i have been buying mini rolling pins and decorating them, but they wont sell

nat21luv

You really do have an answer for everything! how about just making a decorative name tag with pretty ribbon? You could wrap the ribbon around the pin so it looks a bit more than just a wooden pin with a tag!

mildred1978

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

http://www.curbly.com/users/capreek/posts/13493-make-it-diy-paint-dipped-wooden-utensils

Painting handles (ie the bits that don't touch food) is a bit different to what was suggested!!!

Kepp

mildred1978 wrote: »

Painting handles (ie the bits that don't touch food) is a bit different to what was suggested!!!

I think that's what we've been doing all along on this thread - ideas are being put forward and people are putting forward their opinions and pointing out the faults in some ideas?

Kepp

Although to be honest, I think the OP was probably scared off long ago!

POPPYOSCAR

mildred1978 wrote: »

Painting handles (ie the bits that don't touch food) is a bit different to what was suggested!!!

You obviously did not read through the whole thing.

And is is not just the handles look at the picture again.

art_for_arts_sake

mildred1978 wrote: »

I have to take issue with this. Painting these rolling pins will make them unsuitable for use with food. Selling them with cutters or anything else that would be used for food preparation, or in any way implying they are suitable for use with food could get the OP into a heap of trouble.

I agree. Rolling pins aren't painted and are made from materials that won't flake or delaminate for a reason. Not only that, you require certification for anything that could be construed as a toy http://www.ce-marking.com/toys.html

heartbreak_star

It could be used as a decoration?

HBS x

mildred1978

heartbreak_star wrote: »

It could be used as a decoration?

HBS x

For a child?

With that suggestion we seem to have gone full circle!!

Sugar_Coated_Owl

I'm very disappointed in some of the posters on here. Instead of encouraging a young person to continue with a business idea it has pretty much been shattered from the start. If or when you have children I really hope you don't dash their hopes and dreams so quickly if they come to you with such an idea.

Slinky

We had a rolling pin with painted handles when I was a child (too many years ago to admit). The handles stayed still whilst the roller part rotated if you can imagine what I'm talking about. We always used to end up picking out bits of blue paint from the pastry as it flaked off. It was probably lead based paint then also! It was a complete pain in the wotsit.