While I was vending at Piedmont Pagan Pride Day this past weekend it became apparent that I needed to make a quick update post for you guys. Between the lapidary work, custom orders, vendor work and travel, the online shop, finances, and just making new jewelry day to day, Lapdify has become a full time job. For that reason I left my retail job in July and am now entirely self-employed. It’s scary at times, but I feel like it was the best decision for me and for my business.
I’m currently not associated with any local retailers or “brick and mortar shops.” That means that the only way to buy items I have made are to see me in person at shows or fairs, contact me online, or to buy through my Etsy Shop. If this changes in the future, I’ll let you know!
So what does this mean for you, the client? Well:
- Contact me directly for custom orders. Any custom order requests taken to stores where I used to have items for sale won’t be sent to me, so shoot me an email or a message on etsy or facebook if you’d like me to make a piece for you!
- I will be posting a lot more items on Etsy. I’ll probably be posting things in batches as items get made. I’ll make announcements on facebook as that happens.
- If you see an item posted on Facebook or Instagram and it’s not a custom order, you can buy it. Even if I haven’t posted it to Etsy, you can buy jewelry I post to the Facebook page or on Instagram! Etsy charges fees and percentages for each item I post and sell, so I do not put every item in my shop. Instead, we can do an exchange over Paypal or with cash if you are local.
- You guys get to save your money. I was having to raise my prices about 50% when working with retailers. Without the middle man, I’m able to charge considerably less.
And that’s about it! In other news, Lapidify attended the Enchanted Chalice Renaissance Festival and PPD this month, and I had fantastic time at both. I’ve also started working on a collaborative project with Gwen from Frog Crossin’ Pottery. We’re making aromatherapy pendants- she makes the clay body of the pieces and I add stones and metal to them. You can see a few of the ones I have available in the shop by clicking here!
Lapidify at the Enchanted Chalice Renaissance Festival in Greenville, SC.
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