well, it’s official. my old line of polaroid jewelry is being permanently retired! discontinued! kaput! a part of me is quite sad to see it go; it helped put me on the handmade-artisan map and had filled a niche for a while. but after many months of watching the designs be copied and feeling increasingly more dissatisfied with how inconsistent the medium of shrink plastic was, i felt it was time to upgrade and move on.
there are a lot of good things coming out of this departure, however. first and foremost, you can still get these pieces – until they’re gone, of course. and cheap, too! i have a special section in my shop for all of the discontinued jewelry. each piece is significantly marked down to clearance prices AND have free international shipping. i’ve already sold out of about half a dozen designs so they’re going fast. if you’ve been debating for a while picking some up, please do so now!
secondly, and most exciting to me, is the brand new jewelry line that i am STILL in the process of listing and launching. all of it is far more consistent than the last line, made with high quality handmade glass that was custom created just for this project. there is no other glass out there quite like this, and i’m so thrilled to be using it. and a big part of what makes this upgrade so wonderful is i am now able to offer custom listings for people using their own photographs! the shrink plastic was far too difficult to control or promise nice results. but with the new work, i have already taken in a number of custom orders and hope that this is only the beginning.
