The Far Grove

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Sales and reductions

I price my items fairly, based on the cost of the supplies plus the time it took to make the finished product.  However, only a dodo would fail to take into account the downswing the economy has taken in the US (where most of my customers are from) even if the economy HERE is not […]

Supply order 2008

I only make orders from my main supplier once or twice a year, because shipping is VERY expensive (even the cheapest option) and the discounts are WAY better if you order in bulk.  So I make giant orders to save on shipping and get nearly 50% off what the cost would be if I was […]

Laquered beetles

For a long time I’ve wished I had a paint that would adhere to bone: I hate being limited to black and ivory as my only colours for bone sticks.  But acrylic paint will not adhere to bone…at least not any variety *I* have found.
However…and I admit that with extensive logical problem-solving skills applied to […]

The Big Tidy

Wow…STUFF.
Now that I’ve impressed everyone with my eloquence, I’ll explain.
I’ve finally finished the craft table/area with the cleaning and the floating shelves and all the clear stackable containers, and I have the pictures to prove it. I even reattached a new ribbon to the edge of the table, which you can see gleaming slightly […]

And now for a nap…

It’s always surprising to realize how much work you have to do just to sell a few hairsticks or pieces of jewellery.  Making the product itself is the fast, easy part.  It’s getting organized, marketing, packaging and shipping that take all the time.
So I got my craft table cleaned off, then went underneath and threw […]

Time to get organized…

I lucked out today…I managed to find more of the clear stacking containers I use to store my jewellery supplies. They had been out of stock for months. So I picked up 30 more of them and am going to get seriously organized, today. Want to see what I use? I […]

Golden Meliadese

Krista Hubert maintains both The Far Grove shop and The Far Grove Blog. She's older than she looks, loves fantasy, and wants to make real life a little more like a fairytale. Making exotic fantasy jewellery is one of the ways she attempts to do so.

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