tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725017908020586953.post7110384816446626373..comments2023-11-05T03:37:21.888-08:00Comments on Devine Designs Jewelry: At a crossroadscindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026662950677375914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725017908020586953.post-28605736866452369712014-08-28T16:20:23.232-07:002014-08-28T16:20:23.232-07:00Thanks for your comments you guys; they have been ...Thanks for your comments you guys; they have been helpful. It's nice to know I am not alone.cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026662950677375914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725017908020586953.post-39833082429710800152014-08-25T15:25:14.294-07:002014-08-25T15:25:14.294-07:00Cindy,
I'm at the same place with my jewelry.....Cindy,<br />I'm at the same place with my jewelry....for some of the reasons you mentioned, and because we downsized and my studio is smaller, I need to change my art somewhat. I started doing fiber and wound up loving felting. Now I've started adding my metal designs to the fiber. It's kinda fun and I'm learning as I go. My suggestion is to cut back some and try learning some new skills, related to metal or not. You may find a new path for your designs. I wish you well.Cyndie Smith Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716621347899706470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725017908020586953.post-29739093009313015552014-08-25T15:23:27.802-07:002014-08-25T15:23:27.802-07:00I'm sorry to hear about the shows not going we...I'm sorry to hear about the shows not going well. I hope things work out for the fall.<br />The larger pieces sound really neat, but I understand the part about more/larger supplies and tools.<br />Do you sell any of your jewelry wholesale? You could look at local shops as well as Etsy's new wholesale program. Just a thought.Memories for Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677127617656258362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725017908020586953.post-91097694916786095002014-08-25T14:46:07.136-07:002014-08-25T14:46:07.136-07:00Hey Cindy, I gotta tell ya, this is almost identic...Hey Cindy, I gotta tell ya, this is almost identical to a blog post I did a couple years (I think) ago, was so disgusted with sales, over-saturation of the market, run-amuck resellers, etc. ....all I can say by way of encouragement is that sometimes there simply is no way through it, but through it. I mean, changing course is sometimes a good idea, but I've found over the years when things are just in the toilet that sheer, tick-like determination to stick it out is what I always resort to. I figure that, like they say, when the going gets tough, the tough get going! Things being tough weeds out the "weaklings" and makes you pissed off enough try things that don't necessarily make sense, but you're at a point where you figure, 'what the hell, why not?' I think getting annoyed about bad sales can actually be very creatively liberating. <br /><br />Stick it out, explore other expressions of your art, be the tick! There will always be people interested in your work, sometimes you just have to wait for them to find you. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />Cherie "Elksong"Elksonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057210390806024354noreply@blogger.com