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Trickles here and there

After I sold the first two, the very next day, a couple other co-workers, said they saw them and wanted one. Of course I was happy to help them out.

Around this time one of my co-workers, another police officer, asked me about my “Thin Blue Line” bracelet. I told him that I made them and was considering selling them. He asked to buy one right away. The next day when I saw him again, he said he needed another one for his wife and maybe one for his daughter. Once again after they got their bracelets, I see him another day and he says he needs one for his sister-in-law, father-in-law, and I think his mother-in-law. Within one week he needed about six of them. He also told me that a lot of other officers were asking about his bracelet and he was telling them to contact me. Now this is all before I put up one flyer.

Now around this time, I decide to make a purchase of 2000′ of paracord from my supplier and a bunch of buckles. Back to that talk about the flyer…this was a heck of an incentive to get off my arse [sic] and walk outside of that box and do something different. At least different for me. Come by next time and see what I did.

Talk to you soon, Constant Reader.

The first test…Will it be good enough?

Now once I get to my design studio. Actually that sounds impressive right? My “Design Studio”, is actually a desk in my basement. OK, focus. Once I get to the studio, I go about the task of making the bracelets. Now this is a culmination of all the work and research that I did over the winter of 2011/2012. I wonder will the bracelet be good enough for her. Will she appreciate the quality and the time put in?

These are all questions that were rolling through my mind that evening as I made those first bracelets. I had to remind myself that I have always been a person that appreciates high quality in product and high quality in customer service. I’ve had experience with both in the past, so I had no reason to think that I wouldn’t be able to do the same with this.

The one thing I love about this hobby that is slowly turning into a business, is how I can take plain raw cord and twist and tie it a certain way. Add a buckle and have a really nice looking piece of jewelry that has the added bonus of a utility factor with the paracord itself.

The title of this post…the question of whether or not it will be good enough, is really personal self doubt rolling in. I always do my best to be optimistic and with this endeavor, I’ve pledged to do just that. If I put my heart into whatever I’m making, it will be good enough.

Up next…delivery.

See you next time, Constant Reader.