Why do I do it?

It has been a busy day of getting things ready for BCTF at the weekend.  I only have today and tomorrow as I am working at the Bath House the rest of the week.

I finally received my 700 photographs so I have started to put together my mini info pack to give out to prospective buyers. I have 10 photographs showing each of my ranges,a price list, info on recycled silver and info on me, punched a whole in the corner and tied it all together!  Hope it looks good enough, I think it does and it only cost me approx. £2 per pack so a lot cheaper than getting everything printed.

I decided to do more earrings, just random ones.  I like to keep myself busy!  It helps to have a few lower priced items to get people interested in looking at the rest of the jewellery.  I made 2 more pairs, they need polishing now then they will be ready.

I am still not sure about my display, it is so hard to display jewellery if you want to avoid those naff plastic display stands ........ hope I have done the right thing.  I am making my small 2m x 1m stand look like my studio/workshop!  I have a couple of cupboards, a plant, a mirror, x2 mood boards and a picture frame with jewellery in it.  I have my tools as well which I will place around the area.  Hopefully it will look good.  I will take photo's when I am there then you can judge!

I have developed a coldsore overnight, think its the second one I have ever had.

Dyed my hair, my eyebrows and my lashes this morning.  My eyebrows are the only thing that look different, unfortunately they look a bit caterpillarish!

Anyway, I have another commission to make pendant, its another stone that needs setting so I will get on with that today whilst I am doing my other pieces for the trade show.

I got my photographs done yesterday and sent off to Photobox.  I have done a photo for each range so that I can give these out to prospective buyers rather than a whole brochure.  I think it is more cost effective and definitely less paper stuff so hopefully it will look good.  I will make all my other info the same size as the photo so it fits neatly together.  Might use ribbon to tie it all together...... 

Example of photos for trade show

Resin!

So I started the resin off again.  I made some shapes, yes hearts and flowers, they are very popular.  I baked the shapes and then made some moulds with the shapes.
I made up on the resin in different colours and made the shapes.
Next is the bit I hate, filing and sanding.  My fingers are sore from the work and it reminded me why I dislike it.  The toxic smell, despite the mask and messiness of the material is not good so I am not going to do anymore........ again.  I will finish off the pieces I have done and make in to brooches and earrings but enough is enough.

So I need to focus on Harrogate BCTF.  I will get all my jewellery ready this week and then start on the stand design.  I know what I am doing, I am going to hang the jewellery in picture frames on the wall,  One range in one frame.  I will get some material as well to hang on the wall to make it a bit more fancy but I want to keep it minimal, I only have a 1m x 2m space anyway.  Hope it looks good and works .........

I also need to photograph my finished pieces as these will be my brochure.  I will have each range on a photograph with a price list and my business cards so hopefully that will be enough, no point in wasting lots of paper. 

Feel organised but also feel like there should be more to it ................