So... the question I have when I sit down to make beads nearly every day
is: what should I make now? I'm guilty of getting into the rut of making
the same choices nearly every time. If I were left alone and only had
to make beads to please myself, I would choose aqua, turquoise, lime
green, purple, cobalt blue, white, and hot pink. Obviously, not all
those color choices would be on the same beads...but there would be some
overlap.
Sometimes, I get a wild hair and will pick up a rod in a color I don't
normally play with or I will go to the glass store and be inspired by
something I had never seen before and come home and look for glasses
that coordinate. Unfortunately, inspiration and new glass doesn't come
out to play every day.
What I need to know is: what are you looking for? I suppose I need to
set up a poll with multiple choice selections and a space for you to
fill in the blank. I really do need "audience participation" this time if at all possible. I
want to make things that you want to use, otherwise - what's the point? I
don't make jewelry myself, or if I do, it's only a little bit for the
occasional random gift, a pair of earrings, or something for an outfit
for myself. What I make are beads for jewelry designers to use in their
creations. So it would help if I knew what exactly jewelry designers
were looking for.
Standard "jenagirlbeads" have been florals, triangles, disks and assorted
other beads to make up the sets. For a while, I had an open
catalog where you could pick exactly what it was that you wanted me to
make for you. Unfortunately, I have a full-time job now and and am
unable to spend eight or more hours every day making beads as I have in
the past. As a consequence, my bead-making needs to be more focused towards
creating things that will sell, instead of playing with the glass in the
hopes of stumbling across something I really like.
Thoughts?
***Edited to add*** - Okay, so I added 2 polls on the right bar under my Etsy listings. Please take a look and vote. And don't forget that you can always email me with suggestions! jenagirlbeads@gmail.com
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