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Husband's shop calendar - Miss May

SweetFeet

SweetFeet

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Been working on my husband's new shop calendar. I make him one every year.

Also doing a little research and have some tractor and junkyard calendar questions - SLIGHTLTY contemplating it for 2014...depending on what I find out cost wise, etc.

1. Does this layout look acceptable? (I think I would not list any holidays or any phases of the moon, etc.-just the basic calendar layout inserted.)

2. Is a small size calendar acceptable to those who might purchase them?

3. What do you feel is a fair price for a calendar this size?

At my husband's request, I make his calendar on 8.5x11 sized pages - he does not want a huge calendar because of limited wall space in our shop. Also the pages of the really large calendars tend to "curl over".)

*Disclaimer: If I actually decide to pursue this, it would not be until NEXT year at the soonest. So I am just seeking your thoughts. Thanks!
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I kinda like that calendar, some low life rotten scoundrels have been know to have lets say a different type of "shop calendar" with pictures other then say old tractors hmmmmmm at least thats what I heard lol

Good work, take care now

Ol John T
 
Good Job! I have the typical tractor calendar hanging on my shop wall, and like your husband said, the top corners curl down. I've always been tempted to hang it from one of those clothes hangers like women use to hang up slacks, you know - with the little clips on each end? But I'd have to smuggle the hanger out of the house, and then it would be spotted pretty quickly and my priveledges would be revoked. Which brings me to the conclusion - could you print them on 8 1/2 X 11 white card stock? Maybe that would keep them from curling in our humid shops. You have a very good eye for photography, and I think you're on to something here.
 
Format is fine,8 1/2x11 is fine,a little bigger would be ok.Most calendars are around $10.00.Whatever/however you choose to do,it will be just fine.
 
Put me in for 3 and where do I send my investment check? I"m thinking these would sell well to tractor clubs. My wife works for a printer and the deal is quantity rather than small.
 
How do you plan to produce them, you have your own equipment, or are you looking to farm it out?

My wife works in one of the bigger calander plants in the USA tucked in one of the smaller towns in the USA, the fastest segment of their business is basically slowing her dept (color correcting) way down - press-ready work, they take your files rip them into press-readable format and drop them onto the press and print. You can get a pretty good price on real-press quality printing and paper for a little volume printing, and you are doing 90% of the pre-press work. Think you can do 500 units pretty easy and be getting into volume discounts, tho wife doesn't do sales so not sure. They have been getting into personlization, so every calander can have a different name/line on it, many options.

Nice design and pic.

--->Paul
 
There is a guy on the case forum that sells excellent case calenders with pics donated from the forum posters. He gets $11.00 each. They are very nice. I would also be interested in one like this.
 
Sweet nothing short of fantastic! $10 probably won't cover your limited sales. I think they could be sold at $15.
 
For years my wife has been making personalized family calendars for the kids....birthdays, anniv, etc, using a computer program. Binders are available and it was always a pro-looking finished job. Layout took a long time, especially to get the two-sided pages to come out right. Lately she does the layout, takes it to a local printer for final printing and binding. B&W is about $10 per calendar, with color pics it's about $20, fewer than 10 copies. Not sure what a hi volume job would cost.
 
(quoted from post at 11:58:43 11/28/12) Sweet nothing short of fantastic! $10 probably won't cover your limited sales. I think they could be sold at $15.
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ere is another:
http://www.thetractornstore.com/2013-N-Tractor-Calendar.html
 
I think I would be interested on a yearly basis. Many of us enjoy your photos (read it as art),but don't always respond with our positive thoughts.I could see them framed after being used.What ever you decide,don't stop posting your art. W4
 
Just a suggestion and not knowing where geographically you live it may require photo contributions from readers, but I think it adds some interest to each months photo to have it taken in the month that it represents. Now it wouldn't mean much in Fla. but up here in the land of changing seasons , Michigan, it would have some with snowy scenes and some with autumn colors or fall harvest colors and then spring ground breaking/planting etc,etc.I believe even buyers from Fla would appreciate an ole tractor draped in first heavy snowfall or all frosted up or covered with long icesickles etc. Just my $.02.
 
Hey, that's neat! Tractor looks a little sad, though.

Our 4-H club is selling commercially made calendars for $9.00 and making a profit. These are ordered from a publishing company, however. Don't know what your publishing costs would be.

Club does this as a fundraiser to pay the state fee that each 4-H member has to pay. This way the parents don't have to fork up the $. Especially nice where there several 4-H kids in the same family.
 
The antique tractor club that I'm a member has calendars made with different members tractors and maybe a short story with each one. They put the owners name on each picture of tractor. We get them printed for us and we get $15.00 for each. We sell lots. Hope this helps and good
luck. Also seeing you only have 12 months, we've put smaller pictures on the back of the calendar of which someone has taken at our show.
 
Hemming's motor news sell calenders that are old cars "as found" you might want to check out their web site/store as to see what they're charging. You might consider approaching them and see if this is something they'd offer in/on their store and pay you a royalty on each unit. Might also be a place to market any abandoned car or truck pictures you have.
 
I make them for my family. I put in everyones birthday.
They get printed on 24 lb. paper and bound with a comb binder. Their cheap to do and everyone likes them.
 
Suggestion: Add a Scratch & Sniff patch so the odor of hot grease and rust on a sunny day can make it seem all more real.
 
Sorry, don't need one. Farming every day is Monday.

Should be kinda cool.

I would thing in the 11-12 buck range.

Rick
 
I"d buy one I"m a fan of your photography they"re always very nice interesting photos. Besides you appreciate junk yards. Wink
Tony
 
Sweetfeet, that is a beautiful picture. 12 pictures of that quality will make a great addition to any workshop. If you decide to go ahead, post on this forum, and check out how much it costs to ship to England, I will be watching. Phil
 
Phil,
Thank you very much. If I decide to move forward on this, next year would be the soonest for certain. Pretty busy with a new job right now.
 
vern,

That is hilarious!

My husband loves those smells too - the 30 year old black "gasoline" that oozes out of a tank when you remove a gas line. I love the rusted iron, but pew...that stuff just smells bad.
 
oldtanker,
Thanks.
I will have to spend some cold winter days researching the how, what, etc.
 
Jim in MA,
Really neat that you do them for gifts!

I will have to check out the paper thing as well. I know an office store mentioned "photo quality paper" - so I will find out more about that too.
 
RegulaRog,

Thanks! Will keep that in mind and will let folks know if I plan to do it or will even inform if I decide it is a no-go, so people will know either way.
 
RayP(MI),

Thanks! My tractors ALL look a little sad... I'm a junkyard junkie.

Thanks for pricing info on your calendars too.
 
B-maniac,
Great thoughts. Yes, I do need to round out my photo collection with some winter and early spring pics. Also could use some at the time when leaf color changes.

For my husband's calendar, I did insert a couple fall and winter shots our rusty old regular... but do not have any winter scenes from a junkyard.
 
W4,

Thank you so much! I really enjoy sharing some of my photos.

I like to view them as slideshows on my computer and listen to music as the sad, old tractors, trucks, barns and houses scroll by.
 
JMS/MN,
Thanks for the info. I'm sure I would have to go with a higher volume to get the price down, in order to keep them affordable.
 
JMOR,

Thanks. Looked it up quickly and bookmarked in favorites so I can check it out later.
 
Paul,

Thanks for the info. More for me to learn about. I did not know one had to do anything to photos in order to ready them for printing.

Do they get saved to a different format than jpeg? Or are you just refering to editing, cropping, correcting fade, etc, in a photo program?
 
Chip812,

Agreed. They are kind of melancholy inducing in one way...but there is something that I just love about them. :)
 
supertrucker,

THANKS! You are my largest (imaginary) order!! Just direct that huge investment to SweetFeet on SweetFeet Street, USA.

All kidding aside... thank you very much! Do they have a printing website that I can check out? Or do they only work with formal businesses?
 
PJH,

Thank you! (for compliment and ideas)

My husband took a small flat strap and fashioned two clips onto it to hold the calendar pages so they cannot curl. I did print his calendar on cardstock last year...but am going to try photo paper this year because you loose a lot of the beauty of the photo on cardstock or regular paper. It really needs to be glossy, I think.
 
John T,

Thanks, glad you like it.

And yes, a machinist we went to a couple years ago had a shop calendar that was...well, immodest. Guess not many wives accompany their husband into the actual shop area.

My husband has only old tractor pics, sayings or quotes, etc. on his shop walls. He says his shop decore is "clean" enough to be hung in a church.
 
Jimmy,

Thanks! Will keep that in mind if this ever comes to be a reality. Will toss a note out to everyone if I do go ahead with it.
 
Steve,

Thanks for the vote of confidence! Also for the thoughts on layout, price, etc. As I said, I will throw a word out if I do it next year.
 
Sweetfeet..Look up the vistaprint website and you could have them done for this incoming year...Nice idea and nice pics!
Sam
 
Samn,

Thanks.

I looked it up quickly and bookmarked the site. At a quick glance, I only see pricing for creating 1 calendar... at nearly 11.00 each, so thinking that would be out of my league price-wise.
 
SweetFeet, your pics are always wonderful, I enjoy them very much!
A calendar like that would be awesome!
As far as pricing goes, mass produced calendars are cheaper, specialty calendars cost more.
Walk through your local Walmart etc and look at some prices.
The link below is to a "bubble calendar" where you can pop one piece of
bubble wrap a day for $22.
Shoot me an email (open on modern view)
I have an idea on a sample idea I'd like to run past you.

Bubble Calendar
 
Looks like a good idea.

One thing I would add that I have seen is the description for each month, "19xx Farmall F-20 gas, Madison, Wi" or something similar.

$12 or so sounds about right.

When I saw the Subject line, I opened your post immediately. Not exactly what I was thinking Miss May would look like!

Rick
 
Rick Kr,

LOL.

Thanks for pricing thoughts. Also for your the idea of adding a description. I have seen it on calendars before too. The only trouble is that I don't know the particular model or the year on a lot them. And location of most is top secret. :)
 
Royse,

Thanks. I will start checking out prices when out shopping - I seldom look at them because many are really expensive.

The bubble calendar was funny. I think kids in a household would pop all the bubbles when nobody is looking.

Thanks also for the offer of a sample idea, but I am really not ready to pursue it right now. I was just working on my husband's calendar this morning and thought I'd toss a picture of it out there to get opinions.
 
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