Categories: Jewelry
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Part of the excitement of vending is that it could be a record breaker either way.
Selling a purely luxury, often expensive, item like jewelry is
not easy peasy like frozen treats on a 100deg summer day.
It's hard to predict, and there's always competition.
For me, one item could conceivably command as much as a normal year's worth of sales.
Fortunately, my handmade precious metal jewelry starts at about $10 so it's
doable for budgets at all price points. Few vendors have such diversity.
After talking with a couple who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary,
it seemed certain they would be buying a ring soon.
His wedding ring enjoyed the extra breathing room afforded by significant weight loss;
it decided to explore the world and never looked back.
I took pictures of hers, measured his size, talked about pricing, the whole gamut.
They were shopping around and would get back to me with an answer the following week.
Though there was a self-described "skilled goldsmith" without
any gold across the aisle from me, they ultimately gave me the commission.
Anyway, it had to personify the other ring and look deliberately accidental. Organic.
With many crafts, organic frequently refers to a junkpile rescuee masquerading as a
creative decision. It's the term wannabe artists use when they lack the talent and skill
necessary to make precise, consistent, high-quality items so they embrace the opposite
and claim it is a design virtue. Not reassuring without some context.
Think of David Attenborough describing it: noticeably freeform;
asymmetrical shape; varying
width and thickness; abrupt yet smooth transitions; a lazy zigzag
morphing into the widest part; placid surface; demure.
It was 14K yellow gold so I made a fresh batch.
Then melting and rolling and hammering, oh my! And some welding.
I didn't want his to be as primitive as hers with such noticeable tooling marks.
Nor was I going to match the 50+ years of battle scars hers had.
It was a show-stopping sale for sure but the devilishly elusive season-ender
didn't show its face. Double and triple season-enders are welcome, too.
Anytime now, don't be afraid.
I have the means and products to satisfy all comers.
Posted by M: September 26, 2026
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