[Jewelry making - Article 00367] - Re: [Orchid] Stunning Jewelry -- Now How Was it Made?

[Kimberly Starbard]

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Hi Everyone:

    It's funny, I wrote to Thomas Mann last year on this same subject.
    He had previously done a lot of the same shows in my area that I
    would like to do (whenever I can get in...5 on the waitlist this year
    again but that's another story) and so, I thought he would be a good
    source of info on sales. he wrote, "it's all a crapshoot". As someone
    else said, (and I agree) when I try to make something and go with the
    current trend, it doesn't sell. The customers seem to want a look
    into the mind of the person who is creating the jewelry. They are
    buying a tiny piece of you (what makes up you) when they buy a piece
    of your work. They want to feel a bit of a kinship....at least that's
    what they have expressed to me. This is from a lot of one-on-one
    sales to people in town though, I don't know if it works the same way
    at shows. (I'll let you know though, if I ever get from waitlist to
    the real deal :) ) 

Good Luck
Kim Starbard
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