Thursday, August 23, 2007

Snowpeople and the zen of marketing

I had some requests for winter beads (ho ho ho...it's August). I love snowpeople any time of year and it seems pretty fitting since we've had the coldest summer since I've lived here in California, I think. We are just now getting some temperatures over the 80's. Every night, though, it drops below 60 again. Weird. Anyway, I love the breezy weather so I'm happy. Poor skinny girls in bikinis are going to have to put on a sweater. Boo hoo. Yeah, been on a diet for a few weeks now and I'm settling into cranky. :/ Ok, back to the snowpeople! I am experimenting with a few different styles. With hat, without hat, with buttons, without buttons, big eyes, little eyes, big noses, etc.... Not sure if we have a clear winner yet. I still have to try out poked eyes, stripey stocking caps and maybe even some sticky-outy arms. Although, I need to get some hi-temp wire to do that. Could be cute, though.



Ahhh yes, I promised some chat about the zen of marketing, didn't I? Well, I believe in truth in advertising. If I don't like something I made, I will tell ya. Like the beads below....I think if I were to sell these, they would be called "Tape Worms" because that's what they look like to me. And yet, I am compelled to make more. Damn Double Helix and their addictive glass....*shakes fist at sky* Look for my clever marketing scheme involving the benefits of tape worms in a weight loss program.... (wah, I wanna quesadilla).

4 comments:

Wild Sage Lampwork said...

I love your snowmen! They are sooo cute!

Anonymous said...

i do not understand your statement 'the coolest summer'...cool? summer? in the same sentence? what voodoo does thou speak of? we barely get below 80 in the overnight hours...come on down to see me in Texas if you're lookin for some warmth! hee...

donner
blackberrybeads

Unknown said...

Love the snowmen they are so cute and yes we have had the coolest summer we have had in a while. I am enjoying it. I love the snake beads too they do look like snakes in a glass. Jan

Lori Peterson said...

Thanks Pam! Maybe I'll have a beauty contest after I finish all the different varieties....

Donna, Donna, Donna....I suggest YOU come HERE and find out what good weather feels like. I just finished my guest room *wiggles eye brows*. Jus sayin...

Thanks Jan! Hmmmm...you may be on to something here. Lots of people like snakes. Tape worms...not so much. Maybe I can market them as snakes in a lake. *shudder*