Lumotivation - Custom Circlets

[Merenneito Nerissa]

My Etsy shop's address!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/lumotivation

Lots of already made tiaras and a listing for custom ones!


Hi there! Riiarin encouraged me to post pics of these here, and just wanted to ask if you guys are interested? :) I've only sold these here in Finland so I don't have any clue of how shipping things works but I think it pretty solvable thing... :D These are made from silver filled wire, aluminium and platinum, so they are pretty soft so you can easily push them on your head and mold them but I also hammer them a bit to harden them so that they'll keep their form. Here is few pics;

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Please tell me what do you think <3

[Echidna]

They're fantastic! :swoon:

I'd be interested for sure.

[Mermaid Coralia]

That green one is gorgeous! I love it! How much do you think you would be asking for them? Can you swim in them with out them rusting?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Hi, lovely to hear, thank you guys! <3 I'd be asking maybe something around 50 euros, it takes quite a long time to make one. The green one is custom made for a friend, she asked a fairy or woodland elf -like one, and she was sooo happy for the result! It was wonderful. I unfortunately haven't yet tested them in chlorinated water cause I've two times forgotten to take them with me in the swimmig hall ( :D ), but I have immersed them in normal tap water and let them dry and they were as good as new :) I take on of them with me, finally, in swimming hall next week and I'll let it be in water for at least one hour, then I'll be wiser with this question :)

[Mermaid Galene]

Beautiful!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

I consulted one of our diving instructors who works also with chemistry quite a lot and asked what happens to these materials in chlorine. He said that if you forget these things laying on the bottom of the pool for days they're absolutely going to suffer as almost any other material, but aluminium is very good material to use with these jewelry things cause it is durable material and you can easily rinse it with winegar or any other acid including liquids and it neutralizes the effects, but it is enough just to rinse it troughly after every swim, and just every now and then rinse it with winegar :) BUT I'm really not going to say anything permanent before I have tested these in chlorine water myself :)

[OceanWhisper]

very pretty!

[Mermaid Sirenia]

I'd totally be interested in one! They're GORGEOUS

[Mermaid Kassandra]

Aaaaaaaaa!!!

Me me I want one!

No I want all of them!!!!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Well I'd be more than happy to make a circlet for you if you want to purchase one? :) I'm able to make few starting right now :D It'd be that 50 euros + shipping costs :)

[AniaR]

I'd be interested! I wonder what the conversion is for your dollar against ours... Canadian seems to be so freaking low right now :(

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Here's an example of what size they approximately are, I just took this quickly so sorry of the awful yellow light XD

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[Kishiko]

THEY. ARE. SO. GORGEOUS.


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

It said that it is about 56,20 USD when I calculated in internet :)

[AniaR]

which is 70.29 for Canadians. *sigh*

I am def interested but I'm going to have to wait and see if our dollar goes back up :(

[Kishiko]

How do they attach to your hair/head?


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[PearlieMae]

Beautiful work!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Also I can tell you that this wasn't just something which I started to do right away, I've been learning how to do these things for a while now, and I've been getting familiar with these materials and bending them etc. So even though I haven't yet been selling these I'm not a complete beginner :D That's also one thing why the price is what it is, cause yes, materials cost smthn but also materials which I've been using to learn to do these were some kind of an investment. But the reaction of you all is so precious! It's so wonderful to hear that you think these are beautiful... :)

But yeah, here is just smthn I've been doing, sorry for the messy pic, again... :D

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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Well I accidentally removed the whole message... So, I've been just pushing circlet against my head and they kinda mold themselves to stay, also I've used few poppy pins. Then on the other hand I do the spirals on the ends of the circlet in that way that it's possible to bend them inside your hair, but when putting on for example a hairdo you have to do it once cause other wise it messes the hair do if you have to remove it again and again cause the spirals attaches so well. I've tried all kins of hair clip and hair bound -thingies but they've been looking kinda.. uhm, well, stupid :D At least how I've been trying to do them.

[AniaR]

they really look amazing, great job

[Mermaid Ciela]

Oh my gosh, these are beautiful! I would definitely buy at least one if not a couple (although I'm in the US).


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[Ariel-Starfish]

These look lovely! I cant wait to see more!

[Lily]

Oh, these are gorgeous! How much do they weigh? (I have fine hair and a sensitive scalp so if I wear heavy pieces for too long, my hair snaps/gets pulled out and my head hurts.)

[Mermaid Kassandra]

I saw your reply and they look so amazing when you wear them!
I just want to wait a bit because I want to purchase a full silicone tail and I have so many designs!
I would like the circlet to match with the design I'll choose.

Anyway I'll follow this thread in the meanwhile to see what you create.
Do you have an etsy shop to look at now that you sell them?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

They are really light as a feather :D That's also why I like this material :) So you don't have to worry these things hurting your sensitive scalp or anything :)

I don't have an etsy shop, I thought that I might sell them just through here or facebook. I considered to make these so that I first take an order and a design and color wishes, then I make the circlet and when one's happy for the result she/he sends me money and I put a circlet in mail :) Do you guys think this is a good plan to do it?

[Zirconmermaid]

These are beautiful! I love the designs! I may have to consider getting one eventually too.

[Mermaid Pickles]

So prettyyyy! I may have to consider one too!

[Mermaidmechanic]

So much talent! You should totally make an etsy; these are very artful! I'm actually quite interested in purchasing one... Now how does the designing process work? *--*

[Aisling]

These are absolutely gorgeous. In Canada, so with our crazy dollar I'd have to wait, but I'd certainly be interested in the future. <3

[Winged Mermaid]

So pretty!!! Wire work and beading takes a lot of time and talent, and it shows in your work- very well done!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Thank you all! <3

Designing process went like this with the first "client"; She told me she'd like to have a woodland elf-based tiara. Then she told me the colors, and asked if I could use same kinda plastic plants on it which I've been using with my mermaid accessories. Then of the whole form design she sent me few pics from internet which created a basic idea of the design. Then first when I bended the base I sent her pics and she accepted it and then I sent pics of the beads which I was going to use. And when it was ready she got the final pic and was more than happy :) Here's a pic she had taken few days ago with her tiara, got it straight from her facebook and sorry of the foggyness and everything;

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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Well I got totally interested of that etsy thing, I think I'll open a shop in there :)

[Kishiko]

I WANT ONE SO BAD BUT I DONT HAVE THE MONEY [emoji24] At least I can't justify that purchase. Would you do a payment plan?


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[MermaidSerenity]

Your work is absolutely incredible! Do you think you'd do matching sets as well ? Bracelets and arm bracers possibly ?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Ummm I'm so newbie in these things that I've no idea what's a payment plan :DDD Can you explain it to me? :)

Well I'll definately do matching sets with the tiaras! That's an awesome idea! I've been practising with all these wire thingies I posted a pic of there earlier, and I've considered to making these bracelets too, earrings I already have made a lot. Necklaces aren't my strongest area cause I always end up doing too much, when I think simple is most beautiful with necklaces. Also chains are very expensive and I just don't want to use jewel string cause I think it looks lame

[Mer-Crazy]

Ummm I'm so newbie in these things that I've no idea what's a payment plan :DDD Can you explain it to me? :)
Payment plan basically means instead of paying one lump sum they pay little bits at a time, say 5 payments of $10 instead of $50. Sometimes people charge more for payment plans but it's an individual thing.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Ah so it's just that simple thing, ok, I really didn't even think it trough... :D But yeah, that sounds ok, I'll start to figure out that etsy thing in the evening, I'll let you know as soon as the shop is up :)

[Mermaidmechanic]

I'm excited! I would love to make an order from you once your etsy is up; although I should probably warn you that etsy charges a fee when you sell something. I don't remember what the percentage is; does anyone else here know it?

[Kishiko]

I'm excited! I would love to make an order from you once your etsy is up; although I should probably warn you that etsy charges a fee when you sell something. I don't remember what the percentage is; does anyone else here know it?

It's pretty hefty. $0.20 USD to list an item, plus 3.5% of the sale price. Also an additional 3% (if I remember right) when they use direct checkout.

Also, I would totally adore a matching set with like a forearm bracer!
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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Yeah I just saw that, hmm... Could I maybe just sell them through my fb-page?

[Kishiko]

That could work. Or just take custom orders only through email and use PayPal like most Tailmakers and such :)


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Just wanted to show this, it's kinda Princess Aurora inspired.. Finished this just now :)

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[Kishiko]

ITS SO PRETTY [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]


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[Mermaidmechanic]

So cool! Do you think you would be able to make something kinda shaped like this? I like the way it has like... Side bits that run along the side of the face. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/01/b963e501cae8de171357e02dec99813d.jpg

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Woww, that's quite big... Hmm, but well, I actually like challenges. Next one I make I try to do something like that, also for myself to see if I'm able to create that kind of designs :)

[Mermaidmechanic]

:D

[Merman Arion]

@Mermaidmechanic

I was wondering if we would see soon some new pictures of you and your dragon tail :)
It has been a while since your merbella photoshoot.

[Mermaidmechanic]

Haha oh, I suppose I haven't mentioned... Dragon has been "at the shop" for a while now getting some resizing done/ fin-dittions. :)

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Well, this took quite some time and pretty huge effort but I survived! :D So.. umm.. I just put these pics here :) Last pic is how it's attached to my head, there's only two poppy pins at it stays very well :)

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[Kishiko]

THAT ONLY TOOK TWO DAYS?!?!?! GIRL YOU GOT TALENT!!!!!!!!

[Sherielle]

From one wire wrapper to another, these are lovely!! What kind of wire do you use?

[Mermaidmechanic]

Wow, thats pretty legit! ^_^ You made that really fast too! Have you set up a facebook page for your wire-wrapping yet, or are you still working on it? (Thats what you decided on right? Since Etsy kinda kills with its fees and all)

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Sherielle, I use aluminium for the main wrappings and platinum for some small parts, so these are also nickel-free too.

MermaidMechanic, I'm still kinda thinking of how to do it for the best way, in facebook I mean. I already have my own page, www.facebook.com/merenneitonerissa and thought that I might use that? There already is pics of some of my handicraft. Or should I make completely new page? What do you guys think?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

And I thought that I might offer two kinds of designs, the basic, which would be those earlier ones and then this bigger more complicated one, since it took more time and so much beads :D

[Merenneito Nerissa]

But I'm trying to figure this out as fast as I can cause we're going to see Cirque du Soleil's Quidam in two weeks to Helsinki, which is our capital and I'm going to get crazyyy in this huge crafting shop!!! As you can imagine it's pretty limited here in Lapland when it comes to crafting shops :D And it's always tricky to order online cause I wanna know how the beads and wire and everything feels so I know better what I'm doing :D There's no problem to order from the internet when I know what I'm ordering. But you know, it'd be perfect to have few orders and then just go to shopping to this huge store and just ummm... how do I say this... Having a pic in your mind and then finding even more wonderful beads and other stuff it just makes you so satisfied, then it's even more fun to create these things! :) And when seeing someone else loving the effort you have took and things you've done, woww, the best feeling ever!

[Mermaid_Syrenity<3]

I get what you're saying, I make jewelry as a hobby and before creating the necklace or bracelet I would usually come up with a design of how I see it in my head when going to buy the beads needed.

[Sherielle]

I've bought small amounts online from jewelry supply websites as a test and if I like it, I buy more. I'm picky with my wire, though I'm probably going to go to mainly sterling silver wire since craft wire doesn't seem to last after a few years.

[Mermaid_Syrenity<3]

So do I but I usually just use like the plastic wire. Also i usually can't get many beads because of budget, but sometimes you make the best stuff out of what you got.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Yeah, sterling also allures me a lot, but it's so expensive that I really need to be so confirmed with my skills that I don't waste wire at all. Also there's one thing which only aluminium makes possible; it's soft enough that you can push it on your head and that's why it fits to everyone :D But I also absolutely adore sterling, so that is definately going to be a step I'm going to take some day, but I'm not gonna give up aluminium either :)

[Mermaid_Syrenity<3]

And that is awesome for you, never quit no matter what you can always try and expand your skill

[Sherielle]

I'm going to have to try aluminum!

[Kishiko]

Can I message you on Facebook about a possible order. ?


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[Sherielle]

FYI, you can use Paypal to invoice people.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Kishiko, absolutely! :)

But there's only this one but at the moment... Mainly because this is Finland and the folks who are making the laws are very weird people :D Ok, cause I'm starting a new business and made myself this company name which I registered. Then now I'm trying to get this support money from our government which is allowed to any starting business which has a clear image and possibility to success. Well, if there's any kind of activity with your business before they've made this decision of wether you're not going to get it, you're not gonna get it. I mean... It's a business supporting money but if you're already having some business action you won't get anything... Omg this is just omg... :DD

So now I'm filling few forms and then just going to sit and wait :D But I can definately take orders and start the making process, but I just can't ship it or take the money before I'll have this decision.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

And Sherielle, please do! Aluminium is cheaper than sterling or copper, and it's actually also very good for practising designs and things you think might work, and then just repeat them with more expensive materials :)

[Mermaid Saphira]

These are really fantastically beautiful!! :thumbs-up:

[MermaidCelesteFL]

Wow! I'm interested! Can you work with copper wire too?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Celeste, I haven't worked with copper so I cannot promise anything yet but that is one material which I'm going to learn how to use, then I'll absolutely use that in tiara's too! Are you interested of the color or the exact material? Cause I also have this diamond cut golden (color) aluminium wire, that one I haven't tested yet, cause I'd like to do smthn special with that or just staright an order. There's also other color possibilites with aluminium wire too, like turquoise, green and red :) I'm going to by one roll of the turquoise one tomorrow and take it with me to swimming hall, so I'll know how colors react to cholrine ( and yeah, tomorrow finally take the circlets there too, didn't have the opportunity at tuesday as I was suppose to... :D )

[Mermaidmechanic]

Let us know when your business stuff goes through so we can start placing orders! :D

[MermaidCelesteFL]

Yeah, I was going for a golden color.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Absolutely I will!

Celeste, then I have just right thing for you, here's a pic! It's only few euros more expensive than normal wire so the add on the price ouldn't be a lot, and not nearly as much as with copper :)

This is with diamond cut but there's also available normal golden colored wire

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[MermaidCelesteFL]

Yeah, that is pretty much what I was going for. Great work!

[Ashton]

Do they hold up well under water or are they for dry events only?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Well now I can happily tell you that I tested one tiara yesterday at the swimming hall, it was laying on the bottom when we had our underwater rugby team's practice turn, so it was there like 1,5 hours. Then I didn't purposely even rinse it afterwards, so that I can more clearly see if smthn happens, and you guys, nothing! Or well no, not nothing, there was a small mark on one spot which have taken some dark color but I swiped it gently with sand paper and got it easily off. And this was when I left it to dry without rinsing. I also did the same thing for the golden one and color is exactly how it was before :)

So yes, my tiaras are for underwater use also! :) And they are very light but they doesn't float either.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

I'll take this one tiara which I took with me yesterday also to our future swim turns so I'll know how it reacts if using it many times on a row, and I don't rinse chlorine off so the effects are more visible

[Merenneito Nerissa]

So here are before and after pics, and please don't mind of the sloppy work, this was the very first tiara I ever made :D And the spot there actually was a bit damaged before already, I think I've maybe accidentally pushed it too hard with tweezers. But that's why I've made all these test circlets so I'd learn from mistakes I've made :)

So here is that dark mark right next to the stone, it was even a bit darker but camera didn't capture it properly

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And here it is after I used some sand paper, it was very rough sand paper and I don't have smoother at the moment so it looks quite jagged. But as you can see, it's still as silvery it was before :)

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[Kishiko]

Next time you go to the pool, could you text how well they stay on while you swim?


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[Ashton]

How did you secure them to your head while you swam?


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[Ashton]

Maybe bobby pins and banana clips?


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

I have used only poppy pins and they stay very well. Only thing which concerns me a bit is those swirls, I think they'll cling a bit around one's hair while swimming, but then again it might be a good thing also, permanent stay :D But f.ex. good hairdo's and braiding are the best base for attaching the tiaras, and doing those as the base will avoid clinging.

[Vela]

These are beautiful! I work a very small amount with wire, making jewelry and such. But I am not even as close to as talented as you are. I really want on of these. :)

[Ashton]

So how much are you selling them for?

[Ashton]

Do you have an etsy?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

I'm going to put up an online store whenever they'll send me an aswer considering these supporting funds, and I don't have an etsy shop. I have to make exact calculations but the basic design tiara will be about 50 euros + shipping :)

[Nashoba]

I am loving the one with the leaves. An Etsy store is very cheap to run. I would highly consider it, hon. . . Your work is beautiful and it looks like you've got more than enough buyers on here to cover your original costs, at least for the first few months. . .

Personally, I'd love a gold one with green, brown and the leaf concept.

[Ashton]

I'd love one too. I have an etsy shop and they are super easy! I highly recommend it!


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[Kishiko]

Etsy is easy to use but the fees get pretty hefty


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Yeah, I'm going to put up that online store :) Tomorrow it should be the day when I get the decision of that support money, and after that no matter what the decision is, I'm able to start taking orders and creating these things for customers! :)

I visited in Helsinki at this weekend and bought pearls and stuff with almost 100 euros! :D So I got plenty of materials also, even few swarovski crystals for some updates :)

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Here's a pic of some of the thingies I bought ^_^

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[OceanWhisper]

I wish we had a shop with pretty bits like those here :I lol we have to drive at least eight hours to get to a city. -.- small towns

[OceanWhisper]

Here's a pic of some of the thingies I bought ^_^

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also, they're very pretty :) I love the little starfish beads

[Merfin_Aurora_Oceania]

Wow, so beautiful, I wish you all the best in your designing *lantern fish* (meaning that this is lighting up my world)

[Yulia]

You could also check out Tictail.com, it's free and no fees. :)

[Ashton]

I cant wait to see what you make out of all those!!

[Kishiko]

Here's a pic of some of the thingies I bought ^_^

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*GRABBY HANDS*

DEM GLITTERZ

[Theobromine]

THOSE ARE GORGEOUS AND I REALLY REALLY WANT ONE!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Thank you guys! <3

OceanWhisper, well, these ones I got from Helsinki, which is 900 kilometers from Rovaniemi... :D So we really don't have nice shops here either :D

[Merenneito Nerissa]

and I love the starfish beads too! They are swarovski crystals :)

[Gem Stone]

What was the decision? Did you get the starting business support money (or whatever it's alled)?

[Merenneito Nerissa]

YES! I got it!!! :D And 'm soooo happy. But my store is still under construction, but I can start to make tiaras right now! :) I still have to figure out all the amounts, but the basic design will be 50 euros, there'll be few add-on options with extra-price, like swarovskis, plastic leafs, etc. :)

Basic design would be max. six different sections of the wire, max. 3 different colored pearls and one big "middle-gemstone" with two gems on the side.

[Kishiko]

ME ME ME PICK ME :D


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[Gem Stone]

If we sent you a picture of our tails, could you make a headdress to match? Cause I'm having a hard time choosing what I want, everything is so pretty. And you do such a good job, I'd rather just let you make it to match my tail

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Ok just send me pm and we'll get things started! :)

And the pic of your tail would be great thing to work with so absolutely :)


Have to do this this way before I get those pages running, the guys who are making them for me they should be ready at the beginning of april

[OceanWhisper]

I'll have to get one oneday :D pretty

[MermaidBrandie]

These are beautiful. :)

[Kishiko]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/19/4260913769d673c455a7af393aef4385.jpg

LOOK AT THE PROGRESS PICTURE OF GEM'S TIARA ITS SO PRETTY


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[Ashton]

:swoon::swoon::swoon::swoon:

[Vela]

Oh my goodness these are so beautiful!!!!! I am so excited!! I want one so bad!! Maybe soon I will decide on some kind of design. Great work:)

[Kishiko]

Annndddd it's done!!!

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[Vela]

Wow that is a beautiful circlet!! The colors are great!!

[Gem Stone]

Annndddd it's done!!!

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/19/1380e35adb40a9042e1f2729f7459c24.jpg


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I LOVE IT! It even matches my new dress I bought!

[Kishiko]

I LOVE IT! It even matches my new dress I bought!

The yellow stripey dress?


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[Gem Stone]

Yes, the yellow stripey one. And the stripes are fun not juvenile. :p

[Kishiko]

Yes, the yellow stripey one. And the stripes are fun not juvenile. :p

The stripes are juvenile. They are diagonal and I do not give my stamp of approval [emoji36]


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[Gem Stone]

They are not diagonal! Ok, they are at the bottom but not at the top. And I love it. When you come down we can go shopping later and you can pick out a dress for me. For Now, let's let this thread return to being about the pretty circlets. Deal?

[Kishiko]

That's my point! Two different directions of stripes is worse! And you can bet your sweet pickles I'm picking you out a dress. I wanna see my pretty circlet now [emoji15]


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[Gem Stone]

That's my point! Two different directions of stripes is worse! And you can bet your sweet pickles I'm picking you out a dress. I wanna see my pretty circlet now [emoji15]


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Im excited to see yours too!

[Kishiko]

You're no fun. You won't derail threads with me [emoji49]


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[Gem Stone]

You're no fun. You won't derail threads with me [emoji49]


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I feel bad derailing threads. No one else asked for this to happen, but we are selfishly discussing our stuff here, mucking up a perfectly good thread about gorgeous circlets. However, if you'd like, we can start a thread about the yellow dress and get every else's comments on it as well. See what everyone else thinks.

[Kishiko]

I think that is a fintastic idea.


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[Kishiko]

Nerissa I apologize for out derailment of your thread showing off your amazing creations.


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[Gem Stone]

I apologize as well.

[Kishiko]

*hangs head in shame*


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[Gem Stone]

The Yellow Dress Thread is up though, in case anyone else has an opinion.

[Merenneito Nerissa]

:D

I'll put the pics of all three tiaras Gem Stone and Kishiko ordered, but just in a moment cause the last one isn't quite finished yet :)

[Merenneito Nerissa]

So here are pictures of my first made to order - tiaras! :)

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[Mermaid Aika]

Gorgeous!

[Kishiko]

Hun, your links are broken :(


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[Mermaid Sirenia]

Beautiful circlets!!! One day I will order one!!

[Vela]

these are beautiful!! I love them all!!

[Kishiko]

IM SO EXCITED AHHH! :yay:

[Merenneito Nerissa]

I opened an etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lumotivation

[Mermaid Galene]

That's great, Nerissa! Congratulations! I hope your shop does well.

[Kishiko]

Our tiaras are being shipped on Tuesday! I can't wait!!!! :yay:


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[Rett]

Amazing work! They are so pretty :jawdrop: You have a true talent!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Thank you, Rising Mermaid! :)

Happy to tell that the shipping costs are now lower since I got a deal from Finland's post service, now I can ship tiaras for 30 dollars even to Australia!

[Theobromine]

I definitely definitely want to order one of your gorgeous circlets!! I may have to wait until I sell a few of my own items so I can justify affording it, but I absolutely want to!

(I showed my husband these pictures and was like OH GOD I NEED DIS and he said "those are pretty, but from Finland? Why can't you just make your own?" and I was like "nnnrrrrgh, because they're HER thing, not mine!")

[Gem Stone]

Happy to report our tiaras are sitting at the post office and shall be in possession by tomorrow

[Mermaid Riia]

Hey guys! First (I think it is :3) customer pic with my tiara from Nerissa <3

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Got so many nice compliments when wearing it to our spa's 30th anniversary. The kids kept calling me "mermaid princess". I thought it was adorbs :3

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Riia that's so pretty pic <3 And they kept calling you that cause u _are_ a mermaid princess :)

[Gem Stone]

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LOVE LOVE LOVE MINE! Once I figured out how to wear it, lol. I had some trouble at first, had to call Kishi, but I finally figured it out. It's really simple I was just really dumb. :p

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Oh that's BEAUTIFUL on you! Is that the dress you guys were talking earlier? That all looks awesome together! Hahahh, actually there's has been that problm earlier too with for ex. the model who I was using on the photoshoots, she was so confused all the time when we chanced tiaras and couple times we got pretty good laughs :D I just love that you love it! :cheerleader:

[Ashton]

Your dress totally matches!

[Gem Stone]

The dress in the photo is my gold and blue dress that totally matches even though I completely spaced owning it. No, the dress we fought about is a different yellow one. But I love this tiara so much I'm either A) ordering another one to match my renfair costume or B) making a new costume to match this one. I wore it for like four hours that night.

[Mermaid Pickles]

It's so pretty!

[Rennara]

Oh my gosh! It's really pretty!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

This one took some time to finish, but yesterday after I visited in a local jewelry fair and bought *just a bit* new beads and other stuff I just couldn't resist anymore and finished this. Frozen's Elsa has the most beautiful color scheme, I really love all her colors and the turquoise she wears is the exact turquoise I love. Of course also the fact that I live here in Lapland, in the land of northern lights and eternal winter( :D ) have gotten me really love all snowy and icy stuff.
So, here's my newest finished project, Circlet inspired by Frozen's Elsa;

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and here's listing for it;
https://www.etsy.com/listing/230556618/frozen-elsa-inspired-tiara-of-an-ice?ref=shop_home_active_1

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Aaaaand I added these there also with the tiara :) I actually think that I'll start to sell these earrings too, with turquoise or white colors :)

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what do you think?

[OceanWhisper]

cool! (Get it?) XD these are so beautiful! I want one!!! :D

[Kishiko]

THEYRE SO PRETTY [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Wondering what to get for someone who happens to love the ocean? Check these out ;)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/230581534/mermaids-bookmarks

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Well, that's just wonderful how the link is shortened up there, burst in to laughs, totally... XD

[Kishiko]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/20/cf73a8815c2a76834be930720667f70e.jpg

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! It took a little while to figure out how to put it on so it stays, but it's perfect!!!! I feel like a princess ^_^


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[Vela]

All of these are beautiful! I can't wait to finally decide on colors to get one! Love them!:)

[OceanWhisper]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/20/cf73a8815c2a76834be930720667f70e.jpg



I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! It took a little while to figure out how to put it on so it stays, but it's perfect!!!! I feel like a princess ^_^


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that looks absolutely GORGEOUS on you!! :D :D :D

[Kishiko]

that looks absolutely GORGEOUS on you!! :D :D :D

Thank you!! I had just washed my hair that morning so the pins wouldn't stay so I just French braided it and it looked really cool!! Hahaha


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

So these ones aren't really tiaras, but they are definately gems of their own, Here Comes Shoulder Squids!! :cthulhu: (cutest ctulhu I've ever seen btw.. :D )

For a while I've been thinking of some cute friend ot smthn you could have with you on a dry gig, and yesterday I came up with an idea - a small octopus figure which you can attach on your shoulder with a pin! So I started to modify clay and tested and then this latest figure came out. Check these guys!

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Listing for them here; https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/Lumotivation/tools/listings/stats:true/231297919

[Theobromine]

Those are so cute!!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

For some time I've wanted to try to make a headdress for myself, yesterday I went to buy some silk flowers and at the evening I made this

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I'm actually very happy how it came out and I tested it yestarday at pool, it worked very well.

Now I'd like to ask would this kind of thing be good add to my shop? Cause I'm not sure how I'd put it there, custom headdress or..? Would you guys be interested of these kinds of headdresses?

[Kishiko]

Girl, you're going to break my wallet!! Its gorgeous!!!


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[Merenneito Nerissa]

Hahahhh, silly you <3

Recently I have really felt how damn far away from everything Finland is... And particularly this place where I live. It'd be so much easier to live in U.S and not to deal with all these shipping costs :/

[Merenneito Nerissa]

And I also lowered prices like 20% cause I'm trying to get my sales on in Etsy :) So just for a hint if you've been thinking of ordering smthn ... ;)

[Kishiko]

Yes come to the U.S.! Lol then I really WOULD order all the time :lol:


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[Kishiko]

YOURE KILLING ME


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[Silva]

*grabby hands* SPARKLY. PRETTY. STUFF. I need one of those circlets!

[Theobromine]

That headdress is amazing! It's beautiful and really original and just so artistically composed! I love it! Aaahh!

[PearlieMae]

I've found this to be very helpful, too. On Etsy, photography is crucial!
https://www.etsy.com/seller-handbook/category/photography

Beautiful work, by the way! :mermaid kiss:

[Theobromine]

Ooh, that looks like a really useful link. My husband actually just made a lightbox and it's really great for photographing small items (it works so well that now we have to redo all the photos because it turned out all my things were covered with little hairs and bits of dust that we couldn't even see before :P )

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Yeah, I know that my photos aren't the best ... :) I've improved them a lot but there's still long way to go. I haven't read everything from the sellers guide but maybe I'll read it completely through now :) Thanks Pearlie.

Btw, If you guys come up with any ideas how I could improve the photos and would like to share it with me I'd be like :cheerleader:

[PearlieMae]

...

Btw, If you guys come up with any ideas how I could improve the photos and would like to share it with me I'd be like :cheerleader:

Read the photography articles! The Seller's Guide is an enormously helpful link!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

I've also been thinking of that lightbox, but then the idea just stayed there. Maybe I have to consider of building one too.

[PearlieMae]

Cheap and easy lightbox ideas:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/38388190@N02/galleries/72157624946368938/

[Sherielle]

I purchased a very inexpensive 2x2x2 lightbox for photographing my wire jewelry I sell. It makes a HUGE difference in the quality of pictures.

[Theobromine]

It's so easy even my husband can do it! (I'm the handy one in the family, haha). He just used a cardboard box, cut out the sides and top, and covered the cutouts with tracing paper. Then I added a piece of white posterboard (like thin cardboard) for the background that curved along the back wall and the bottom of the box so it covered the back corner. That gives you a nice smooth white background without any crevices.

[PearlieMae]

Instead of tracing paper, I use the bags from cereal. They are nice and translucent and very tough!

I do product photography as part of my day job, and low cost hacks are wonderful! If you need more visual representations rather than links to articles, look here:
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=product%20photography

[Merenneito Nerissa]

WOW this last link, thank you so much Pearlie! <3

[Merenneito Nerissa]

New Listing! Starfish earrings, tested also underwater in chlorine :) Starfish Earrings! Completely handmade :)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/235738300/starfish-earrings-mermaid-jewelry

[Merenneito Nerissa]

There's soon coming also more in this jewelry section, after I'll have good photos of all necklaces and earrings. Still in the process of making a good place to take photos, I'm searching for nice backround fabric/sheet now, sadly our local fabric store moved a week ago and haven't open their doors yet so I just have to keep looking from flea markets and so on.

But so much more to come!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Added lots of stuff in the mermaid accessory section ;)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lumotivation?section_id=17116575&ref=shopsection_leftnav_2

[Kishiko]

GOSH DARN YOU. THEYRE SO PRETTY


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[Elodea the Mermaid]

Added lots of stuff in the mermaid accessory section ;)

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lumotivation?section_id=17116575&ref=shopsection_leftnav_2

Oh my gosh, I am in love with the golden shell bra but it is too small for me :cry:

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Those sizes are very variable, cups are from C-size bras but around chest... Well, it could be like 1 m :D The size I listed is very directional

[Elodea the Mermaid]

I'm a 34DD in US sizes :-(

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[Merenneito Nerissa]

And of course there is the custom bra option, which is what I made these three tops for, to show a bit more of the opportunities one could have when designing their own shell top :)

[Merenneito Nerissa]

New white snow mermaid bra for sale! :) Check it out:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/241294591/mermaid-bra-of-an-arctic-snow-princess?ref=shop_home_active_1

[Celaeno]

I love your little shoulder octopus!

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Thank you, Celaeno! :)

Just made my first sales, Soooo happy! :) Already shipped first one, today going to ship this second one :)

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Glow-in-the-dark-Jewelry sets available now! Because Halloween is coming and all ;) Also new bra and some new jewelry listed. :)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/247328226/glow-in-the-dark-knobby-starfish?ref=shop_home_active_1

[Merenneito Nerissa]

Do you like Orca Whales? Check out this Orca-inspired mermaid top! (https://www.etsy.com/listing/249994423/mermaid-bra-inspired-by-orca-whales?ref=shop_home_active_1) :) Wanted to make an experimental orca paint job and this is what I came up with :)