Well folks, this here is my 300th post.
I can hardly believe it. This from the gal who can barely keep up a journal for more than four days.
Maybe because I'm a show off that this works for me.
And finally I'm getting a semblance of a formula for photographing my work.
You have no idea how long it took me to get over that hurdle.
It was one reason it took so long for my bead and jewelry shop to get off the ground.
I was relying on scan for my vintage and supply shop but you can't get away with that when you're selling fine jools to all you discerning arteest types.
Now I'm starting to enjoy capturing my pieces against the plethora of props in my home.
Nice to know archaeologists that know how to knap.
So upon my return I was inundated with requests for certain components in an array of colors by quite a few customers.
It's been a solid week of catching up just with these custom orders which has been great.
I'm also realizing that there are a few inherent laws of custom orders. This is what I've come up with so far. Please feel free to add your own experiences.
1) You will have to make three times as many items to be happy with the set you are trying to produce.
make.
3) Communication will run amok and you will choose the wrong platform in which to finalize the deal.
Someone is unfamiliar with the convo system on Etsy for example and doesn't see your photos that
you have prepared for them.
4) You get confused about amounts someone was asking for and make less than what they clearly
asked for.
5) Your workspace gets filled with partially completed orders almost ready to ship.
These are not complaints, I'm delighted to be granting requests for sets of beads and components it's just kind of new for me and is taking up an unused corner of my brain and any vestiges of organizational skill I may have.
Slightly bent nail
Siberian bear-hunting armor (leather suit, metal helmet), 1800's
photo © Malcolm Kirk
http://malcolmkirk.com/
photo © Malcolm Kirk
http://malcolmkirk.com/
