Jewelry Business Doubts

So, I said that I wanted to write about my successes and failures.

I seem to be having some doubts about this jewelry business.

I know that I infect people with my enthusiasm for beads and jewelry and stones and stuff, but is this what I’m supposed to be doing right now?

Should I be putting together a bead store with colorful beads in unusual shapes and sizes and teaching people to make jewelry the simplest way possible while infusing their personalities into each piece that they make?

Both sound like great ideas, but I don’t think I’m interested in sitting on the sidelines…

Maybe it’s that I shouldn’t take my jewelry online. (I did already, so could you let me know what you think after taking a look at www.marquina.etsy.com?)

Of course, it could be the pictures I took of the jewelry. I haven’t thought much about photography, but maybe it’s time I went to the library and picked up a book. (I stopped trying to use my scanner for pictures, by the way. I am now the proud owner of a Kodak EasyShare C533! It’s so cute!)

Maybe I just don’t like selling. I do it because I have to right now. But, if I could get someone else to do it who loves it…wait a minute…what a wonderful thought!

What if I just designed and created and got someone else to do the selling and the paperwork? What if I got to be just “the talent”?

You see, I can do paperwork OR I can sell OR I can design and create. I get a little depressed trying to handle all three at the same time. That’s not to say I only want to design and create always. I really like being involved in all aspects of my business. Just not all at once.

I think I may have to build a schedule around this concept in order to get things moving. When I come up with something that works, I’ll let you know…