tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post1792392010620816825..comments2024-03-27T17:13:58.041-07:00Comments on Tracey Broome : A Good WeekTracey Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-44621421518951883592013-01-14T04:51:00.443-08:002013-01-14T04:51:00.443-08:00Thanks Sissy, I broke up with etsy for awhile but ...Thanks Sissy, I broke up with etsy for awhile but it's good to be back:)<br />Thanks Candace, this was great!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-74727721117961142192013-01-14T00:34:42.460-08:002013-01-14T00:34:42.460-08:00hi tracey, i was was watching one of the ted talks...hi tracey, i was was watching one of the ted talks videos about creativity on you tube and thought about you.<br />candace<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/julie_burstein_4_lessons_in_creativity.htmlCandace Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180603494997841260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-74754787233308498782013-01-14T00:24:14.185-08:002013-01-14T00:24:14.185-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.candacethomasdesigns@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03165896402919000059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-31439230306551728372013-01-13T02:52:04.206-08:002013-01-13T02:52:04.206-08:00Etsy is great...welcome back! Etsy is great...welcome back! Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867360903126488651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-80600864170288577322013-01-12T19:28:45.295-08:002013-01-12T19:28:45.295-08:00Hey Vicki, thanks. My pendants are just sort of a ...Hey Vicki, thanks. My pendants are just sort of a side thing I do when I'm bored or indecisive. They free up some head space, so I'm not too concerned about getting more for them, I just like them and like making them affordable.Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-53035232931879158582013-01-12T19:20:49.933-08:002013-01-12T19:20:49.933-08:00I also charge $10 for my pendants at markets. At e...I also charge $10 for my pendants at markets. At etsy, I have to charge more for the few items I have there to make up for the huge postal prices over here. But then, markets are my bread and butter and where I sell the most.<br />I charge a few dollars more for my hand sculpted blackbirds at markets though, as a little more work goes into them.<br />I agree with Lori, you have some room to move if you want/need to charge a little more in the future.<br />I'd rather go home with less in my basket and more $$ in my pocket. It's a balancing act for sure.<br /><br />I spent the better half of last year working out how to keep my tiles consistently flat during drying, bisque firing and glaze firing.<br />Finally, most of them stay buckle-free for me now. It's been a learning curve. Fingers crossed :)<br /><br />Sorry the commission fell through. I hope very soon, you'll get a cheque from someone else who has made the purchase.<br /><br />Looking forward to more of your raku goodness :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-26500435621661396972013-01-12T19:16:48.098-08:002013-01-12T19:16:48.098-08:00Hey Amy, wow, Bolivia! I would love to be there wi...Hey Amy, wow, Bolivia! I would love to be there with you! I hope to get some more pendants in my shop next week, just gotta get some photos.<br />Lori, I am mostly just doing this, treading water until I figure out what I want to do and I get my studio back in order. And yes, enjoying it, no pressure, no worries, just selling some pretty and affordable necklaces. Not worrying about galleries or commissions or popularity or any of the mind games that I can bring on some days:)<br />I haven't really looked around at what anyone else is doing, thanks for the info!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-64001041223041432872013-01-12T18:33:29.125-08:002013-01-12T18:33:29.125-08:00I took a quick peek on Etsy and you are charging l...I took a quick peek on Etsy and you are charging less by $5 or more (much more) for your necklaces. That means you have room to grow if you want to do that but it also means that you have the best price. That has power too. Oh, and you're enjoying yourself, that is worth a lot also. Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-81510896352755220792013-01-12T18:18:21.023-08:002013-01-12T18:18:21.023-08:00Beautiful raku! Oh and hello from south of the eq...Beautiful raku! Oh and hello from south of the equator in Bolivia. Your raku reminds me that I want to buy one. Hope to access your etsy site from my iPhone here.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-77406782809870320062013-01-12T15:45:22.259-08:002013-01-12T15:45:22.259-08:00Hey Melissa, I always lose things when I put them ...Hey Melissa, I always lose things when I put them in a logical place haha! I dread trying to find everything in my studio after the holiday sale, ugh...<br />Thanks Cindy, I agree, it's a good place to start<br />Hey Meredith, YES! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!<br />Anna, I already love it and haven't even got It out of my car yet;)<br />Sandy, take a lesson from me and leave your prices where you like them!! Zinc at $400?! Yikes, terra sig looks better and better!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-64187169084532115152013-01-12T14:35:59.813-08:002013-01-12T14:35:59.813-08:00Ordered a 50# bag of zinc oxide as I used to do an...Ordered a 50# bag of zinc oxide as I used to do and the tech just started laughing! How much? Over $400!!! Then I order Lithium and had a heart attack! Pendants are really perfect! Every ody tells me to raise my mug prices but they are just perfect...... For me :) be happy!Sandy Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718069049436444431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-3138218541465331202013-01-12T14:35:52.239-08:002013-01-12T14:35:52.239-08:00You will love the bat with inserts. You can fit s...You will love the bat with inserts. You can fit so many new pots on each ware board!Anna M. Brannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891156072805878934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-28123022415012287882013-01-12T14:13:26.719-08:002013-01-12T14:13:26.719-08:00you are in a good place right now. just do what yo...you are in a good place right now. just do what you like and things will fall into place. I look forward to seeing you and chatting up some ideas.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-8626888300102923202013-01-12T10:27:35.590-08:002013-01-12T10:27:35.590-08:00Your pendants are fabulous. Introductory pricing...Your pendants are fabulous. Introductory pricing is a great way to test how buyers respond to a new item. I would say they are responding well. :) DirtKicker Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602931467150962399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-62006545757031157522013-01-12T10:27:08.750-08:002013-01-12T10:27:08.750-08:00Tin oxide- I know. I also ended up with a lot less...Tin oxide- I know. I also ended up with a lot less than I planned on buying last year when I last purchased it.<br />That is a pretty pendant. I wanted to post some of mine on etsy too but I can't find them. Always happens when I store things in what I think is a smart, safe, logical place.Melissa Rohrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483066813883556359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-16901351093357022962013-01-12T09:57:49.076-08:002013-01-12T09:57:49.076-08:00no offense peeps, but potters telling me to raise ...no offense peeps, but potters telling me to raise my prices is what got me in the pickle I'm in right now with my barns! Nay on the price increase. It costs me very little to produce these pendants, I don't have to pay gallery commissions, they are a good value,and I'm not a trained jeweler, just an A.D.D. potter. Maybe later when people have spare money to spend randomly on things they don't need, ha! but right now I like being able to offer a nice affordable piece of jewelry to people who like and support my work. Call it a lost leader, but it feels right for now....<br />I do agree that I should be probably be asking more and maybe I will later, but this is a good jump start for my Etsy shop and 2013 sales. Thanks though, I hear ya:)<br />Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-91933398896068741042013-01-12T08:50:32.484-08:002013-01-12T08:50:32.484-08:00I agree with Michele, I think your prices are low....I agree with Michele, I think your prices are low. Don't raise them a lot, but you need to make a little profit.<br /><br />Isn't it the pits that some stuff is so expensive? I had a heart attack when I needed glazes mixed....My supplier does a great job, but the cost of the tin stopped me cold. Low fire glazes are dependent on opacifiers.....I used to use half tin and half zircopax, switched to all zircopax, so far so good.<br /><br />However, I have to use Mason's various tin formulas when mixing stains.....try pricing the cost of encapsulated cadmiums....it will give you pause!<br /><br />Well Pumps! You have my sympathy....we had to replace ours last fall. We have a dug well so not as pricey as yours but enough to pinch!<br /><br />Nice that things are looking up.....bummer about the commission!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-30663711237992962822013-01-12T07:24:18.185-08:002013-01-12T07:24:18.185-08:00thank you for remembering and schlepping my clay b...thank you for remembering and schlepping my clay back home with you! Yay for etsy and inspiration! and warm days, however weird that is in January... who's complaining? xoLaura Farrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599352350646443305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-23255064643463061302013-01-12T06:26:15.714-08:002013-01-12T06:26:15.714-08:00Congrats on the Etsy sales! I think you could rais...Congrats on the Etsy sales! I think you could raise your prices on those beautiful pendants... think about it, you can't buy a factory made necklace at a department store for $10.<br />Raku beads are a lot of work, never mind your time assembling them. Research some pricing on Etsy to help you determine a fair price.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.com