Just a thought

[clpmss]

I was thinking of doing something with my cross stitch and I need opinions. If I were to sell them with or without Meat Loaf's signature on them and all the money went to lets say the Breast Cancer Foundation, would anyone bid on them???? This is something that I have thinking about for a while now. Lets say this picture, would anyone bid on it?

http://snappypic.com/images/arx1229727210g.jpg



chris

[belladonna-took]

It's a very accomplished piece of work Chris. I wonder if it might do better in an art or craft gallery than Ebay...but there's no harm in trying it on there. Just make sure you put a good reserve on it so that it doesn't go for a song. Also, get the best quality pics of it you can so that it's clear to people how very good it is.:-P

[meatloaf-unofficial]

I can tell that I would deffinatly bid as I would love a cross stitch. Infact I was thinking about having a go myself but decided not as a) I'm no artist and b)I wouldn't know whewre to start...

Its an excellent idea and great cause too. I did charity work for the mcmillan cancer research a while back - absailin down a lighthouse - boy was that scary lol

Its great to support a good cause...

Count Me In!!!! :-P

[clpmss]

Thanks but wasn't thinking of ebay...this would be for Meat Loaf fans on here or the .net sites only...this one is actually in Meat's hands now...I was just wondering if anyone from either site would be interested in something like this...instead of me keep giving them to Meat...lets do something nice...I have been trying to talk to him about this idea of mine...but well you know how busy people can be...

[belladonna-took]

I'm a dweeb Chris..it did occur to me what you meant about 10 mins later!!
I'm sure you'd get lots of bids from fans..and if Meat signed it that would make it pretty irresistible. And it is a magnificent cause. I just don't understand how you can render a photo into cross stitch like that. It's phenomenal. I've done a fair bit of needlepoint on canvas..but usually from a chart and using carpet wool. Not in your league at all!

[clpmss]

Your not a dweeb...and it's not hard...all the credit goes to firefly to showing me how to do it...

[belladonna-took]

Your not a dweeb...and it's not hard...all the credit goes to firefly to showing me how to do it...

All hail Firefly! It's a stunning technique.:D

[meatloaf-unofficial]

No its really good and you've certainly got an artistic touch to be able to do somet like that!

I'm jealous thats all :lamo: - I'm hopeless at these kinda things....

[clpmss]

but I still love you sweetie...

[Monstro]

When at Bath this year I saw a piece of Ali's (firefly) work, got to say I was f*****g amazed, it really was awesome, wish I had the time and the skill to do something like that.

[carole]

That's a great idea Chris, I'd have a bid for sure.

Carole

[belladonna-took]

It's looking very promising Chris!

[clpmss]

the hardest part is picking the picture to do...I always have problems with it...there are so many I want to do...takes me about a week to figure out which one...

[~Helen~]

I think that's a really thoughtful idea especially if the money is going to a charity, you'd be going to a lot of work and a charity and the winning bidder would both benefit hugely - very best of luck if you do decide to go ahead with this. :up:

Just a thought, but could be done in conjunction with another money raising event too perhaps - such as when the two meat sites were raising money for stuart (this it's cujo?)'s bid for the charity football thing in newcastle, or for breast cancer foundation (incredibly good/worthwhile cause, by the way), isn't there a 'think pink' day each year? not that i am saying we should only support certain charities at certain times of year, but i think when there is a lot of publicity for something (eg think pink, or children in need, comic relief, etc) it tends to get people in a more generous mood for donating to the charity...although having said that, with the superbly high standard of your work, I think there would be more than the charity on people's minds if they were bidding! :-)

[clpmss]

Thanks Helen...it's actually going to be the choice of Meat Loaf's charity...any charity is find by me...I still have to talk this over with him to see if he's willing to participate...after the new year...I will be talking to him and others about this...I just wanted to know if anyone would actually bid on my stuff...

chris

[firefly]

Your not a dweeb...and it's not hard...all the credit goes to firefly to showing me how to do it...

Chris even tho i showed you what to do hun.... all the credit goes to you.... you done all the hard work.... hours and hours of stitching, unpicking when a bit goes wrong, redoing it... lol, but no, serious hun all credit to you. And i think this a lovely idea you are doing.
xxx

[firefly]

When at Bath this year I saw a piece of Ali's (firefly) work, got to say I was f*****g amazed, it really was awesome, wish I had the time and the skill to do something like that.
Aawww thankyou Michael, nice of you too say, got to be honest i do love doing the pic's, and its great when you have finished a piece of work and realise that you had made it.

xxx

[clpmss]

I give credit where credit is do...if it wasn't for you Ali, I wouldn't be doing this...you are the one who showed me how to do it...so you get credit...

chris

[Siobhan]

It sounds like a great idea
all this talk of cross stitch made me want to do some and I just found the one I got last christmas and I still havn't finished...

[firefly]

I give credit where credit is do...if it wasn't for you Ali, I wouldn't be doing this...you are the one who showed me how to do it...so you get credit...

chris

Thankyou hun.. means alot.xxx you should take all credit tho ((( hugs ))) xxx

[clpmss]

Just to get that smile on Meat Loaf's face is priceless...it's worth all the hard work and time spent on just one...

[firefly]

thats very true hun xx

[clpmss]

Oh Yea...don't forget all the love that goes into each picture...

[~Helen~]

you're both very talented and very patient!

[muggles]

I don't know what a cross stitch is, sorry, can someone explain.:? ??????????????????????

[~Helen~]

I don't know what a cross stitch is, sorry, can someone explain.:? ??????????????????????

Here's a picture of one!!

http://snappypic.com/images/arx1229727210g.jpg

Failing that giving you a sufficient answer, it's a type of embroidery where the stitches are cross-shapes.

See this link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_stitch

[firefly]

Oh Yea...don't forget all the love that goes into each picture...yeah you right there... coz as you see the pic come together as it is stitched you get more and more excited and cant wait to get it done.... then when its done you look at it and say i made that... im proud... that one no one else have got!;) lol

[clpmss]

then you get stressed out because you can't find that perfect frame...oh yea...wonderful doing cross stitching...honestly...the best part is trying to find the right picture and frame...the one I'm doing now has Meat Loaf with Daffy Duck...I found a way to put pictures together for a cross stitch...