How to Make Money with Paper Tole [Plastic Comb]

N. Dee Overduin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2000

This book is a comprehensive guide for saving money and making a profit from paper tole. The book is intended for both the novice toler, anxious to cut costs, and the more experienced hobbyist who may be interested in turning this hobby into a part-time business venture. All toler will benefit from its concise, illustrated sggestions from Dee Overduin, an accountant with an MBA who turned her hobby into a successful business.

Contents include:
Suggestions and ideas on selling your work
Pricing for profit
Reducing costs on supplies
Teaching paper tole to others
Producing and using cutting guides
Selling prints and accessories
Advertising and using the Internet
Keeping records and suggestions for income tax reductions
3-D framing methods for a variety of project types

Editorial Reviews

Review

The chapter on teaching was especially interesting to me. It will help me avoid mistakes, and gives me confidence... -- Vicki Carter, Toronto, Canada

This book is easy to follow with a wealth of information on how to get started on making paper tole your business. -- Kerry Manuala, Los Angeles, CA

About the Author

Dee Overduin is a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Canada. She became a certified General Accountant in 1976 and received the prestigious Merit Award. She held top positions in Canadian agricultural and automotive corporations.

In 1985 she traded the high-pressure financial world of big business for the chance to turn her hobby of paper tole into a viable business enterprise. She immediately saw the potential of the Internet and created an extensive web site to promote her paper tole business, The Tole Way.

In Commerce, Texas, Ms. Overduin operated a storefront in a local mall. She also graduated with an MBA from Texas A & M University there, and studied Spanish by attending Spanish Language Schools in Spain.

She has taught paper tole to hundreds of students over the past 15 years, and her web site generates business from all over the world.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 121 pages
• Publisher: The Tole Way (May 5, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0966918517
• ISBN-13: 978-0966918519
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,756,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish I haven't bought this book, April 23, 2002

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This review is from: How to Make Money with Paper Tole (Plastic Comb)

May be the table of content included in the editorial review really set my expectation high on the book, that's why when I recieved it, I read it immediately, and I got disappointed immediately. The "advice" given in the book are very very basic / common sense stuff . DO NOT expect any kind of "insider tips" because there is virtually none. The printing quality of the "book" is bad - I know it is spiral-bound ( because it is stated in the description) , but I don't know / don't expect it to be just a spiral-bound of a pile of photocopy paper ( or computer print out). Despite the "book" is about the beautiful 3D decoupage art and the author always emphasize on the importance of presentation, there is NOT even 1 color picture / photo to give us an example of what "tasteful presentation" means . All the projects being featured are black and white , and worse still , some of the pictures are quite blur. My conclusion: if I want to save money / make my paper tole business profitable, I shouldn't have bought this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of information for making money with any art form., July 13, 2002

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M. Digney (Stowe, Vermont USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Money with Paper Tole (Plastic Comb)

I loved this very comprehensive guide for saving money/making a profit. Ms. Overduin's valuable tips/suggestions could be applied to any art form. The author, an accountant with an MBA who turned her hobby into a successful business, covers the following hot topics in a concise and well-illustrated manner:how to sell your work, pricing for profit with easy formulas, how to reduce costs of supplies, operating expenses and exhibits, how to advertise and the stumbling block for all of us struggling to make a living at our art:record keeping. This last topic covers expenses that can be claimed against sales, records to be kept for tax purposes plus suggestions for income tax reductions. It really helped me...great book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars how to Make Money with Paper Tole by N. Dee Overduin, July 16, 2002

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Christine Davis (Cleveland Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Money with Paper Tole (Plastic Comb)

Both of Dee overduin books have helped me in the past year.
I am a paper tole teacher and I found her books where very helpful to myself and my students. Her book on making money with paper tole is great and has saved me lots of time and money. Her other book has saved my students hundereds in framing costs as all my students frame there own work thanks to Dee's.
When I have had trouble with a project I just click on Dee's web site and she is always there to help.
I hope you write another book soon.
Christine Davis Cleveland Texas