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AFP Glasgow

Apr 18 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: amanda palmer, evelyn evelyn, gig, glasgow, jason webley, mojo, oran mor, stall — SpoiltPig @ 1:04 pm

WAS AWESOME.

Saw Amanda Palmer at Oran Mor last night, was pretty bummed about Jason Webley and other music makers not being able to make it over from the US but but but BUT HE WAS THERE, on a laptop screen, plugged into a speaker and they played. They fucking played Evelyn Evelyn together…from two different countries. at the same time. in two different countries. and I got to see it! Technology is fucking ace, it really is.

Evelyn Evelyn 1 - Volcanic ash 0

I’m too fucked up drunk still to do this properly and link up all the fantastic people involved in the gig but I beg you to google search Evelyn Evelyn and get into it, it’s easy done.

Also, I made presents and like the big weirdo I am, made someone else hand it over. I was too mortified at the time to actually appreciate anything that was happening. Fear is stupid. Being embarrassed about giving presents is stupid. Being taken aback by a hug is stupid!

So like, if Amanda Fucking Palmer reads this…

“WOW, show was fucking awesome. You rock. Thanks for a fantastic night! It was wonderful and all kinds of fucked up brilliance. and thanks for the hug. Hugs are lovely. I really hope you like/d the present, I hope Jason likes it too(I got an email, I think he does, maybe he was being polite). Hope you’ve had a good night, hope the rest of the tour is ace for you. Goodnight”

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and for everyone who didn’t already spot it on facebook/flickr, this is what I made:

This is the shit that happens when you chill the fuck out. I’m so happy I closed the shop the other week. SO HAPPY now. All I needed was that one week to realise how off track I’d gotten. Making things for money can be so ugly. It’s stressful and tiring and eats away at all the good stuff in you. So I took a break and gave myself some space….and then ended up making more things anyway :) and it felt GOOD. To makes something completely for me, something I didn’t have to worry ‘will anyone buy this?’ – I didn’t have to force myself to sit down and design things, it just happened. I heard a song, I sang along, I made a little scribble doodle and then turned it into something else and it was FUN and it was EASY and lovely. and it gave me the little boost I needed to get my shit together and I ended up doing a market in Glasgow before the gig. I made enough money to pay my phonebill and give me this absolutely stinking hangover and one girl squealed and jumped up and down when she spied my stall. It was lovely. Everyone was lovely.

to summarise, I had an awesome weekend and I think it’s all because of Evelyn Evelyn.

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CLOSED

Apr 5 2010

Filed under: News — SpoiltPig @ 7:47 pm

SpoiltPig Jewellery is now CLOSED. Just can’t be arsed with it anymore, it’s not fun.

Will be leaving the site as it is though coz I’ve not given up on it just yet. I just need a break.

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clowning around

Apr 2 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: amy phipps, clowns, Folksy, lace collar, pink hair — SpoiltPig @ 1:27 pm

Last year I made a domino bracelet for going to see the Moscow State Circus, decoupaged with vintage circus-y themed images. I love it…not quite sure exactly where it is just now mind, but it’s ace. Anyway, found a couple of domino’s last night and made myself some clips to match…andto to compliment my new brighter than bright Pinkissimo hair :)

Bit bonkers looking but in a good way, right? Also, do you know how difficult it is trying to take pictures of the side of your head?! Especially with luminous hair, in the glaring sunshine. These photos are absolutely the best I could do (without getting out the tripod, shhhh) so apologies if they’re still blurry, I gave up.

After I finished making clips I went on Folksy for a little Clown search. You know there are only FOUR pages of clown items and the majority of those listings are BUTTONS. Disgraceful. I’m going to have to do something about that in the near future.

I did find this though, I’m in love…
Vintage lace doiley collar from Miss Amy Phipps £15

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Changes

Mar 28 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: commission, Folksy, handmade, jewellery, prices, shop, spoiltpig — SpoiltPig @ 7:37 pm

SpoiltPig jewellery is all going to be re-priced by the end of April.

I wish I could say its now all FREE but erm…nah, that’s not how it works :(

I’m not sure how much anyone’s interested in the ‘details’ but I figure I should be as transparent here as possible.

Currently, I don’t pay myself for my design work or the time it takes to put that idea to paper(many long hours cursing and swearing at photoshop and tearing up sketchbooks) or the time it takes me to promote, list and write item descriptions, the cost and time for promotional materials like flyers and business cards, travelling to and working all day at markets in the freezing cold, the cost of market stalls in the first place…this list goes on forever.

From the very beginning, I’ve been paying myself minimum wage for the time it takes to ‘make’ each item and then y’know, adding materials costs and rounding it up or down to the nearest quid. It’s not even the current legal minimum wage…I’m lazy at maths so when I say minimum wage I mean a FIVER p/h.

I’ve managed to keep it going this far with LOTS of help from lovely, awesome friends who’ve donated time and tools to help me. I don’t have to pay for professional jewellery shots or expensive programs, I didn’t have to pay a web developer and I currently don’t have to pay for web hosting, all down to their generosity. These people deserve to be paid though, right? and I’d like to start doing that at some point this year…and maybe start earning a proper wage for myself too.

Folksy, the UK based site that I use to sell my work through are coming out of beta mode on the 1st May 2010 and as such, will be introducing a teeny 5% commission on my and everyone else’s sales, so I figured that’s as good a time as any to re-launch SpoiltPig with some more realistic prices.

I hope this doesn’t piss anyone off, I hope that all my lovely customers will stick with me and I’m more than willing to answer any questions anyone might have and explain commission and fees in more detail if needed/wanted.

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Bees

Mar 21 2010

Filed under: News — Tags: airyhall craft bazaar, bees, craft fair, Folksy, insect, jewellery, resin — SpoiltPig @ 11:07 pm

Who loves bees? I DO.

I got a great custom order to work on a while ago, the task being to create something with a cutesy bee theme.

SO – I got the thinking cap on and created a little smug bee character to embed in resin and turn into jewellery!

I unfortunately don’t have a picture of that very first Bee necklace I created but I went on to make some different colours for last month @ Sloans market (where they went down a storm!) and now have decided to share my little illustration(“doodle”) with my Folksy customers :)