jbrowning Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) So I had my last craft show this past weekend. I had at least a dozen people this weekend ask me about owls. What's making the owls so popular this year? And if you know the answer to that question, enlighten us on what's going to be popular next year. Edited December 4, 2017 by jbrowning lawson56, SCROLLSAW703 and Sam777 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 I don't know about Owls, but I had several request for Penguins this year. jbrowning and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, jbrowning said: So I had my last craft show this past weekend. I had at least a dozen people this weekend ask me about owls. What's making the owls so popular this year? And if you know the answer to that question, enlighten us on what's going to be popular next year. Jim, Only the Shadow know! This year I sold out of my owl puzzles - one version priced at $28 and the other one at $36. In 2016 owls were not "IN" so I didn't make many to sell in 2017! Seems like they only flew off the shelf later in 2017. What will be "IN" in 2018? Again, only the shadow know! One year it was pigs, then cows, then roosters. How do you get a handle on this? bb Edited December 5, 2017 by orangeman jbrowning and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, dgman said: I don't know about Owls, but I had several request for Penguins this year. Penguin puzzles always seem to do well for me. Both the $16 and $24 versions. bb jbrowning and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Owls were a big thing several years ago.. the trend started coming back a couple years ago.. and yes penguins are somewhat on a rise too.. however I don't think it will get as big as the owls did.. Up and coming will be Otters... otters started coming out of the woodwork ( no pun intended LOL ) a year or so ago.. what is it about otters.. Something along the lines of.. loyalty.. yeah.. someone somewhere finally read the sign at the zoo.. Otters find a mate and they stay loyal to one another their entire life... It's a up and coming trend and the younger girls are buying up key chains and anything they can find that has anything to do with otters.. I started seeing a small trend on the stores.. of little things that have otters on them.. With that said.. I want to get a Christmas ornament pattern of a otter couple.. would be a big hit.. I intended to make one up.. just haven't had the time.. jbrowning, SCROLLSAW703 and amazingkevin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, kmmcrafts said: Owls were a big thing several years ago.. the trend started coming back a couple years ago.. and yes penguins are somewhat on a rise too.. however I don't think it will get as big as the owls did.. Up and coming will be Otters... otters started coming out of the woodwork ( no pun intended LOL ) a year or so ago.. what is it about otters.. Something along the lines of.. loyalty.. yeah.. someone somewhere finally read the sign at the zoo.. Otters find a mate and they stay loyal to one another their entire life... It's a up and coming trend and the younger girls are buying up key chains and anything they can find that has anything to do with otters.. I started seeing a small trend on the stores.. of little things that have otters on them.. With that said.. I want to get a Christmas ornament pattern of a otter couple.. would be a big hit.. I intended to make one up.. just haven't had the time.. My granddaughter drew a river otter for me a couple years ago. I could always make it into a puzzle. What a great story line re their lifetime partnership! Maybe two otters face to face with a heart in the middle. How romantic! bb amazingkevin, kmmcrafts, SCROLLSAW703 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Start cutting the baby owls because with all the owl sales this year that has to be a baby owl boom next year bobscroll, SCROLLSAW703, amazingkevin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 16 hours ago, jbrowning said: So I had my last craft show this past weekend. I had at least a dozen people this weekend ask me about owls. What's making the owls so popular this year? And if you know the answer to that question, enlighten us on what's going to be popular next year. Women like owls for some reason,that's interesting about otters! SCROLLSAW703 and jbrowning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 I sold several last year a few this year,no Penquins yet,I have learned to stop trying to figure out why the Public buys what they buy.I just try to supply. jbrowning and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) i've sold a lot of crosses. Nativity, Cowboy, Farmer crosses out of everything from walnut to beetle kill pine. What's the deal with crosses? I've even got one I'm designing cut it walnut, inlaid w/beetle kill pine. With a bear, bull rider, deer, moose, & Elk in it.Don't that sound like a job?I'm anxious to get it done to see how it looks! Last year, I couldn't make ornaments & napkin holders fast enough. I did have an order for owls, but they backed out Edited December 7, 2017 by SCROLLSAW703 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 I've always had good luck at selling owls, next to wolves they were my next best seller in birds and animal cuttings. I had two customers who expected to see a new owl or wolf cutting to sell each week. It was comical at times, each lady trying to buy something the other didn't get.Next to owls and wolves, eagles were next best in sales. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blights69 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 On 04/12/2017 at 5:38 PM, jbrowning said: So I had my last craft show this past weekend. I had at least a dozen people this weekend ask me about owls. What's making the owls so popular this year? And if you know the answer to that question, enlighten us on what's going to be popular next year. Owl be darned what a great thread sorry Jim but just had too :0 jbrowning and meflick 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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