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bees on pie bees on pie saturday january 28 2017 not jumping on the brand wagon i ve been busy making things lots of things rose petal soap i normally make at least one thing every day sometimes as many as 30 things depending on how complicated they are i love making things day at the beach moisturizing hair salt spray i m great about going into the studio i never really understand how people can have creative blocks i just don t get them if i m blocked about making jewelry i make bath salts if i m blocked about all of that i patch a pair of jeans or make handmade chain there s always something i can be doing i love having a project in front of me ancient fragrance bath salts i submit a lot of work to magazines and write a lot of articles i m always ahead of my deadlines i love writing articles no writer s block here either dressed to the nines junk drawer necklace the thing i am bad about and i am really bad about it is actually selling things i love making them i love writing about them i just don t enjoy the selling part at all some creative mending i did on a pair of jeans that blew out i used to be in a dozen galleries and had an active etsy store i did a ton of shows now i have two galleries an empty etsy store and i m not doing shows anymore i don t like doing them i get too nervous and it makes me unhappy so i ve just stopped life s too short for that kind of stress paper flower earrings i made from recycled children s books it s easy to get lost in the vast ocean that is etsy these days i used to list things but i ve stopped that too it felt like a huge waste of time i tend to use my etsy store as a place where people can pay for custom orders that s about it capiz shell and tape transfer necklace i say i have inventory what i should say is that i currently have a huge amount of jewelry inventory over 300 pieces jeans seams bracelets with charms and pompom fringe there s no real reason for it i m not particularly attached to my inventory i would like to sell it the problem is that when i get into my now clean studio i get inspired to make things not photograph them or sell them ceramic cold finish beads ok i kind of liked photographing these beads it s funny too i used to own art galleries i used to be a seller of things i used to love that part of it but somehow i ve changed now that i know i can make things it s all i want to do earrings hanging in my studio more earrings there s a lot of pressure on artists to be fabulous photographers amazing writers stellar marketers and of course we ve all heard that we have to create a brand bee bracelet i love not having a brand i love listening to my inner voice and making things that i am inspired to make in the moment i love what i do i love learning new things and then writing about it memorial horsehair necklaces made for my friend and her daughters i ve been writing for a number of new stampington publications right now i have work in the current issues of jewelry affaire belle armoire jewelry greencraft a somerset holiday and willow sage stampington is wonderful velvet strawberry sachets made from vintage upholstery fabric vanilla jasmine lime bath salts with vintage millinery flowers shabby chic bangle makeover lavender rose hair mask notions collection one of the reasons i have so much inventory is that i never want to make the same thing twice i just can t do it it kills my creativity what that ultimately means is that i can t really create a brand i ve decided that s okay loveliness collection i wake up in the morning and think what am i going to make today bath products jewelry do i want to mend something or make something for my guinea pigs in the end what i really enjoy is figuring out how to make things simplifying the process and then writing about it melt and pour lemon tea tree soap i love the research and the experimentation figuring out a new way to do something sometimes i feel like a scientist or even an alchemist i ask myself questions like okay that s how it s been done before but what if necklace made for tracy crossman s materials challenge then if my experiment works out i get to share what i ve learned with others i find the sharing part particularly rewarding summer joy bracelet with polymer clay focal i have also written articles for sew somerset somerset studio somerset life and even mother earth news whenever i make anything the end product for me is more the article and not so much the physical object my main hope is that someone will be inspired to make something of their own textured copper bracelet this view i have about making things for the pure joy of it and then sharing the process does leave me with a lot of inventory solstice necklace made for blueberry cove beads i ve decided that i m okay with having so much inventory i m also okay with not having brand i like to think there is some kind of cohesiveness to my work but that might not be true at all i m okay with that too another collection in an altered muffin tin because in the end for me at least it s not about winning or selling the most it s not about making one cookie cutter thing and sticking with it ceramic cold finish poetry beads for me it s about finding my own voice about making things that inspire me in the moment and about sharing what i ve learned and for me that s enough recycled tin necklace with a napkin ring bezel to sum it up brands are great for people who want to sell a whole bunch of the same thing they re also great for those wonderful superstars in the industry who excel at both creating and marketing i love them for what they do to inspire all of us as for me i won t be jumping on the brand wagon any time soon i m just going to keep finding joy in inspired experimentation i m sticking to my own path and i m excited to see where it will lead leaving you with this quote don t be satisfied with stories how things have gone with others unfold your own myth rumi posted by melinda at 12 17 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday august 7 2016 guinea pigs jewelry and magazine covers marigold in her crown there are certain unforeseen things that have happened to me in the last few weeks one of those things led to me getting guinea pigs it all started when i found some little pink forest creatures on the ground i m still not quite sure if they were douglas squirrels wood rats or large mice their mother whatever she was never came back to claim them so i took them in and bottle fed them i ve done that before with baby birds and bunnies later releasing them into the wild it didn t seem like such a big stretch but sadly this time despite my best efforts and round the clock feedings every 2 hours for 10 days my little woodland creatures did not make it there were of course lots of tears which made mr bees feel sorry for me sorry enough to go down to the animal shelter and take photos of all of the small and furry creatures that were waiting for homes violet and marigold i ended up rescuing a single guinea pig and then i bought her a companion on my way home i named them violet and marigold what can i say i m a downton abbey fan the last time i had guinea pigs was over 10 years ago they pretty much ended up with store bought toys and hideouts nothing too exciting well things have changed around here i made a diy guinea pig hammock yesterday i made them a hammock the cage is about 18 wide i hand sewed a couple of 19 x 7 pieces of black and white mattress ticking together with a piece of heavy felt in between them i taught myself to use the eyelet setter that i bought at the st mary s church bazaar last year and set eyelets into the corners of the hammock it turns out setting fabric eyelets is very easy to do then i attached swivel clips to the eyelets using large split rings the whole thing took about an hour to put together even with the hand sewing it s pretty big about 4 times bigger than the ones you can buy at the pet stores i added a faux fur throw i added a leftover faux fur scrap to the hammock i also put some faux fur inside one of the tubes that they like to hang out in you can see the tubes to the left in this photo marigold loves the hammock i ve heard that most guinea pigs don t like hammocks but marigold is in love with this one violet on the other hand had another idea violet steals the faux fur to make herself a cozy hideout violet took all the faux fur out of the tubes and off the hammock and dragged it underneath she has actually made a very cozy bed for herself she even put all the fur right side up she is the rescue pig and is a lot more shy than marigold she has been hiding inside the tubes most of the time so i m glad to see her actually hanging out somewhere where we can see and talk to her they re both still babies and although the cage is quite large they will eventually outgrow it weirdly marigold seemed to enjoy wearing this crown i have a lot of crowns i used them as display props when i was doing tons of jewelry shows i remembered that i had a tiny crown and wondered if i could get one of the pigs to wear it for a photo weirdly they both seemed to enjoy it maybe enjoy is not the right word but neither of them really seemed to notice since violet mainly hangs out under the hammock i decided that marigold should be wear the crown for the photo next i want to make hats for them here s a second thing also a little off the topic but our garlic crop came in i braided it and hung it in the kitchen a messy braid of garlic the elephant garlic is on the right we eat a lot of garlic we re totally safe from vampires in this house i think this might last us 6 months it s convenient because it s right there when i need it i ve also been making some wonderfully fragrant things for willow sage magazine these valencia orange linen sprays are super easy to make and they re really pretty too the recipes are going to be featured in the next willow sage magazine or i would print them here really though even if i didn t have work in willow sage i would buy it it s one of the most beautiful magazines on the stands right now valencia orange linen sprays valencia orange lavender and eucalyptus blend linen sprays i made a lavender spray and then a recipe that smells a little like vick s to me i used to be a vick s vapor rub junkie now i make most of my own bath and body products these recipes are going to be in willow sage as are these solid perfume english rose lemongrass and sage bath salts lemongrass and sage bath salts hot cocoa peppermint melt pour soap diy bath and body projects are so easy and so much fun to make speaking of willow sage my little autumn orange soaps made the cover yaaaaaaay my autumn orange soaps i get so excited when my work ends up on the cover it s absolutely ridiculous i jump around the house like a little kid i am always so surprised it makes mr bees laugh a lot this month there are two covers i m a little blown away actually very exciting stuff my spoon herb markers are also on the cover of greencraft this time my spoon herb markers and here are some of the other projects i ve been working on crinoid fossil and roman glass earrings crinoid fossil stone and roman glass necklace fabric book necklace with vintage image another fabric book necklace side view of fabric book necklace here s another one and another one and the last fabric book necklace christmas ornaments made with children s books the books were a gift from my dear friend brooke bock earrings made for blueberry cove beads there s a ton more but i ll save it for another post thanks so much for stopping by leaving you with this quote the boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers brian greene posted by melinda at 2 01 pm 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom my etsy store beesonpie look for my articles in belle armoire jewelry look 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