Thursday, April 22, 2010

Popular because I'm cheap or because I'm pretty?

Customers love the Through the Looking Glass Nuggets. I've routered so many of these little beauties that I've had to buy a new router bit!


I put them up on a whim one day. I was using them in Blackbird Reflections Necklace and made a few too many. I thought I'd put them up on my website to sell off the extras. I wasn't prepared for their popularity - yet another example of you never really know what's going to sell! So what started as a stash buster for me ended up becoming a series of charms. Go where the customers lead you :-) I wonder though, do my customers love the through the looking glass charms because she's pretty or because she's cheap? (said with tongue firmly planted in cheek).

8 comments:

Jen Judd said...

Come on, Cindy, you know you love a bargain...haaaaaaaa I love them because they're unique! :)

SummersStudio said...

Pretty, definitely! And novel and clever and all sorts of fun adjectives.

Pretty Things said...

I vote for pretty!

TesoriTrovati said...

I like the look. I love that you are using other colors now. I will have to go check that out. I think I have some of the original amber colored ones you did. I don't know about cheap, I just know what I like! And it is a good lesson in listening to your customer base. Enjoy the day! Erin

Brenda's Wearable Art said...

You've been awarded the sunshine award: by
http://atouchofglassjewelry.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

Both! i totally know what you mean. I put up the patina-ted ring single stackers in because I have so many, couldn't believe I not only sold off the xtras, had to make more and got an order for store! You just never can tell!

I would love to design some jewelry with those.

Unknown said...

I can't find them?

Cindy Gimbrone said...

Ha - I can't get these nuggets up fast enough :-) They're up on my website now http://www.cindygimbronebeads.com/page/page/3565730.htm