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Thursday, August 16, 2012

I'm back!

Hi there! Sorry about the long delay between posts; I've been trying to work out the picture hosting, and life in general has been rather hectic.

Also, my camera briefly died horribly (again), so I haven't been able to take any new pictures. Now that it's all better, I just need to figure out what I've done since... wow, February... and get it all put up. Plus, I've gotten my spreadsheet sorted, so I'm finally going to be able to add a price to everything! After I get the picture hosting fixed, of course.

I am going to move everything off of Flickr; the add-on hasn't been working very well, and I don't think I like the layout very much. I'm looking at Photobucket right now, since it allows you to sign in with your Facebook  or Twitter account as well as an existing account from them, which will make commenting easier.

Also, an answer for a question I get fairly often: "Why don't you start up an Etsy store?" The main reason is that every complete piece I have, with very few exceptions, either goes into my personal collection, where I wear it on a regular basis, or it is a gift or commission for someone else, and it belongs to that person. For the bits I have that do not fall into either of these categories, I may put them up on a third-party seller at some point. That comes back to the camera being out of commission for a few months, and me getting my pricing fixed. Of course, I'll post here once I get that set up!

I'm going to leave everything as it is until I get the new hosting sorted out, and of course, this blog is always here. If you see something that you absolutely adore, send me an e-mail (dragonlover121@gmail.com), and I'll give you the price, any additional pictures I might have, and we can work something out! Even if I can't find the exact materials that I used on my existing piece, we can work together to make something that is unique to you. That sounds like a marketing line, but seriously, not only do I like doing something fun and interesting each time, there is also the fact that each stone is different. Also, I've been known to part with things of mine if someone really loves that exact thing and wants that, rather than a replacement.

Please comment if you have any questions or ideas on how I can improve this blog and everything else (apart from posting more often, which I do need to do).