I’ve been making earrings as a hobby for about a year now, and this week I built an online store using eCrater and also put one pair of earrings up for auction on eBay — the red roses at left, packaged in a red velvet bag for Valentine’s gift-giving. (Because I’ve been a journalist too long to do something without a time peg… ) And the earrings sold for full price in less than a day!! I am so pleased. Surprised, even. Wow! It’s such a great feeling that somebody looked at my work and judged it worthy of the price — and in this case, quite probably, worthy of giving to their loved one.
Mind you I do think they make a nice Valentine’s gift. They’re small and not over-expensive, but heartfelt and unique. Of course I pointed this out in my eBay copy. 
I guess it worked. Here’s a couple of my other earrings:
The roses are made from polymer clay; I shape them and then bake them with the earring parts molded in. They’re very sturdy and I can make any color in the rainbow. The colors are actually a large part of the appeal for me; I love mixing and blending, and I also am such a rose enthusiast that I really enjoy making the little buds and petals.
my Aggie Journalists blog? It's over 
I'm not doing these right now because my life kind of went upside down, but thank you guys for the nice comments. I left all the stuff up 
