Oh YUM. I *heart* the green garnet one.

And what's not to like about Czech glass?

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The green's are both really, really lovely.

Have you ever looked into commissioning your stuff in local stores? On the one hand, I want to keep you as a hidden resource, so in that fabled day of getting money I can have incredible jewelry no one else will have ever seen, but on the other I'd love to see you do well and feel like you could.

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I've had very little luck with consignment. The stores in which my stuff have sold haven't apparently sold very much else, as they closed in a short period of time, and I've had two close up without notice without contacting me, disappearing with my stuff. One of them resurfaced a few years later, running into me when I was selling at the Fremont market, and she "settled up" with me, not for as much as I had in her store, but covering costs. The other, never heard a word. And both of them made me fill out a consignment ocntract with my name/address/#, etc. Luckily, with those two, it wasn't anything expensive, several $10-$20 pieces of glassware.

I've made the attempt with several other folks, a couple who advertised off the SG Board, but they flaked on me and could never manage to set up a time to view my pieces and make arrangements, which is not confidence-inspiring in a business sense.

So, it's left me reluctant to let my pieces out of my direct control. If I could find a place that would be willing to actually buy from me, I'd be all over it, but in today's economy, chances for that are slim to none.

-Victoria

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Oh, and on the other hand, most of the fancier pieces I make are one of a kind, so the chances of you having that piece no one else will have ever seen will still be very good! ;)

-V-

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wow! the amber one is amazing! how long did it take u do to it!

It was about 4-5 hours of work. Exact figure is unsure, as I did it over the course of 3 sittings, and I'm very bad at keeping track of my times.

-Victoria

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nice work!! I really am blown away by the work on the amber one. That is awesome!!

The green garnets are interesting. I have not seen green garnets in that shade or with striations before. Most of the green garnets I have seen have been a warmer shade of green (some like periodot, some deeper and more like dark mossy colored).

I am interested in the green garnet and the rose quartz set - email me with prices if you have a spare moment at moonfiregirl @ gmail.com