[Zeke]

Do the art work, Copyright the design and Trade Mark the names, logos and overall packaging theme. Then find a factory that will produce your work.

OK, now you have a garage full of angry pelicans so what gets them from you to the buyer? Well, you can do this one-at-a-time on the Bay, Etsy, Pinterest, FB and countless other one-by-one sales.

Or you could get a rep and he/she will get you deals to stock stores. That can get sticky too because the money doesn't flow well.

In any case, you need to take your wares to the trade show that is most representative of your product.

The bottom line is that if you know what you are doing and have enough money to last a year out of pocket, you might make some real dough. Otherwise spend a few days out at the swap meet and barely break even.

OK, I'm not done. Why don't you buy an injection machine? Machines don't know what mold is in the platen but machines should know (or you) that they need to run 24 /7 doing everything and anything. So what do you want to be, a businessman who owns a factory, or an artist that owns a design? The overhead factor is the key.