I just get the feeling that my little Cthulhu finger puppets might detract from, say, a shop where I was trying to sell a $700 necklace...
I'll probably put out an Etsy call call some time soon, when I convince myself to either give a shot at selling things for what my time is worth, or selling them at a "loss" to fund trying for the jewelry stuff. Cuz torching metal is fun, but fine silver is 'spensive and torches ain't free neither. ;)
Most of it has been brewing a while. The stainless steel/wire weaving stuff was the latest realization, because I wanted to redo something I made for ragnvaeig and get it right this time, and I realized the problems in trying to do that.
*nod* They're all well-received, I just haven't convinced myself I can charge $7.00 + S&H for the tiny ones, and, much as some money is better than none, it's hard to convince myself to do it for less than minimum wage.
Re: Torching, silver etcsmarriveurrSeptember 8 2009, 01:01:05 UTC
Hmm. I guess I have been working in large gauges. That's what I get for ordering from a company that specializes in chainmail rather than jewelry per se. I'll have to give it a shot, after I price stuff out. Likewise, working that 3/4 temper steel? Near impossible to draw truly tight.
I think I just have to go out, get what I'm going to work with, and try it. Sooner or later, you have to dive in. After I know how it behaves, I guess I can look into fluxes and pickling solutions and such.
I hadn't considered tumbling at all - my main concern was my genetic predisposition to sweat sulfur. I swear, I can tarnish silver by looking at it funny. Still, I've got baking soda dips for that. But it's duly noted - I probably can't very effectively had polish any of it by hand, and I never think beyond tarnish removal
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Ounce for ounce, copper wire (sold at craft stores) is inexpensive and looks spiffy when finished. I am also finding that the stuff sold at craft stores (not the colored craft wires...ugh) but the copper tends to tarnish less readily.
Re: MaterialssmarriveurrSeptember 8 2009, 02:45:59 UTC
At some point, I should take a picture of the "tarnish resistant" copper wire I picked up at the craft store. Not the brown and green version I have around my neck, just the brown it turns from the couple of minutes in my fingers when I weave it... ;)
Seriously, I'm made of corrosion. You know how some people have bad reactions to metals? I think my body takes revenge for that. The stainless is - so far - the only metal I can wear against my skin regularly without it getting slowly eaten away.
Shipping is verra verra easy through PayPal, and that's usually the cheapest way - I'm big on manila mailers and first-class postage with delivery confirmation.
I think there are some things, like the octopi, that would be odd and precarious in your average padded mailer, and might look a mite suspicious that way.
Once you're a merchant, you can use what's called "PayPal Multiorder Shipping."
It will import the addresses of all your current orders, let you apply preset shipping settings or set up new shipping profiles for single orders, and then you pay for the postage out of your PayPal account and it prints out labels. You can print on sticker paper for ease, if you ship a lot, or you can print out on plain paper and tape the label onto the package.
Oh, and it can print a packing slip for you, too.
You can also set up pickups at your house if you have at least one Priority package in a shipment.
It goes through the USPS, just like on the USPS website, only you can print first-class postage and even media mail.
Also, you'd be surprised at what goes in a manila envelope, or a padded mailer. I shipped all my tea in plain manila envelopes - it's squashy looking, but really saves on postage and materials.
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I'll probably put out an Etsy call call some time soon, when I convince myself to either give a shot at selling things for what my time is worth, or selling them at a "loss" to fund trying for the jewelry stuff. Cuz torching metal is fun, but fine silver is 'spensive and torches ain't free neither. ;)
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*nod* They're all well-received, I just haven't convinced myself I can charge $7.00 + S&H for the tiny ones, and, much as some money is better than none, it's hard to convince myself to do it for less than minimum wage.
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I think I just have to go out, get what I'm going to work with, and try it. Sooner or later, you have to dive in. After I know how it behaves, I guess I can look into fluxes and pickling solutions and such.
I hadn't considered tumbling at all - my main concern was my genetic predisposition to sweat sulfur. I swear, I can tarnish silver by looking at it funny. Still, I've got baking soda dips for that. But it's duly noted - I probably can't very effectively had polish any of it by hand, and I never think beyond tarnish removal ( ... )
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Seriously, I'm made of corrosion. You know how some people have bad reactions to metals? I think my body takes revenge for that. The stainless is - so far - the only metal I can wear against my skin regularly without it getting slowly eaten away.
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I think there are some things, like the octopi, that would be odd and precarious in your average padded mailer, and might look a mite suspicious that way.
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It will import the addresses of all your current orders, let you apply preset shipping settings or set up new shipping profiles for single orders, and then you pay for the postage out of your PayPal account and it prints out labels. You can print on sticker paper for ease, if you ship a lot, or you can print out on plain paper and tape the label onto the package.
Oh, and it can print a packing slip for you, too.
You can also set up pickups at your house if you have at least one Priority package in a shipment.
It goes through the USPS, just like on the USPS website, only you can print first-class postage and even media mail.
Also, you'd be surprised at what goes in a manila envelope, or a padded mailer. I shipped all my tea in plain manila envelopes - it's squashy looking, but really saves on postage and materials.
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