Logo: in Action

MollyStuff was on display/for sale at Craftin' Outlaws last Saturday, and the new logo was in full force! First of all, I had a new sign:


MollyStuff also had new earring/jewelry cards:


Check out more photos from the show over at MollyStuff's Facebook fan page!

It Feels Like a Monday

::Yawns::

No More Point-and-Shoot

...Pentax camera!
I just got a new digital camera! It's a single lens reflex camera (SLR), so I have a lot more manual controls. I was happy with what I had before but I've always enjoyed photography. I don't like it when people just get the "latest thing", so I tried to get what makes sense for me. While researching cameras, I found that the digital Pentax cameras are compatible with older Pentax lenses (I think that Pentax is the only brand doing that). That is awesome for me because I've had a 35mm SLR collecting dust in my office for a few years now (who wants to develop film anymore?). I had the kit lens that came with my original Pentax camera and a Sigma telephoto lens. I've tried both on my new camera and they work (with some tweaking... people who don't want to mess around with settings shouldn't get one of these)!

I know that there are bigger names in the camera business but I feel loyal toward Pentax. They seem to make affordable cameras that work very well. I've taken a bunch of pictures so far, just trying to get my feel for the features and getting used to use an SLR camera again (I've been using point-and-shoot). Here are a couple of examples of my photos so far:






I am looking forward to re-shooting all of my jewelry with my new camera. :)

New Search Pictures in My Shop!

I didn't really change much, except I rearranged the order of a lot of my pictures so the first pictures (the ones that show up in searches and timelines) of most of the jewelry in my shop are different! (that was a mouthful!)

I did this because I was thinking that my shop looked too uniform before. What do you think? Is this an improvement?

poll by twiigs.com

I Have Issues...

...photographing jewelry!

I hoped that my new tripod: and my little lightbox setup: would magically make it easy... but it's not.

These bubble rings are so hard to photograph! They look cool in person, but I can't seem to do them justice.
Hmm... I know most of my jewelry looks better in person than it does online... I need to work on that issue!

Random Shadow Photo

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Grr, It's Cold Out Here.

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too." - Samuel Butler

The Pain I Go Through...

... to be inspired.

I had never been to the Franklin Conservatory before, and I didn't really have much to do today so I decided to take a little inspiration trip over there. It started out great and I got some good pictures!

Waterfalls are cool... I like how the camera was slow enough to get the movement of the water:

I think I liked the desert area the most. Cacti are pretty sweet:


Maybe I just didn't like the rain forest because when I (quietly and peacefully) went to visit the lorries...I was viciously bitten and clawed! They got me once and they left for a second so I could realize what was going on and they came back repeatedly! Gah! They got my cheek, shoulder, arm, and hand. Um... yeah... my visit ended there. I didn't take the time to complain to anybody or do anything... I just wanted to come home!!!!

Lesson learned: don't go into enclosed spaces with EVIL tropical birds.

Ahhhhh... Canada

I needed a vacation...
...but back to work on Monday!

Hair Cut

It might be time for a change when I start doing this.

Real Estate Moguls

Jacob and I became Dublin, Ohio real estate moguls today. Yayyyyy! I'm way more excited now than I was when looking for a house. Here are a couple of pictures from the online listing...

The front of the house actually photographs better in the winter because the tree doesn't block half of it!

This kitchen is sweet. I wasn't looking for fancy counters or cabinets but I won't argue against them!

I'll post more pictures in the future. I can't wait to move in and make the place ours.

Flowers

Lalala... I love flowers. Here are a few from the Columbus Zoo.

Thanks, Sun!

Wow... the sun came out and now I finally have decent pictures for my store.

Example:
View this new necklace, Ribbing, and more new jewelry at MollyStuff!

Back to Nature

Jacob and I went on a little trip today to the Hocking Hills... it's so beautiful! It was pretty cloudy but it doesn't matter when you're there!

I love all of the trees with crazy roots...

New Item at MollyStuff: Exclaim!

I think I've finally figured out how to photograph jewelry in my apartment! I found a setting on my camera that seems to work pretty well in the lighting I have in my apartment. I think I need to get a tripod, though!
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This is a new piece for my Etsy store, MollyStuff. It's called, Exclaim!

The pendant is sterling silver, measures .5" X .5", and it hangs on a 16" sterling silver chain.

Progress!

I've finally made more progress on my portfolio! I still need to finish a couple projects but I just have to reformat and size the content rather than figuring out how to explain the projects.

Also, I've finished my bracelet! I will take pictures of it and post them here this weekend... I promise.

**Side note: I love how I write this as if I have fans... **

Wedding Pictures from Elbe

I just took the proofs that I like from the photographer's website yesterday, so I've been posting them around! I like this one, it was taken right after the bridal party entered the reception. I like how it's pretty casual, and the lighting is kind of harsh... which is kinda cool!

Jewelry Class Progress: Part Un!

I had my jewelry class last night, and I cut out the shapes for my slot and tab bracelet. Right now the pieces are pretty jagged and ugly from sawing the shapes out of sheet metal. Next week I'll start to file the pieces so they look pretty and uniform.

Here is what the bracelet will (kind of) look like! I'm really excited, and I'll update next week!

Inspiration

I was looking for some inspiration for sketching this afternoon, and I started with looking for photos of jewelry, but then I came across this:
I'm hoping that this photo, and other stained glass images will inspire me to sketch up some ideas for some jewelry pieces. I'm hoping to start cloisonné relatively soon, so stained glass imagery is a good place to start! Wish me luck!