tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post8267848626595915912..comments2024-02-13T03:20:43.087+00:00Comments on Autonomous Artisans... handmade finds: Do you offer Custom made goods?Captain Skulduggery Dughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006783819138495126noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-39759845928233390562024-02-13T03:20:43.087+00:002024-02-13T03:20:43.087+00:00Hi thaanks for posting thisHi thaanks for posting thischatter from genovahttps://chatterfromgenova.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-21976361370502960752009-04-20T00:04:00.000+01:002009-04-20T00:04:00.000+01:00I offer semi-custom work online - items that are i...I offer semi-custom work online - items that are in my general range of products - and so far no issues with it. Having done freelance graphic art and web development my whole adult life, I'm familiar with working with customers and getting projects into some degree of doable.<br /><br />As a buyer, the few items I've needed custom work on were all delightful!Elainehttp://www.tooaquarius.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-25094367061122004762009-04-19T08:06:00.000+01:002009-04-19T08:06:00.000+01:00Good post, great advice! I do custom orders and a...Good post, great advice! I do custom orders and almost all of the time it's fun and rewarding... Every once and a while a buyer will keep changing their minds and want you to change accordingly, and that's tricky.Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-19440899538301671172009-04-18T21:19:00.000+01:002009-04-18T21:19:00.000+01:00great post, thank you. I have made a few custom or...great post, thank you. I have made a few custom orders now and enjoy it every timelampwork beads by johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778912612651827727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-44278994451810896432009-04-18T21:15:00.000+01:002009-04-18T21:15:00.000+01:00Great post!
I find customs orders easily the most...Great post!<br /><br />I find customs orders easily the most rewarding of any of the work I do. I don't offer them, as such, but if anyone asks me... <br /><br />I made a custom book for a friend who was going overseas a little while ago. It actually moved her to tears, and it's so wonderful to think that the book I made will become part of her trip in the way a stock one never could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-37105444850903638122009-04-18T18:55:00.000+01:002009-04-18T18:55:00.000+01:00When I set up my coriandr and etsy shops I offered...When I set up my coriandr and etsy shops I offered custom orders. I haven't had any yet so this is good advice. Thanks.frutejucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317255923995777295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-84086883120148631792009-04-18T14:17:00.000+01:002009-04-18T14:17:00.000+01:00Wonderful post! A lot of my work is custom and I'...Wonderful post! A lot of my work is custom and I've always had really wonderful experiences. I feel that these projects challenge my creative spirit.TLCSayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065700303571691598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-605807537141225142009-04-18T10:51:00.000+01:002009-04-18T10:51:00.000+01:00Great post. I do make custom orders but on the un...Great post. I do make custom orders but on the understanding that I get all the info up front. If its a complicated item I'll run up a "blank" first using cheap fabric or try to provide some sketches for approval before beginning the order. If I genuinely feel that I just can't provide what the customer wants because we're not on the same wavelength or because of my skill level or ability to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340429187911872470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-58667826963174086082009-04-18T10:19:00.000+01:002009-04-18T10:19:00.000+01:00Rach, the sling is beautiful! I'm sure the buyer w...Rach, the sling is beautiful! I'm sure the buyer will love it!!<br /><br />Crystal, sometimes I find that by being honest and saying "No that's not possible, but..." ends up with some of the best collaborations anyway, because it combines the skill of the maker and the imagination of another person and the resultant creation wows both the maker and buyer.Captain Skulduggery Dughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006783819138495126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-78026139642175008362009-04-18T10:11:00.000+01:002009-04-18T10:11:00.000+01:00Brilliant advice in the post above - thank you x ...Brilliant advice in the post above - thank you x and I LOVE the slippers<br /><br />I have done custom orders on my baby slings but only a couple so far - my latest custom sling is on this post: <br />http://rljbk.blogspot.com/2009/04/can-you-tell-that-i-like-hippos.html <br />I REALLY enjoyed making it but got very nervous as I finished it in case it wasn't exactly right.Rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817484150836213936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238911469570032054.post-48027065130755926132009-04-18T10:00:00.000+01:002009-04-18T10:00:00.000+01:00Fantastic advice.
I actually love rising to the ch...Fantastic advice.<br />I actually love rising to the challenge of custom making as it pushes me in directions I might not normally go. On many occassions it has worked really well and I've taken the ideas to further levels in the future.<br />Yes, you do get clients who want you to do things that are toatlly impossible and won't work. In these circumstances, experience helps a lot as does good Ra Ra Bazaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497777059484309272noreply@blogger.com