Friday, July 30, 2010

To Fit or Not to Fit in

I don't think the idea is to fit in. I think it is to stand out.


Remember when we were teenagers trying to find our place in life? We wanted to be different (at least my generation did - and the one before it, come to think of it)? Now, here I am grown up and I've forgotten that. Trying to fit in was painful when we weren't accepted, but being different carried its own kind of pain. We suffer when we try to hold to the world's standards of what it thinks we should be.


Even my business coach last year and all the business education I took reminded me of that. You don't get anywhere in life "fitting in". My coach said, "Try doing something exactly the opposite OR take what they are doing and improve on it", but the message was always, "do something that differentiates you from the next guy".


People grasp this concept for a while, then forget about it. Did we stick to the ad campaign, "Dare to be different?". It came and went like every other fad in advertising because after a while you can't hold people's attention saying the same thing over and over unless they have a vested interest in your message. An emotional investment that benefits them in some way. Something else I learned in my Law of Attraction: Black Belt in Excellence training.


The Black Belt course proved it as one of the laws of the Universe.  "Fitting in", or aligning yourself with others gives your power and energy over to them and you just fade away into the background, into the ether. "Nice women rarely make history", or whatever the saying is. A variation on that in one of my favorite Doctor Who Big Finish audio productions was spoken by Rassilon, the greatest figure in Time Lord history. He said, "One does not make history in a shed at the bottom of the garden".


In other words, don't hide if you want to get noticed. Don't blend in. You will be doing yourself - and the world - a disservice, denying it the beauty that is you.

To Fit or Not to Fit in

I don't think the idea is to fit in. I think it is to stand out.


Remember when we were teenagers trying to find our place in life? We wanted to be different (at least my generation did - and the one before it, come to think of it)? Now, here I am grown up and I've forgotten that. Trying to fit in was painful when we weren't accepted, but being different carried its own kind of pain. We suffer when we try to hold to the world's standards of what it thinks we should be.


Even my business coach last year and all the business education I took reminded me of that. You don't get anywhere in life "fitting in". My coach said, "Try doing something exactly the opposite OR take what they are doing and improve on it", but the message was always, "do something that differentiates you from the next guy".


People grasp this concept for a while, then forget about it. Did we stick to the ad campaign, "Dare to be different?". It came and went like every other fad in advertising because after a while you can't hold people's attention saying the same thing over and over unless they have a vested interest in your message. An emotional investment that benefits them in some way. Something else I learned in my Law of Attraction: Black Belt in Excellence training.


The Black Belt course proved it as one of the laws of the Universe.  "Fitting in", or aligning yourself with others gives your power and energy over to them and you just fade away into the background, into the ether. "Nice women rarely make history", or whatever the saying is. A variation on that in one of my favorite Doctor Who Big Finish audio productions was spoken by Rassilon, the greatest figure in Time Lord history. He said, "One does not make history in a shed at the bottom of the garden".


In other words, don't hide if you want to get noticed. Don't blend in. You will be doing yourself - and the world - a disservice, denying it the beauty that is you.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Products Added Week of July 25th, 2010


































The convention was fun and it is always refreshing to get away from the studio, but I have started back so recently on jewelry-making, I am still fired up and want to keep working...the heck with networking, the heck with the computer (that makes my husband's mouth open in shock, believe me), the heck with sleeping and eating and such. It is true that when you do what you love, one doesn't want to stop and one wakes up not being able to wait to do what they love. With me, it has been a similar experience except that I work late into the night and weirdly need much less sleep than usual...four hours can do me just fine and I can do that for days. Strange, but that might be my gothy nature peeking out.


I wasn't able to begin any new projects this week, but have put up some pieces that escaped previewing last week. Here you will find more diachroics and a spiderweb-like necklace...my journey into the realm of asymmetrical design.



Spiderweb Necklace - 14k gold and crystal. $49.95.
Diachroic earrings - Blood Red - $19.95Diachroic earrings - Powder Blue - $19.95
Diachroic earrings - Purple - $19.95Diachroic earrings - Turquoise Green - $19.95
Still working on the "special new product". The prototype is proving to be a challenge and while one version was worked out, the further work on it needs tweaking. It is slow going as I have to work on it inbetween the regular work of redesigning old product, coming up with new and sprinkling it across the 'net like fairy dust. Still, it is exciting enough that enthusiasm for its premiere makes me attack the project with constantly renewing determination. I won't rest until it is done!

Products Added Week of July 25th, 2010

The convention was fun and it is always refreshing to get away from the studio, but I have started back so recently on jewelry-making, I am still fired up and want to keep working...the heck with networking, the heck with the computer (that makes my husband's mouth open in shock, believe me), the heck with sleeping and eating and such. It is true that when you do what you love, one doesn't want to stop and one wakes up not being able to wait to do what they love. With me, it has been a similar experience except that I work late into the night and weirdly need much less sleep than usual...four hours can do me just fine and I can do that for days. Strange, but that might be my gothy nature peeking out.

I wasn't able to begin any new projects this week, but have put up some pieces that escaped previewing last week. Here you will find more diachroics and a spiderweb-like necklace...my journey into the realm of asymmetrical design.


Spiderweb Necklace - 14k gold and crystal. $49.95.
Diachroic earrings - Blood Red - $19.95 Diachroic earrings - Powder Blue - $19.95
Diachroic earrings - Purple - $19.95 Diachroic earrings - Turquoise Green - $19.95
Still working on the "special new product". The prototype is proving to be a challenge and while one version was worked out, the further work on it needs tweaking. It is slow going as I have to work on it inbetween the regular work of redesigning old product, coming up with new and sprinkling it across the 'net like fairy dust. Still, it is exciting enough that enthusiasm for its premiere makes me attack the project with constantly renewing determination. I won't rest until it is done!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Doctor Who David Tennant Tonner Doll

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Am at San Diego Comic Con this weekend. Overwhelming, as usual. I stopped by the Tonner booth (stumbled across it, actually) and got to see the Doctor Who dolls up close and personal. The Tennant one looks better here than in the photos. The Martha, Jack Harkness & Gwen dolls are awesome. Am contemplating getting the Tennant Doctor doll so I can make him the blue outfit. Wonder how many people would buy it if I sold them? Hmmm....

Doctor Who David Tennant Tonner Doll


Am at San Diego Comic Con this weekend. Overwhelming, as usual. I stopped by the Tonner booth (stumbled across it, actually) and got to see the Doctor Who dolls up close and personal. The Tennant one looks better here than in the photos. The Martha, Jack Harkness & Gwen dolls are awesome. Am contemplating getting the Tennant Doctor doll so I can make him the blue outfit. Wonder how many people would buy it if I sold them? Hmmm....

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Products Added Week of July 18th, 2010

One of my favorite designs that everyone loves, is the Pixie Faerie line. I started with the earcuff, then someone wanted it in a cell phone charm and then another person wanted it in a necklace. This necklace is an improvement on that older design using more beautiful swarovski crystals I have discovered in recent years. If people ask for it, I will also do them in silver.





































Pixie Faerie Necklace - $23.95Pixie Faerie Earcuff - $21.95
I am also happy to get these back on the market...these little color variations on some popular earrings types - diachroic glass "croissants" and czech republic glass rosettes. They come in some stunning colors. The Lamplight Roses also come in Gunmetal, Pink, Clear White and Grape.
Diachroic earrings - Caribbean Blue - $19.95Diachroic earrings - Green - $19.95
Lamplight Roses - Yellow - $16.95Lamplight Roses - Spring Green - $16.95
Next week's update might be jeopardized by the fact that my husband and I are going to San Diego Comic Con for the weekend and it will rob me of the chance to do more pieces. I will try my best to get something out for then. There is still so much to get back online...my little black leather cell phone/iPod bags, our amazing Goth Stockings and our new special project I cannot divulge yet. Here's hoping I won't come back too braindead to work on more goodies for you.

Products Added Week of July 18th, 2010

One of my favorite designs that everyone loves, is the Pixie Faerie line. I started with the earcuff, then someone wanted it in a cell phone charm and then another person wanted it in a necklace. This necklace is an improvement on that older design using more beautiful swarovski crystals I have discovered in recent years. If people ask for it, I will also do them in silver.
Pixie Faerie Necklace - $23.95 Pixie Faerie Earcuff - $21.95
I am also happy to get these back on the market...these little color variations on some popular earrings types - diachroic glass "croissants" and czech republic glass rosettes. They come in some stunning colors. The Lamplight Roses also come in Gunmetal, Pink, Clear White and Grape.
Diachroic earrings - Caribbean Blue - $19.95 Diachroic earrings - Green - $19.95
Lamplight Roses - Yellow - $16.95 Lamplight Roses - Spring Green - $16.95
Next week's update might be jeopardized by the fact that my husband and I are going to San Diego Comic Con for the weekend and it will rob me of the chance to do more pieces. I will try my best to get something out for then. There is still so much to get back online...my little black leather cell phone/iPod bags, our amazing Goth Stockings and our new special project I cannot divulge yet. Here's hoping I won't come back too braindead to work on more goodies for you.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Products added week of July 11th, 2010

There is one last piece to upload this week...a new variation on the Egyptian Ankh earcuff. It is resisting photgraphing, but I'll get that little bugger next week.



















































Crescent Moon Dangles - $26.95Copper Dipped Fall Birch Leaves - $19.95
Fall Amber Leaf and Bead Necklace - $24.95Closeup on center beads.
Egyptian Ankh Necklace - $24.95Closeup on center.
Moon Tablet Necklace - $32.95Closeup on center.
Our new category...Cell Phone Charm JewelryCopper Dragonflies Cell Phone Charm Jewelry - $12.95
Golden Dragonflies Cell Phone Charm Jewelry - $12.95Egyptian Ankh Cell Phone Charm Jewelry

Products added week of July 11th, 2010

There is one last piece to upload this week...a new variation on the Egyptian Ankh earcuff. It is resisting photgraphing, but I'll get that little bugger next week.
Crescent Moon Dangles - $26.95 Copper Dipped Fall Birch Leaves - $19.95
Fall Amber Leaf and Bead Necklace - $24.95 Closeup on center beads.
Egyptian Ankh Necklace - $24.95 Closeup on center.
Moon Tablet Necklace - $32.95 Closeup on center.
Our new category...Cell Phone Charm Jewelry Copper Dragonflies Cell Phone Charm Jewelry - $12.95
Golden Dragonflies Cell Phone Charm Jewelry - $12.95 Egyptian Ankh Cell Phone Charm Jewelry