So you have retired as well? You will not regret the decision. I figure we can keep the fly tying going into our mid to late 70's, there is so much less stress. Also, a lesson from some of these younger tiers, no or very few shop orders, they are doing well with direct sales on web, Instragram and FB. I've done just under $3K from FB this year.
Peggy On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 4:28 PM, DonO <[email protected]> wrote: > Just some fly news for retirement-time this summer. Got many irons in the > fire, so it’s very hectic. Getting in sync with my sister-in-law (new web > master) is taking a little time, but is coming along well. New tricks + > old dogs don’t mix well. > > Fly-Side News: > > 1. My *Matlacha Rainbow Streamer* (below) was chosen for the *expo pin > logo-fly* for the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo 2018 scheduled for Jan > 13 & 14, 2018. There was a contest for ‘the best pin fly design’, so I > declined since I don’t enter competitions. They came back to me since they > really liked the streamers I donated to their conservation auction at the > last show and banquet. So I just sent the MR photo below and told them if > they want to use it they could. > > They just got back and said it would be the logo fly on the official Show > Pin next year. They usually pick full dress salmon flies. > [image: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA] > > 2. *Website:* *Completely re-doing FantasyFlies.com* with a *new > web-page program and provider.* Will be much easier to post new photos, > articles, videos, etc. No one but Darren can upgrade the html-based site > as it is now, so I have to switch to *non-genius format*. Thanks Darren > (Pacres) for your help years ago. > > 3. *Rope-dubbing videos* are progressing, and have the 1st one for > You-tube very close (trailer video- lol). Had to set me up a You Tube > Channel with all the bells and whistles, so that took some time. Posted > some short videos of photos of me at the Idaho Falls show this spring, and > one of some streamers- just to test our posting settings. Looking good. > Needed the website addressed 1st for this also, with a modified Rope Dub > page. Lots of work. > > 4. *#32 video.* Have it in editing with SiL for video trials for macro > clarity, and I think we’ve got it down now. Will do one more tie, and then > some clips of setting up the materials, then final edit and post. I want > to have the website and channel done before I post in case I get any views > or traffic. Hope fully it will be as good quality-wise as the Rope Dub #1 > DVD video was. Have had to learn my Sony Handi-cam and the editing > software with SiL. > > 5. *14/0 Giant Flies*- Making a new group of giant flies and will be > posting individual photos of each as they are finished. That way a buyer > gets exactly what he or she ordered. This will be new- *Flies for sale > page. *Will be how I feed myself after retirement this summer. > > 6. *Big Classic Streamers in clear presentation boxes*- Will order the > plastic display boxes soon to set my large show-streamers in to sell as > individuals. Also getting my wood shop set up for shadow-box framing > groups. Should be fun. All will be on the new website. > > So LOTS going on, plus getting done a few other things I’ve been putting > off. > > DonO > > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Peggy Brenner www: SixSistersFlybox.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
