They are now finished  and I am thrilled with how they turned out.

They’re a little glam, a little modern and a LOT of sparkle!

And they are now listed in the shop! Silver Pods Earrings

3d textured wall tile Lichen by elementclaystudio on Etsy.

xpleat carryall by yorktownroad on Etsy.

peagreen praline by Donauluft on Etsy.

Ceramic Lime Green Coral Ring Adjustable by NewMoonStudio on Etsy.

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]]> http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2010/06/for-the-love-of-texture/feed/ 0 http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2010/05/wip-to-finished-product/ http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/2010/05/wip-to-finished-product/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 12:03:10 +0000 Rach (admin) http://balancedcrafts.com/blog/?p=1701 As I talked about in my last post, I was undecided how to finalise this design. I finally decided to keep them long and I love how they turned out.

I added a simple, beautiful Burgundy faceted Mookaite bead to the bottoms and hung them from coordinating Copper ear wires.

I’m going to make some shorter, simpler versions of these and probably some more long versions in different colours, as well.

They are now listed in the shop! Do you like?

new necklaces

new earrings

See you in another 3 months!

(ok it wasn’t that long)

to a final product!

Love ‘em!

These are now available in the shop!

Wrapped in Blue Earrings

I think this calls for colour this Monday.

- Yarn Wrapped Stacking Bangles, set of 5, from Mystic Fibers

- Indian Summer II Fine Art Photograph from Eleanors

- Tweet Blue, Eco-friendly Handmade Greeting Card from The Spotted Sparrow

- Gold Ring with Yellow, Green and Orange Gemstones from toosis

Monday Moodboard is a feature of Etsy’s European Street Team. All of these beautiful items are created by members of EST. Want to see some more inspirational moodboards? Head on over to Fleur Fatale.

“The company started with the belief that great design should be easy to find, and great designers should receive support for all the wonderful things they create.”

I agree, they should!  And this site does a wonderful job of it.

I am happy to now be a part of  Fey Handmade as well.    Go have a look!

And be prepared to get happily lost in there for a bit.

Ok. I have always, or for as long as I can remember, had this dream of being successful using my creative talents. I started selling my jewelry online in December. I have worked and worked and everyday I feel like I’m making progress in that my product photos are better than when I first started, my items are better than when I first started, my descriptions, my marketing, etc. Of course, there is a lot of room for improvement still, but I work at it everyday so I try not to be too hard on myself when things aren’t going how I would like.

I’ve had many a day when I just wanted to throw my hands up and be done with it all, believe me. But, I would never actually do that. I want this and I believe in myself and my product. When the sales don’t come in , you ask yourself a million questions. ” Am I in denial? Is my stuff just not as good as I think it is?”, “Are my prices too high?, are my pictures not good?, Are people afraid to buy from Ireland?” and a hundred other questions.

I’ve had sales and I am grateful for every single one of them. It’s consistency that I am after. I go weeks sometimes without a sale and I rack my brain looking for reasons. I know the economy is bad, but people are still buying. I know that jewelry is a very over saturated market, but people are still selling it consistently everyday. I don’t want to make or find excuses, I want to be successful.

Gosh, this is turning into a bit of a rant – wasn’t intended that way, lol.

The point of this post? My hard work is paying off. My pictures and product were “good enough” to make it into an Etsy weekend deals gift guide. This is something I have strived for, for a long time, but it always eluded me. I know how important it is to be seen, but getting seen, on Etsy, amongst the million other jewelry sellers, is hard, to say the least.

See down there in the corner? That’s me!! I have proof. haha

So… I am just very happy. Very proud of myself. I know this was just one weekend, and I hope that it wasn’t a one time thing. No, I know that it wasn’t a one time thing because I will continue to work my arse off. It’s just a really, really great feeling  to know that your hard work is paying off, not just monetarily.

It was a very successful weekend for me and I’m still a little bit in shock I think. Success  can be scary, at least for me. That’s another hurdle I must conquer.

I just want to thank every single person who has ever supported me or believed in me with sincerity. Or bought my stuff.

It really was amazing and I am just so, so grateful.

Thank you.

All these lovely things are from the talented Irish folks of the Crafty Ireland Team. Clicking the photo will take you to the treasury if you’d like to show it some love. While it is still active, of course.