Before my mission, to make a little extra money, I used to make seat belt belts and sell them online. Recently a friend of mine from Wisconsin, who I happened to give one of my belts to, asked me to make her some for Christmas. I was so excited to have a hobby again (other than Facebook and Netflix) that I made lots more than what she requested! I am so excited to be doing these again. I know it's getting a little late to get them made for Christmas, but I will be selling them again online (Facebook, Ebay and possibly Amazon). However, for my friends I will take special orders and give a fabulous discount! If you or anyone you know would like one of my belts, let me know and I'll get one made for them! You can find the full gallery on Facebook, but here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what they look like.
Now let me tell you something about these belts - each buckle is hand picked by me from the junk yard, and I personally cut each one from the old car/truck. (Okay, Scott helps with this part...). I scrub each buckle with a toothbrush and super awesome cleaner to make sure there is no grease/oil/dirt, etc because you never know where these buckles have been! Not to mention that they only put these kinds of buckles in cars and trucks throughout the 70's and 80's. Then they started making them plastic like the ones we have now. Then I hand pick the belt material, the strap adjuster, and I mix and match until I find the right buckle for the material. I then hand sew (with my mother's 33 year old sewing machine) each buckle in place. I have my father and my husband strength test each belt (which is absolutely photo worthy - I'll have to get one of them next time). The strength test consists of Scott hold one end and my dad holding another, while they try to pull each other over. Each belt has withstood this test so far. This way you KNOW they're durable!
Spread the word, if you like. I know they are kind of cheesy, but they're fun.
Here is the facebook gallery: Seat Belt Belts by Ali
Monday, December 13, 2010
Seat Belt Belts by Ali
Posted by Scott and Alison
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2 comments:
Those are super cute. I would buy one, but I haven't worn a belt in years. I know you may already have been told this, but you should try etsy. Don't post them all at once. Just one color each day so that you stay at the top of the etsy list. I could see those selling well there.
I remember you making those! I don't wear belts either, but I'm with the previous commenter, I think they'd sell really well on Etsy. You should totally look into it! And you need to post a photo of the strength test. Purely as a testimonial...yeah, for that reason only. ;)
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