In yesterday’s post on my Freud cufflinks, I mentioned that a client who orders custom jewelry from me will get a lower price if I wind up adding the design to my line. I promised a long explanation of that and here it is.
Remember my January post about manufacturing costs and how larger quantities mean [...]
I enjoyed the comments on my Get Smart (About Manufacturing) post about economy of scale. Yep, that’s what that post was about, but I tried to make it more interesting than that phrase sounds! The comments from other designers, small business owners and manufacturers illustrate how universal my experiences are. Here are a few excerpts [...]
Those of you who haven’t been with me since I began this blog in 2007 might not know that I initially went into the jewelry business with a partner. She was a diamond wholesaler for 26 years. Our joint business was something fun on the side for her. A side salad, as gorgeous food-blogger Tina [...]
*UPDATED MARCH 2010: THIS POST HAS BEEN REWRITTEN BECAUSE THE FRANCIS BLOG THAT IS MENTIONED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE IS NOW DEFUNCT.
Drop everything you’re doing and run to my other blog to check out the Francis Spring 2010 look book!
As I said yesterday, gorgeous blogger Jennine from The Coveted was part of the look book [...]
Continue reading about Francis for Spring, Plus a Chocha Explanation*
I must thank gorgeous blogger The Perfect Ratio for finding and sharing this wonderful juror qualification questionnaire. “I want a donut now, you fuck!!” is going to be my new personal motto.
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I’ve been called for jury duty more than anyone else I know. This irritates me because I’ve done my time. In 1996, [...]
Dysphemism (noun): the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one. The antonym of “euphemism.”
Example: “Have a good day, bitches!”
*Brought to you by Wendy Brandes, dysphemistic since (approximately) 1977.
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