[Jewelry making - Article 01167] - [Orchid] Your pieces form last year?

[dagmar hansbauer]

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    Hi all, I'm just wondering, wether I`m particularily weird or picky. 

    throughout the 9 years I`ve been making jewelry, I`ve always had a
    problem when I look at my older pieces. I don`t like them anymore.
    which made sense, back when my work wasn`t all that good yet and I
    had a steep learning curve. But this shouldn`t (in my opinion) happen
    now, with pieces that are only a few months old...should it? there`s
    nothing really wrong with them, but whenever I look at pieces, I pick
    them apart...I could`ve done this better, there `s a little tool makr
    there...etc. 

    the reason why I`m asking, is, I finally have somebody as a sales
    rep in a major city, and I`m trying to put her first package
    together. I would love to send her all new stuff in coherent design
    lines. problem with this, is I don`t have any new stuff, because I`m
    all out of Sterling in the gauges I like to use and I`m broke because
    I had to replace my vehicle this winter. All the pieces I`m looking
    at to send her (I have about 10k worth of finished jewelry) I`m
    picking apart in the above described manner, despite the fact, that
    when I made the pieces (anywhere between 6months and 2 years ago) I
    was very very proud of every single one of them. 

    So, am I just fretting too much, should I let somebody else pick the
    pieces to send her, should I give up on the jewelry and get a
    straight job (YURCH!!..there`s nothing in this county that pays more
    than min. wage, no matter what kind of a job it is) should I wait for
    miracle money for Silver to fall from the sky 

    In a lot of ways, thiings are getting together...sales rep...chance
    of free editorial advertising in a  magazine...local recognition etc.
    I just personally feel I should have new pieces...and maybe I`m just
    seeing it all the wrong way... does anybody have advice? Sparrow 


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