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My current time-sink...
Katherine:
You have created some really beautiful pieces of jewelry there. Have you thought about going to local craft fairs to try and sell some?
JD:
How long does it take you to make each one? (more or less)
They look great regardless
misticloudz:
Thanks you guys for your awesome compliments! :D
The barrettes take me about an hour each, although the ones with wrapping around the beads take about two, two and a half hours sometimes. The trees take about an hour, but sometimes i can be a perfectionist and I spend a bit more time... The collar-style pieces (torcs) took me over eight hours apiece, probably closer to ten or twelve including fiddling and all of the little bits that add up. The stranded necklaces took about 3-4 hours apiece including design time... but doesn't include the time it takes to fix my mistakes when I do something stupid and have to redo the whole thing... yeah. that happened. and it sucked.
I kind of missed the craft fair bandwagon this year, I quit my job last month so I could work on this full time but there have been a few expenses that ate up my buffer! and now I can't pay to build my displays yet (I need to put it all on something, right?? ) My plans may be a bit grand but I'm one of those people who I want things done right, and customized, so I have to build it all myself.... I recently redesigned my packaging and branding so it's more streamlined but it also cost some money and I've gotta hoard what I've got until more comes in! So, no craft fairs for me this year. Next year, definitely though.
I left everything to the last minute and my procrastination has bit me in the behind, yet again! Go figure, eh??
:oops:
Lines:
Your wire-work is really nice! I love the tree pendants and the bird in the one torc. I've never seen wire jewelry as nice as this. Do you sell it anywhere?
misticloudz:
yep, I have an online website at http://www.tiffstrinkets.com. I've also got an etsy site, http://tiffstrinkets.etsy.com, although there's only a couple of items on there because I just opened it up a few days ago and haven't listed much yet. I've also got a facebook group, Tiff's Trinkets, and a deviantart page at http://misticloudz.deviantart.com. Yep, can you tell where I spend a lot of my time? :D
There's actual descriptions on the shops... can't believe I didn't think of putting ones in the original post... must have been real early when I posted :D
I love making the trees; I find it therapeutic. Turning metal wire into something that resembles nature kind of intrigues me, I guess. Gets hard on the fingers though!
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