I have moved the blog

to my own site, where I can have more pages, galleries, etc..... it is a work in progress, but the blog is there and all moved ....


www.thousanddreams.com

Moving!

I am going to move my blog to a self hosted blog with WordPress software and will from now on (if all works out) be found

HERE

Soon, the address www.thousanddreams.com will go there, too, instead of here. I will leave it here for a while until I make sure I want to stay with the new digs....

and more work!

It is amazing what goes into putting together a display for a show when it comes down to actually doing it. I have been happily puttering with my jewelry for several years, doing a custom job now and again, and more recently, posting on Etsy and making some sales there. Now I am preparing for my first show and sale. I was invited with about 5 weeks leeway, and kicked it into gear. But, I had to rethink packaging and still must think about pricing and display. There is an amazing web site that I'm sure anyone searching for packaging and display ideas could find with a google search by Rena Klingenberg at http://jewelrydisplayideas.com/ that has been helpful.

For packaging, I was using a fairly time consuming process with a (not sure what to call it....) puffy box that I was cutting, scoring and folding myself, then wrapping with a paper ribbon and sticking my card in it. Looked good, but not doable for a show, especially when I am not the one doing the packaging - the show has a central check out station.

So.... I bought some kraft boxes and I am circling the cover only with the paper strip. I also got some sticker paper, and printed up my name and email to stick on the cover of each box.

Display - have a table, but no cover. I bought a large black 'wedding' table cloth on ebay to cover the table. More to do and think about, but I will have to do that later in the week.

Earring cards and display - designed some earring cards (pictured, except the background image of the tree is fainter) , and will need to come up with a display hanger. Have an idea for using picture frames.

It's been a while

since I've sold anything on Etsy, but I sold a pair of copper earrings yesterday. I have been busy getting new inventory ready for the Holiday sale and have not posted new items or done any pr to attract buyers.

My living room is overtaken by trays of jewelry parts, wires, beads, threats, tools and you name it. Thank goodness dh is unfazed.

And in other news, the mild weather continues to hold. 50's in November is a treat. The deer hunting season started today, and puts a dent in the outdoor activities I feel comfortable doing. No walking in the woods for me. I don't even like running by woods at this time of year.

oh, and new earring design!

not a good photo - just snapped a quick one so I could remember the design after I sell the earrings. These particular pairs won't be going on Etsy. I won't be posting on Etsy until after this Holiday sale, so if there are requests, please make them as custom order requests.

Plugging away

at getting enough stuff ready for my first sale .... Holiday Art Show at the Cafe Wren. It is exhausting to work full time at the 'day' job and then try to do jewelry work at night. And the weather has been so blasted NICE! No, that's not really a complaint - it's just that it's so hard to stay inside to work all day on the weekends when it is so unseasonably warm. Another two weeks and I can let down a little. I think!