And That’s….the Truth

So I thought I would give you all an update on how I’m doing with my homemade jewelry creations. I have quite a few pieces made and I plan to start selling them at my father in law’s upcoming garage sales. I have tried to sell them via the Internet, but haven’t seen very many sales through this method. I think part of the problem is that when your selling off the Internet, the pictures just don’t do the pieces justice. And then of course you have to add shipping charges to all your prices, so the pieces become a little more expensive. So I will try to sell them in person to people and see how I make out with this course of action. I can’t do any worse then I’m doing right now. So hopefully I will do better.

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As you all know I am trying to get a home crafting business up and running. I have a couple of things in the works as far as sales go, but I needed to have more inventory on hand if these ideas of mine are going to work. So for the past five days I have been busy creating new pieces. And all you lucky folks get to see a sneak peek of what I have been up to.

These pieces are a little more complex than what I normally make and they did take me a bit more time than it usually takes, but I honestly believe the end results is so totally worth it. So take a peek at what I’ve been up to lately and please let me know what you all think.

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This was going to be a very short post. lol  I haven’t had any luck with online sales.  I was then going to cry and sign off.  But one little e-mail changed all that.  No it’s not a sale, but it is the possibility of some sales.  A lady contacted me about doing some drop shipping for her.  That would mean me as the creator wouldn’t have to worry about sales and her the seller would find people to purchase my products.  I would have to pay her a small fee of course, but I honestly don’t mind this if it gets my products sold.

So over the weekend I have to create some unique pieces and then at the first of the week I’ll send the pics along with all the information to her and see how it goes.  At this point it certainly can’t hurt.  And maybe, just maybe, I’ll be able to pop back in here with a smile on my face saying I got my first sale.  Fingers crossed everyone and wish me luck.

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Honestly I don’t understand people.  Last week I set up a WP auctions ad on one of my other blogs to start selling my homemade jewelry.  Now, I got really excited and happy when I seen that I had a bid on one of my pieces.  It was a reasonable bid, so I really expected that it was a true bid.  Now I’m not so sure.  When I got up this morning and checked that blog to see how the bidding was going I had four fraudenlent bids on the account.  Now, I realize that my jewelry is worth something, but I’m pretty sure that it’s not worth over $2000.  That was the last bid.  And that bid came from the same name as the first bid so that is why I kind of think that the first bid wasn’t a true bid either.  Well I deleted all the fraudulent ones and left the first one, so I guess we will see.

But, I honestly don’t understand why people would waste their (and mine) time to place these outrageous bids.  Don’t they have anything better to do with their day??  What do they get out of it?  Obviously a person with a brain (and I think I have one) is going to realize that these are not true bidders and they are going to delete them (which I did).  Oh well, I guess it takes all kinds now doesn’t it?

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Well today the weather is pretty crappy so we have decided to stay in for the day.  The kids need this day to unwind after a long week of March break and need to get all rested up to go back to school tomorrow.  So I have decided that today will be a day for crafting.  I still have some jewelry that I need to make and when I get the pieces finished I need to take pictures and upload them on to different sites.  I have been kind of slack with this part of my life lately and since we aren’t doing anything major today anyway, have decided that today would be a good day to get back into my routines.  So hopefully I will get some things created and when I have pictures up, I’ll be sure to come back in and post the pictures.

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Last night I got a call from a lady I used to work for requesting some information on the quilts that I make and sell.  So I gave her the lowdown on the prices, the different types of quilts and the different sizes.  Well I have to tell you all that I was quite speechless when she asked if I could make her THREE queen sized quilts by Christmas.  Yes, I can do the work, but it’s a pretty tall order.  Not only did she agree with my original prices but she also stated that if I can have these quilts done by Christmas she will throw in a small bonus.

So, I bet your wondering what my answer was, aren’t you?  I said yes.  So now I have quite a bit of quilting to do.  But I don’t mind.  Once all these items are finished, I’m going to see a pretty good pay check.  And, just in time for the holiday season!  I can’t believe that I’m going to say this, but I hope no one else wants a quilt any time soon.

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What is this, do you ask?  Well it goes along the same lines as “writer’s block”.  Right now I have a serious problem.  For the life of me, I can’t think of a single piece of jewelry to create.  I have tons and tons of supplies, so that is not the problem.  It’s just that I have made so many necklaces and bracelets, that I’m having a real difficult time trying to come up with a new theme for another one.  It’s a shame actually as the more pieces of jewelry I make, the bigger the profit is for me.  But even knowing that everyday that I don’t create I don’t make any money, isn’t helping me out here either.

So, what do you all do when you have a “block” of some kind??  Do you just walk away for a period of time (which I have done for the past two weeks) or do you digging around for some inspiration?  I would really love to hear your thoughts on my most serious problem.

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I know that I really should finish crafting projects that I have started before I begin new ones, but I really can’t help myself.  Right now I have some pieces of homemade jewelry that I really need to finish, my daughter’s knitted afghan, a pink and purple quilt,  and three different scrapbooks.  But, I start to get bored with what I’m doing so I start something new.

Last night I set up my printer so I went browsing the Internet for some free plastic canvas patterns that I could download and print.  Well I found two different bathroom sets that I’m going to make to put up for sale on my crafting site.  Now that I have the printed patterns, I want to start making them.  I know I should wait until I have  some of my other projects finished before I start on it.  But if I know me, within the next couple of days I will be hauling out all my plastic canvas supplies. lol

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Many of you may not be aware that I have just recently started a brand new home crafting business over at Simply Crafting. So far things are going a little slow, but business has started to pick up. A little over a month ago a friend of mine commissioned me to make her a quilt. Well I am happy to report that this quilt is almost finished and I did give my friend a sneak peak of her quilt. She loves it!! She loves it so much, that she has already asked me to make her TWO more before May 1. Because of the type of quilt it is, I already agreed to these two quilts in this time frame.

So, I am extremely happy to report that business is picking up. I also have a knitted afghan on the go that I will eventually be selling as well as trying my hand at home made jewelry. So, although right now the orders coming in are kind of slow, I have no doubt that very soon business will be booming.

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Many of you may not be aware of this. But a little while ago I entered a scrapbooking contest over at Christine Murphy’s. If I win, I will win some pretty neat scrapbooking stuff. For the past week, the voting has been open to the public. I was doing pretty good for a while, but now I am falling behind. So, this is my plea to you all to please come out and vote for KIM. You can vote just the once if that is what you would like, of if you would like to help me out further, you can vote every day until October 31. The choice is yours as every vote counts and I would appreciate even one vote.

Thanks for all your support in this matter!!

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