Ok..Changing Gears...Literally!

Today Stew (my husband) and I drove to Portland to visit family. It's a 3 hour drive from Bend so naturally we started talking about our 2 month-and-a-half old stores on Etsy Miniatures By Nanette, and Earring Explosion.

Explosive brainstorming ensued, not in a bad way, just in an excited way. "Have we tried this, could we try that"...anything our feeble brains could think of to try to get sales going...ideas from the sublime to the ridiculous.

All the while I felt the tug of my heart strings to try something new-er and exciting-er...

"Steampunk"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's it, we'll become Steampunk suppliers! That's it! Eureka! Purveyors of old watch parts and rusty keys for OTHER artists to fabricate into their own designs. I like to think of Steampunk as Victorian with a Gothic edge.

The best Steampunk artist I know on Etsy hands down is Kodashii. He's been front page on Etsy numerous times.

His work is meticulous and whimsical and unlike other Steampunk artists in that every part fits together magically and his work makes you light up when you lay eyes on it.

So, upon arrival in Portland we got back on Etsy and opened "Steampunk Suppliers" with NOTHING in the store. Are we crazy or what? Now we have to stretch ourselves to come up with inventory to sell to all the wonderful Steampunk jewelry designers and artists out there.

The wheels are turning!!!

I'll keep you posted.

Love,

Nanette

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