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Monday, April 04, 2005 - (see all news for this day)
markets are go - 09:12 AM
(filed under 'creative')
i went to the markets yesterday morning & checked them out. i think it's a go-er. i'm going to set up a stall there next month.
i want to display my jewellery properly so that people can see that it's quailty stuff, not just junk jewellery, so i've bought some display thingamies (i was going to link to them, but stupid ebay isn't letting me into my account, so i can't) such as a bust for necklaces, two bracelet displays & a kind of 'wave' display. it looks like a wave, that's about the best i can describe it.
i've also bought some little velvet pouches to put the jewellery in once someone buys it.
you see, it's all about perceived value. something's actual value can be as high as you like, but unless people believe that it's worth the price you set, then they're not going to want to pay what you ask.
if i have my jewellery just lying around on a bare table, then people will perceive that it's just cheap junk jewellery. my jewellery, however, is made from sterling silver & semi-precious gemstones, so it should be treated & displayed as such. that's why i've bought the nice white leatherette displays.
i'll have a black cloth on the table & i'll have the jewellery hung nicely on the displays. each piece will be tagged with its price, what it's made from, i.e. sterling silver or silver plated copper (i made some of my earlier stuff from the silver plated copper wire until i felt i was a bit better at it & wouldn't 'waste' expensive sterling silver wire), what gemstones & beads are on it & i might even give each one a name as we have on shop dot wiccked. i think it personalises them & shows that i believe each piece has personal value to me.
i'm also going to get a small number of business cards printed up with my details on them so that if someone doesn't want to buy anything that month, they can still contact me, even if they're not local. it looks much more professional to have cards available, too.
i'm trying to keep the startup costs of this as low as possible & i think i'm doing okay. i've calculated that it's costing about $200 to get the things i need. that's not bad at all. the things i'm buying (well, except the business cards, of course) are also able to be resold, so i won't (well, shroom won't, since he's the one paying for it all) be too out-of-pocket if it doesn't work out.
i've tried a few ventures since since shroom & i have been together, previous to smiley & since he was born, to help bring in even just a small amount of money, or even a full wage, but none of them have really worked out. shroom's a bit trepidatious & i can understand why, but i really am trying.
i really enjoy making the jewellery & i feel as though i can put myself into it creatively. i want to do well at this.
That sounds great! It's something that you're interested in too which helps hold your interest and passion for it.
I think your jewellery is lovely and well worth it.
did u go to the markets in emerald? Emerald is a small nice town . How far do you live from there?
i was in emerald in 2002 when i stayed for a whole month in a tent at duckabrook homestead west of Emerald on a paleontology dig.
Your jewellery sounds great, and the whole stall idea is very exciting.
glad its working out so far. thought up a name yet? like "corri's collection" or "designs by corri" or something?
Sounds like you've got a good head about this. Well thought out. I wish you well on this. It's sounds like the best of all the ventures you've talked about here. I wish good things for you on your newest venture.
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why don't you use the shop dot cards we already have? that way people who want to contact you will also see your other stuff in the shop too. and if they see you have an actual shop that looks professional too
definitely label each bit as sterling silver and name the stones in it, as if people can't tell they'll think it's just random pebbles or even coloured glass instead of something meaningful. and if they do think it might be something special they may not want to ask anyway.. i prolly wouldn't.