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Wow. Busy these days ( Read more... ) -
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No time in the studio today, unfortunately; I've been working on websire updates and various estimates for commission work ( Read more... ) -
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If you are commissioning a custom piece of jewelry, please remember that the person making it is another person, not a faceless conglomerate ( Read more... ) -
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Another good day in the studio. I'm finishing up a set of wedding rings, and got the 14k nickel white gold ones done but for the final rouge polishing; this is GREAT because nickel white gold is a truly unpleasant metal to work with. (It is mulish about doing what I want, and even with protective firecoats it firescales like crazy and then needs to ( Read more... ) -
Etsy love!
I posted earlier about what looked like a Craig's List scam migrating to Etsy.
Well, I informed Etsy about it, and despite that they're saying replies take 3-4 days- they cancelled the suspicious account immediatelyI am very pleased ( Read more... ) -
A Word of Warning
This may be old news to most Etsy people, but this is the first time I've encountered it: a version of the Carig's List scam where someone sends a forged cashier's check or money order for over the amount of the total, and then the mark sends the overage on back to the sender or to someone else. And lo! when the thing is processed, it's a fake, and ( Read more... ) -
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I've had a good couple of days in the studio this weekend- quite a relief, since this series of colds has really been kicking my butt lately ( Read more... ) -
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Yikes! It's been a while here ( Read more... ) -
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Today someone stopped by and picked up a ring he'd commissioned. It's one of my Trinket Rings, and he asked whether I just bought ring blanks and added the settings or motifs or whatever to them ( Read more... ) -
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A good day in the studio again today- commission progress, plus working on 4 St. Brigid's croses. I now have 2 done (one's been sold), 1 very close to done, and 1 still need the bail plus the finishing ( Read more... )