So, as much as I love creating items for people, it can be mega frustrating when things don't go exactly to plan. One of the nicest things ever can be making something for someone who doesn't expect it and seeing their reaction, they always ask if I want money for it, but of course I don't, but I get what they mean, I've took my time and effort to make something, but I've made something random and unexpected I'm doing it because it's something I wanted to do, not something I'm being paid for, a random surprise, to make someone's day, they are priceless! Now, I know everyone loves a good rant, and I wanted to start this blog cheery, but sadly some recent crafting things lately have been getting me down, so to make some little freebies for lovely people recently has made my mood tonnes better. What's been getting me down lately in the crafting world I hear you ask, I know everyone loves a bit of drama! Don't we all, well I know everyone loves lists too, so I'll rant like that 藍藍藍
1. ASKING FOR A CUSTOM MAKE THEN NEVER HEARING OFF THEM AGAIN-
how rude is that! 'oh hi I love your stuff, please can you make...thanks, look foward to seeing it!' and then you make the item, and they dissappear forever, now, what I do is list it in my online shop, hopefully someone will want it one day, but in the meantime it's taking up room among the many other bits of stock, no matter what, that's rude, please do the honourable thing and say if it's not what they wanted, are they are skint maybe?, don't leave me hanging, I'm not a mind reader!
1. ASKING FOR A CUSTOM MAKE THEN NEVER HEARING OFF THEM AGAIN-
how rude is that! 'oh hi I love your stuff, please can you make...thanks, look foward to seeing it!' and then you make the item, and they dissappear forever, now, what I do is list it in my online shop, hopefully someone will want it one day, but in the meantime it's taking up room among the many other bits of stock, no matter what, that's rude, please do the honourable thing and say if it's not what they wanted, are they are skint maybe?, don't leave me hanging, I'm not a mind reader!
2. SEEING SOMETHING INSTOCK THAT THEY WANT CUSTOMISING- now usually, I wouldn't have a problem with this, but.. Message before ordering an already made item, it makes life easier, reason being, they aren't mass produced items, they are all one of a kind, similar is number 3..
3. SENDING AN ITEM BACK, AND WANTING ANOTHER ONE - I think this is when they don't realise that all the items are never going to be the same as I can't do that, I'm not in mass production I'm making everything by hand.
I have tried to do this blog in a way that I will be maintaining a level of professionalism that I need to, not bitching and in a way where it will cause anyone to become paranoid. No one likes being ripped off, I don't like when it happens to me, so why should I do that to anyone!
People buying item on etsy / amazon handmade / asking for customisations, please make sure to tell the seller if you've changed your mind! When I get a custom make, I drop all other projects so that I can get that order done for you, I am in no doubt other sellers are the same, that moment when you hear a sale (on etsy it does a notification noise on the phone to tell you that you have a sale) or a custom make message makes us do a little dance of celebration, do bare that in mind, we are artists, creators and make one of a kind items, please treat us kind and don't dissappear off the face of the Earth
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