I Think They Like It

First I want to thank the friends, family, and all that came out to the boutiques; it was a lot of fun and an overall success. It was really rewarding to see the interest in my domino jewelry creations. As a matter of fact it was there was so much interest in the portion of my inventory that I think I will just be focusing on that. There are so many styles and creations that I have not even introduced yet. I am working on getting my Etsy store up and running. It is ready, I just need to add the inventory. There was also a lot of interest in hosting parties which I think is a great idea. If anyone is interested in hosting a party, where I just bring out the inventory and the guests try them on and just hang out I will be up that starting mid January. Of course if you put on the party there will be some incentive for you. Again thank you to all and keep checking for the opening of the Etsy shop.

2 Boutiques this Weekend

Well, I managed to get myself into two boutiques this weekend. I am pretty excited since this will be the second and third time the jewelry has been unleashed to the public. I think I will see a different crowd from my first boutique, and it will be interesting to see how it unfolds. Here are the details:

The Night Before Christmas Boutique

December 11th from 10am to 8pm

2882 E. Agritopia Loop S.,

Gilbert, AZ. 85296

Boutique in the Barn

Dec 12th from 8am to 5pm

13010 S. 71st St

Tempe, AZ 85284

I hope that anyone who can come will come. There are going to be a lot of great vendors. Above are couple of pictures of my signature Domino Jewerly bracelets. I will have my etsy store up and running shortly, stay tuned.

Urban Dictionary's Definition of Mancrafts

I just couldn't resist. I was searching mancrafts on google doing some work to get my Etsy store started and this popped up from Urban Dictionary. I had to post it.

1. mancrafts

Crafts that guys do, but don't call crafts since that would be really gay; for example: building bongs, modding Xboxes, arcade video game restoration, making leather goods (but that is kinda gay if it's black leather), woodworking, modding and upgrading engines and cars, etc.

It is not a perfect fit, but the fact that someone tried to define it was pretty funny.

Table Pictures

Here are some photos of my table at the boutique. It wasn't necessarily a show stopper, but I thought that overall it was a success. That to Chet for the mirror and grandma for the extra tablecloths.

Pretty Britty Boutique

First of all, I apologize for not posting my most recent creations. After making just a few pieces of jewelry, there was enough interest that I decided to get a table at a weekend boutique. Let's just say I had my work cut out for me. Since my last post I have made about 100 pieces of jewelry and I even decided to create my own signature line (photo's and details to follow in the next post).
The boutique took place in Show Low, and I must say it was a success. It really gave me a feel of what people find most desirable. My one mistake is that in my haste, I forgot to take pictures of a lot of the pieces. The boutique was such a good experience that I am hoping to do it again in November and possibly December. To those who purchased items at the boutique, Thank you and I hope that you receive lots of compliments.
For those who just couldn't get enough, I still have some inventory or we could make you what you want.
I am still up in the air on my pricing. I really consider a large majority of the pieces I make to be art and in many cases, one time pieces. I also strive to only use glass, natural stones, and wood beads in my pieces. If I use plastic, the item will be priced lower to reflect.
Let the creations continue!

The Latest Completions

You will find mostly earrings in this post. There are two necklaces and one bracelet that is paired with a set of earrings. My wife had a good idea to add two additional bracelets of solid purple to thicken things up and to not be totally matchy-matchy. I will see about putting that together. Please let me know what you think. P.S. Sorry the photos aren't all that great. That is not my expetise.

More and More Jewelry

The earrings I posted earlier have been getting a lot of love so I decided to try my hand at some other items. I am posting pictures of a necklace (modeled by the oh so fabulous Kristi Adams) and a chunky bracelet modeled by my wife. I think a lot of the items I will be displaying over the next few weeks will be chunky or big. The board of advisors wants it so that's what they get. Stay tuned for more Jewelry and some pretty cool frames.