I learned long ago when doing illustration that I can support myself better by selling reproductions of my work than selling the originals.
Also, right now the economy is terrible for selling high priced luxury things like art. But... low priced nice things are something that people treat themselves with.

Today I searched on values of celluloid vintage charms, as I have some of those mixed in with old buttons. I need to go through what I have and sort out anything bakelite and special, then will probably put them on etsy. I have so much that my mom collected that passed on to me, like my postage stamp collection, my mom's stamp collection and my brother's stamp collection. Then there are all the old postcards and other paper ephemera. My head is spinning with stuff I can do using images from old early 1900's trade cards, letters, stamps, etc.

Now I'm starting to think of things that are steampunk, with all the old stuff I have.

My arms got a workout stretching to paint around the garage door.
The weather was PERFECT for it today. I hope it holds longer.

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