Aprons, Not This Year....

Well, the apron idea has been a bust and luckily a generous member took the financial hit of purchasing the aprons and dealing with the silk screen company.

First, the QR would not read and upon checking the website where it was built found out it was part of a trial and would not be released unless we paid money -- YIKES!...going in the wrong direction for that bit of do-re-mi!  Then, once the webmaster found we were a nonprofit 501(c)(3), released it as one of their good deeds for nonprofits.  Prime example of the good being a nonprofit can be!!  YAY!

So, now we have a working QR code again and BAM! found out it still will not read with people's scanner because the silk screener re-proportioned it to fit on the apron so the code is not square anymore, but rectangle. Subtle, but just enough to make it unreadable.

Add that to the fact that the white apron was scorched and the ink smeared in the QR code so some squares blended together, and what we have is a bunch of aprons that will become dish towels.

Bummer.

Lots of dish towels!

Scrambling for $

It has been a busy week for the gourd chapter. We are heading toward our fall festival and are reviewing our ancillary items for sale. Of course there is the letterpress limited edition posters that are a draw -- yes, many are stolen off the walls, but the signed ones are popular for collectors (and makes us a bit of change for our outreach programs).

As an additional fundraiser item, we have decided to go with a work apron with our information silk screened on. the bib area. A colorful QR code makes an interesting image and leads a visitor to our website. Right under it is the phrase "We're growin' gourds and makin' stuff."