As a native Brit living in the US, I take advantage of the
very long American summer school holiday and head back across the pond for a
little time with family and friends.
This time is always wonderful, but it’s also a great
opportunity to both take a break and to allow the creative juices to flow.
The UK seems to get fashion trends ahead of the US and it’s
always lovely to see what the colours of the upcoming season are going to be.
I’ve noticed lots of ochre and camel so far this year and it’s always good to
have complimentary pieces in stock.
I also have a bunch of larger events this fall, which I’m
super excited about, but it means I have a lot of work to do in order to have
sufficient variety and stock levels, in addition to my Etsy-listed items.
One of my events has specifically asked for me to bring
additional stained glass pieces in order to add this as an offering to their
fair and I have some great ideas for small wall hanging pieces. I’m excited to
get started on these and it will give me an opportunity to try out my glass saw
that I bought a while ago and am yet to use. As I work on them, they’ll be
posted to Instagram.
I’ve created a selection of small pendant necklaces.
Sometimes a larger pendant might not work with a neckline and in this case, a
smaller one works perfectly – giving just the right amount of sparkle to an
outfit.
I also want to expand my offerings beyond pendant necklaces
and the couple of chainmaille necklaces with glass accents that I have done to
date. My sister particularly always has lovely layered necklaces, so I am going
to try and create some that incorporate some glass pieces. I also love natural
beads and this seems a great opportunity to create unique longer pieces and
diversify from pendants.
I’ve had great feedback about the little heart keyrings I
started making this spring, so these will also feature in the fall and winter
selections available. I’ve also made a new little display just for them!
Also available this fall, which weren’t last, are an
expanded selection of earrings with sterling silver findings. My dichroic studs
in particular have sold very well with sterling silver posts and I want to be
able to offer these in person at my events.
As always, my in person events are a great opportunity to
connect with some of the local customers I’ve met in the past few years and
show the new items in person. Dichroic glass is one of those materials that is
very difficult to photograph well and although I feel I’ve made great strides
in this, I still regularly get feedback and reviews that the items look so much
nicer in person versus in a photograph. This of course is great for a customer,
when their purchase is even better than they thought, but, it’s lovely to be
able to show the full lovely, sparkliness in all its glory in person!
