09 September 2007
Etsy is giving me much grief. After several days of painful slowness, it has come to a point where I cannot even load the Forum or Time Machine 2. It's rather pathetic. And to think I delayed my lunch today to photograph a whole bunch of supplies when I can't even upload images. It seems that many of us from Australia and Singapore are in the same boat. And we're not doing anything different from what we normally do, except maybe cursing at the situation. Koff. So I might as well take a break seeing as I won't be around from Wed-Sun. It's disappointing though.
I finally completed the Queen Mab bracelet a couple of days ago:
There are hundreds of tiny gemstones there in many, many hours of work. It's quite an achievement for me because I tend to get distracted easily, especially from repetitive tasks. I literally forced myself to complete the final 1" within a time limit. Actually, I made this as a demo for a custom order. So guess what? Now I get to repeat the entire experience but with more expensive jewels! Wheeee... I can't decide whether to keep this or to put it up for sale though. I don't know if anyone would want to buy it since it will cost several times more than my most expensive bracelets to date, and shipping will be a worrisome affair.
In other news, I was on a cleaning rampage today... wiping and polishing, scrubbing and mopping till my hands were red, puffy and trembling. I used to wear rubber gloves for these wet chores but I rather hate the feeling I get on my hands after they're removed. It's just... weird. It's a miracle that a cousin once said I have such young-looking hands. (Um, I don't smoke dearie, you do, and it really ages one a lot) Oh... and poor T, he knocked over 2 boxes of tiny beads whose lids came open. Gaaaaaack. The beads either fell out or got mixed up in all the compartments. By the time he'd finished sorting them out, I think I'd done half a room and one bathroom.
Here is a question for those of you on social networking sites: Do you add people whom you worked with but hated? Either just for fun or because they added you? They may or may not know how you felt about them though, because you were ahem, "professional" about it ^^
Mmmmm, I'm tired. Going to read and sleep :)
I finally completed the Queen Mab bracelet a couple of days ago:
There are hundreds of tiny gemstones there in many, many hours of work. It's quite an achievement for me because I tend to get distracted easily, especially from repetitive tasks. I literally forced myself to complete the final 1" within a time limit. Actually, I made this as a demo for a custom order. So guess what? Now I get to repeat the entire experience but with more expensive jewels! Wheeee... I can't decide whether to keep this or to put it up for sale though. I don't know if anyone would want to buy it since it will cost several times more than my most expensive bracelets to date, and shipping will be a worrisome affair.
In other news, I was on a cleaning rampage today... wiping and polishing, scrubbing and mopping till my hands were red, puffy and trembling. I used to wear rubber gloves for these wet chores but I rather hate the feeling I get on my hands after they're removed. It's just... weird. It's a miracle that a cousin once said I have such young-looking hands. (Um, I don't smoke dearie, you do, and it really ages one a lot) Oh... and poor T, he knocked over 2 boxes of tiny beads whose lids came open. Gaaaaaack. The beads either fell out or got mixed up in all the compartments. By the time he'd finished sorting them out, I think I'd done half a room and one bathroom.
Here is a question for those of you on social networking sites: Do you add people whom you worked with but hated? Either just for fun or because they added you? They may or may not know how you felt about them though, because you were ahem, "professional" about it ^^
Mmmmm, I'm tired. Going to read and sleep :)
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comments:
- @ 9 September 2007 at 13:08 Mandy said...
- This bracelet is GORGEOUS. Great work, Jasmin! :D
- @ 10 September 2007 at 11:09 wq said...
- aack to the knocking over of beads!!! =X
- @ 10 September 2007 at 19:49 Ruth said...
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that bracelet is sure a painstaking work of art. Gorgeous.
think Etsy is working better now... and as for the social networks, well, i've been adding people who's work i fancy. most of the time anyway. yours is a definite "I love them all"! - @ 10 September 2007 at 23:29 beakee said...
- Thanks, Mandy & Ruth. It means a lot to me when other designers comment.
- @ 27 September 2007 at 13:03 msbelle said...
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That bracelet is to die for. And you just about did! Gorgeous. Someone will buy it, rest assured.
I've added people on Indie Public that I like and know, and those whose work I like and admire. If it's someone that I don't like, I won't add them. Even if they added me, I wouldn't add them. But there's not that many people that I don't like and a lot I don't know! - @ 27 September 2007 at 20:17 Steph said...
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Jasmine,
The bracelet is awe-inspiring! I am so glad you listed it in your shop. - @ 29 September 2007 at 00:02 beakee said...
- Thanks, Ginger & Steph :)
- @ 29 September 2007 at 23:37 Earring Addict by Dawne Lee said...
- Yikes to dropping the beads! It happened to me before and i broke 3 quartz butterflies that i had imported and loved. =( *sobs* Hope you didn't break anything. Hmm toughie about the adding of the ex-colleague you don't quite like. I might add them out of political correctness, but they'd be one of those that i'd delete when i do those "housecleaning rounds" once in a while.