Apologies and some orange-and-yellow splendor!
April 14, 2010
Dear WearableJoy.com,
I am deeply sorry that I have neglected you for so many months. I think part of the reason is that I didn’t really know what I was setting out to do when I registered the domain name, and a blog was pretty much all I knew.
But I want you to know that I have plans for you. Big plans. I just have to warn you that it may be awhile before these plans come to fruition. (I think I have to learn some kind of programming language first…)
In the meantime, I want to show you something I’ve been working on! Check it out!
Love,
Tabitha
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So, my bloggy friend Cari is getting married in a few weeks, and she asked me to make some jewelry for her and her bridesmaids. I had so much fun making necklaces for my own bridesmaids that I jumped at this chance.
I have to admit, though, that Cari’s request was a bit of a challenge. She wanted different pieces for each girl (six girls in all)…which turned out to be NINE unique designs (since some girls had multiple pieces), and boy was that tough. I hadn’t really considered the fact that my bridesmaids’ necklaces were all identical, so the design process was pretty quick in that instance, whereas this one took a LOT of creative thinking (and a few failed designs).
Anyway, it took me several months to finish the Cari project, but it was worth every minute, because THIS is what turned out:
So, how do you like it? I hate to boast, but I think I’ve created a really great set of jewelry, and I can’t wait to see pictures from Cari’s wedding with everyone wearing their special, one-of-a-kind stuff.
I’m wondering now, though…would it be inappropriate to put these photos up in my Etsy shop, to see if any other people might want to purchase similar items? I have tons of orange and yellow beads left, and could easily make (almost) all of these designs again. Or…should I resolve to let these designs stand on their own, so that Cari and her bridesmaids will know that no one else in the world owns a necklace or a pair of earrings quite like theirs?
I would love all the input I can get!
(Disclaimer: the last two photos didn’t get edited with the same program as the rest, so they’re kinda darker and lamer…but you get the idea!)

