Archive for the ‘practical things’ Category
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tags: hairstick pictures, organization, prep-work
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 […]
Tags: business, organization, to-do