer and process them so that they fit into a frame. I choose the style relative to the image. The most popular ones are vintage, stone, ivory. All tools and materials for processing are available in any hardware store, I don’t use anything specific or expensive. the main objective– simplicity and low cost of production and aesthetic appeal of products.

How much can you earn by producing unique souvenir paintings?

The cost of the product does not exceed 25 rubles. Moreover, I take furniture production waste for free and give it life. I sell them for no less than 250 rubles. I make about 15-18 pictures a day. During the season, sales are about 15 paintings per day from all points. This is about 2200 rubles. per day net, taking into account overhead costs. In the off-season I sell about 8 pieces. in a day. This is about 1200 rubles. in a day.

Today I have my own souvenir pavilion where 80% of the products are produced using my technologies and about 15 points of sale through other entrepreneurs.

What I want to say with this article. A crisis is still an engine of progress and a reason to move in every sense of the word. The main thing is to correctly come up with what you will do and how to sell it.

How much can you earn by making souvenir paintings?

You can make good money from furniture production waste. Making souvenir paintings is quite a profitable business. The cost of producing one picture is from 30 to 50 rubles. The price includes: the base of the painting (plywood, chipboard, MDF) - about 15 rubles; photographic paper – from 3 to 5 rubles per sheet; decoration elements – 5 – 10 rubles; as well as abrasive paper, glue, varnish, paint and impregnation products - 20 rubles per item.

The average market price of a souvenir painting is 200 – 250 rubles. We can conclude that it is quite possible to earn 180-200 rubles from one product. You can sell from 200 to 500 paintings per month. The business is not seasonal, but holidays sales are always higher than on weekdays. As a result, the monthly income ranges from 36 to 90 thousand rubles - it all depends on the quantity of goods sold. It is best sold in souvenir and gift shops or art lodges. It would also be a good idea to organize trade via the Internet, place ads on several sites, in social networks or on the forums.

Technology for making souvenir paintings

The technology for making souvenir paintings consists of preparing small pieces of wood board (giving them various sizes and shapes, impregnating them with varnish or painting). The next step is to print the picture on photo paper using an inkjet color printer. the right size and content. After that, it is given the desired shape, unnecessary remains are cut off, the corners are made rounded, and the like. Next, you need to use glue (PVA is possible) to glue the printed picture to a wooden blank. The almost finished product is decorated with straw, fabric, even grain crops. In this case big role Fantasy, uniqueness and accuracy of the craftsman’s work play a role in attracting buyers.

A simple “lip print” is a creative interior decoration

A child’s bright drawing, framed, will decorate his room.

This handmade masterpiece will be a lovely decoration for your home.

Having decided on the style, you can begin to select materials for the future work:

1. Paint and canvas.
2. Cardboard, designer paper, magazine clippings, old photos.
3. Textiles, leather, ribbons, braid.
4. Glass or crystals.
5. Buttons.
6. Dried flowers, shells.

Advice! Don't throw away old children's drawings, scraps of fabric, magazines, decorations– all this can become part of the picture. Store them in a separate box, periodically reviewing and arranging them together.

Painting with paints

The easiest way to create an original painting for your interior with your own hands is to paint it. The subject is limited only by the imagination of the creator. Even in the absence artistic skills You may end up with a masterpiece: use abstract techniques, study master classes and photos of finished works.

Oil, watercolor, acrylic paints will become faithful assistants in creating paintings for the interior. As a base, you can use either professional canvas or regular thick paper or a primed board.

Advice! You can draw inspiration from nature if there are picturesque places near your home. If you are unlucky with either the location or the weather, feel free to draw your household, pets, fruit compositions - whatever. The accuracy of the reproduction of reality does not play any role, the main thing is to approach the process with soul.

Modular pictures suitable for almost any room: from kitchens before living room, but it is important to select appropriate images. If you don’t have time at all to create a masterpiece with your own hands, then we have for you good news- today you can buy them in any specialized store!

Photo printing

The technical side of the issue is taken care of by a photo workshop, which can print a suitable image on almost any basis: canvas, paper, ceramics, etc. These can be ordinary posters with image interesting places, people, ornaments.

Advice! A poster is not just a picture, it must convey a certain idea, correspond to the interior, the theme of the room and the character of the owners of the house. IN Lately posters gained particular popularity in pin-up style and retro.

If the poster is large-format, you can divide the image into several segments and, when combined into a single canvas, play with the joints, making it look like a modular picture.

If there is a child in the house, then you can scan his drawings and select the ones that match the color, shape, etc. Such a poster can be complemented by a photo of the artist himself. All that remains is to print the poster and place it in a frame that matches the color and style.

Collage of old and new family photos You can hang it as a picture in the bedroom or living room, and posters depicting the corresponding paraphernalia and fruits are suitable for the kitchen. Finally, it is worth noting that it is recommended to choose posters and panels for the kitchen in rich and bright colors. color ranges however, no one forbids you to go against the rules and create stylish ones.

Textile

From all kinds of scraps, fabric with beautiful patterns, ribbons, braid or lace, you can create real masterpieces in patchwork style with your own hands. Fabric paintings are most often made using the appliqué technique. The basis is taken of dense textiles with discreet and inconspicuous patterns (stripes, polka dots, etc.), and the main elements are cut out from bright shreds.

Most often, kitchens and children's rooms are decorated with textile works, since these rooms are characterized by a certain simplicity present in the appliqué.

Advice! From felt, flannel and other fabrics that hold their shape well, you can cut out fruits, animals, cars, and houses. You can safely combine different textures and patterns on fabrics, use braid, decorative cord, and buttons for decoration. For the living room, you can make a textile picture from crinkled silk with abstract patterns.

From buttons

With their help, you can create original things by sewing or appliqué. Often this type of fittings is used to depict leaves on trees. Buttons can be glued in an original way inside any contour, for example, a silhouette butterflies or cats. In sewing stores you can pick up details various forms, colors and materials and lay them out like a mosaic according to a pre-prepared pattern. Such button creations will fit perfectly into the kitchen, however, they can also be used for the living room and bedroom.

Advice! Buttons can be glued around the perimeter of the picture frame, giving it individuality.

Wallpaper and panels

Often, after renovation, large pieces of beautiful wallpaper remain, which are useful for making unusual interior paintings.

1. Wallpaper in a frame is the easiest option to create something like this panel. A piece of the desired shape is cut from the roll and placed in a frame. Moreover, the ornament may coincide with the pattern on the walls or differ from it. Such elements can come in a row of 2-3 pieces.
2. Golden paint and a stencil or small ones will help to revive a boring canvas in a frame. black and white photos, stylized in antique style. Similar paintings wallpaper will fit perfectly into