progress!

finally, some progress! here is an image of the small luminary....

yay!

so far i have two sizes, and have yet to make the third mold...i have been scarred by my last attempt, but will have to jump back in this week sometime.

i am happy with the way they are turning out, and should hopefully be making them all for real in the next couple of weeks...it feels good to finally see the results of all this plotting and planning and test-making.

on another, different, note i have been taking a business class through the women's small business program in burlington, and will be spending the next couple of days finalizing my business plan. even though i have been "in business" for a couple of years now, i still felt like i needed some help getting it all together, so i decided to take this class....it has been very intense and really made me take a good hard look at the way i have been operating (not so well, it turns out!) and helped me get back on track. i'd much rather spend the time in the studio, but alas, this needs to be done as well...

i am terrible at the business side of things. disorganized and flighty about keeping records of sales and inventory, not to mention supply purchasing etc., and as i go forward and entertain the possibility of wholesaling, it seems like a good time to get my act together. hopefully i'll be able to put all i've learned in to practice. wish me luck!