Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Mini Botanical Collection
Friday, April 17, 2009
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Mass-produced the slow way
I recently had a friend look at my little heart earrings and ask whether I cut each heart out of silver leaf by hand. He suggested I get a heart-shaped hole-puncher so that it'd go quicker.
Um.... how should I answer this.... EW! NO!
What an awful idea. Not only do I steer clear of the particular shape that those little "perfect heart" holepunchers make, but it wouldn't really scream 'handmade' to do it that way. I love each of my little hearts and there's simply no way that I would ever want to resort to a mini cookie cutter. And no, maybe my earrings sets don't have two identical heart clones, but that's part of their charm!
I'd like to shake the soul whose mind suggested a holepuncher while yelling, "You just don't get it, do you?!"
Yes, Fight Club IS my favorite movie, how did you know?
Although, the idea of becoming violent towards someone over some little red heart earrings seems a little... silly (but very, very justified, don't you think?).
Um.... how should I answer this.... EW! NO!
What an awful idea. Not only do I steer clear of the particular shape that those little "perfect heart" holepunchers make, but it wouldn't really scream 'handmade' to do it that way. I love each of my little hearts and there's simply no way that I would ever want to resort to a mini cookie cutter. And no, maybe my earrings sets don't have two identical heart clones, but that's part of their charm!
I'd like to shake the soul whose mind suggested a holepuncher while yelling, "You just don't get it, do you?!"
Yes, Fight Club IS my favorite movie, how did you know?
Although, the idea of becoming violent towards someone over some little red heart earrings seems a little... silly (but very, very justified, don't you think?).
Friday, April 3, 2009
NEW Fused Glass Buttons!
Then there is the question of price. Technically, two big buttons are comprised of more glass and are more time-consuming to make than a necklace, but how much is someone really going to pay for two buttons?!
This is all very tricky to me. And, as usual, I'll just have to test it out and see how it goes. The good thing is that it opens up a huge area of business; plus a ridiculous amount of people crochet or knit or sew their own clothing, hats and bags. Who wouldn't want some beautiful handmade buttons - right? Doesn't it defeat the purpose to add a crummy factory-produced plastic button to your hand-stitched wares? Sometimes the details are the best part, whether it's in your new short-brimmed hat, or in life.
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