Forgot to write this one down, yesterday. And it's a doozy ( Read more... )

Let's see...before he went on another vacation, the boss-man made sure he went out with a bang.

Boss-man decided to do some extra work on his bench. He was working with the torch, and took on a solvent job. He was working with acetone, in a plastic lid. Yes...I said plastic. Amazingly, the plastic lid melted, and the acetone washed across his ( Read more... )

*Growl* I started today in a pretty sterling mood. You know what's changed that? The customers.

Queen Anal:"I need this shortened 3/4". Not a whole inch. I want this section removed, and this cross added. Can we change the loop? Where are you going to drill it? Can you drill between the beads? Why not? I need to see exactly. How much will this ( Read more... )

1. A typical situation in my day ( Read more... )

Gah. To the entire world trying to sell off old gold or silver: None of us care about the history of the item. It could have been your grandmother's, your great-grandmother's, or even your great uncle's earring collection. We weigh the gold and silver, and offer you a price. Sometimes more if we like the look of the item ( Read more... )

So I have had some interesting customers lately, at shows and at the jewelry store, so I thought I'd pass along the stories. Because I know you love them.

At a show: "What do you have...in native stones?" Said with a haughty tone."...do you mean Native American jewelry ( Read more... )

Just had an old gentleman come in, and pull a routine that I'm going to bring to an end ( Read more... )

So, the boss-man likes to make things out of wood. Currently, we have about ten gumball/M&M/skittles dispensers for sale, in the jewelry store. It's a bit odd, although they are quite cool old-tech. I'd take pictures and post them...but the camera's batteries are exhausted. So, I'll have to bring some double A's up here ( Read more... )

I have one sincere pleasure on slow days. (such as today, where I've finished all my work, the boss-man left early, and I'm not ready to work on my own stuff.) I torment solicitors. You can usually spot them by background noise, and phone listings ( Read more... )

Some days I get just silly enough that these almost pop out. Almost.

What they say... "My repair is ready? Oh! I was worried about it. Really. I was worried."

What I have to say... "Everything came out just fine."

What I want to say... "Well, why didn't you tell me you were worried earlier? I would have had your rings call you. I had no idea ( Read more... )