Sunday 21 June 2009

The end of the endless weekend

Well following on from the last post, New supplier is fantastic. I spoke to her for roughly 90 minutes about ideas materials and what I need from her and her responses were all very positive.

I have decided to place a small test order later this week to gauge her delivery times and accuracy along with her quality. I think I will make some earings and a necklace.

No photos of hairpins and tiara yet as the bride sent them to my mobile and I have mislaid my cable to connect it up. Soon I promise.

Friday 19 June 2009

Well it is Friday once again. Time for the weekend and all the creativity that comes with that. This evening I have delivered one bridal tiara and 3 sets of bridesmaid hair pins to a local client ready for her hair practice on Sunday. Photo's to follow, sunday possibly monday.

My plans for this weekend are quite simple. Three pendants to be made plus I would like to investigate a small local bead wholesaler. I will report back on my findings. Apart from that I will be spending time with my kids and planning my next step to world domination of the jewellery market.

Tuesday 16 June 2009

Well I have taken the first step towards the 21st century and I am attempting to build a website.

So far it is going ok, but I will be needing lots of help from anyone who has any advice to offer. Firstly when I meet a client face to face or talk over the telephone she can tell me what she wants to or needs to know but on a website I have a captive audience.

So come on what is it you would like to be included in the product information part of the site?
Well I have finally done it. I have started a blog to track my progress in my attempts to make a small business out of my hobby.

Firstly here is a little bit about me. I am a married mother of two little girls and I make jewellery. Making Jewellery has always been a hobby of mine since I was a teenager, but it stayed just that, a hobby until August 2007.

I was getting married last year and it was obvious to me, there was no need in me buying weding jewellery and tiara, I would make them myself. I had done this for several friends previously for both weddings and Graduation Balls. I decided that if I made them myself not only would I have something totally unique but I would also have something special to pass down the generations. At my final dress fitting I took along my newly made tiara to see the overall effect and the owner of the bridal store asked me where I had purchased such a thing. I told her I had made it myself and she asked if I had considered making such pieces to order as she had clients looking for that type of thing all the time.

Four days later and with only 6 weeks until my own wedding Nu Joolz was born