{"id":565,"date":"2011-01-06T08:50:46","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T13:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthegy.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2012-08-19T12:58:22","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T16:58:22","slug":"earthegy%e2%80%99s-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions%e2%80%a6sterling-croakies-photos-folklore-and-a-whole-lotta-goals-to-reach%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"earthegy\u2019s New Year\u2019s Resolutions\u2026Sterling, Croakies, Photos, Folklore, and a Whole Lotta Goals to Reach\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that the holidays are over, I\u2019ve had a bit of time to put new efforts into place.\u00a0 My mind goes constantly, with new ideas for designs, advertising, business development, you name it.\u00a0 And, in a few short days, I\u2019ve actually accomplished a lot. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A huge decision I made at Christmas time…to upgrade most, if not all, of my products to sterling silver and 14k gold. Not everything can be switched\u2026I\u2019m finding it impossible to find sterling clasps large enough to handle pet charms, nor can I find the little rubber doo-hickeys that attach croakie strands to glasses with sterling springs on them, but overall, I\u2019m getting there.\u00a0 Two bracelets went on sale today, completely done in sterling.\u00a0 Despite this upgrade, I still plan on keeping some of the less expensive items in my shop.\u00a0 The wire wrapped rings and bookmarks sell like hot cakes, and I love making them!\u00a0 I also come across a ton of spectacular art beads and cloissone beads that I can never resist, and the rings and bookmarks give me a chance to use them.\u00a0 I have a strange fondness for my bookmarks, I think because they leave me with the knowledge that someone will sit down and relax, thoroughly enjoy reading a good book, and my little beaded charm will be there beautifying their book when they do.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another change in the works…product photography. I\u2019ve FINALLY nailed it down to where I\u2019m happy with the new pictures I\u2019m taking.\u00a0 And I\u2019ll let you in on my secret\u2026they must be taken in morning daylight, streaming through my kitchen window, with every super-sonic macro setting) my camera can do (which is actually only one button.)\u00a0 Parchment paper, a few non-descript rocks, and a leather bound journal\u2026that\u2019s it.\u00a0 I admit, I get off course occasionally, and sometimes throw in a more vibrant kyanite\/pyrite rock or a sparkly amethyst chunk to prop jewels on, but I just can\u2019t resist my prettier rocks sometimes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new line is here!\u00a0 Croakies!\u00a0 AKA eyeglass holders!\u00a0 Bejeweled and bedecked with pearls, beads, gemstones, and satin.\u00a0 They\u2019re not for the timid\u2026they\u2019re for all the girls who love beautiful sparkly things.\u00a0 The first set sold in just a few hours, and I\u2019m waiting on more supplies ordered to finish more that are halfway assembled, but they\u2019re out, they\u2019re here, and they\u2019re probably here to stay.\u00a0 Given the plethora of hideously ugly croakies I\u2019ve been exposed to in the last month on my mission to figure out how they\u2019re engineered, I\u2019m now on a mission to beatify the croakie world. <\/strong><\/p>\n

As for writing more, and publishing more\u2026the folklore, stories, spiritual and healing properties\u2026I haven\u2019t had time yet, but my next major subject is Labradorite.\u00a0 You just can\u2019t go wrong with a stone that has the northern lights radiating from it. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The entirely mundane resolutions I\u2019ve been working on\u2026analyzing my statistics and trends of my clients, so I can reach out to more, and throw my products on the market when people are actually in the etsy shop shopping.\u00a0 I\u2019ve set goals for January sales, facebook followers, and views of my products, among other things, and once that\u2019s accomplished I\u2019ll move on to February.\u00a0 Admittedly, I set them high, but why not?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Onwards and upwards, and Happy Holidays to all!<\/strong><\/p>\n

–Chrisy Bossie<\/strong><\/p>\n

earthegy\u2026Ancient Gems, Modern Jewels<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that the holidays are over, I\u2019ve had a bit of time to put new efforts into place.\u00a0 My mind goes constantly, with new ideas for designs, advertising, business development, you name it.\u00a0 And, in a few short days, I\u2019ve actually accomplished a lot. A huge decision I made at Christmas time…to upgrade most, if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-info"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=565"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1251,"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions\/1251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.earthegy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}