Geometric Jewels / 1 Million Karats

11-22-09 Just put up a new How Its Made video to my Photobucket site on how I make a button with the silver shanks. Eight brand new buttons going up for bid tonight (Sunday). Sunday night at 9PM is my usual target date and time for putting up new listings. I just feel that it is probably the best day and time for the majority of my followers to take advantage and be at home to finish bidding if they need too (East & West coast). I try to have a least a dozen pieces or more if I can each week. I had to discontinue the FREE shipping. If I were selling my pieces for two to three times their starting price I could continue, but that isn’t happening …yet. I think people may believe that producing these little jewels is easy and profitable…. To the contrary, when one a 1 ¼ inch marble can take up to an hour or more to make plus all the fees that we pay to Ebay. 40% of the money taken in for one piece goes to Ebay and PayPal fees, shipping, the cost of the glass, and energy and fuel for the torch. One tank of Oxygen cost me $20 and I can make maybe 10 marbles from it. You do the math. I am not whinning about what it takes. I just want my customers to appreciate what goes into creating these little wonders. How much do you make an hour where you work? Frankly I do not know how some of these artists sell their pieces for $3.00 to $10. They must not be doing it for a living, or perhaps they can make 30 marbles a day, or maybe they just do it for fun and are independently wealthy…LOL. I haven’t figured it out yet. I simply want to produce a pretty piece at a fair price. Oh, by the way, I do have fun making my little glass jewels. Have a wonderful week. Randall

11-15-09 Hi everyone, I have just created a photo and video gallery at www.photobucket.com, please search for me at “geometricjewels”. I will be adding to it on a weekly basis and will have new videos as well. You will be able to view many of my weekly listings in video clips here. I have done this so my clients and customers can see all my work over the past years and also watch me create the pieces as well. I think it gives the uninitiated a glimpse into what it really takes to create a marble or a glass button using a 2000 degree torch while balancing a blob of molten glass on the tip of a steel rod…..it’s called “Lampworking” if you didn‘t know. I always like hearing from you, so don’t hesitate to leave comments or contact me with suggestions or ideas as I value your opinion and insight.

November 1st 2009 What did you do on Halloween? I went to a very large party in Orlando….now when I say large I mean 4000 people…Oh my Goodness what a zoo. I went dressed as a witch and I looked really good too....LOL....even if I do say so myself. I had some Henna tattoos done on my arms and hands which is really unusual. You may see them in future photos I shoot for marble pictures in my listings. I am starting to get used to my new torch and the increase in size of my marbles is already evident. I put up six new marbles last night and three already have bids…..what really amazes me is that I used to sell a lot of my faceted jewels here on Ebay but since the economy has taken a down turn, sale of my jewelry has slowed and my marbles and collectibles have taken off, so I cannot complain and I appreciate all who like my work and show it by buying some….Thank You!