Made new bird baths from "not new" glassware. Sure hope they'll sell.

I doubt I'll be able to get anywhere near minimum wage for these, but I'm hoping to at least make more than I invested in the parts. These are much more difficult to make than one would imagine. The glass pieces are far from even, so in many cases, you sort of have to put them together looking lopsided to get a level bird bath. I've sealed these so they can be left out in the Winter with a proper covering on the top, but I'm not going to seal the rest as it takes a lot of time and looks slightly messy...people will just have to bring them in for the Winter. What price range would you think people would pay for these?

Went to a super cool, mostly "not new" Makers' Fair

Some dear souls have transformed an old factory/warehouse into a business incubator of sorts. Today I attended a Makers Fair featuring some of the craftsmen. Unfortunately, only some of the participants were present. Others whose spots you could peek into through windows included someone who make really cool, high-end birdfeeders and a reupholsterer (I took a card in case my own planned reupholstery attempt fizzles.) A very cool place and a number of the participants were doing "not new" stuff...turning old unwanted things into new, useful things. If I were only younger and braver, I may have found a second career.