Money, money, money... Part 2

"Exposure is what people die of when they get lost in the woods. Artists need to get paid." ~ Bob Ragland

     I'm feeling rather discouraged at the moment. Just finished pricing all of my jewelry and adding it up. Even if I sold every single piece I have in stock, I'd only have $850 left after accounting for all of my expenses. Rather depressing since I've been making jewelry since I've made 78 pieces this year. I'm really hoping it's because I'm just starting out. I mean, my site is paid for the entire year, so that's one big expense that I don't have to repeat until next summer. Same thing with my DBA, which I won't have to mess with for a while. And starting tools that I don't have to buy again. Yeah. That's what I'm telling myself at least. Hopefully it will make me feel better at some point tonight. Or maybe I'll have an appletini. Whatever.

     In other news, I made a rather odd necklace today. I've decided to make a steampunk collection, but this is new territory for me, so it's basically a bunch of experimenting... which I suppose is true steampunk style, right? For those of you unfamiliar with steampunk, it's a style of art, fashion, and fiction that combines the Victorian era with science-fiction. It's an ever-growing trend among those who are fascinated with technology, invention, and adventure as well as the mannerisms and customs of past societies. Style elements include a lot of metal (especially gold, copper, and gunmetal), cogs and gears, corsetry, goggles, buckles, cameos, boots, riding coats, and a ton of other stuff. But this piece turned out more neo-victorian than steampunk. I haven't decided if I like it or not. All I have is this crummy webcam shot, but there it is.

You can't really tell from the crap picture, but it's got yellow, green, peach, orange, white, and gold. It's slightly insane and took forever to make. Don't really know what's gotten into me.

     Here's a completely unrelated note: I'm fascinated by Billy the Exterminator. This guy is not only smarter than he looks, but his show can be rather addicting. I've been watching a marathon on A&E. That's all I'm going to say. Watch it. Unless you're terrified of snakes like my mother is. Or rats. Or roaches. Then don't watch it.