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riazendira

Shiny things anyone?

Oct 12, 2011 22:32

So, having committed to selling at a local craft event in November, I've decided I also need to ramp up and diversify my inventory of stuff to sell. Which means 1) I need MORE stuff, and 2) I need stuff that sells at both a lower and higher price point because at current, all my inventory has to sell for about $25-$40 if I want to get any money at ( Read more... )

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ferneberga October 13 2011, 08:11:27 UTC

Love the last and ante-penultimate. Like kaylashay81 I tend to go for shorter ones, mainly because I don't have long neck. I love all lengths but have to think practical and opt for those that are not too long.
I think it would be nice if you could make them in 2 lengths, i.e. long and short. Don't know how practical that is. A lot of the long ones you have I think would be more appropriate for evening or special event wear than say perhaps daytime.
This is the kind of length another friend of mine makes for her fashion jewellery collection

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=104423976308453&set=a.104417426309108.9467.100002225530959&type=3&theater

These are not really my style, but the length is. As you can see they're short but not ultra so. Can see the pair of you will ruin me eventually - lol

riazendira October 13 2011, 23:18:32 UTC

Your friend's work is really interesting, thanks for the link. :-D

Most earrings can't come in two lengths and retain their composition, sadly. There isn't that much variety in beads. I just can't quite understand people saying these earrings aren't short enough though... some of them are under an inch long. Am I supposed to be making REALLY short earrings? I suspect this is an issue with the fact that I like my earrings to be 3 inches if they're there at all, and have since I got my ears pierced back in high school. :-D

ferneberga October 14 2011, 08:33:39 UTC

Perhaps we need your friend to pose with the earrings like she did the other time, that way we could see the real length better, because I was thinking later maybe it's the photograph that makes them look longer than they actually are.

Just measured the 3" from where my ears are pierced and that almost reaches my shoulder literally - lol But then I'm only 5' 1 1/2" tall so it's logical.

Hadn't thought about the composition factor, and looking back at the pairs I really liked I can see they would lose their beauty - damn!!!

Mind you that hasn't put me off. Still deciding on a pair of those earrings. I love earrings, bracelets and rings

riazendira October 15 2011, 00:51:17 UTC

I firmly believe in everyone wearing what suits them best :-D I have about 5 or so inches between my ear and my neck, so 3 inches of earring doesn't even fill the space. But on you, that would look overwhelming, so it makes sense you'd go for the smaller ones. Perhaps I should do some smaller, but still more complexly elegant ones just for people like you. I do make a lot of earrings that people, upon seeing them, have described them as "shoulder sitters" - a term I'd never heard before, but it does sort of sum up the really long ones. So yes... some of my earrings are deliberately REALLY long. They are meant to go to or beyond your shoulder. But you can has the shorter ones for your style of fabulous :-D

ferneberga October 15 2011, 08:41:04 UTC

Lucky you to have a swan neck and be able to use long earrings - I did that when I was a teenager because everyone di, you know the phase where you didn't want to stand out...
Fortunately, I've long since let the bohemian me out,and dress how I want and feel good in.

I think shoulder sitter earrings look great on tall people but not on short people, because what sits on the shoulder is a small section whereas with me it's half the earring.

The important thing is to keep making them. I've got my eye on several things in your online store just haven't made up my mind yet

riazendira October 15 2011, 13:42:56 UTC

I made 8 more pairs last night :-)

Everyone should dress how they feel best I think. If I had my choice I think I'd wear corsets half the time because its so much more fun than a stupid bra. But I admit to having a biased perspective there. :-)

ferneberga October 15 2011, 14:49:17 UTC

Wow!! That's a lot!! I once tried making earrings and it took like 3 hours just to do one badly misshapen one!! Gave it up after that :-)

I've always been pretty countercurrent just more so now, and if people don't like it well tough. Corsets look really nice under clothes gives them a nice finish, but with a large ribcage like mine (i.e. more rib than boob) they were always uncomfortable, so I settled for the Wonderbra - lol

riazendira October 15 2011, 20:17:14 UTC

oh I have a huge rib cage, that's why I learned to make corsets custom, that way I can create the right shape. "normal" off the rack corsets don't fit me at all.

ferneberga October 15 2011, 20:46:02 UTC

Cheat! LOL

riazendira October 15 2011, 20:52:31 UTC

Well they don't make Wonderbras in my size! I had to do something :-D

ferneberga October 15 2011, 21:02:02 UTC

Good reason. Maybe you should make some to sell, I'm sure they'd be successful.

riazendira October 15 2011, 21:04:26 UTC

I sell the custom corsets, but since they're custom, they require fittings, so I can only sell to people I can meet with, plus, they end up having to cost about $400, because parts are around $150, and they take 15-20 hours of labor to make. So I do sell them, just not a whole lot of them.

ferneberga October 15 2011, 23:12:34 UTC

I imagined that would be the case, it's just that I can see a lot of people being interested.
Wow! That's a lot of expense. I didn't think they'd be cheap, but not that expense!! I'd thought somewhere in the $200 range.
Although given the layout and manhours involved $400 is not expensive.

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