Comments on: Face Cane Designs for Polymer Clay Jewelry Projects and Pendants http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/ "Make What You Love... Love What You Make!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cindy Lietz@Simple to Make Polymer Clay Beads http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-11180 Cindy Lietz@Simple to Make Polymer Clay Beads Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:15:39 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-11180 @Jamie: That is such a healthy way to look at it! I think we waste so much time apologizing for things we can't do a thing about. If we all could look at our work the way you do and we'd be so much better off! @Angela: Bravo! @Jamie: That is such a healthy way to look at it! I think we waste so much time apologizing for things we can’t do a thing about. If we all could look at our work the way you do and we’d be so much better off!

@Angela: Bravo!

]]> By: Angela T http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-11076 Angela T Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:44:47 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-11076 I'm new to selling my jewelry and have found myself apologizing for my pieces or waiting for someone else to value that piece for me. No more! I like what Jamie said..."it got 100% of my skill and attention when it was made." I won't apologize anymore. Instead, I'll say "Thanks for the opportunity to learn and grow as an artist while I worked on this piece!" That's it! Angela I’m new to selling my jewelry and have found myself apologizing for my pieces or waiting for someone else to value that piece for me. No more! I like what Jamie said…”it got 100% of my skill and attention when it was made.” I won’t apologize anymore. Instead, I’ll say “Thanks for the opportunity to learn and grow as an artist while I worked on this piece!” That’s it!

Angela

]]> By: Jamie http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-11063 Jamie Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:36:08 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-11063 Whenever I make anything, I always give it my best effort. No matter my skill level or experience at the moment. At any given time, the piece I am making is the absolute best I can do. So I never apologize or make excuses for any of my work. Sure, there are others better at a given method or style. And yes, I have improved with practice. But I can easily and honestly assure anyone I give or sell a piece to, that it got 100% of my skill and attention when it was made. And I am proud of each and every one. XOXO Jamie Whenever I make anything, I always give it my best effort. No matter my skill level or experience at the moment. At any given time, the piece I am making is the absolute best I can do. So I never apologize or make excuses for any of my work. Sure, there are others better at a given method or style. And yes, I have improved with practice. But I can easily and honestly assure anyone I give or sell a piece to, that it got 100% of my skill and attention when it was made. And I am proud of each and every one.

XOXO Jamie

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Dremel Tool Safety http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-4544 Cindy Lietz@Dremel Tool Safety Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:18:22 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-4544 @Andrea: Thank you Sweetie! You may be right... fixing could make it loose it's charm! @Wendy: It is good to be able to recognize your mistakes. That means you are improving. It is nice though when you do go back to something old and find you still love it! @Cindy E.: I think if we all could show ourselves a little love and acceptance, this World would be better off for it! @Andrea: Thank you Sweetie! You may be right… fixing could make it loose it’s charm!

@Wendy: It is good to be able to recognize your mistakes. That means you are improving. It is nice though when you do go back to something old and find you still love it!

@Cindy E.: I think if we all could show ourselves a little love and acceptance, this World would be better off for it!

]]> By: Cindy Erickson http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-4538 Cindy Erickson Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:29:54 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-4538 I haven't been working with PC long enough to have very many pieces from my past:) but, what I do have, I have been the same way as you have been. I notice that when I show someone what I have done with PC so far, I sort of go past the ones that I know have a finger print on them, or aren't as smooth as I would have liked, really fast...then the person will I am showing them to will usually say, "wait! slow down! I want to see that one too!" Then, I hear myself explaining how it isn't as good as it should be. I think that most of us are like this, shy and a bit embarrassed to show our imperfect pieces of art, just as we are afraid to show our imperfect and vulnerable selves. If we just stop and think about it, we can realize that we had to go through those mistakes (both in our artistic endeavors, and in our lives) to become who and where we are today. Just as we don't expect our children to be masters in their young lives (although, I swear MY kids were [and still are]!:)), perhaps we can muster up the same love and generosity of feeling toward ourselves. Hmmmmm...now, wouldn't that be interesting!!! Good topic! Hugs to you, Cindy...Cindy E. I haven’t been working with PC long enough to have very many pieces from my past:) but, what I do have, I have been the same way as you have been. I notice that when I show someone what I have done with PC so far, I sort of go past the ones that I know have a finger print on them, or aren’t as smooth as I would have liked, really fast…then the person will I am showing them to will usually say, “wait! slow down! I want to see that one too!” Then, I hear myself explaining how it isn’t as good as it should be.

I think that most of us are like this, shy and a bit embarrassed to show our imperfect pieces of art, just as we are afraid to show our imperfect and vulnerable selves. If we just stop and think about it, we can realize that we had to go through those mistakes (both in our artistic endeavors, and in our lives) to become who and where we are today. Just as we don’t expect our children to be masters in their young lives (although, I swear MY kids were [and still are]!:)), perhaps we can muster up the same love and generosity of feeling toward ourselves. Hmmmmm…now, wouldn’t that be interesting!!!

Good topic!

Hugs to you, Cindy…Cindy E.

]]> By: WENDY http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-4497 WENDY Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:37:54 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-4497 I've done that with everything I've made in the past. I frequently go back to look at my previous work. It really does help to look at previous mistakes to remember what they were so you won't make them again, but on the same note of looking at them, I find that I usually find one piece that I absolutely love now! I’ve done that with everything I’ve made in the past. I frequently go back to look at my previous work. It really does help to look at previous mistakes to remember what they were so you won’t make them again, but on the same note of looking at them, I find that I usually find one piece that I absolutely love now!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/face-cane-designs-for-polymer-clay-jewelery-projects-and-pendants/547/#comment-4488 Andrea Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:56:45 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=547#comment-4488 If you re-do this it will be different but not as quirky,which is what is so cool about this piece.If your mum goes off it, send it to me[please]. If you re-do this it will be different but not as quirky,which is what is so cool about this piece.If your mum goes off it, send it to me[please].

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