Trying new things

So I've been trying to branch out with my marketing. I'm planning to start tweeting again, I'm going to be focusing on my Facebook page, not my personal page but the Damik's Design page. I also started a Meylah page, I don't know much about Meylah, but it's free and I figure more exposure can't hurt, right?

I went to the glass store today and picked up a bunch of new glass. I'm excited to see how they turn out. One of the pieces I got is a deep purple that is supposed to turn a purpley-gold. I still need to get a blade for my saw, but I'm I'm learning how to better use my grinder. I'm also excited to see the kinds of effect I can get from my new dicro slide. I got dark and clear colors to try it on.

I'll be posting more pictures on Handmade Pendants and Crafts when I have more to show.

Am I wasting my time?

I'm not feeling good about my work right now. That's not true, I'm feeling great about my work, I'm not feeling good about selling it. Every time I post a new one I think I'm not going to sell it anyway. I feel like I'm lost in the internet. I know that I have to do something to get myself found. I'm not doing the SEO like I should and I'm not even sure that will be enough to get me noticed. My plan is to post a new pendant everyday, but I'm not being as consistent as I should.

I did post a new one today and you can see it on my Handmade Pendants and Crafts blog. I'm highlighting a fun butterfly pendent. I need to post more for sale, but I don't enjoy taking the pictures, editing the pictures, labeling the pictures, organizing the pictures, and anything else to do with the pictures. My camera isn't the best. I need to buy a new one, but I'm not sure which one does the best Macro pictures.

A great find!

I'm trying hard to drive traffic to my etsy. I found a really great site walton.communications. I've been enjoying it as a resource. He has put out a really great ebook that is easy to read and full of good information and he has an awesome forum where he answers questions.

I was flattered to see that he used one of my questions for his blog.

So I'm going to make some Halloween pendants in hopes to sell for the season. The thing is I'm out of bails to glue on them. I used all of mine for the pendants I donated to a friend's garage sell. He was trying to raise money for his son's surgery. I hope he sells a lot, but I digress.

I went to the Hobby Lobby to buy some and I stumbled onto a wondrous sight; fuseworks! Glass ready to fuse and inexpensive enough for me to mess it up a few time. I am totally going to come back when I have money. I have to wait because my husband wouldn't let me hook for it.