Well, folks, I finally took the leap: I opened my Etsy store! My store is called Vocare Beads, and I have a handful of beads listed, with more to come. I've been amazed at how long it's taken me to get to this point. It doesn't seem as though (buy beads) it should be that difficult, but apparently I'm just a slow mover. Actually, my biggest hang-up has been taking pictures (didn't I whine about that in my last post?). However, I did finally get some decent shots. This process was helped by my sister's reminder (buy beads) that her husband is, in fact, a camera guru; how could I have forgotten? Mark gave me some helpful hints, and all I have to do is cut him a percentage of the profits. (Kidding, Mark!)
Now all I have to do is wait for someone to throw money at me in return for my bee-yoo-tee-full beads! No problem, right? Riiiight. This is where I start driving myself crazy (buy beads) by imagining all sorts of negative stuff. You know, things like "nobody's going to buy my beads", "all the other lampworkers are laughing at my work", and worst of all - "my friends have been lying to me for years and my beads are really crap!" Sigh. Um, yeah, I do have serious (buy beads) attachment issues with my beads, why do you ask? Seriously, I've said it before - it's tough to put something out there that is so much a part of yourself and assign it a dollar value. Oh well, I guess I'll have to consider it a growth experience, eh?
Oh, and by the way - buy beads! :-)
I don't know anything about beads, but yours are absolutely beautiful! You should consider making buttons--now those I use all the time.
Posted by: Suzanne (Yarnhog) | June 08, 2009 at 11:23 PM