Just Who Are You People Anyway?

Once again, as the hit counter edges toward 3,000; I have to ask…who are you people? Okay, I don’t ask for much but I really need your input. As I mentioned earlier in the blog, we are making cards to support our work in the Wellawatte Orphanage and the tsunami camps. As part of our art therapy program, we have the kids draw pictures and color in stars and trees that we then use on cards. Each card has original art work, not reproduced, and most are made of Elephant Dung paper. Some of the drawings are placed on heavy quality, glossy white board. There are accompanying envelopes and each has a sticker on the back to the effect that 100% of the profits will go to benefit the kids in the orphanage or camp. Each card will be in its own heat sealed glassine slip case sort of thing to keep them nice looking. They are blank inside and the colored ones have an insert for writing your own sentiment.
Here are some samples:

Here, the lovely Kiwi, Caroline, shows off two of the star cards colored by the kids at the boys home. The star is glued onto colored recycled paper, then adhered to a glossy white side fold card 13cm x 17cm. Metallic pen embellishments are done by us to dress them up a bit. Picture it with an accompanying envelope in a clear plastic heat sealed cover.

This card is made of elephant dung paper and measures 11cm x 16cm. It has an insert to write on; is stamped on the back "elephant dung paper" (I wanted to include, "when you care enough to send the very best..." but I got vetoed). Some have a gold star offset like this one and some have the metallic pen embellishments like the card above. Again, envision it with envelope and clear plastic covering.

This is my personal favorite, so you can't have it. These non-Christmas cards vary in size but almost all are going to be on 13cm X 17cm glossy white card stock as we move forward.

Some of these kids are really terrific artists...some aren't. Some are obsessed (there's one little guy with a flag fetish) many of them draw things they don't have like houses or family members. The real point is, good or bad; poignant or funny; these are all original works of art, not reproductions. Which brings me to the question... What would you pay for a card like this? We are planning to send some to relatives all over the world and I want ALL of you to chime in with what you think would be an appropriate price point given that it's for charity and all that. We're pretty sure we know what we have to charge in some countries to make a profit for the kids, but I'm really looking for input here. Please leave me a message in the comments section. I'm not trying to sell these to you, rather I would appreciate your insight. I'm also thinking of putting the fishies on a coffe cup at the Cafe Press site...any takers? http://www.cafepress.com/helpingvi Which brings me back to the original question...who are you people? And a secondary question, are you really done with your christmas shopping already? Go to the link above and help us out!